Massive St. Louis Tornado Leaves 17 Dead
A tornado struck St. Louis at 2 32 am injuring 265 and killing 17. The worst toll centered in the Negro section with many homes crushed in Brentwood Crestwood and near Olive street. Fourteen trapped at 4802 Delmar Blvd and four found at 3862 Page Blvd. Hospitals overflowed as crews searched rubble. More details on page five A.
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Governor Defends Withholding Plan In North Carolina Budget
Governor Hodges defends using a 27 million windfall from the withholding tax to balance the North Carolina budget for the next biennium. He argues the $50 million in new appropriations can be funded without tax increases and supports a proposed 10 million dollar public school incentive fund on a matching basis, contingent on future revenue trends.
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Alexandria Schools Integrate Nine Negro Children Enter Three Schools
Nine Negro children entered three previously all white public schools in Alexandria under court order backed by police. The city becomes the third Virginia community to accept integration since massive resistance collapsed. Seventeen Negroes in Norfolk and four in Arlington previously entered junior and senior high schools. Seven of the nine in Alexandria were the first to attend formerly all white elementary schools.
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Dulles Enters Hospital For Operation
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles checked into Walter Reed Medical Center at 10 28 a m EST for surgery. Maj Gen Leonard D Heaton, who will operate, said the procedure should be completed by Friday or early next week with about two weeks of recovery.
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NAACP Files Suits to Desegregate Greensboro and Mecklenburg Schools
The NAACP filed federal suits in Charlotte and Greensboro seeking to forever restrain segregation in schools. Plaintiffs include three sets of Negro parents and their children, with defendants the local boards of education and state advisory bodies. The suits seek admission to white schools denied for two consecutive years.
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William J. Cannon
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Guilford County Senator Named Finance Committee Chair
Raleigh announces Sen C Arthur Kirkman of High Point as chair of the Senate Finance Committee marking the first Guilford Countian to hold the role. Sen William Copeland of Murfreesboro was named chair of the Appropriations Committee. Kirkman, veteran lawmaker, was re elected last year without opposition.
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Hodges Proposes Record Budget With Tax Plan
Gov Hodges and the Advisory Budget Commission propose a one billion dollar budget balanced by a withholding plan on state income tax. A record 869 million dollars in state funds would be spent over two fiscal years. Windfall payroll deductions could negate new taxes, while federal highway funds drop reduces overall totals. Bills to enact the plan were introduced in both chambers and hearings set for Wednesday.
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Terrifying Tornado Described Near Busch Stadium
Charles Tibbs recalled the tornado that tore through his block near Busch Stadium in St. Louis. His family escaped injury, though their brick apartments were damaged. Cab driver Bill Purcell warned a motorist amid downed wires, potentially saving a life as sparks lit the dark street.
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Eisenhower clarifies rules on spying flights and false signals
President Eisenhower said American pilots have strict orders not to lure Soviet fighters by border incursions. He noted navigational errors cause some border crossings and warned against any action provoking a scramble. He also praised Dulles and dismissed Khrushchev's invitation as non official and veiled criticism.
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