Little Rock Aims for Open Central High as Events Unfold
Little Rock faces a pivotal day as National Guard leave, court orders lean toward integration, and officials prepare for possible student entry to Central High School. Police plan patrols Monday while Governor Faubus heads to Sea Island for a Southern governors meeting amid tense expectations.
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Little Rock
Ark
National Guard
Central High School
Ng Central High
Orval Faubus
U. S. Dist
Ronald Davies
Sea Island
Captain Gets Life Sentence In Spy Case
SHREVEPORT La Sept 21 An Air Force captain bombardier was sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to sell A-bomb secrets to Russia for 27500 The case was revealed after a secret court martial announced by 2nd Air Force headquarters The details include a note dropped at the Soviet Embassy lawn interception by U S agents and Frenchs entrapment in a New York hotel rendezvous He was convicted yesterday of trying to sell documents and diagrams on aircraft handling of atomic bombs
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Shreveport
Air Force
Russia
George H. French
2Nd Air Force Headquarters
Pentagon
Washington
U.S
French
New York
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Southern Governors Reject Third Party Idea At Sea Island Meet
In Atlanta on September 21 16 Southern state governors convened for a Southern Regional Education Board conference and football games heading to Sea Island Ga They brushed aside questions on a third party movement while discussing segregation and potential 1960 presidential prospects The group included Faubus Hodges Stanley Collins and McKeldin among others with Republican critics noting Faubus action as negative.
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Atlanta
Sea Island
Southern Regional Education Board
Georgia Tech
Faubus
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Arkansas
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
South
Leroy Collins
Florida
Jury Acquits Grimes In Murder Case
A Nash County jury acquitted J D Grimes Jr a prominent Washington lawyer in the 194? slaying of Haywood Paul last Aug 16 The state sought murder or manslaughter charges Grimes claimed temporary insanity after finding his wife with Paul He spoke of tears and gratitude as jurors cleared him swiftly.
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Washington
N. C
J. D. Grimes Jr
Haywood Paul
Grimes
Nash County
Paul
Lillie Grist Grimes
Beaufort County Recorders Courts
Walter Cohoon
Adlai Stevenson to Address North Carolina Education Rally
Adlai Stevenson will address a state wide educational rally in Chapel Hill on Saturday, sponsored by the North Carolina Citizens Committee for Better Schools. He will attend a press conference after the address and join a breakfast hosted by William C Friday with Gov Hodges and other state officials and educational leaders.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Adlai Stevenson
North Carolina Citizens Committee For Better Schools
Stevenson
William C. Friday
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Gov. Hodges
Six Teens Injured As Car Flips Off Rural Tennessee Road
Sixteen year old James McGee of Mills Home was killed in a crash near Thomasville along Highway 64 with three other teens injured. Jerry Clontz was driving as headlights failed, the car plunged over a 25 foot embankment, and a bulldozer aided the recovery. The coroner cited a skull fracture as the fatal cause. the others suffered a broken collar bone and shoulder injuries. The body remained at Green Funeral Home awaiting arrangements.
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Thomasville
James McGee
Mills Home
Here
Superior Stone Co
Mt. Zion Church
New Highway 64
Donald Presnell
Jerry Clontz
Duard Clontz
la Salle
Pohal
Davidson
Eugene Strader
McGee
Presnell
Green Funeral Home
Jordan Seizes Large Arms Cache Near Border
AMMAN Sept. 21 The Jordan government announced the seizure of a large cache of Czech manufactured arms and ammunition near the Syrian Jordanian border. Security forces confiscated the weapons yesterday near the town of Ramtha.
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Amman
Jordan
Ramtna
Beck Defies AFL-CIO Charges Ahead of Teamsters Convention
Dave Beck retiring Teamsters president tells AFL-CIO it is up to union members to decide if top officials erred. He rejects Ethic Practices Committee charges and a hearing invitation, saying the matter will be presented to the Teamsters convention opening Sept. 30 in Miami Beach. The letter, approved by the General Executive Board, was released amid pre convention talks.
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Finena
Little Ay
Amis Guthridge
Assn
Citizens Councils of Arkansas
Little Rock
Central High School
Wee Culd
Mann
Miami Beach
Fla
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Afl-Cio Executive Council
New York
George Meany
Beck
Teamsters General Executive Board
Margaret May Visit To Rose Bowl Rumor Circulates
London dispatch reports a rumor Princess Margaret may attend a Rose Bowl game in Pasadena next New Year’s Day. A Buckingham Palace source says no official plans exist for Canada or Pasadena trips though chatter links her to Canada’s west coast and British Columbia centennial events.
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London
Margaret
Pasadena
Calif
Canada
Columbia
Buckingham Palace
Coast Guard Patrol No Clear Authorization at High Rock Lake
A four man Coast Guard unit appeared unannounced at High Rock Lake Aug 30 to promote water safety but left after one week amid questions of who ordered the visit and its legality on an inland non navigable lake. Local officials and lake association members seek answers while citations were issued for safety equipment violations.
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Coast Guard
High Rock Lake
High Rock Lake Association
J. J. Decenza
Decenza
Fifth Coast Guard Command
Norfolk
Lake Association of Property
Association
Coast Guard Patrol
The
Thomasville
High Point
Randleman
Carolina Aluminum Co
Badin
E. W. Freeze
J. S. Holmes
Aluminum Company
Frank Lambeth
Kerr Scott
Herbert C. Bonner
Washington, D. C
Lambeth
Bonner
Davidson County
Victor Parks
Sheriff's Department
Parks
Gromyko Attacks Western Powers at United Nations
In a U.N. session Gromyko denounces Western powers for imposing will on Africa and the Near East. Bitar arrives in New York defending Syria against Turkish fears and criticizing Western aggression in Algeria Oman and Yemen.
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United Nations
N. Y
Salah Bitar
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Dulles
Syria
Turkey
Andrei Gromyko
U.N
Africa
Near East
Mill
U.S
Francis W. Carpenter
Gromyko
Middle
Russia
Middle East
Israel
United States
Bitar
Algeria
France
Oman
Yemen
Britain
Relations With Syria Hardening
Washington reports a hardening U.S. stance on Syria as Dulles warns Syria must initiate any normalizing moves. Damascus expelled three Americans, and two Syrian officials left Washington, amid warnings that Syria's Soviet arms buildup endangers Turkey and neighbors.
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Washington
U. S
Syria
Dulles
Middle East
Turkey
Moscow
Damascus
Khaled
United
U.S
Robert C
Jordan
Lebanon
Iraq
Veterans Day Support Urged by Eisenhower in Proclamations
President Eisenhower urged wide observance of Veterans Day on November 11 in tribute to those who have added strength to the nation. He called for renewed dedication to building peace with honor among all nations and designated October 12 as Christopher Columbus Day in a second proclamation.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Pamir in Distress After Sinking Sails Offshore Azores
The German four masted bark Pamir, a 3103 ton training ship aged 52, radioed it has lost all sails and is sinking 600 miles southwest of the Azores. The vessel was listing 4 degrees as Hurricane Carrie lashes the area.
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Rotterdam
Azores
Dirkzwagers Shipping Agency
Carrie
Atlantic
Asian Flu Claims 14 In Nation
The U S Public Health Service reports 14 deaths from Asian flu in the nation with the outbreak centering in eastern Michigan where tests confirm illness in Saginaw area. Most cases are ages 12 to 16 and broader spread is anticipated across several states and locations.
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Associated Press
U.S. Public Health Service
Michigan
F.S. Leeder
Disease Control
Michigan Health Department
Saginaw
Toronto
Canada
Morton P. Shulman
Reginald Charles Curtis
U.S
Oregon
Colorado
Mississippi
Texas
Utah
Oklahoma
Tennessee
New York State
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Odell Smith
Bucks
Rose Bowl
Coast Guard’s
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Enterprise
Visdon County
Holmes
Veterans Day
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