Eisenhower signs landmark civil rights bill at Newport
President Eisenhower signs the civil rights bill at his Newport vacation desk at 8:10 am. The measure strengthens voting rights enforcement and creates a presidential commission while repealing a post Civil War law on federal troop enforcement. The White House reviews Little Rock integration developments as the Justice Department prepares a report for Judge Davies.
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Vole Wilm Coutt
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Administration
James C. Hagerty
White House
Justice Department
U.S. Dist
Ronald Davies
Hagerty
Davies
Congress
Pension security beyond money in retirement faith
The piece argues that pension plans ease hunger fears and grant dignity for retirees. It emphasizes spiritual security through God and prayer as the true support that surpasses material wealth in later life.
Stevenson May Run Third Time
Washington insiders cite Democratic speculation that Adlai E Stevenson could seek a third presidential nomination despite his repeated vows not to run. A senator close to Stevenson notes his Europe Africa tour as a sign he may stay ready for future events, while Kefauver contemplates his own 1960 plans.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Europe
Africa
Illinois
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Senate
Charlotte Schools Open Without Incident
Public school integration in Charlotte began its first full week with no trouble as four Negro students returned to classes at two high schools and two junior high schools. Plainclothes police monitored but averted any incidents. Dorothy Counts attended Harding High School after being absent with a sore throat.
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Charlotte
N.C
Dorothy Counts
Harding High School
White Students Riot as Negro Pupils Enter Nashville School
In Nashville Glenn Grammar School opened with integrated first graders amid hostile whites. Police escorted the 3 registered Negro children and their parents past picket lines while about 200 whites protested. 20 white children were withdrawn. Disturbances were minor at other schools as Asst. Police Chief Muller assumed control.
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Nashville
Tenn
Glenn Grammar School
Glenn School
Nashville Grammar
Glenn
Asst
Frank M. Muller
Stassen Returns Optimistic After London Disarmament Talks
Harold Stassen arrived at National Airport from London disarmament talks saying progress toward East West arms control is not lost. He dismissed a Big Four summit as essential and called the UN Disarmament Committee in New York the next step. He declined to discuss future politics or reporting lines to Dulles or Eisenhower. The next move, he said, should come from Moscow.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
London
Stassen
Nation
Eisenhower
Nikoli Bulganin
U.N. Disarmament Committee
New
Newport
R.I
Moscow
Six Try To Enter School In Arkansas Turmoil
White students repelled six Negro youths attempting entry at North Little Rock High School amid mounting tension in Arkansas over integration. Police and state troopers reinforced as crowds gathered. no injuries reported and National Guard not deployed.
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North Little Rock
Pic
Little Rock
Ark
North Little Rock High School
Arkansas
Arkansas River
National Guard
Central High School
F. Bree
Cen
L. E. Stroud
Wright
Orval Faubus
Little Rock Central High School
Hurricane Carrie Keeps Distance While Debbie Heads North
In the Atlantic, Hurricane Carrie remains about 1 200 miles east of San Juan with sustained winds near 150 mph and outer bands reaching 75 miles north and 50 miles south. Carrie is expected to hold course and intensity for 12 hours, posing no land threat. Meanwhile Tropical Storm Debbie moves from north Georgia toward Virginia at 15 mph and is forecast to reach central Virginia tomorrow.
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Miami
Fla
Carrie
Atlantic
Debbie
North Carolina
Virginia
San Juan
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
North
Georgia
Carolinas Hit by Rains From Tropical Storm Debbie
The Associated Press reports Debbie brought rains to the Carolinas and moving toward Virginia. The U.S. Weather Bureau tracks the storm northeast at about 15 mph, with heavy rains likely along the Appalachian eastern slopes in North Carolina Virginia and Maryland tonight. Winds 10 to 20 mph. small craft advisories extend from South of Block Island to Savannah. Rain totals include Spartanburg 2.40 inches Greenville 1.86 Columbia 1.31 Charlotte .84 Greensboro 3.3 Wilmington .15.
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Associated Press
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Carolinas
Virginia
U. S.S
Washington
Georgia
Appalachians
North Carolina
Maryland
Block Island
S. L
Savannah
Spartanburg
S. C
Greenville
Columbia
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Jordan Receives U S Arms Amid Syria Tensions
Jordanian officials welcomed a convoy of eight Globemasters and Flying Boxcars delivering recoilless rifles jeeps machine guns and ammunition as Moscow and Damascus accused the United States of plotting aggression against Syria. An El Shaab Cairo paper claimed Western oil interests in Syria could trigger a wider conflict involving Iraq.
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Ammam
Jordan
Syria
Moscow
United States
Cairo
el Shaab
al Shaab
Iraq
America
Mutilation case tied to Ku Klux Klan in Birmingham
Investigators say a 33 year old Negro was mutilated last week to prove a Klansman worthy of becoming assistant exalted cyclops. Five white men charged with mayhem. a sixth sought. The attack followed a Klan meeting aimed at protesting school integration. The victim, Aaron, was seized while walking with a Negro woman near Birmingham Veterans Hospital.
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Birmingham
Ala
Cyclops
Ben Allan
Dep
Tom Ellison
Aaron
Shuttlesworth
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Ellison
B. A. Floyd
Floyd
Birmingham Veterans Hospital
Russia Test Fires Second Atomic Blast Since Aug. 22
Washington reports Russia conducted another atomic weapon test explosion in the last two days. AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss said the blast was of moderate intensity and appears to be the second in a series begun August 22.
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Washington
Russia
Aother
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Convicts Face Trial In Knifing At Central Prison
Nine inmates at Central Prison near Raleigh face trial for a July knifing of fellow prisoner Martin Chavis a life term inmate. Prosecutors may seek the death penalty against alleged main knife wielder Edward Turcotte and accuse three attackers with accomplices in a drug ring dispute.
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Raleigh
Central Prison
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Robeson County
Martin Chavis
Edward E. Turcutte
East Providence
R. I
Joseph Brewer
New York City
Henderson County
Chavis
Johnny Babson
Rockingham
Babson
Richmond County
Jacque Lee Schneider
Greensboro
Fred Day Bowmen
High Point
James Gregory
Mobile
Ala
Olen Montgomery
Cotton Crop Estimate Foresees 12.7 Million Bales This Year
The Agriculture Department projects this year's government restricted cotton crop at 12,713,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, up 816,000 from last month. The report notes imports are controlled by planting allotments quotas and a soil bank program, with reserves totaling about 11.4 million bales. It cites state figures including North Carolina with 260,000 bales and 79 percent of normal yield, and South Carolina with 375,000 bales and 71 percent yield.
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Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
North Carolina
South Carolina
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