President Eisenhower Warns Against Red Aggression in Pacific
President Eisenhower declares a firm line against Communist advances in the western Pacific. He demands negotiation with Red China or preparation to fight, warns against appeasement, and recalls Munich as a failed model while urging UN mediation if needed. Khrushchev and Peiping respond with artillery and rallies.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Western Pacific
Red China
White House
Soviet Union
Quemoy
Munich
Free World
United States
New China
United Nations
Private Life of Billy Graham Revealed at North Carolina Home
Two years ago evangelist Billy Graham and his family moved to a secluded North Carolina retreat reached by a rough mile and a half of road. Few visitors see it and there the Graham family relaxes. The story details the private life of the famed preacher with his wife and five children.
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Billy Graham
North Carolina
Virginia High School Closes Over Federal Integration Order
Warren County's only high school in Front Royal will close after a federal court order requires the admission of 22 Black students. The school board announced a temporary suspension, with Ne groes to be enrolled Saturday and Monday. Governor Almond and state aides met to discuss possible plans to avoid integration or further closures.
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Richmond
Warren County
Front Royal
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Almond
Q. D. Gasque
British Back Ike No Appeasement Stance But War Not Assured
Britain backs President Eisenhower’s no appeasement pledge on the Formosa crisis but says no promise to go to war over Quemoy. European papers note the speech echoed long held debates on defending offshore islands. Italians and Nordic readers react to the warning against appeasement and the United States posture.
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London
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Far East
Munich
Britain
Italy
Il Tempo
United States
Formosa
Sweden
Norway
Hodges Attacks Butler On Civil Rights Plank
Governor Hodges condemned Democratic Party Chairman Paul Butler for urging a stronger civil rights plank. He said Butler should unite dissident party factions and warned that the nation may reconsider civil rights efforts especially regarding schools as sentiment shifts.
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Raleigh
Hodges
Democratic Party
Paul Butler
Butler
LeMay Sets KC135 Tokyo Washington Speed Record
General LeMay piloted a KC135 tanker from Yokota near Tokyo to Washington in 12 hours 28 minutes covering 7100 miles. Tail winds aided the flight and the record may not be official due to timing rules. the route avoided Soviet lands and used great circle legs via Shimya and the Aleutians.
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Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Tokyo-Washington
Washington
Yokota
Tokyo
William Eubank
Strategic Air Command
LeMay
Andrews
Siberian
Shimya
Aleutian Islands
Shells Crackle Over Quemoy Beach As Newsmen Get Shot At
AP reporter Gene Kramer recalls a perilous dawn on Satao beach during heavy shelling. He and five colleagues ducked into trenches as Communist fire roared from the mainland and planes were shot at, then retreated to cliffs for cover amid continued bombardment.
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Gene Kramer
Formosa Strait
Quemoy's
Satao Beach
Quemoy
Share Dugout
Presbyterians Split Over Use of Troops for School Integration
In Richmond and New York two Presbyterian leaders clash over employing federal troops to enforce school integration. United Presbyterian leaders Blake and Taylor advocate force if needed, while Southern moderator Howerton rejects such methods as chaos, urging peaceful, patient avenues. The two denominations total about 3.9 million members, with the Southern church comprising ~900,000.
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Richmond, Va
Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church In
United States
South
Eugene Carson Blake
United Church
Theophilus M. Taylor
Howerton
Drs
Blake
Taylor
New York
Blake-Taylor
General Assembly
Little Rock
Southern Church
Pugh Faces Death Sentence In Valdese Murder Case
Superior Court Judge Raymond Mallard was to sentence Clarence Pugh, 48, of Valdese to death after a jury convicted him of first degree murder in the slaying of C. O Nadine, a 70 year old service station operator, on May 14. The jury did not recommend mercy.
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Pugh
Supreme Court Ends Delay in Central High Integration
The Supreme Court denied a 22 year delay in desegregation at Central High School. Chief Justice Warren announced a unanimous decision affirming the 8th Circuit ruling effective immediately. Seven Negro students now eligible for readmission as Gov Faubus threatens to close the school.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Central High School
Warren
U.S. 8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Orval E. Faubus
Court of Appeals
8Th Circuit
Faubus
Arkansas
Central High
Justice Department
U.S
Gas Tax and Postal Rate Hike Considered by Eisenhower Aide
Washington AP The Eisenhower administration weighs a potential one billion dollar rise in gasoline taxes and postal rates to curb red ink. Budget Director Maurice H. Stans says decision on seeking Congress action will come within 60 days as the 1959 deficit is forecast at 12.223 billion dollars. Spending fronts include 320 million in current year defense funds and projected growth in farm programs and anti recession measures.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Maurice H. Stans
Congress
Newsmen
Stans
Budget Bureau
Bureau
Mothers Demand Girl Bride Expelled From School
In Midland Park New Jersey 16 year old Hope Skinner Nyman a senior who married and returned to Midland Park High School faces pressure from about 30 parents to expel her or bar her from activities. The board seeks a legal opinion while Hope continues attending classes. Hope eloped with Richard A. Nyman and was remarried. her father on the school board defends her amid parental concern.
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Hope Skinner Nyman
Midland Park High School
Board of Education
Borough Atty
John Hammersma Jr
Hope
Fred E. dePlanque
Richard A. Nyman
Wyckoff Reformed Church
Skinners
Harold A. Skinner
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