North Carolina asks delay in school desegregation orders
In a 188 page brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court North Carolina asks for wide district court discretion and gradual adjustment in implementing desegregation. The state argues local conditions vary and a blanket decree would be impractical, signing Atty. Gen. Harry McMullan and others.
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Key West Cleans Up After Record Rainfall
Key West remained in cleanup mode after a weekend of record rains dumped 19.88 inches over 18 hours, flooding streets up to three feet deep. The city, with about 50,000 residents, faced widespread water damage as officials assessed the aftermath.
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Virginia seeks substantial period to desegregate schools
Virginia tells the Supreme Court there is no plan for immediate desegregation and warns of chaos. Atty Gen Lindsay Almond argues for a substantial period to implement a gradual adjustment to the May 17 ruling while the state notes consensus against compulsory integration. The NAACP pushes for prompt desegregation as quickly as administrative changes permit.
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Virginia
Supreme Court
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Commonwealth
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
McCarthy Signatures Sought in Nationwide Petition
Ten million signatures are sought to back Sen. Joseph McCarthy and urge the Senate to reject censure. The drive is led by Ten Million Americans Mobilizing for Justice and retired Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer. The group says the petition is nonpartisan and urges Senators to ignore partisanship when voting on censure.
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California
John B.ae
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Red China torpedo boats sink Nationalist destroyer Taiping
Red China used four torpedo boats to sink the 1,800 ton Nationalist destroyer escort Taiping off Formosa. The Taiping, formerly USS Decker, carried 180 men and sank with guns blazing after a second torpedo hit amidships.
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Eisenhower Pushes West Germany Treaties For NATO Role
President Eisenhower urged the Senate to approve treaties freeing and arming West Germany with the Western powers. He framed the move as a peaceful, integrated step toward independence, NATO membership, and joint defense within the Brussels pact framework. The agreements aim to place West Germany on an equal footing with other states while limiting militarism. The White House asked for quick Senate study and prompt ratification in January.
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Latin American nations push higher coffee prices
Ambassador Eduardo Zuleta Angel of Colombia launched a campaign to halt a price drop in coffee. He warned American housewives that lower prices bring misery to producers and could boost communism.
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Utah Senator Watkins Defies McCarthy in Peress Hearings
Sen. McCarthy accused Sen. Watkins of dereliction over the Maj. Peress case. Watkins replied he could not find anyone criminally culpable and urged questioning 30 Army officers named by Secretary Stevens. The exchange occurred at a tense Investigations subcommittee hearing.
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Officer Testifies on Sheppard Murder Case Rumors
In Cleveland on the murder trial of Dr. Samuel H Sheppard Patrolman Fred Drenkhan testified he heard a rumor that Sheppard might be sterile and denied hearing claims that his seven year old son Chip was illegitimate He recalled a morgue meeting where such rumors were discussed but said he did not recall any specific statement linking the doctor to the pregnancy or murder.
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Corrigan
Samuel R. Gerber
Gerber
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Susan Hayes
McCarthy Censure Split Tests GOP Unity in Senate
Senate Republicans face a rising split over the McCarthy censure case as hardliners push for aggressive action against perceived Communist influence while others urge restraint. The dispute signals potential disunity and a divided approach to confronting communism in government.
Gas Lantern Suffocates Honeymooners in NY Trailer
In Redfield New York a newlywed couple Robert Steffen and his bride Fritz and the groom’s brother Alfred Steffen were found dead in a roadside trailer. State police said a gas lantern burned off oxygen after the trio placed a bucket over it for heating. Alfred was stationed at Fort Devens Massachusetts. The three had just left their wedding and planned a moon hunting trip.
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Interracial Homes Open In Bucks County Experiment
A white research engineer and a Black machine operator become neighbors in an interracial living project in Trevose Bucks County. Quakers organized the 20 home Concord Park venture with 63 backers raising 150000 for the 50 acre site.
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Eunice Grier
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Victoria Henry
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New Typhoon Heads Toward Philippines
A late-season typhoon bears down on the Philippines as a prior storm lashed central Luzon. The moving system intensifies offshore near a port in southeastern Luzon and travels west at about eight miles per hour toward Manila and nearby regions.
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Premier Mendes FranceTours Canada in Fast Pace
French Premier Pierre Mendes France arrives in Quebec with wife Liliane on a first Canadian visit. He plans meetings with provincial leaders in Quebec City and Montreal, attends university events, and heads to Ottawa, greeted by a guard of honor and crowds.
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Four Found In Life Raft Off Coast
Four crewmen of a Navy PV2 Harpoon patrol plane ditched near Miami while en route to Anacostia. All four survivors were found the next morning in Pamlico Sound south of Elizabeth City and were transported to Portsmouth Naval Hospital. The missing Marine Corps sergeant remains unaccounted for, with a search continuing.
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D.C
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Fairfax
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Robert Lawton Mallonee
Towson
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