DC Board approves plan to end school segregation
The District of Columbia Board of Education adopted a five-point blueprint to end segregation in Washington public schools with start next fall and full effect within a year. The plan aims to base assignments on merit, prevent favoritism, keep students in live boundaries, remove race references from records, and use all schools efficiently.
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Supreme Court
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Georgia
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University of Wichita Falls
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Houston
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Durham Insurance Agent Arrested in $1500 Fraud Scheme
Leon A. King, 39, a Durham insurance agent, was arrested on charges of hoodwinking his company with faked death claims totaling more than $1,500. He said the stunt was meant to expose weaknesses to home office officials.
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Durham, N. C
Durham
Leon A. King
Home Office
Ryan details Ft Dix leave records in Schine inquiry
Maj. Gen. Cornelius Ryan testified that McCarthy subcommittee staff sought Schine leave passes at Ft. Dix for subcommittee work. He defended Army charts showing leave privileges as truthful. Blount and Cohn described tensions over Schine’s duties, KP, and calls to Ryan’s HQ.
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Cornelius E. Ryan
McCarthy Subcommittee
Ft. Dix
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Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Secretary of the Army
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Schine
Steves
John Bruce Blount
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Fort
Blount
Army
Mmake Schine
Colin
Gen. Ryan
Korea
Pvt. Schine
Subcommittee
Mundt
R-Sd
Panty Raid Rumor Triggers Police Response at Missouri
In Columbia Missouri a University of Missouri student yelled Panty raid prompting police to act. Officers from the city and highway patrol moved quickly and the National Guard was alerted though no raiders appeared.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
National Guard
Emperor Haile Selassie Arrives in United States
Emperor Haile Selassie arrived in New York aboard the United States as a guest of President Eisenhower for his first U S visit. In a shipboard interview he praised Ethiopia’s efforts against communism and noted participation in Korea and the Geneva conference.
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Emperor Haile Selassie I of
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New York
United States
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Middle East
Korea
Africa
Law unclear on filling of vacancy in North Carolina
Two state officials said state law about filling the Senate vacancy after Clyde R Hoey's death is vague. Attorney General Harry McMullan says a legislature clarification would help while Raymond Maxwell notes parties should choose nominees for the fall ballot. Both agree Gov Umstead can appoint a temporary senator until the general election.
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Clyde R. Hoey
Harry McMullan
Sedy
Raymond Maxwell
State Board of Elections
McMullan
Maxwell
Umstead
Senate
Weather Forecast Points to Broad Fair and Mild Trend
Weather across the nation is expected to stay generally fair and mild with scattered spots of precipitation. Heaviest rainfall continues in the southern plains with showers and thundershowers over Kansas Oklahoma and central Texas. Temperatures range from the 40s in the northern plains to 50s and 70s in other areas.
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Plains
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Oklahoma
Texas
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
Lake Superior
Secret session slows Indochina talks in Geneva
Geneva reports secret Indochina peace talks meet to resolve a cease fire. U S Undersecretary Walter Bedell Smith and Anthony Eden hold discussions with Georges Bidault and Prince Buu Loc while Molotov urges a general peace agenda. Western diplomats see a decisive stage but fear talks stall if no ground is given.
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Indochina
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
Prince Bull Loc
Viet Nam
V. K. Krishna Menon
Nehru
China
Chou En-lai
Eden
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
London
Smith
Prince Buu Loc
Bao Dai
France
U. S
Ike Aide Attacks Democrats in Congress Sparks White House Debate
White House aide Bernard Shanley criticized Democrats in Congress for blocking key elements of the administration's program. The remark signals possible broader GOP strategy ahead of the November elections as Eisenhower weighs speaking out.
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White House
Eisenhower
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Shanley
House
General Ely Returns from Indochina Mission
Gen Paul Ely chief of the French general staff returned from a fact finding visit to Indochina amid speculation his findings could influence the seven year war. He declined to comment as he disembarked from an Air France plane at Paris. He will meet France's top government and military leaders, flanked by Generals Salan and Pelissier, to assess the gravity of the Dien Bien Phu crisis.
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Paul Ely
Indochina
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Ely
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France
Raoul Salan
Pierre Pelissier
Dien Bien Phu
Government Overhead and Underhand Tangle Exposed
A brief comment notes that excessive bureaucracy and hidden actions burden governance, hinting at pervasive inefficiency and opaque practices within the administration.
Dulles cites arms shipment to Guatemala amid Latin tensions
Secretary of State Dulles warned that a 2000 ton arms shipment from Poland valued at 10 million dollars could arm Guatemala and build a Communist bastion near the Panama Canal. He noted U.S. responses including arms airlift to Nicaragua and Honduras and outlined potential U.N. and Franco-American actions on Indochina and atomic energy issues.
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Panama Canal
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France
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Turkey
Centralia
Moscow
Guillermo Toriello
Chicago Tribune
Ween
Tribune
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Stettin
Toriello
Peurifoy
United Fruit Co
Guatemala rejects U S note over United Fruit property claim
Guatemala's Foreign Ministry outlined in a memorandum that it rejects U S demands for 15 million dollars or arbitration over expropriated United Fruit Co. property. The note accuses U S support of alleged company claims as interference in Guatemala's internal affairs and cites protection under new laws.
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U. S
United Fruit Co
Foreign Ministry
State Department
Guatemalan Agricultural Co
United Fruit
United States
Chessman Execution Date Re-Set
Daryl Chessman scheduled to die July 30 in San Quentin. A stay granted before will be terminated and a new date set by Marin County Superior Judge Keating. Los Angeles Superior Judge Fricke set the date, with Chessman’s attorney planning further appeals to state and federal high courts.
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Calif
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin
Thomas E. Keating
Marin County
Chessmans
Los Angeles
Charles W. Fricke
Chessman
Berwyn Rice
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U S Proposes American Lead in Indochina Training
Diplomatic sources report the United States floated placing an American general in charge of training native forces in Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia to back French efforts in Indochina. Paris officials reportedly warming to the idea though Paris would keep a French general as battlefield commander.
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United States
Indochina
State Department
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Viet Nam
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