Teamster Test In Prospect For Hoffa Rally
In Miami Beach the Teamsters convention scene builds as Hoffa foes rally to unite against his possible succession. John S. Shelley appeals for unity while Lee and Hickey snub attempts to form a coalition. Senator McClellan cites evidence of widespread illegally named delegates as fight over delegate validity heats up.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Patie
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
John S. Shelley
D-Calif
William A. Lee
Chicago
Thomas L. Hickey
New York
Hoffa
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Beck
Haggerty
Sen. McClellan
Three Held In Attack On Diplomat
Three suspects are in custody after an assault on Rishikesha Ne, the ambassador to the United Nations. The 33 year old was walking in a park near his home in New York when attacked. he remains hospitalized with head injuries.
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Bery
Rishikesha
United Allons
Kattan
New York Hospital
It Over Thinking It Over
R L Dieffenbacher argues work is not drudgery but a divine calling. He says labor expresses self and benefits others, with God rewarding service through spiritual fulfillment and kingdom expansion. Each action lightens another’s burden and advances salvation on earth.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Three Children Die As Bus Plunges From Hill
A All Saints Catholic School bus on a downhill ride in Los Angeles careened off course after brake failure. Three children aged 8, 7, and 6 died, 24 injured, while driver Meldon Smith and others were hurt. Witnesses described a brake failure and a big crash before the vehicle rolled into a 35 foot ravine.
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Los Angeles
All Saints Catholic School
Steven Majorca
John de Santis
Edward Alwelling
Meldon Smith
Moon race looms as Russia hints at secret orbit
An AP report from Washington notes Soviet scientists suggest Russia may announce a successful moon only after it circles Earth, while the United States pledges public disclosure before any orbiting satellite launch. The IGY cooperation includes 64 nations studying space quietly, but experts see a prestige race shaping up.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Washington
Russia
U.S
United States
IGY
Sergio M. Poloskov
Poloskov
Earth
U.S. Declares Progress in Racial Integration At U.N.
U S delegate George Meany of the AFL-CIO told the United Nations General Assembly that U S efforts against race discrimination show steady headway. He said integration tensions are natural during this long push toward eliminating discrimination.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
U.N. General Assembly
Great Moon Hoax Originated In 1835 New York Sun
The 1835 Great Moon Hoax in the New York Sun claimed Sir John Herschel found life on the moon. Writer Richard Locke admitted authorship, labeling the pieces as a supplement from the Edinburgh Journal of Science. The hoax played on readers while Edinburgh journal facts proved false.
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New York
John Frederick William Herschel
L.D
F.R.S
Old New York
Richard Locke
The
Sun
Locke
the Sun
Edinburgh Scotland Journal of Science
Edinburgh Journal of Science
French Government Defeated in Algeria Self-Rule Plan
Paris led Bourges-Maunoury faced a confidence vote after the National Assembly rejected his proposal for partial self-rule in Algeria. He offered to resign and was asked to stay by President Rene Coty as a successor is sought. The defeat comes amid rising Arab demands at the U N and questions about France's stance.
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Paris
France
National Assembly
Maurice Bourges- Maunoury
Algeria
Bourges-Maunoury
Rene Coty
Coty
Bourges - Maunoury
U.N
Bourges- Maunoury
Southern Governors Meet Ike on Integration Crisis
Governors Hodges Collins McKeldin Clement and Faubus discussed a plan to persuade President Eisenhower to withdraw federal troops from Little Rock. Griffin withdrew citing reluctance to discuss school integration. outcome depends on further talks with the President.
Governors rally over integration in Little Rock scene
Crisis overseen by Governors Frank Clement of Tennessee Luther Hodges of North Carolina Og Collins of Florida and Theodore McKeldin of Maryland joins the effort in Little Rock Arkansas as the issue of integration unfolds with state leaders presenting a unified front.
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Little Rock
Ark
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Og Collins
Florida
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
National Guardsmen Take Over Duties at integrated school
National Guardsmen took over security at Dena High School in Little Rock after regular Army troops withdrew. Nine Negro students entered with guards supervising. eight guardsmen with rifles formed a brief defense but no disturbance occurred. Federalized forces were mobilized a week after mob violence and remained on standby if needed.
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Little Rock
Ark
Dena High School
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Bae Tha Fiest Tena Tha Dle
Ae Dent Eisenhower
101 Airborne
Camp Robinson
National Guardsmen
Eisenhower
Faubus
Students Escape As Westbrook School Burns In Dunn NC
About 500 students were evacuated when smoke appeared on the first floor at 10 a.m. The building collapsed into rubble half an hour later as firefighters from Dunn and Clinton fought the fire. Westbrook district had recently approved a plan to join Clinton schools. No cause was given.
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Dunn
N.C
Westbrook Consolidated School
Dunn and
Clinton
Westbrook
Clin
Gun battle ends manhunt as troopers killed and gunman captured
In North Vernon Indiana a two state chase ends with Victor Wayne Whitley 26 Granger Texas surrendering in a thick thicket after a long manhunt. Two troopers Dugald Pellot and William Kellems were killed in the earlier gun battles. Four officers were wounded and Whitley’s partner was killed near the blockade. Whitley was unhurt and captured after police waited for daybreak and fog to lift.
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Victor Warner Whitley
Granger
Tex
North Vernon
Ind
Gan
Dettie Companion
Whitley
Victor Wayne Whitley
Dugald A. Pellot
Clinton
Mich
William Kellems
Scottsburg
Hodges Chosen for Historic Role in Federal Troop Talks
Governor Luther Hodges is named to lead a committee of Southern governors to confer with the President on using Federal troops to enforce court decrees in Arkansas. The assignment is portrayed as a pivotal moment for constitutional government and the Southern stance on desegregation issues.
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Lynn Nisbet Raleigh
South
Luther Hodges
United States
Hodges
Arkansas
North Carolina
Sea Island
White House
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James
Elsie Steimer
Michael
Sir John Herschel
South Africa
Sir John
Orval Faubus
Little
Leroy Collins
Clement
Governors’ Committee
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Dixie
Griffin
Gov. Hodges
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