Data release debate over Little Rock integration files
Justice Department weighs releasing files tied to the Little Rock school crisis. James Hagerty notes the data was given to Eisenhower before the federal troops were used. Senators Mansfield and Gov McKeldin urge disclosure to clarify events and causes leading to the integration plan.
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James C. Hagerty
Justice Department
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Mansfield
D-Mont
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
McKeldin
FBI
Ronald N. Davies
Central High
Davies
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Arkansas National Guard
Boy Killed in Clubbing of Deer Incident in Arcata
Richard Bell aged 16 of Arcata was killed and Robert Marmolejo 23 of Arcata wounded when both fired at a deer after spotting it northeast of here. Marmolejo struck the animal with his rifle butt. the gun fired, hitting him. Bell died minutes later as the deer escaped. Coroner W Lloyd Wallace investigated.
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Richard Bell
Arcata
Robert G. Marmolejo
W. Lloyd Wallace
Baldeee Ae
Here
Wallace
Marmolejo
Bell
Ike Plays Golf At Gettysburg
President Eisenhower played golf for the fifth time this week at the Gettysburg Country Club. He reviewed reports on Russia’s satellite launch, which Hagerty described as scientifically interesting but not a surprise. He played with George F. Allen and returned to his nearby farm for a quiet afternoon, with a Monday trip to Washington anticipated.
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Eisenhower
Russia
United States
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Hagerty
Gettysburg Country Club
George F. Allen
Eisenhower Country Home
Charlotte Man Receives Duke University Engineering Award
L. Russell Ranson of Charlotte, senior partner in Ranson, Wallace & Co., was named this year's Duke University Engineering Alumni Award recipient at the association's annual meeting at Duke. Ranson, a 1931 graduate, received a certificate noting his achievements.
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Durham
L. Russell Ranson
Charlotte
Ranson, Wallace & Co
Duke University Engineering
Ranson
Duke
Temporary lull in Little Rock riot shifts to courts
Federal agents question hundreds to root out riot instigators at Central High School two weeks after violence. No federal charges yet. investigators move cautiously, building airtight cases before potential indictments. Arrests remain under thirty in the riot zone. Army and police details cited.
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Little Rock
Ark
FBI
Federal Grand Jury
SS Sy
Aclaeet Wit Tenon
U. S. Army
Army
Canely Gatlin Geint Airborne
Sidney Wolff
Miami
Fla
Air Force
Texas
Wolff
Paul Downs
Springdale
C. E. Blake
Little Rock Railroad
Federal
Eisenhower Blake
Project 3
Holt
Installations Track Satellite Signals Across U S Posts
The U S Naval Research Laboratory reports half of its satellite tracking Test Facilities now receive the Soviet orbit. Stations at Diego California Ft Stewart Havana Quito and Lima relay data to a central computation center for orbit plotting as the network nears full operation. FCC says 18 monitoring stations have picked up signals since last night with any all wave radio set capable of receiving them.
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Washington
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Diego
Calif
Ft. Stewart
Havana
Cuba
Quito
Ecuador
Lima
Peru
United States
U.S
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Failure for Mollet as independents withhold support
Paris October 5 failure for socialist Guy Mollet to form a new French government appeared likely as independents said they would not grant him full economic powers. Mollet planned to seek Parliament approval for special powers to combat inflation if named premier of the 24th postwar cabinet. He needed the independents’ votes for his investiture.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Mollet
Police Hold 24 In Boston Dance Fight
In Boston on October 5 twenty four people, all colored except one, faced charges from a clash at a Roebury dance hall Friday night. Police say a hair pulling fight on stage followed taunts of racial slurs. eight juveniles were among those arrested.
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Boston
Roebury
John J. Cloran
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Princess Alexandra linked with British nobleman on Scotland holiday
Princess Alexandra 20, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, rumored to be romantically involved with Lord O Neill a 24 year old nobleman. They holiday in Scotland with details from Sunday Dispatch noting privacy and ties to the Kent family and Coppins estate.
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London
Alexandra
Elizabeth II
The
Sunday Dispatch
Scotland
Lord O'Neill
Northern
Ireland
David Butler
Socane
Moyra Hamilton
Duchess of Kent
O'Neill
Duke of Kent
Coppins
Boy Rescued From Shaft After 150 Foot Fall
A 10 year old boy, Richard Nasuti Jr., fell 150 feet down a narrow drilling shaft in Shenandoah Pennsylvania and was rescued an hour later. He remained conscious but in serious condition at Locust Mountain State Hospital with shock, bruises and burns and possible ankle injuries. The shaft, drilled to determine coal depth, extended through rock with a clay top portion.
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Shenandoah
Richard Nasuti Jr
Locust Mountain State Hospital
Pope Adopts New Name On Coronation
Upon accession to the throne the Pope takes a new name, typically choosing a predecessor whose sanctity and policy appeal to him. The practice links the pontificate to a remembered figure and signals the focus of the new reign.
Sputnik Moon Tracking Sparks Cold War Space Race
New York reporters describe Soviet efforts to observe and intercept Sputnik with binoculars and moonwatch teams. US scientists deploy a threefold tracking method along the 75th meridian and 108 megacycle beacons, while disagreements over frequency hinder amateur reception.
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New York
Russia
Sputnik
U. S
75Th Meridian
Logs collapse injures nine at Baker University pyramid
A 25 foot high pyramid of logs built by 45 Baker University fraternity members collapsed during a photo event, injuring nine students. Names include Louis Parkin, Bob Sadier, Gordon Earnhardt, Glen Holt, with injuries ranging from broken bones to concussions. The structure stood around a large tree with a 20 by 20 foot base.
Russian Sees Second Space Missile Soon
Washington October 5 Dr A A Blagonravov Russian rocket expert says Soviets have another space vehicle ready for launching immediately He noted two satellites existed and a decision on which to launch first had not been made He estimated the satellite weighs 185 pounds and that an ICBM booster would be needed for heavier payloads
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Washington
A. A. Blagonravov
Russia
Moscow
U.S
U. S
Russians Jubilant Over Earth Satellite Milestone
Moscow reports the first artificial satellite orbits the globe at about 18 000 miles per hour with a 96 minute period. The broadcast lists pass dates and locations from Yakutsk to Oslo and Moscow and notes a predicted lifespan based on day one observations.
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Moscow
Union
Moscow Radio
Kremlin
Earth
French Legion Clash Near Ghat Heightens Desert Tension
French authorities report a Foreign Legion platoon clashed Thursday with rebels crossing from Libya into the Sahara about 18 miles south of Ghat in Taselli region. Libyan officials counter that a French unit crossed into Libya and engaged a military post, with casualties and damage reported in Ibsin and Ghat.
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Algiers
Foreign Legion
Sahara
Libya
Ghat
Tasseli
Algeria
Legion
Port-Charlet
Legionnaires
Tripoli
Wahbi Bouri
Ibsin
Trinity Memorial Meeting Planned
Judge J B Craven will speak at the Trinity Memorial Association annual meeting next Sunday at Trinity Memorial Methodist Church. A brief business session follows with a picnic dinner. Officers are Mrs Melvina Coletrane Davis president Miss Hazel Johnson secretary and Miss Minnie Leach treasurer Lawrence Payne cemetery keeper. Members are asked to visit the cemetery to decorate each grave with flowers.
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J. B. Craven
Trinity Memorial Association
Trinity Memorial Methodist Church
Craven
Morganton
Melvina Coletrane Davis
Hazel Johnson
Minnie Leach
Lawrence Payne
Fall Weather Spreads Varying Across Regions
The Associated Press reports chilly conditions hold in northern areas while central and southern sections enjoy sun. Frost warnings target the central Rockies and northern Plains as Southeast skies clear. Scattered rains dampen North Carolina to New Jersey with light totals and a one inch reading at Hatteras.
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Associated Press
Central Rockies
Plains
North Carolina
New Jersey
Hatteras
N.C
Northwest
Montana
New England
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Arizona
New Mexico
Virginia Man Dies In Crash West Of Halifax
Halifax County North Carolina highway patrol reports 22 year old James McWilliams of Richmond Virginia died when his car struck a bridge on a rural paved road eight miles west of Halifax. A passenger was in the vehicle.
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Halifax
N.C
James McWilliams
Richmond
Here
Pasea mi
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