Private Schools Face Court Test Over Segregation Plan
The Little Rock School Board sought a quick federal ruling on leasing four high school buildings to a private corporation to maintain segregation amid integration pressure. Governors and local officials weighed private, segregated schooling and threatened school closures in several states, while Arkansas voters faced a Saturday decision on segregation versus integration.
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Little Rock
U.S. District Court
Arkansas
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Little Rock Citizens Council
Norfolk
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Front Royal
Charlottesville
Virginia
Lexington
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
van Buren
Ark
Cooler Coliseum Sought For Billy Meeting In Charlotte
Charlotte AP notes plans to reduce heat at the Coliseum for tonight's Billy Graham event. Lights in the high dome and the ice freezing system for hockey will be cut on four hours early and shut down briefly before gates open. Graham will preach on America’s Greatest Sin with teen-focused events and a Friday Governor Luther Hodges appearance.
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Coliseum
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Paul Buck
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Attempted Rape Trial Continues in Gastonia NC
The trial of Billy Wayne Dishmon, 24, a former Charlotte auxiliary policeman, was set to resume with Mary Sue Revels testifying as the first state witness. Revels described being picked up at her cafe on July 23 and driven to a site near the Catawba River in Gaston County where the alleged assault occurred.
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Gastonia
N.C
Billy Wayne Dishmon
Charlotte
Mary Sue Revels
Dishmon
Catawba River
Gaston County
Seawolf Submarine Sets Record Underwater
Boston Mass AP Rear Admiral Hyman G Rickover reports the nuclear submarine Seawolf submerged Aug 5 and by Monday held a 48 day underwater record, surpassing Skate and Nautilus. He notes 33 nuclear subs are active under construction or authorized with 18 attack subs and five missile craft.
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Hyman G Rickover
Skate
Rickover
Chamber of Commerce
Seawolf
Union Can Be Replaced
Washington AP report notes that the National Labor Relations Board faces discussion of alternatives to traditional union structures as labor relations evolve, signaling potential changes in organizing and collective bargaining dynamics.
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National Labor Relations Board
Today Anniversary Of Ike's Attack
A newspaper recounts Ike arriving in Denver before a potential meeting with the White House, noting his health symbols like a small flag and larger garrison banner. It describes his late arrival, a golf game, and a hamburger lunch before a later diagnosis of a moderate heart attack that would hospitalize him for seven weeks and affect his presidency.
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Eisenhower
Lafayette Street
John $. Doud
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Fraser, Colo
Cherry Hills Country Club
Washington
White House
French Constitution Shifts Power To President And Premier
Paris AP reports the new French constitution tightens the presidency with a seven year term and a larger electoral college. The President can suspend laws, refer basic legislation, dissolve the National Assembly, and control civilian and military appointments. The Premier handles day to day operations and must secure presidential approval for Cabinet appointments, potentially prompting resignations if no majority supports him.
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France
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Constitutional Council
Supreme Court
Assembly
Association of Free States
Crime Tour Ends In Wake County Jail
A Florida youth and two hitchhikers arrested in Raleigh face armed robbery suspicions across New Mexico Iowa and Maryland. Eugene Flury 31 Riverside California confessed Garrette Trapnell 20 Miami and Lewis Vincent 19 Chicago were detained after hitchhiking near Barstow California Police recovered an automatic pistol and loaded bullets in their rented San Francisco car Trapnell claimed to study psychology and said the gun clip was not loaded during the holdups.
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Wake County
Florida
California
New Mexico
Iowa
Maryland
Eugene Flury
Riverside
Calif
Garrette Trapnell
Miami
Fla
Flury
Lewis Howard Vincent
Chicago
Ill
Barjstow
Trapnell
San Francisco
Misleading Egg Ad Warned by North Carolina Official
Raleigh AP reports Carl H. Tower of the egg marketing firm sent a warning to a Charlotte supermarket over a newspaper ad for bonded eggs. The notice claims the ad misrepresented shelf life and refrigeration needs, violating the state egg law.
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Charlotte
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Tower
North Carolina
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