Asian flu cases rise nationwide study notes no clear spread pattern
The Public Health Service reports rising Asian flu cases across the United States with increasing outbreaks in schools and colleges. Last week's estimated total reached about 100,000, and officials say there is no definite west to east spread pattern. Early outbreaks were linked to Newport Rhode Island naval personnel and possibly Fort Ord California. Louisiana is cited as the first state with statewide incidence, followed by Mississippi Texas and Utah. New York state also reports cases.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Newport
R. L
Ft. Ord
Calif
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Utah
New York State
Atlas ICBM Fails In Cape Canaveral Test Flight
Reporters and onlookers witnessed the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile explode during a test at Cape Canaveral Florida. The Atlas climbed to about a mile before faltering and bursting into flames as clouds shielded the scene. Officials cited the high cost of ballistic missile development, pegged at roughly two billion dollars.
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Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Miami
Jacksonville
Atlas
Air Force
Beac
Nature
Delonense Department
Wilfred J. McNeil
Department
Intricate Clockwork and the Maker's Skill
A watch is an intricate mechanism of wheels and bearings balanced for near perfect action. The author asserts true craftsmanship requires ability intelligence and integrity. The text contrasts human-made mechanisms with divine creation and states God's ongoing process governs life.
Labor Struggle Threatens Teamsters Union Action
New York report on AFL CIO Executive Council warning the Teamsters to cleanse corruption within 30 days or face consequences. John F. English cautions against hasty moves that could fracture the merged labor movement as the council prepares for a Miami Beach convention.
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New York
Matum
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio High Command
Islants Dienes
Miami Beach
Executive Council
Teamsters
Cg Wenn Oe
CIO
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Impersonator Arrested Near Central High as Negroes Enter
A man in Air Force uniform was seized near Central High School in Little Rock after Negro students arrived for class under Army guard. Officers found a .38 revolver on his person and a rifle in his car, license plates from Texas. The man, about 25, lacked credentials and was described as an impersonator.
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Little Rock
Ark
Air Force
Central High School
Severe Floods Hit South Texas For Second Day
Torrential rain drenched south Texas with up to 9 inches more, swelling the San Antonio River and its tributaries into streets and homes. Civil defense crews rescued 120 people by boat or from rooftops as East Central High School canceled buses and roads near Floresville closed after a 6 inch deluge.
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Tonio
San Antonio
South
Texas
East Central High School
Schulenburg
U.S. 181
Floresville
Here
Nine Little Rock Central students begin classes under guard
After a first day in a desegregated high school nine Negro students attended Little Rock Central as U S Army paratroopers watched. Minnie jean Brown Melba Pattillo and others described mixed reactions from peers and teachers with some students urged to walk out while most classmates remained.
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STEF
Little Rock
Central High
Little Rock, Ark
Minniejean Brown
Little Rock Central High
U. S. Army
Minniejean
Melba Pattillo
Broad Race Discussion Demanded By Southern Governors
In SEA ISLAND Ga President Eisenhower faces pressure from Southern governors over school integration and federal troops in Arkansas. An 11 to 1 conference vote approved a resolution to convene a five member committee to discuss action. The governors want withdrawal of federal troops from Arkansas, but the President’s position remains unsettled.
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Sea Island
Eisenhower
Arkansas
Arkansas National Guard
Little Rock
Frank Clement
Tennessee
King Saud In Syria For Talks
King Saud of Saudi Arabia arrived in Damascus for a three day visit to meet President Shukri Kuwaily and Syrian leaders. He was greeted at the airport with an elaborate welcome while US chargé d affaires Robert Strong attended.
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Damascus
Syria
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Shukri Kuwaily
Saud
Robert Strong
United States
U.S
Middle East
West
Unrest on China Mainland Cited at United Nations
United Nations in New York heard Nationalist China warn of unrest on the mainland that could flare into revolt akin to past uprisings. They claimed authorities arrested ringleaders and disputed claims that the Communist regime had won over the minds of the people after years of rule and indoctrination.
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United Nations
N.Y
China
I Asessf
Eisenhower to Meet Southern Governors on School Integration
President Eisenhower arranged a White House meeting with a committee of Southern governors on Tuesday October 1 at 2 30 p m to discuss school integration at Little Rock Arkansas. Gov LeRoy Collins of Florida chairs the Southern Governors Conference and urged the discussion of federal troop withdrawal.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Washington
Little Rock
Ark
Hagerty
LeRoy Collins
Florida
White House
Collins
Powell Hagerty
Max Rabb
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
Powell
Tragic Mistake Prompted Talks Over Federal Troops
A Raleigh dispatch reports a committee of Southern governors under Governor Orval Fauhn will confer with President Eisenhower next Tuesday to seek withdrawal of federal troops from Little Rock Arkansas at the earliest possible moment. Fauhn and Florida Governor Leroy Collins will coordinate talks with the President and Arkansas officials.
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Raleigh
Carolina
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval Fauh
Hoffa Lodge Built by Union Officials Reported
Senate Rackets Committee heard witnesses say two union officers drew checks and helped construct a hunting lodge for James R Hoffa in 1956. Harold Buddle testified that Albee Bush and Chuck O’Brien worked at the site and that O’Brien received pay for lodge work as a Business Agent for Teamsters Local 614 and Retail Clerks Local 876.
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Washington
Senate
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Midwest Teamsters Conference
Harold H. Buddle
Iron River
Mich
Buddle
Albee Bush
Chuck O’brien
Bush
Teamsters
O’brien
Retail Clerks Union
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101St Airborne Division
Gene Plowden
NUTS
R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
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Afl-Cio
Hodges
Melba
Elizabeth Eckford
L. C. Bates
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Gov
Hoffa’‘s
Pennsylvania
Levittown
William J. Myers, Jr
Myer
Thomas DeBride
Louis Wechsler
Myers
KKK
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