Exclusion of Autherine Lucy Triggers Tuscaloosa Unrest
Rioters missing after trustees exclude Autherine Lucy from University of Alabama classes. Authorities used tear gas as crowds shouted Keep 'Bama white and pelted vehicles and faculty. The decision aims to honor safety amid campus violence following her federal order admission.
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Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
University Board of Trustees
Lucy
Miss Lucy
Louis Carson
O. C. Carmichael
Carmichael
Se S Union
Senate approves natural gas price control repeal bill
The Senate passed a bill 53 to 38 to free natural gas producers from federal price controls and send it to President Eisenhower. Supporters say deregulation spurs exploration and supplies, while opponents warn of large hikes in household gas bills and windfalls to big oil. The vote followed a 104 hour session with party lines in both chambers and a probe into campaign contributions connected to the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Eee
Sion
House
Commerce Committee
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
John M. Neff
Lexington
Congress
Fulbright
Promeree Eisenhower
Federal Power Commission
Exodus From Farms Reported
North Carolina faces farm departures as households seek industrial jobs. Agriculture Commissioner Ballentine cites the growing industrial demand and the need for national economic policy to balance farming. He urges optimizing land use and avoiding defeatist attitudes while expanding profitable farming or acreage. The House Agriculture Committee in Raleigh considered ways to aid small farmers amid excess production.
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Raleigh
L. Y. Ballentine
Ballentine
North Carolina
Ballen
House Agriculture Committee
Senate to probe 2500 donation to Sen. Case over gas bill
The Senate unanimously voted to form a four member inquiry into a $2,500 donation to Sen. Francis Case. The probe, led by a bipartisan panel with subpoena power and a $10,000 budget, targets possible influence on his vote on a natural gas bill. The effort may broaden under Sen. Hennings.
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Washington
Senate Today
Francis Case
R-Sd
Sir Roger Makins to Speak at Salem College
Winston-Salem reports Sir Roger Makins the British ambassador to the United States will address Salem College this Thursday. Makins, noted economist and ex liaison on atomic policy, recently attended talks between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Anthony Eden.
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Winston-Salem
Roger Makins
Britain
Salem College
United States
Cotton Hearings Slated On Surplus and Imports
Washington officials testified on a House Agriculture subcommittee bill to sell surplus U S cotton on the world market, impose import quotas on cotton textiles, and set minimum acreage quotas for small growers. witnesses cited Japanese imports and State Department resistance to quotas while advocates urged protection for domestic cotton industry and textiles.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Earl L. Butz
Department
House Agriculture
Gathings
D-Ark
Rep
Abernethy
D-Miss
Secretary of Agriculture
U.S
Butz
Arthur M. Kilurfield
New York
The
Textile Fabrics Assn
Japan
Klurfield
State Department
W. Ray Bell
Assn. of
Cotton Textile Merchants
Bell
Health and wealth myths linger in modern life
A brief comment on the idea that people seek health wealth and wisdom in a single lifetime, noting that many hold such expectations despite real limits and practical challenges.
Four Doctors to Complete Ike's Examination Week
President Eisenhower will undergo a full medical examination by four doctors starting this week at Walter Reed and ending February 14. Findings may be released the same day or the next morning. Ike plans a stay in Georgia with Humphrey at his estate after the exam.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Thomasville
Denver
Ag Maul M. Snyder
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Byron E. Pollock
Heart
F. Bexvices
Fitzsimons
Thomas A W. Mattingly
Army
Walter Hospital
Hagerty
Walter Reed
Skidding Auto Hits Haw River Bridge Again
Burlington resident Mrs. Lillie Meadows Moore, 31, escaped serious injury when a car skidded across the icy Haw River bridge on N C 62, destroying 38 feet of railing and landing on the river bank. Traffic remained cautious as repairs planned. the bridge has been a repeated traffic target in three months with prior hits in Nov and December.
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Burlington
N. C
Haw River
Lillie Meadows Moore
Route 2
Algerian Talks Begin Under Mollet Amid Riots in Algiers
Premier Mollet opened talks with Algerian colonists as riots erupted in Algiers injuring many. The demonstrations pressured the resignation of Gen. Catroux, while colonists urged strong French control and opposition to Algerian self rule. A Constantine protest followed with thousands marching.
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Algiers
Guy Mollet
France
Mollet
Georges Catroux
Algeria
Catroux
Committee of Public Safety
Algiera
Constantine
Arrs
Seek Ways to Prevent New Israeli Arab War
The United States Britain and France prepare conferences in Washington to find means to forestall or halt a new Middle East war. Deputy Secretary Dulles chairs with Eden. France invited with Makins and Couve de Murville ready to attend. The policy prioritizes preserving Israel and sustaining ties with both sides.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Poolacifilay
State Department
Robert U
Eisenhower
Eden
Middle East
U. N
Roger Makins
Maurice Couve de Murville
Dulles
Israel
Eastern N C Rivers Still Rising
Eastern North Carolina rivers continued to rise after heavy rains, with forecasts of lowland flooding on the Neuse and Cape Fear. The Tar rose sharply but was not expected to flood. Cape Fear at Moncure reached 17 feet. crest near 18 feet expected around noon.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U.S
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Elizabethtown
Weather Bureau
Neuse
Smithfield
Highway Tax Bill Is Pushed by House Democrats
Democratic leaders push a 12 billion dollar highway tax package to fund federal state road work. The plan calls for a 1 cent gas tax rise, 3 cent tire levy, 2 point truck tax hike, and 3 cent tread rubber levy, with hearings set for February 15. The companion 51 billion dollar program faces uncertain reception in an election year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Rep
Boggs
D-La
Rayburn
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Fallon
D-Md
House Public Works Committee
Congress
Nails scattered on Merritt Mill Road cause tire punctures
Chapel Hill police report a batch of flat tires from nails scattered along Merritt Mill Road. At least a dozen cars required puncture repairs as motorists found nails in multiple tires. one driver collected four tacks in three tires.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Merritt Mill Roa
Carrboro Police
J. A. Willliams
Gouvernor Hodges and Jordan deny using state power
In Raleigh Gov Hodges and DNC member B Everett Jordan deny pressuring the State Highway Commission to repair a road on property they own with a Howard Johnson restaurant at Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard. They reject Eva Perry of Norfolk Va charge of political influence and say any work was their own expense and that any state involvement was unknown to them.
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Raleigh
Gov. Hodges
B. Everett Jordan
State Highway Commission
Eva Perry
Norfolk
Perry
Durham Superior Court
Hodges
Durham County
Jordan
Howard Johnson
Durhame Chapel Hill Boulevard
Highway Commission
Saxaphan
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