Hancock Oil Signal merger to rebuild Signal Hill refinery
Hancock Oil and Signal Oil announced a merger to form a 500 million dollar company. The Signal Hill refinery will be enlarged and modernized after the merger. details on staff changes and completion dates remain under study.
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Ike to Tell Russ U S Will Fight
Newport report says the United States will formally tell the Soviet Union on Saturday it will fight if necessary to counter new Communist encroachments in the Far East. President Eisenhower plans to reply within 24 hours to Khrushchev’s demand to pull U S fighting forces from the Formosa Strait area.
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Six Dead in U S Air Force Plane Crash Over Russia
UPI reports an unarmed U S Air Force C130 Turbojet crashed in southwest Russia on Sept 2 after Soviet interception. At least six of 17 aboard were killed, with 11 unaccounted. State Department urged Russia to search remains and clarify cause. History notes prior similar ird cidents and U S insistence on armed force restraint.
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Integration Now Ordered by Court at Little Rock
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision Friday, orders immediate integration at Little Rock Central High School despite violent opposition. President Eisenhower warned that anarchy would result from defiance and appealed to civic responsibility to heed the court's orders.
Faubus orders Little Rock high schools closed
Gov. Orval Faubus signed laws to close all four senior high schools in Little Rock to avoid violence and disorder. The proclamation sets an October 7 election on integration under local election officials. The move followed a Supreme Court ruling and prompted a court summons in a suit challenging the closing law.
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Faubus Actions Spark School Closure Crisis in Arkansas
Governor Faubus signs a law to close schools if needed and issues a proclamation shutting Little Rock High, prompting a court challenge on constitutionality. The Little Rock School Board planned to reopen Central High Monday with seven Negro pupils, while one member resigned criticizing the Supreme Court. The court ordered immediate effect with a 20 day appearance window. The tribunal’s brief session gave no detailed reasoning. Separate aviation notes describe a Turkish route from Adana to Trabzon and back via the Black Sea as the court case unfolds.
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Ford Moves Toward New UAW Contract Amid Strike Deadline
Ford vice president John S. Bugas said the company plans a new offer in the next days as UAW negotiators near the Wednesday strike deadline. Talks with Walter Reuther's team continued, with possible Sunday sessions. GM and Chrysler negotiations showed little progress, and GM paused until Monday.
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Virginia Governor Threatens to Close Integrated High School
Governor J Lindsay Almond Jr announced he would close and remove from Virginia Public School System the Warren County High School where 22 Black students were ordered admitted by a federal judge. The closure, effective Monday, marks the first step in resisting integration under a state policy that halts enforcement of court orders and aims to keep public schools segregated. No plans to reopen were indicated.
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Virginia and Russia events mix in tense day
A U S statement said talks with Russia touched on a blockade break. In Virginia Warren County, the school board faced a federal case on segregation after meetings with Norfolk and state officials. The governor did not attend the conferences.
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We Sorry for Wealthy Taxpayer Weatherman Query
Fragmented dialogue questions sympathy for rich taxpayers. Weatherman notes the wealthy face audience indifference despite high taxes. The exchange highlights tension between tax burdens and public empathy.
Debbie Reynolds to Seek Divorce from Eddie Fisher
Debra Reynolds plans divorce from Eddie Fisher as reported in Page C L. Details indicate a dissolution of marriage and related proceedings are being pursued. The filing appears centered on standard legal action with no specified settlement terms disclosed in the readable text.
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Death Claims Lyndon Johnson's Mother in Austin
Mrs. Rebekah Johnson, mother of Senate majority leader Lyndon B. Johnson, died Friday at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin after a period of declining health and a week's hospitalization.
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