Armstrong Rips Racism and Jets Russ Trip
Louis Armstrong denounces racism and criticizes President Eisenhower and Arkansas Governor Faubus. He cites plans for a government sponsored Russia trip as canceled due to treatment of Black people in the South. State Department declined to comment while noting Armstrong’s status as an unofficial goodwill ambassador and continued interest in a Russia visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
Louis Satchmo
Arenstrang
Russia
Armstrong
Wisenhower
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Grand Forks Herald
Faubus
Newport
R. 1
Vacalion White House
James Orly
South
National Guard
Little Rock
Tie
Washington
State Department
Satchmo
Louis Armstrong
Dusseldorf
Germany
N. D
Asian Flu Hits 65 000 in U S
The spread of Asian flu was reported across North America and Europe with about 65 000 U S cases and 19 deaths in England. outbreaks affected Portugal Cyprus Italy the Netherlands and Canada while Britain faced hundreds of thousands stricken and bedbound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Europe
England
Portugal
Cyprus
Italy
Netherlands
Canada
Britain
Washington
Public Health Service
Service
Texas
Mississippi
Florida
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Mippi
B58 Bomber Reaches 1500 MPH During Test Flight
Fort Worth Texas Lieut. Gen. C. E. Irvine disclosed after a two hour flight in the Convair built B58 Hustler that the bomber hit about 1500 miles per hour, Mach 2.04, at 45000 feet. The test marked the first official speed announcement and the plane is now in limited production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
C. 8. Irvine
Air Force
Irvine
Omaha
Neb
Nine Salvage Crewmen Killed in Ammo Blast
Nine crewmen aboard two salvage vessels were killed when explosives in a sunken World War II ship exploded during cutting operations by divers near Casablanca Morocco. The blast shattered both craft as workers on a French owned launch and a barge targeted the Liberty ship Ortiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casablanca
Morocco
Tne
Lencaster
Ortiz
Thres States Faces Flood Threats After Esther Sweep
A 38 year old daily newspaper reports severe flood threats after Hurricane Esther's devastating path over Gull area. The Communist Party’s loudest propaganda voice in the United States has admitted to being at "rack bottom" as of Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thres
Esther
Gull
WOR
United States
Dodgers Move to Los Angeles A Good Deal
The plan to bring the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles could cost Los Angeles about 5 million dollars. The city would supply land and services around 2 million, while the county would contribute nearly 3 million. Dodgers’ management is expected to spend many more millions on a stadium and recreational center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles
Dodgers
5 000 Mile Nuclear Punch Ready by 58
The Air Force announced its first Snark Squadron with 5,000 mile range missiles, to be on duty by year end under Strategic Air Command. A Chicago Tribune report of a supposed long range robot bomber flight sparked denials citing combat conditions for overflight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aire Force
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Chicago Daily Tribs Une
California
Washington, D. C
The
Tribune
United States
Defense Department
Navaho Missile Flight Logs From Cape Canaveral
A USAF Navaho ramjet intercontinental missile was launched from Cape Canaveral at 4 15 p m on Wednesday and vanished over the Atlantic. The program has been canceled though limited test firings continue as part of ongoing development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Guided Missile Test Center
Atlantic
Washington
Air Force
North American Aviation
Weathering Witty Wisdom From WM On Gals
The WM mulls weather as philosophical backdrop and quips about women. He jokes that the worse the weather, the more comment is heard, declaring the gal without principle draws the most interest in a playful economic analogy.
Trucker’s Cyanide Payload Threat Near Thamesville
A tanker carrying 25 tons of cyanide crystals was struck by a Toronto to Windsor passenger train near Thamesville Ont shortly after midnight. Police warned deadly fumes could blanket the area if the cyanide was not cleared, prompting an emergency response and evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thamesyville
Ont
Toronto
Windsor
New NAA Bomber Designed Signals Breakthrough
North American Aviation chairman J H Kindelberger announced in San Francisco that NAA has designed an advanced strategic bomber described as a major technical breakthrough in the long range bombardment field. He declined further details for security reasons while noting competition with Boeing for the WS110 contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
North American Aviation ,Inc
J. H. Kindelberger
Los Angeles
North American
Boeing Airplane ‘Co
Seattle
Kindelberger
Johns Hopkins Man Develops Anti Virus
Johns Hopkins University scientist Dr. Winston H. Price reported a first successful vaccine against a major common cold virus. In controlled tests the vaccine prevented colds from the JH virus in 80 percent of 400 participants, with no symptoms or side effects observed. The Sun noted it could be mass produced, while officials cautioned that vaccines against other cold viruses remain unproven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Winston H. Price
Johns Hopkins University
Sun Science
Weldon Wallace
Price
Wallace
Sun
Chicago
American Medical Assn
Clayton G. Loosli
Common Cold Foundation
Hoffa Faces Teamsters Ruling From Rackets Panel
Washington AP report says Senate rackets committee linked Hoffa and top Teamsters leaders to corruption amid calls for their ouster. Hoffa, 44, Detroit, seeks Beck’s job as Beck refuses re election at Miami Beach convention. AFL CIO ethics panel to hear further on Hoffa as union leaders face possible action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ifves
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters
Haffa
Idave Beck
Teamster
Frank W. Brewister
Senate
AFLM10
New York
Detroit
Jnion
Becks
Las
Beck
Miami Beach
Fla
Montana Blizzard Strands Officials Across State
A late summer blizzard swept the Northern Rockies from Canada, dumping up to three feet of snow along Going-to-the-Sun Highway and across Montana. The storm grounded air travel at Helena and Great Falls while stranding four Midwestern governors and numerous Missouri River Basin officials in Helena, creating treacherous highway conditions statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prose
Rockies
Montana
Canada
Glacier National Park
Midwest
Helena
Mont
Bute
Great Falls
L A to Build Dock for West Coast Supertankers
SAN PEDRO Los Angeles Harbor officials authorize a 3.5 million project to build a 1100 foot moored dock at Miner Street outer harbor. Connolly Pacific Co. awarded the rock dike contract for 620 127 with 140 day completion. Dredging to follow to create a 50 foot deep channel and turning basin for 100000 ton class ships. Completion planned January 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Connolly-Pacific Co
Long Beach
Miner St
Cabrido Beach
Pacific
Huntsington Beach
el Segundo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russ Trip
Basin Street
U.S
Coast Guard
Eastern Seaboard
Cape May
N. J
Con
Ren
DeSapio
P — Carmie
New York County
Democratic Committee
Tammany Hail
AF Navaho
NAA
Johns Hopkins
Winston Price
Hias
Afl-Cio
Prac
Labor Federation
McClellan
D-Ark
Mary Altman
Harold Holden
Holden
Altman
General Hospital
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!