Southern officials split on Eisenhower Little Rock action
Southern governors and politicians react to Eisenhower using federal troops to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock. Kentucky Governor A B Chandler backs the President, while others including Senator Olin Johnston and New York Governor Averell Harriman criticize his approach. Georgia South Carolina leaders meet at Leg Island to seek a solution without more federal intervention. More on page 12-A.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Arkansas National Guard
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
Olin Johnston
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National Guard
Averell Harriman
New York
Faubus
New York Democrat
Russell
Leg Island
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Hoffa Indicted On Five Counts Of Perjury
James R Hoffa vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was indicted on five counts of perjury by a federal grand jury. The charges relate to testimony given during the probe into alleged wiretapping at Teamster headquarters in Detroit. Benjamin Franklin Collins secretary treasurer of Local 299 was also indicted on twelve counts of perjury in the same inquiry.
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James R. Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Dave Beck
Teamster
Detroit
Benjamin Franklin Collins
Hoffa
Eisenhower defends Little Rock intervention as court orders stand
President Eisenhower said federal troops were sent to Little Rock to prevent mob rule from overriding a federal court order for nine African American students to enter the high school. He cited the need to enforce law while noting agitation by some outsiders and the role of the Arkansas National Guard under federalization.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
South
Arkansas
Wilson
Federal
Newport
Arkansas National Guard
Gene
Collins
National Guard
United States Army
Con
Merchants Urged To Withdraw Lead-Laden Japanese Toys
Raleigh officials urged North Carolina retailers to pull from sale all painted Japanese toys amid an SBI led probe into lead paint content. The investigation targets toy vehicles such as ambulances and dump trucks with reports of paint containing up to 18 percent lead, warning that even 1 percent is hazardous.
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Raleigh
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J. W. R. Norton
Walter Anderson
State Bureau of Investigation
Anderson
SBI
Norton
Courses Of Action Discussed By Southern Governors
SEA ISLAND Ga. Southern Democratic governors discuss moves after federal troops in Little Rock Arkansas. They weigh forming a committee to meet with President Eisenhower and a resolution to dn delegation oversight, aiming to keep law and order in Arkansas with Gov Fau bus continuing on the scene.
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Little Rock
Ark
Eisenhower
Arkansas
Armess
Go Frank Clement
Tennessee
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Orval Faubus
Washington
Frank Clement
Cecil H. Underwood
West Virginia
Guilford County Adopts Medical Examiner System
Guilford County commissioners unanimously approve instituting a medical examiner system to take effect November 1. Coroner W W Harvey warns he will resign if the plan is adopted, citing potential costs and urging caution amid expected expenses and fee setting after the state board approval.
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Guilford County
High Point
State Post
W. W. Harvey
Lloyd C. Amos
Harvey
Cunker
New York State
Amos
Superior Court
Navy reports four planes missing in Atlantic NATO exercises
The U. S. Navy said four planes carrying ten men are missing and feared crashed during NATO sea exercises in the Atlantic. The aircraft include two F4D Skywarriors and two S2F antisubmarine planes each with four crew.
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London
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Two Die In Blazing Truck Cab After Collision
In Camden New Jersey two truck drivers Jerrell Laney 34 of Charlotte North Carolina and William Barnett 34 of Rock Hill South Carolina died as their tractor trailer exploded in flames after rear ending a second truck on Crescent Boulevard. Zach Poore 51 of Baltimore the other driver was injured and detained at Cooper Hospital.
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Camden
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Pennsauken Township
Jerrell Laney
Charlotte
N.C
William Barnett
Rock Hill
S.C
New York City
Barnett
Zach Poore
Baltimore
Cooper Hospital
Crescent Boulevard
Philadelphia
New York
New Jerey Turnpike
Poore
Laney
Florida Governor Collins Emerges as Moderate Voice
In Sea Island Georgia Gov. Leroy Collins of Florida, 48, positions himself as a moderating figure amid extremist rhetoric. He argues that improving living standards for African Americans and political practicality rather than court orders will advance integration. He says a Southerner with sincerity can be a viable president, though he denies being a candidate.
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Tallahasse
Fla
South
Florida
Leroy Collins
Collins
Sea Island
Tallahassee
Little Rock school desegregation clash reported
Onlookers describe disturbances as nine Negro students entered Central High School under guard of paratroopers. A stabbing incident and scuffles followed while some white students left. About 1,250 pupils were in attendance. Separately Southern governors, alarmed by federal troop intervention, vote to send a committee to Washington to press for withdrawal of troops.
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Central Highfiel
C. E. Blake
Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Ee Satana
Paratroopers at Arkansas High School Amid Bomb Scare and Riots
Absent turnout rose to seven hundred fifty as paratroopers sealed the grounds of a high school after reports of a bomb scare. Two African American girls mingled with white students as adults and students faced a heavily armed security perimeter. Police and troops restrained crowds while injuries occurred to two men during order maintenance.
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Thelma Mothershed
Minnie Brown
Minnie
C. E. Blake
Blake
Paul Downs
Springfield
Ark
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