Subversion charge shocks Georgia NAACP attack
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook accused the NAACP of subversion and urged lawmakers to act to ban the organization in Georgia. He claimed the group advances communist inspired integration and warned of threats to state peace and life. NAACP officials in New York rejected the charges as false and unfounded.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Cook
National Assn. For
Advancement of
Colored People
NAACP
Rep
Davis
D-Ga
Sen
Eastland
Dmiss
Peace Officers Assn. of
Cook
House Un-American Activity Committee
New York
Roy Wilkins
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
House Un-American Activities Committee
Cops Help Raleigh Family Foster Two Orphaned Girls
Raleigh patrolman A A Bunn drove Mrs Catherine Peele and her two children Kay and Marie to Rex Hospital after Mrs Peele fell ill. Unable to place the girls with any aid group, Bunn took them home with him and his wife supervising until the mother could go home later. Neighbors assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Catherine Peele
Columbia
8. C
Bunn
Travelers Aid Society
Ike Meets Dulles Today in Geneva Prep Talks
President Eisenhower in a wheelchair joins Secretary of State Dulles for talks on the Big Four Geneva ministerial parley opening October 27. The visit follows Dulles briefings with Nixon and a hospital conference on East West tensions strategy. Dulles, with Livingston Merchant, heads back to Washington after outlining Geneva strategy to congressional leaders.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Dulles
Washington
United States
Geneva
Livingston Merchant
Nixon
North and South Carolina License Plates to Match Colors
North and South Carolina will issue identical color schemes for 1956 license plates with black letters on orange. North Carolina plans a new date system and larger plates, with bold full state name and Drive Safely inscription, while South Carolina already uses a lighter orange.
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Charlotte
North
South Carolina
Northlina
Bill Crowell
Raleigh
Jim Inabinette
Columbia
Tar Heel
North Carolina
N.C
Wide Search Pressed For Slayer Of Youths
Chicago police, county and state agencies embark on a broad investigation into the savage slayings of three boys Robert Peterson 14 John Schuessler 13 and Anton Schuessler 11 whose naked bodies were found in Robinson Woods. Autopsy suggests death by strangulation with signs of a grim captivity prior to disposal. Investigators traced the boys from their Northwest Side neighborhood to a Walt Disney film and two bowling alleys before their bodies were found ten miles northwest of the Loop.
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Chicago
Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
Er Anton Jr
Robinson Woods
Ean Lion
Harry R. Hoffman
Cook County Behavior Clinic
Walter FE. McCarron
Fran Marks
Forest Preserve
Victor Livingston
Schuessler
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Robert
Dorothy
Eleanor Schuessler
Uessler
Germany
Peterson
John
Anton
Ftwe
Malcolm Peterson
Simee
Science Takes Big Step in Finding New Particle
Berkeley reports the discovery of the antiproton, a particle annihilating matter, via the University of California Bevatron. Prof. Ernest O. Lawrence and the Atomic Energy Commission announce the $9.4 million advance, noting potential to deepen nuclear theory and possibly unlock new energy concepts beyond fission.
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Berkeley
Calif
Atomic Science
University of California
Eevatron
Ernest O. Lawrence
Atomic Energy Commission
Prof
Lawrence
Washington
Atomic Energy Commis
Sion
Florida Supreme Court Delays University of Florida Integration
The Florida Supreme Court in a 5 2 decision delays desegregation at the University of Florida until it can be shown that the all white school can admit Negro students without harm. Justice Roberts says the court will appoint a commissioner to take testimony on when integration can occur without public mischief. This ruling affects Virgil Hawkins and could slow Florida public school desegregation for months or longer.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Supreme Court
University of Fl
B. K. Roberts
Daytona Beach
Virgil Hawkins
University of Florida Law School
Florida
Roberts
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Florida Court
Death By Own Action In Car At Dorchester
A coroner's jury ruled that 66 year old Harry May killed himself in Dorchester England by jamming the accelerator to the floor and driving into a tree while an awl pierced his heart The car's speedometer remained stuck at 77 miles per hour yielding a fatal self inflicted crash.
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Dorchester
England
Harry May
Seven Year Old Girl Dies After Heart Operation
A seven year old girl Sharon Lou Edwards died early today in a Minneapolis hospital after a long heart operation to close a four inch gap between heart chambers. Ashland funeral director Herbert J. Greene received the news. Prayers were offered all day for her recovery at Westwood Christian Baptist Church.
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Ashland
Minneapolis
Sharon Lou Edwards
Herbert J. Greene
Sharon
Westwood Christian Baptist Church
Hollie Conley
University of Minnesota Hostal
Sharonov
Schweitzer Decorated By Queen at Buckingham Palace
Dr Albert Schweitzer, 80, famed missionary musician and Nobel laureate, was invested as honorary member of the Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II at a state ceremony. He traveled from Alsace with Jean Chauvel, and met the Queen who showed interest in the Lambarene hospital he founded. The event drew London papers as Schweitzer sought to keep a low profile.
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London
Britain
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Bulford
England
Duke of Edinburgh
Barking
Physical Recreation Council
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Albert Schweitzer
Townsend
Lowndes Square
Scotland
Lambeth Palace
Canterbury
Thames
House of Parliament
Daily Mirror
Primate
Roya
RAF
Geoff Fisher
All England
Cosmo Lang
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Eden
Marquis of Abergavenny
Daily Herald
Brussels
Clarence House
Elizabeth
Abeth
Congo
Dr. Schweitzer
Jean Chauvel
France
Lambarene
Equator
Alsace
Missing Negro Pastor Turns Up In New York
Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine, a noted anti segregation figure, revealed in New York City that he fired at an automobile in self defense after threats and property attacks in South Carolina. He fled to avoid what he calls injustice and is under a South Carolina shooting assault warrant. He plans a Harlem church appearance and may receive a protective church shelter in New York.
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New York
Lake City
D.C
New York City
Joseph A. DeLaine
South Carolina
Trenton
N.J
DeLaine
New York Post
Leulerus
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Harlem
D. Ward Nichols
African Methodist On Church
Ine
New York State
Acceen
Coronas
del Laine
Cotton usage rises in September consumption totals
The Census Bureau reports September cotton consumption averaging 34,994 bales per working day, up from last year and near August figures. Total September lint consumption reached 874,837 bales, with two month totals for lint and linters at 1,592,064 and 288,419 bales respectively. Cotton on hand October 1 showed 1,209,252 bales in consuming establishments and 11,796 bales in storage. Spindle activity stood at 19,243,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
New England
New Enart
Defense Department aims 68,000 civilian cuts through turnover
Secretary Charles E. Wilson outlined a memorandum seeking to trim the civilian payroll by about 2 percent by December 31 and more by March 31 and June 30, without large layoffs. The target reduces the 1,154,000 workers mainly via attrition to save about a half billion dollars and keep overall defense spending within 3414 billions this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington U
Defense Department
Charles E. Wilson
Yeste
Wilson
Congress
Reds May Accept Proposal At International Arms Talks
Reports from the 21st annual Southern Governors Conference indicate President Eisenhower seeks a mutual inspection plan with Russia. Harold E. Stassen told reporters a disarmament framework could lead to a broader coalition, though Southern leaders split on backing such ties.
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Harold E. Stassen
Russia
Slans
Aes
Stassen
Eisenhower
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Omeweke
Fea
Griffin
Georgia
Leroy
Ellms
Florida
Edding
Former Teller Sentenced to Three Years in Embezzlement Case
Salisbury report states James Alfred Fritz, former teller at a Commercial Bank of Lexington branch, pleaded guilty to embezzling about 37 dollars and received a three year federal sentence. Fritz did not testify. his wife and two children were mentioned in court notes.
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Salisbury
James Alfred Frits
Commercial Bank of
Lexington
Jenay
Fritz
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Little Wiz
Crise
Reds
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