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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1957

Page

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Court Orders Step Toward Arkansas School Integration

Violence erupted as Negroes attempted to enroll at Little Rock and other states. Federal Judge Ronald Es ordered immediate action for an injunction. National Guard troops have blocked entry to Central High School in Little Rock for a week. President Eisenhower faced public pressure as incidents spread from Alabama to Tennessee and Arkansas.

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Boosters Form Regional Governor Clubs With Beach Speech

Booster groups form in the state aiming to rally support for a governor candidate. A Saturday event at the beach featured music and remarks from local organizers about Motwiro investment plans and publishing ties as part of a broader campaign push.

A & Beach Speech

Syrians accuse U.S. ships near Syrian coast in probe

Damascus officials denounce U.S. warships and possibly planes near Syria as a direct challenge. A military spokesman described the actions as provocative, noting five American warships approached the coast. The U.S. Navy confirmed elements of the 6th Fleet in the eastern Mediterranean but denied allied ships near Syria.

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Veterans to Meet at Barracks Group Meeting Tonight

Regular meeting of Barracks seg Veterans of World War 1 is set for Spin tonight in Veterans Memorial Building. It will be preceded by a potluck supper at 6 30.

Veterans Memorial Building

Market swings pale beside 1929 crash warnings

The article notes stock market moves now remain modest compared with the 1929 break. It cites higher margins and outright owned stocks reducing forced liquidations, yet market specialists foresee a sharp decline. One service group even predicts Dow Jones averages could fall 90 to 150 points this year.

6000 Battle Flames Up and Down State

6000 fighters battled fires across California, aided by air and ground equipment including planes, helicopters, bulldozers, and pump trucks. The blazes burned through the Los Padres, Angeles and Sequoia national forests with some fronts contained while others threatened protected lands near Mt. Wilson and Azusa. One airman sustained a broken arm. Angeles Crest Highway closing loomed as crews fought stubborn fronts and shifting weather.

Celle Tate Los Padres Angeles and Sequoia National West Service Federal of Jay Ererson Mt.esly Los An Willam McDaniel Edwards AEB Angeles Crest Highway San Gavriel Canyon Azusa

Antartic Commercial Flight Planned by Pan Am

Washington Ampee Navy announced arrangements with Pan American World Airways for the first commercial airplane flight to the Antarctic. A Pan American ship and crew will depart with technicians on October 12 for the Naval Air Facility at McMurdo Sound in the Antarctic.

Washington

Sophia Loren plans to wed manager Carlo Ponti

Italian actress Sophia Loren said she will marry her manager Carlo Ponti if he can obtain a divorce. The tangled tale hints at legal separations, travel plans, and possible masks of wedlock as they navigate bans and borders.

Hollywood 4 Sophia Loren Carlo Ponti Crange Loren Carlo Italy South Pole Mexico

Soviets Test A-Bomb for Moderate Force

The Atomic Energy Commission announced that Russia tested another nuclear weapon of moderate intensity in the past two days. The test appears to be the second in a series started on August 22.

Washington The Atomic Energy Commission Russia

Weather forecast misread by WM in town

A garbled report describes WM mis predicting a minor gust and bright sun at the beach in the afternoon. The forecast seemed off as the weather turned warmer than expected with high temperatures reaching uncomfortable levels.

WIM Tate

Kissing incident at Newport Club may bar public access

Newport Country Club weighs banning public access when President Eisenhower visits for golfing amid a Sunday kiss scene. Club officials discussed the move after the event drew widespread publicity. Eisenhower appeared untroubled, though a guest described him as flabbergasted when kissed in the ballroom after his round.

Newport UPI Bwo Eisenhower Newport Country Club

Plot on His Life Told by Faubus

Governor Orval Faubus said he had been told of a plot to assassinate him in a northern city, but he dismissed the report as unfounded. A death threat was also alleged by an opponent, while Mayor Woodrow Mann reported threats against his life due to his stance on National Guard deployment.

Little Rock Ark Orval Faubus Faubus Woodrow Mann Newport C. C U. S Vanderbilt Ronald N. Davies Widener

Massive Atlantic Hurricane Aims Toward U S Shores

A hurricane hurling 160 mph winds was tracked in the Atlantic about 1,060 miles east of San Juan Puerto Rico. The storm, named Carrie, was moving west-northwest at 10 mph and expected to take roughly nine days to reach the U S mainland, with forecasts guiding it toward the mainland coast.

Atlantic Ocean Air Force San Juan Carrie

Dynamite Blast Damages Hattie Cotton School

In Nashville a dynamite blast rocked Hattie Cotton Grammar School shortly after midnight, demolishing the west wall and shattering nearby windows. Police found detonating caps at the scene as whites protested desegregation and rocks were hurled at Black motorists, injuring none seriously.

Nashville, Tenn Nashville Hattie Cotton Grammar School Hattie Catton Fehr John Invin Twire T J Tenn Nashevilly

Faubus Officials Silent on Guards Gate Passage

Faubus said federal marshals would be barred by guards at the mansion and offered no instructions on the issue. He referenced an assassination plot rumor saying trusted friends warned of a group planning to kill him, but he did not name the city or the group.

Mmansion Faubus

Mob Violence at Phillips High Targets Negro Pastor in Alabama

In Birmingham a mob attacked Rev. Sauttleeworth trying to enter all white Phillips High School to enroll Negro students. He was knocked down multiple times and menacing threats followed. His daughter Tabby Fredericke, 12, was bruised when a rear door slammed. three white men were arrested as police dispersed the crowd.

Birmingham Ala Phillips High School Sauttleeworth Shuttlesworth Tabhy Fredericke

Violence and policing follow school integration clashes

After a disturbance near Phillips building, a car with four Black men threw rocks at a window but caused no injuries. Police commissioner Lindbergh ordered Birmingham police to bar anyone without lawful reason from school grounds, including unregistered Negroes. The Rev. Shuttleworth pledged to enroll Neares at Phillips again, despite risk. Washington schools report 120,000 students and at least 70 percent of the public school population being Black, with integration proceeding amid tension.

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Quote on segregation clash echoes Arkansas case

A quoted defense asserts no parallel with an Arkansas case while predicting segregation will persist. The governor of Arkansas is described as in direct conflict with authorities, with the report continuing on another page.

Arkansas

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