Southern Governors Gather In West Virginia On School Issue
Gov. Frank G. Clement told fellow Southern governors that all justice does not lie on either side in the South's school desegregation problem. He spoke at the 22nd annual Southern Governors Conference in White Sulphur Springs, WV, as debates over desegregation and politics opened the four day meeting.
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White Sulphur Springs
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Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
William C. Marland
West Virginia
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Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Eisenhower
Nixon
South
North Carolina Middle Belt opens leaf sales for 1956
The Middle Belt tobacco markets began the 1956 auction season with first hour averages around 50 to 56 dollars per 100 pounds. Leaf sold mostly fair to good, with some high grades fetching up to 67 dollars. R C Rankin called opening sales mighty good at the Durham market and a million dollars in first day sales was projected. Drought trimmed pounds but not quality. full sales expected across the belt.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Middle Belt
Federal State Market News Service
Tobacco Stabilization Corp
R. C. Rankin
North Carolina Middle Belt
W. P. Hedrick
Hedrick
Weeds and Hope After Fire Beauty in Desolation
The essay explains weeds can serve purposes such as fireweed reclaiming burnt forests. It argues nature and faith help heal scarred landscapes and hearts, urging turning to God to seed beauty in devastation and sorrow. The piece links renewal to friendship, new love, and divine healing.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
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NEA
Campaign Spending Limit Suggested by Democratic Chairman
Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler urged a limit on campaign spending to prevent elections being controlled by money. He told a Senate subcommittee Democrats cannot outspend Republicans and called for small contributions from citizens. Butler accused Republicans of relying on large corporate funding and claimed Democrats seek broad public support.
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Paul M. Butler
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Senate Elections Subcommittee
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Gore D - Tenn
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Methodists See Slow Progress Toward World Peace
World Methodist Conference delegates say mankind is far from paradise but making headway. Leaders from Calcutta to Berlin cite gains in social conscience, women's rights, end of slavery and child labor, plus greater racial justice and international help. Some warn against over optimism while others see ongoing improvement. More on page five.
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Christa Charan Pande
Calcutta
India
Raymond George
Leeds
England
Ernst Scholz
Berlin
Earth
A. Frank Smith
Houston
Tex
Sturgis High Sees Seven to Eight Negroes Enroll
In Sturgis Kentucky seven or eight Negro students entered Sturgis High School before classes. National Guard commander J B Williams said numbers vary. Police cars lined nearby Clay as two Negro children were kept from classes last Friday. Eight National Guard units totaling about 650 men remained in the area with 150 more expected. Two of the nine students who tried to enroll later went to Dunbar Negro High School in Morgansfield, 11 miles away. The integration dispute began August 31 with nine students enrolling.
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J. J. B. Williams
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Sturgis High School
Clay
James Gordon
National Guardsmen
Sturgis High
Dunbar Negro High School
Morganfield
Negroes Turned Away At Texarkana College Entry
In Texarkana a 300 strong crowd gathered before Texarkana Junior College to block entry for two Black students. A girl, Jessalyn Gray, 18, and boy, Steve Poster, 17, who passed tests to enroll faced jeers and thrown gravel. Rangers and local officers kept order as the couple left by taxi after 15 tense minutes.
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Texarkana Junior College
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Bowie County
Bob Mundelle
Texarkana Gazette
Jessalyn Gray
Laura Ellis
WE Talks Resume in Western Electric Strike Settlement
Negotiations resumed in Winston Salem Burlington and Greensboro to end a strike by about 6000 Communications workers of America demanding higher pay and benefits. Western Electric officials and union and government negotiators work toward a new contract as some workers report returning to plants. R Dinkins president of the Winston Salem local leads a 3000 member union.
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Burlington
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Western Electric
Bell Telephone System
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Stevenson Warns Republicans Could Lose States Over Cost Of Living
Adlai E Stevenson told New England Democratic leaders that rising living costs threaten Republican hold on states. He cited inflation fears and debt on autos and homes while criticizing the Eisenhower administration for corruption and weak leadership. Kefauver joined him touring the region after New Jersey remarks.
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Hartford
Conn
Adlai E. Stevenson
New England
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Stevenson
New York
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Eisenhower Expands Use of News Conferences in Campaign
President Eisenhower appears to intensify the presidential news conference as part of his campaign. He will hold an off schedule afternoon session with reporters tomorrow, signaling a broader use of the forum in this election year.
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Eisenhower
San Francisco
White House
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Nasser Proposes United Nations Parley Over Suez Crisis
Egypt offers a note to UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold proposing a negotiated settlement for Suez under UN principles. Cairo seeks Nile canal ownership influence while Menzies mission returns to London amid talks collapse. Britain rejects Egyptian control terms citing sovereignty and traffic safety concerns.
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Robert G. Menzies
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Selwyn Lloyd
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Dag Hammarskjold
Mediterranean
Britain
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Russia
Dulles Says Cairo Failure Prompts UN Path
Secretary of State Dulles voiced deep disappointment over the Cairo conference failure and urged pursuit of canal nations’ rights under the United Nations charter. He suggested referring the Suez crisis to the UN as the next step to maintain justice and treaty obligations.
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Dulles
United Nations
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Cotton Crop Estimate Cut For Government Plan
The Agriculture Department forecast this year's government restricted cotton at 13,115,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, down 437,000 bales from a month ago. Last year produced 14,721,000 bales, with drought and soil rules causing acreage abandonment and lower yields across states including North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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Agriculture Department
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Piedmont
Carolinas
Alabama
State Leaders Confident Laws Will Keep Schools Segregated
North Carolina voters approved a two part constitutional amendment aimed at preserving segregation in public schools. The Pearsall plan includes provision for public funds to private nonsectarian schools for children of parents who refuse integration and allows local votes to close schools. Governor called plan moderation to prevent violence seen in Tennessee Kentucky and Texas. With 2,047 precincts reported the amendment passed 453052 to 110906.
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North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Pearsall Plan
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