Contention Over Confidential Libel Case Fueled by Free Press Debate
In Los Angeles California faces charges of conspiracy to commit criminal libel against Confidential and Whisper magazines amid a public battle over press freedom. Crowley argues censorship threatens thought, while prosecutors feature industry figures alleged to have distorted testimony and attempted blackmail in a scandal tied to Hollywood’s image.
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Air Force B57 crashes at Andrews Base during landing
An Air Force B57 bomber crashed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland during an attempted landing. A base spokesman reported two bodies recovered from the wreckage, with identities not immediately released. The jet had been inbound from Del Rio, Texas.
Butler Named North Carolina March of Dimes Chairman
Paul C. Butler, prominent Southern Pines businessman, is appointed North Carolina Chairman of the 1958 March of Dimes campaign to run January 2 to 31 in all counties. Basil O’Connor, New York, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, announced the appointment today.
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New York
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Hurricane Carey Likely To Miss U S Mainland
Forecasters in Miami said Hurricane Carey probably will die out in the Atlantic far from the United States. The season's third tropical storm was about 940 miles east northeast of San Juan and 1,900 miles east of Miami with winds near 90 mph. The Weather Bureau noted the storm was expanding slightly as it moves north and predicted no major US danger for 12 hours.
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Negro Student Abused At Harding High School
Dorothy Counts a 15 year old Negro student at Harding High in Charlotte reports spitting and objects thrown at her in hallways and a broken car window from white youths. Police increased school watch as Principal Hawkins and Chief Littlejohn investigate. She is one of 11 Negroes entering white schools this year amid desegregation efforts.
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Harding High School
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Harding
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Greensboro
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