Help For Quemoy Promised
The top U S commander on Formosa said American help is coming to meet the Communist threat to the Chinese Nationalist offshore islands. Vice Admiral Smoot declined to specify aid details but said the United States would assist to counter the Red bombardments and blockade efforts.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Adm
Roland N. Smoot
United States
Smoot
Eisenhower
U. S. Taiwan
Pescadores Islands
Congress
Quemoy
Tonemoy
U.S
Mediterranean
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa Strait
Okinawa
Eisenhower approves label rule to curb textile misbranding
President Eisenhower approved a bill requiring accurate fiber labeling for textile products. The measure aims to protect consumers from misbranding as textile blends of cotton and other natural fibers with synthetics expand.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
The Dangers of Judging by Appearance
A short piece argues against labeling strangers by looks and stereotypes. It urges living by God's principles, showing kindness and love, and avoiding harsh judgment of others. The writer emphasizes not acting as judge or teacher in place of God.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
NEA
Norfolk Denies Motion to Delay School Desegregation
U S District Judge Walter E Hoffman denied the Norfolk School Board's bid to delay desegregation until 1959 The judge reserved to reconsider after the Supreme Court rules on the Little Rock integration case with arguments set for Sept 11 The Norfolk opening was postponed from Sept 8 to Sept 22 to await Supreme Court action
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Norfolk
U. S. Dist
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk School Board
Hoffman
U.S. Supreme Court
Little Rock
Ark
Supreme Court
High Court
U. S
Dulles studies China crisis as White House decision nears
Secretary of State Dulles completes a Russia era of analysis on Quemoy and Matsu, meeting with Joint Chiefs of Staff before a Newport conference with President Eisenhower. A Pentagon briefing follows as U S forces reinforce the Formosa area ahead of a crucial decision on defending Taiwan.
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Washington
Dulles
Ei- Lou
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nathan Twining
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Newport
R. L
State Department
Pentagon
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
China
Formosa Strait
U. S.S
Formosa
Red China
Squalls rough up Florida as Ella weakens
Tropical storm Ella roughs south Florida with gusts of 40 to 50 mph and 33 mph readings in Miami. Ella's center moves northwest toward the Gulf of Mexico as warnings rise from Key West to Palm Beach. Bayamo flood deaths cited. Key West reports 50 mph gusts. Navy shifts ships and aircraft inland. Civil defense prep underway in St Petersburg with 1000 residents on standby.
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Miami
Fla
Ella
Florida
Havana
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Keys
Palm Beach
Fort Myers
Weather Bureau
Key West
Bayamo
Santiago
St. Petersburg
Truman Sees Real Crisis in Missile Age Legacy
Former President Truman warned at the American Legion convention that the United States trails the Soviet Union in arms and missiles, faces a real crisis in science, and must maintain the strongest defense without compromising the economy. He urged readiness for total war and noted Soviet military prep since 1945. Defense Secretary McElroy countered, saying the U.S. leads in overall strength and can win either general or limited war.
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Chicago
Truman
United States
Soviet Union
The
American Legion
Defense
Neil McElroy
Legionnaires
Assignment By Race Is Admitted
An Arlington County School Board member testified five Negro students would have been assigned to a white school if race had not been a factor. The hearing examined placements at Washington & Lee High School versus Hoffmann Boston Junior and Senior High, with the board and the State Pupil Placement Board cited. The board stated it does not require a child to attend a school with a racial majority. The judge framed the issue as whether race influenced the assignments.
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Alexandria
Arlington County School Board
Washington & Lee High School
Hoffmann Boston
County Board of Education
Frank D. Reeves
National Assn
Washington & Lee
Joy
Bryan
Kentucky Integration Quiet in Fulton and Nelson counties
Fulton High School began its second day of classes with 161 white students and 20 Negro pupils as Kentucky expands desegregation to four high schools including Bardstown Bloomfield and Old Kentucky Home in Nelson County. State officials anticipated little new integration due to past compliance with the Supreme Court order.
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Fulton, Ky
Fulton High School
Kentucky
Fulton High
Nelson County
Bardstown
Bloomfield
Old Kentucky Home
Robert Martin
Fulton
President Signs Batch Of Bills
President Eisenhower signs 105 laws and vetoes 12 during a Newport Navy Base session after golfing at his vacation HQ. The action raises the national debt limit to 288 billion and cuts excise taxes for air taxis and movie tickets while boosting education aid by 887 million dollars.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Congress
Newport Naval Base
White House
Gerald D. Morgan
Washington
U.S
Iceland Faces British Fishing Clash Sparks Protests
Iceland reacts to British naval activity as trawlers fish inside a 12 mile limit. Protests outside the British ambassador’s residence escalate tensions with calls to sever relations. Icelandic papers condemn what they call armed aggression amid a broader NATO dispute.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Britain
Thedvilijinn
Ludwig Josephsson
Pippin
NATO
Abthydubladid
Gudmunde Gudmundsson
Coast Guard
Arkansas Classes Are Mixed In Van Buren Integration
In Van Buren Arkansas Negro and white pupils attended classes together with no sign of resistance after thirteen Negro students entered Van Buren High School amid jeers. Five Negroes were admitted to the previously all white junior high without incident. Fort Smith reported incomplete registration and no trouble.
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van Buren, Ark
van Buren
van Buren High School
Everett Kelly
Arkansas River
Fort Smith
Chris Corbin
Integration Begins Quietly in Charlotte and Greensboro
Nine Negro students join white schools this year in Charlotte and Greensboro as classes start. Police remove two KKK demonstrators at Greensboro, while Charlotte reports no incidents besides minor heckling. Gus Roberts returns to Central High as the lone Black senior amid a white student body.
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Charlotte
Greensboro
Gillespie Park
P. J. Weaver
Brenda
Jimmy Florence
Howard Florence
Paul B. Calhoun
Eliah H
Elijah
Russell
Charles Davis
Harold
Fred McKay
Roberts
Girvaud
Piedmont
Negro Man Heckled At School In Greensboro Integration
Elijah Herring waited outside Gillespie Park School with his two sons entering the second year of integrated schooling. A Klansman outside taunted them while the family faced hostile protests amid the school’s continued integration.
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Greensboro
Elijah H. Herring
George Dorsett
Dorsett
Herring
Gillespie Park
Elijah
Russell
Prominent Kentucky Lawyer Retires After Long Prosecution Run
Herman L. Arterberry, 70, longtime Los Angeles County prosecutor famed for fighting con artists since 1921, retires Monday. He recalls cases including a Los Angeles Lonely Hearts fraud that netted over 150000 and establishes a California grand theft precedent. He plans to return to Kentucky for a visit before resuming a limited private practice in California.
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Arterberry
Atterberry
Texas
Arkanas
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Imogene
Tompkinsville
California
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