Soldier Testifies Girard Fired Cartridge Case For Joke
A U S soldier Victor Nickel testified at Girard's Japanese manslaughter trial that Girard suggested firing an empty cartridge case as a joke, killing Mrs Naka Sakai after enticing her within range. Nickel said he counted brass casings from a machine gun emplacement and that Girard indicated it was all right to proceed, while placing the shooter about 25 feet from the victim.
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Somagahara
Japan
U.S
William S. Girard
Victor Nickel
Girard
Mamasan
Dai
Inkster
Girard Os
Naka Sakai
Nickel
Yuzo Kawachi
Sakai
Kawachi
Wasting Spiritual Energy in Everyday Life
A reflection on how small, wasted efforts drain spiritual energy and how rearranging habits toward virtue can yield the same results with less effort. The piece critiques self-satisfaction with sin, rationalization of faults, and living for selfish pleasure as paths that erode spiritual assets.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
Man Held For Bank Robbery
Atlanta detectives arrested Paul Dean Clark Jr. after a pistol was produced during transport. Clark, 27, alias Troy Lee Carney, reportedly robbed an Asheville NC bank of about 410,000 and carried 11 378 in a leather briefcase. A shotgun tied to the crime was found in his car. Police say other three men were questioned for related crimes. their link to the Asheville robbery remains unclear.
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Atlanta
Asheville
N.C
Paul Dean Clark Jr
Troy Lee Carney
Nat R. Johnson
FBI
Clark
Johnson
George H. Christian
Christian
Det
N. W. Flanagan
Faubus Leaves Southern Governors Conference
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus returns to Arkansas from the Sea Island conference amid questions on Little Rock unrest. He says he may act first at home and questions federal troops involvement, noting he has already called and later disbanded the National Guard due to a federal court order.
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Sea Island
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Faubus
Little Rock
Newport
Atty
Brownell
Justice Department
National Guard
Eisenhower orders Arkansas National Guard federalized
President Eisenhower federalizes the Arkansas National Guard and Air National Guard to handle the Little Rock school integration crisis. He plans a nationwide TV radio address tonight and authorizes use of federal troops if necessary to ensure Negro students can attend classes unmolested. The action follows a noncompliance with a court order and signals broader federal measures to enforce desegregation.
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Newport. R. I
Eisenhower
Arkansas National Guard
Air National Guard
Little Rock
Washington
Wilson
Arkansas Guard
United States
Unies
Cost of living rises for 12th straight month
Washington reports the consumer price index up 0.2 percent in August reaching 121. component items show food up 0.4 percent housing up 0.2 percent while nonfood goods hold steady. Retail food index hits 117.9, 4.2 percent higher than a year ago with declines in fresh produce noted.
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Washington
Labor Department
Textile Unions Indicted Over Corruption Charges in AFL-CIO Probe
The AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee jointly indicts the Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union and the United Textile Workers of America for malpractices and funds mismanagement. Officers face charges as unions fail to meet ethical standards. a one month deadline to clean up or risk suspension looms, with implications for the Teamsters.
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New York
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union
United Textile Workers of America
Afl-Cio
High Command
Labor Federation
Teamsters
Ture
James R. Hoffa
Labor Movement
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Ethical Practices Committee
UTWA
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Afl-Cio Ac
Bakery Workers Union
Quiet School Scene Foreshadows Tense Desegregation Standoff
A crowd watches Central High School in Little Rock as federal forces may be sent to quell violence. In Georgia Gov Faubus disputes presidential troop use and AFL CIO weighs actions against Teamsters and other unions amid corruption charges.
Students Describe Two Views Inside Central High
A report presents two perspectives on nine Negro students attending classes at Little Rock Central High for three hours. Melba Pattillo recounts fear and resolve as she enters the hostile, tense corridors while some peers show support.
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Little Rock Central High
Melba Pattillo
L. M. Pattillo
Howard Cooper
A. E. Cooper
Howard
IMF Urges Lower Trade Barriers and Investment
The International Monetary Fund calls for reducing trade barriers and boosting capital exports to ease inflation and shaky currencies. Per Jacobsson presents the 64 nation Governing Board with a report noting the US and West Germany influence on world policy and warns against overreliance on recent spending levels.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
United States
West Germany
Per Jacobsson
World Bank
Federal Republic of Germany
U. S
Southern governors clash with Eisenhower over federal troops
SEA ISLAND GA. Southern governors unite against using federal troops to enforce school integration in Arkansas and Dixie. They cite President Eisenhower's pledge to use force to carry out federal court orders, warning against federal authority parallels to Grover Cleveland. Gov. Faubus, Gov. Griffin, and others resist perceived dictates and insist on local solution limits. Timmerman of South Carolina accuses Eisenhower of dictatorship and of aiming to "communize America."
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Sea Island
Arkansas
Dixie
Eisenhower
United States
Grover Cleveland
Orval Faubus
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Clement
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
Timmerman
America
Graham Deplores Violence
Evangelist Billy Graham condemned violence linked to racial tensions in Little Rock. He blamed political maneuvering for the outbreak and urged Americans to oppose violence while affirming optimism about future race relations in the South. He spoke before New York ministers and praised Little Rock's efforts to calm the situation.
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New York
Billy Graham
South
Graham
New York City
Ned
Little Rock
North
September 24 Crisis Looms for President
Newport Rhode Island reports a renewed crisis as President faces a possible use of federal troops to enforce school integration at Little Rock Central High. The president previously opposed intervention but rioting has shifted the stance, with orders to rioters to cease and desist.
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Denver
Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Tropical Storm Frieda Loiters Off Florida Coast
A tropical storm named Frieda drifts about 550 miles east of Jacksonville at 5 a.m. EST moving north northeast at 12 mph. Forecasters expect no shore impact with minor speed change and warn small craft along Georgia and Carolina coasts to monitor developments.
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Miami
Frieda
Jacksonville
U.S
Georgia
Carolina
Atlantic
Florida
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