Ironclad Racial Ban Ending In Souths Schools
Atlanta AP reports the South moves toward desegregation in public schools. Alabama, South Carolina begin enrollment of Negro students in grade and high schools. Mississippi remains resistant. Savannah, Athens and other cities integrate. security measures and potential protests noted.
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Mobile
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Tuskegee
Ala
Charleston
S.C
Kentucky
Louisiana
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New Orleans
Houma
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Paris Ends Wet August With 23 Rainy Days
Paris weather remained dreary in August with 23 days of rain and only 160 hours of sun. The month averaged 61 degrees Fahrenheit, while the overall average sits at 219 hours of sunshine.
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Paris
Weather Bureau
Parisian
Grim dedication sign marks St. Cloud Christmas tree
A brightly decorated Christmas tree in downtown St. Cloud bears a sign dedicating it to drivers who will not live to see Christmas. The tree, erected by KFAM radio, features Christmas music played with the same dedication each fourth record during Labor Day weekend.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
St. Cloud
KFAM
White House Defends Kennedy Aircraft and Fleet
White House sources rebut Sen. Byrd who questioned the need for planes yachts and helicopters for President Kennedy. Officials detail 10 helicopters two newer models, a private Fanjet Boeing 707-320 and three other Boeing 707s in use, a DC6B, a 21 foot Lincoln Continental and family cars, plus a special railroad car.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
White House
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Kennedy
Byrd
Berryville
House
Air Force
Eisenhower
Ford Motor Co
Burgess Defector Dies in Moscow After Heart Attack
British Foreign Office official Guy Burgess who fled to the Soviet Union in 1951 died in a Moscow hospital from a heart attack. He was 53. Burgess and Donald Maclean, once security chief and aide, sparked a major Cold War spy scandal.
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Guy Burgess
Foreign Office
Russia
Moscow
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Eve Bassett
Melinda Maclean
Donald Maclean
Burgess
Britain
Maclean
Washington
Middle East
Harold
Kim” Philby
Philby
Beirut
Soviet Union
Lodge Walks Saigon Ambassadors Openly Amid Buddhist Tensions
In Saigon President Diem eases Buddhist restrictions as U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge walks unguarded through the city with his wife and reporters. A Buddhist monastery raid last week is contrasted with a tea with nuns and government claims of mass support.
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Saigon
Army
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Viet Nam
Ngo Din Diem
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Presidential Palace
Tu Nghiem
Coatyard
Labor Day Parade Draws 50 Units From AFL-CIO Groups
Fifty units are expected to participate in the Labor Day parade in La Crosse. Former CIO and AFL organizations assemble at Pioneer Hall at 9 a.m. Judge Lincoln Neprud leads. marshal is William Boma. The route goes north on 4th to Main then to West Avenue, Cass, and Fifth Avenue ending at the Main Library steps. Numerous unions, bands, floats, and civic groups are listed as participants with the La Crosse AFL-CIO Council announcing the lineup. The La Crosse Union Herald sponsors day and evening entertainment at Pioneer Labor Hall, with Lodge 21 programming at Houska Park.
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Mar‘shal
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West Avenue
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Fifth Avenue
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Donald Yolton
Bernard Thill
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American Legion Color Guard
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Royal Ettes
UAW
UAW Retired Workers Council
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la Crosse
Building Service
Onalaska High Band
Trane Lodge
Tool and Die Lodge
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Foundry
Brewery
Eagles Club
Community Chest
The
la Crosse Union Herald
Pioneer Labor Hall
Lodge 21
Houska Park
Paint Brush Stops London's Big Ben
London clock Big Ben halted just before 10 a.m. for 15 minutes then ran wrong for 90 minutes after a workman left a paint brush on the transmission shaft. Works Ministry spokesman said the fault was corrected and the clock resumed normal time.
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London
Parliament
Works Ministry
U S Red Cross Expands Aid to Skopje Earthquake Zone
The American Red Cross announces a new relief package for Skopje Yugoslavia totaling 30000 dollars in cash and 50000 dollars in supplies. This brings the U S Red Cross total contributions to 182367 dollars.
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Skopje
Geneva
American Red Cross
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Yugoslavia
Compartment May Yield War Eagle Clues
Divers believe a sealed compartment near the War Eagle’s stern may hold its cargo and the ship’s safe, with valuables worth over $50,000 in 1870. James Tucker and John Russell have explored the wreck, proposing cofferdams to expose secrets while raising the hull is deemed impractical. They report finding lead ingots and describe diving in complete darkness to identify items by touch.
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Joseph K. Kidder
Black River
James E. Tucker
Onalaska
John Russell
French Island
Tucker
la Crosse
Dubuque
St. Paul
Mississippi
La Crosse Man Eyed To Head Goldwater Draft
Wayne J. Hood of La Crosse, former executive director of the Republican National Committee, is expected to be named chairman of Wisconsin for a draft of Sen. Barry Goldwater for the GOP nomination. Hood, Trane Co. executive VP and treasurer, was Wisconsin GOP chair 1950–53 and backed Taft in 1952. Announcement anticipated this week with Hood possibly serving among 40 or 50 committee members.
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Milwaukee
Wayne J. Hood
la Crosse
Republican National Committee
Wisconsin Committee
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
GOP
Hood
Trane Co
Wisconsin
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chi
Cago
National Committee
Marinette Sheriff Dies Of Heart Attack
Marinette County Sheriff Marriner Kohlman collapsed and died of a heart attack Saturday while gathering firewood on his property in Marinette County. The 55 year old veteran officer stood 6 feet 2 inches and weighed 240 pounds. His son Mike, about 15, was with him. Survived by his widow and four other children.
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Marinette County
Marriner Kohlman
Kohlman
Marinette City
Mike
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