Virginia Schools Integrate Quietly Across Norfolk and Arlington
Virginia moved to end massive resistance as 21 Negro students entered Norfolk and Arlington County schools with police cordons in place but no disturbances reported. At Maury High Norfolk, Lewis Cousins sat in a mixed assembly, while four Negro children entered Stratford in Arlington with white students guiding them to seats.
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Virginia
Ronald Deskins
Stratford Junior High School
Arlington
Gloria Thompson
Lance D. Newman
Michael G. Jones
Newman
Unifax
Richmond
Norfolk
Arlington County
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
John J. Brewbaker
Brewbaker
Stratford Junior High
Wash
Stratford School
Arlington County School Administration
Joann Potts
Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties
Stratford
Jack Rathbone
A. R. Tennelson
Maury High School
Maury
Lewis Cousins
Betty Jean Read
Granby High
Norview High School
Car plunges 80 feet into Black River gorge injuring driver
Phillip Fieber 31 of Hatfield Wisconsin survived a 80 foot plunge into the Black River after missing a curve on County Trunk K. He suffered a bloody nose and exposure in 30 below temps but escaped with minor injuries. Rescuers climbed down to him using tree branches for support and he was released from Black River Falls hospital in time for church.
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Hatfield
Wis
Jackson County
Here
Black River
Phillip Fieber
Fieber
Jerry Chap
Dorn
Black River Falls
Theson
Raymond Center
Racine County
Five Mile
Root River
Kauth
Robert Brigowatz
Juneau
Highway 16
Lowell
Dodge County
Edwin R. Kagel
Highway 12
Faint Signals Spur Search For Danish Ship Hans Hedtoft
Faint radio signals spurred a search for the Danish 2785 ton Hans Hedtoft missing with 95 aboard after hitting an iceberg off Greenland. Lifeboats with beacons possibly drifted west as weather hampered air and sea search efforts. A Canadian air force plane, the U S Coast Guard cutter Campbell and multiple ships continued the hunt with more planes expected at dawn.
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Halifax
N.S
Hans Hedtoft
Greenland
Hedtoft
Umanak
Cape Farewell
Copenhagen
North Atlantic
Royal Greenland Trading Department
U.S. Coast Guard
Campbell
Poseidon
Denmark
Union Workers On Strike At Allis-Chalmers Plant
A La Crosse woman, Mrs J Harry Miller 68, died after a crash at 17th place and King streets. David Benson 20 of Houston Minn drove east on King when his brakes failed on slippery road. Benson and passenger Patricia Flynn uninjured. Inquests possible. funeral at St Joseph Cathedral with burial Oak Grove Cemetery. Five weekend Wisconsin traffic deaths noted including Racine County and Dodge County victims.
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la Crosse
St. Francis Hospital
17Th Place
King Streets
J. Harry
Sophia) Miller
Cass St
George Thompson
David Benson
Box 246
Houston
Minn
King Street
Nels Flatten
3Rd
Pearl Streets
Thompson
Benson
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Louis Paquette
Oak Grove Cemetery
Associated Press
Wisconsin
J. Harry Miller
Allis-Chalmers Plant Walkout In La Crosse Strike
About 700 workers at Allis-Chalmers La Crosse plant joined a nationwide strike of some 13 000 workers at eight AC plants. UAW Local 401 officials said peaceful picketing and soup kitchen support are in place while a Milwaukee meeting yielded deadlock. Union leader Duane Greathouse accused AC of breaking central bargaining and vowed to push for a fair settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
la Crosse
UAW
F. J. Papenfuss
A-C
Papenfuss
Milwaukee
Duane Pat Greathouse
Detroit
la Crosse Tribune
Allis-Chalmers
Winter grips two thirds of nation with deep cold
Bitter Arctic air chills the eastern two thirds of the country with subzero lows including Lone Rock Wisconsin at 36 below and Owl's Head New York at 35 below. The weather brings clear skies and a fore shadow of six more weeks of winter while ice and snow affect the Southwest. At least 14 weather related deaths and school closures are reported. A DC3 air crash in central Texas killed three guardsmen with several injuries.
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Lone Rock
Wis
Owl’s Head
New York
Minnesota
Southland
Missouri-Iowa
Central Appalachians
Connecticut
North Central States
New England
Gage
Okla
Texas
Follett
Texas Panhandle
Boise
Idaho
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Tex
Abilene
San Angelo
Ike Sees Solid Achievement In U S Space Record
President Eisenhower told Congress the United States has a record of solid achievement in space programs. He referenced a 12,000 word National Aeronautics and Space Administration report detailing 1958 space experiments, failures disclosed, and plans to send man into space under Project Mercury with cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Punxsutawney Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
At Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania Sam Light and the Groundhog Club observed the tradition. The weather was 10 below zero as the groundhog peeked out then retreated back into his hole signaling six more weeks of winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney
Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Gobbler’s Knob
Pennsylvania
Light
Mansfield Fulbright Demos Press Dulles For Fresh Ideas On Germany
Secretary Dulles plans talks in London Paris and Bonn to seek new ideas on Germany and Berlin with British French West German leaders. Sen. Mansfield and incoming Sen. Fulbright urge a flexible approach and closer State Department ties to overhaul foreign policy amid Berlin tensions and East West talks. Fulbright succeeds Theodore Green as Foreign Relations chair.
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Demos Press
Dulles
Germany
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Senate
Democrats
Soviet Union
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Democratic
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
State Department
Fulbright
London
Paris
Bonn
Berlin
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
France
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Russia
Moscow
Lin
West Berlin
Sen
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Green
R. A. Gaumer Dies Suddenly Civic Leader at 42
Robert A. Gaumer 42 of 4021 Starlite Dr. who led WLCX radio and numerous community causes died of a heart attack Monday. He chaired the 1954 March of Dimes radio auction in Cameron Park and held many roles in Lions Club Junior Chamber of Commerce Boy Scouts and other groups. Survived by wife and three children. funeral by Sletten McKee.
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Robert A. Gaumer
Starlite Dr
WLCX
Mr. Gaumer
Superior
Boy Scouts
Community Chest
County March of Dimes
March of Dimes
Cameron Park
Lions Club
Gaumer
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Convention
Boy Scout
la Crosse Symphony Orchestra
la Crosse
Robert Jr
William
Loralee
Sletten-McKee Funeral Home
Times Square Signs Fire Hazard Prompt Law Talk
New York City Fire Commissioner Edward F. Cavanagh Jr urged legislation to reduce billboard fire risk in Times Square. A committee will draft an amendment requiring fire access openings in signs after a restaurant fire spread for three hours, threatening nearby theaters and igniting concerns about four story brick structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Times Square
Cavanagh
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Catholic Women's League
Racine
Gerhard Kauth Sr
Gerhard Jr
Rauth
Bernard Evenson
Tribune
The
Ike
U.S
Mansfield, Fulbright
R. A. Gaumer
Des Moines
Iowa
Simpson College
Indianola
Schoosiee Wee
Aeee Ee
Pases Wevessey Ae Farm News
Enee
Comfort
Idaho Air National Guard
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