Greensboro school integrates first time in North Carolina history
Five Negro children entered Gillespie Elementary and Junior High in Greensboro marking the state’s first public school integration. A small group of hecklers, including A. Webster, was escorted from the grounds by police. Principal Banks Ritchie offered no comment as the students sat together for a class session amid tension.
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Associated Press
Reensboro
Gillespie
North Carolina
Heckler
Paul Calhoun
Ralph Sink
A. Webster
Brenda Florence
All Quiet At Clinton High School Integration
Seven African American students led by Gail Epps 17 entered Clinton High School to start the second year of integration without incident. Principal W D Human guided white pupils arriving by bus into the rear entrance, aiming to prevent crowds. Past violence and guardsmen actions in 1959 were noted.
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Clinton
Tenn
Clinton High School
Gail Epps
W. D. Human
Knoxville
Door Knocker of the Soul A Humble Visitor
An author urges readers to rethink door to door visits from bill collectors and solicitations as a spiritual knocking by the Son of The Scriptures. He invites opening the door to receive companionship and guidance rather than reflexive rejection.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Guarded Central High as Gov orders troops delay integration
Two Arkansas National Guardsmen guard entrances to Little Rock Central High School while Gov. Orval Faubus orders troops prompting the School Board to postpone scheduled racial integration. The scene reflects mounting tensions over desegregation in 1957.
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Arkansas National Guardsmen
Carl Cobb
D. D. Evans
Little Rock
Orval Faubus
Republican Liberals Plot Behind Senate Leadership Shuffle
Republican liberals plan a long range campaign to place a member in the Senate GOP leadership line of succession as Knowland leaves the post next year. They aim for an assistant leader role with a 1959 top command trajectory. Dirksen, once Taft loyal, now backs Eisenhower and is seen as a valuable asset.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
California
Dirksen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
President Signs FBI Measure Limiting Defense Access to Files
President Eisenhower signed a law restricting defense access to FBI files amid Jencks ruling concerns. The bill, urged by Attorney General Brownell and FBI Chief Hoover, clarifies procedures to protect confidential government witness reports after the Jencks decision.
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Washington
Eisenhower
FBI
Congress
Justice Department
Edgar Hoover
Supreme Court
Jenck
Atty
Brownell
Hoover
Jencks
Clinton Jencks
Harvey Matusow
Regina
West Will Continue Arms Talks Despite Soviet Reservations
Western powers led by the United States Britain France and Canada said they would continue disarmament talks with Russia in London as long as Moscow shows serious intent to curb the arms race. Moscow signaled it would discuss basic questions but rejected the Western 11 point plan as a basis for agreement amid an East West split over nuclear test bans inspections and production halts. Prime Minister Macmillan urged progress in a public letter to Premier Bulganin.
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London
Russia
U. N
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Valerian Zorin
Moscow
Macmillan
Bulganin
Labor Day Weekend Fatalities Thwart North Carolina Roads
North Carolina reports at least 18 traffic deaths and 126 injuries over Labor Day weekend. Victims include 43 year old William Gordon Sing in Brunswick County and 29 year old William Wesley Parker in Raleigh, with five homicides and a child burned in a car death in Asheville.
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Associated Press
State Highway Patrol
Asheville
Joseph Shipman
William Gordon Sing
Tabor City
Brunswick County
Highway Patrol
Walter Patterson
Wilson
Edward F. Gallagher
Cherry Point
Carteret County
Raleigh
William Wesley Parker
Bertha W. Brown
High Point
Greensboro
Eisenhower Downplays Soviet ICBM Claims as Evasive
President Eisenhower said testing an intercontinental ballistic missile is a long way from production and avoided specifics on U S progress. He described the Soviet announcement as evasive, noting it said little about actual capability and emphasizing the high priority of the missile program while predicting a long timeline.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Soviet Union
610 Killed By Accident In Nation
A national accident results in 610 deaths. Details are scarce in the accessible text, with no clear location, organization, or date provided.
Labor Day Weekend Toll Tops 600 In U S Accidents
The Labor Day period produced at least 610 American deaths from accidents. Traffic fatalities reached 431, drownings 87, and 92 others in various accidents including private plane crashes. The three day toll exceeded prior years and followed weather boosted travel.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Governor Deploys National Guard at Little Rock High
White students attended classes at Little Rock Central High while about 200 adults gathered outside as National Guard units were posted last night by Governor Faubus. He said the school must stay unintegrated to keep peace, amid protests and leaflets from the Capital Citizens Council.
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Little Rock Centraligh
Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock Central High School
Ring of Nation
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Capital Citizens Council
Lincoln
Sayonara
National Guard
Tragic Jamaica Train Wreck Burials Rush Amid Death Toll
Nearly 200 Jamaicans killed when a 12 coach Roman Catholic excursion train derailed near Kendal five miles from Mandeville. About 700 injured with 500 hospitalised as authorities rush mass burials and identification under heavy rain.
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Mandeville
Jamaica
Kingston
Montego Bay
Kendal
John J. McEleney
Woburn
Mass
Spalding
Atty Gen to Probe Race Issue at Little Rock
Eisenhower said the attorney general Brownell will investigate the Arkansas clash at Little Rock where Gov. Faubus used National Guardsmen to oppose school integration. He stressed that laws cannot replace hearts and urged gradual enforcement of civil rights while noting the compromise bill expresses public sentiment toward equal rights.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Brownell
Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Arkansas City
Congress
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