ICC Orders End to Segregation in Buses and Trains
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an end to racial segregation on interstate trains and passenger buses and ruled that segregation in public waiting rooms is unlawful. It emphasized that separate facilities implying inferiority are unreasonable and travelers deserve freedom from petty annoyances vitiating dignity.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Monroe Johnson
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Everett Hutchinsen
Texas
Richard F. Mitchell
Town
Southern Railway
Georgia official vows to push segregation on intrastate transit
Georgia legal chief Eugene Cook pledges to press enforcement of racial segregation on trains and buses within the state despite an interstate ban. The ICC issued two rulings outlawing segregation, one against 13 railroads and another stemming from Sarah Keys’s 1952 bus denial case, with some commissioners dissenting.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Atty. eGn
Eugene Cook
ICC
Inkble
South
Byue Coats
Sarah Keys
New York City
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids
Byrd Resumes Trip Toward Antarctic Beneath Deepfreeze Plan
Admiral Richard E. Byrd resumes his voyage toward Antarctica by commercial airliner to New Zealand after arriving by train from Boston. He plans to join a ship of Operation Deepfreeze for the final leg to Little America and said the United States may establish permanent bases in the region with Russian interest noted.
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Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Antarctic
New Zealand
Byrd
Boston
Little America
United States
Kansas Traffic Deaths Report Prompted in Topeka
State accident records show 4 deaths in the last 48 hours, 506 for the year to date in 1955, and 134 for the same period in 539.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bull dog Boots Trades Bottles for Beer Cans
Boots the 4 year old bulldog terrier has lugged cases of empty beer bottles home from the yard in three weeks. Jerry Waldrop says the dog does not drink. he brings in empties for a refund and earns a tidy income.
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Dallas
Boots
Jerry Waldrop
Waldrops
Boots Nas
Assembly Drops Algerian Issue On U N Agenda
France resumes its U N membership after a two month boycott as the General Assembly drops the Algerian problem from its 1955 agenda. The 60 nation political committee approved the move and the Assembly ratified it by unanimous vote. France argued Algeria is a domestic issue and not within U N jurisdiction.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N
General Assembly
France
Algeria
Meri
Morocco
Outer Mongolia
Anch
Italy
Japan
Spain
United States
Albania
Bulgaria
Formant
Canada
Body of Car Dealer Found in Missouri
The body of William Ailen Hill a Missouri auto dealer missing since Wednesday was found near Peculiar Missouri He had been shot in the head and was believed to have carried about 300 dollars Hill recently bought a used car lot in Kansas City He leaves a wife and two children.
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Kansas City
William Ailen Hill
Peculiar
Raytown
Grandview Air Force Base
Hill
Clear skies and warmer temperatures forecast for Kansas
The Weather Bureau expects clear skies and rising highs through Saturday with overnight lows in the 20s and daytime highs mostly in the 50s. No precipitation is planned for the period ending next Wednesday and temperatures are expected to average near normal.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Hope retirement sparks 5th District race for Congress
Rep. Clifford R. Hope announces he will not seek reelection, triggering a scramble of Republican rivals across the Fifth District. Potential contenders include legislators from Reno County and others in the region, with Governor Fred Hall’s circle watching closely for possible bid shifts.
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Pau Woncrai
Garden City
Reno
Fred Hall
Hope
Hall
Congress
GOP
Paul R. Wunsch
Kingman
Marvin Cox
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
Jay Berryman
Ashland
Will Townsley
Great Bend
Willam Ferguson
Wellington
John Crutch
Faure Seeks Confidence Vote Over Electoral Reform Debate
Paris Premier Edgar Faure sought a confidence vote on starting debate next week on an electoral reform law. The ballot, aimed at testing government stability, would occur in the Assembly Tuesday afternoon. The issue centers on government indecision and the strength of Faure’s program.
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Paris i
Edgar Faure
Assembly
Francois Mitterand
Interior
Faure
Freight cars derail near Wamsutter Wyoming
Twenty three cars of an eastbound Union Pacific freight train derailed three miles west of Wamsutter, Wyoming, blocking the main line. Railroad officials reported no injuries and said the cause was undetermined.
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Wamsutter
Wyo
Union Pacific
Here
Wyoming
Rep Hope Not Planning to Seek New Term
Rep Clif ford Hope of Kansas announces he will not seek another term after 30 years in Congress. The Fifth District veteran says he aims to return to Garden City to practice law with his son and retire from politics. He confirms no run for other offices and hints at an active final year in the House Agriculture Committee.
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Garden City 7
Clifford R. Hope
Kas
Hope
Garden City
Congress
House of Representatives
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
Clifford Ragsdale Hope
Town Plains
J. N. Poly Tincher
Medicine Lodge
Career Unparalleled in Kansas Hope Writes Finish
Gardena City Kansas profile of Clifford Ragsdale Hope tracing a 30 year rise from small town lawyer to congressman and potential future secretary of agriculture. Highlights include soil and water conservation laws, the Bell Act, the Hope Altea Act, insured loan program, and the 1946 Research and Marketing Act.
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Kansas
Hope
House Agricultural Committee
Kansas University and Medical Center seek restoration of budget cuts
Dr. Murphy foresees substantial restoration of more than 1 million dollars in KU and University Medical Center cuts for 1956 57. Chancellor Murphy Dean Wescoe and Franklin D Murphy urge Gov Hall and budget committee to restore salaries programs and capital projects including parking areas and campus improvements. The governor will study appeals and report with legislative recommendations in January.
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Kansas University
Kansas City
Fred Hall
Franklin D
Murphy
W. Clarke Wescoe
State
Pitdwat Mieantae Yneene Tihha
AUC
K.U
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Journal-World Today
Lawrence
Bay 9 Credited With Saving Six From Blaze
Police credited nine year old Joe Bradley Jr. with saving six of his siblings in a house fire in Chicago Heights a Chicago suburb. Lt Ezell Irons said the boy ran into the burning home several times to lead or carry children aged from 2 months to 8 years to safety. A baby sister Denise 15 months died. Parents were away at the time.
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Chicago Heights
Ezell Irons
Chicago
Heights
Joe Bradley Jr
Denise
Lawrence Jaycees set telethon to raise 2500 for Olympic fund
The Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce aims to raise 2500 for the Olympic fund via WIBW TV with a drive 10 to 11 p m Saturday and midnight to 8 a m Sunday. Local pledges will be phoned in and collected by GI Joe Taxi Service. Esther Williams and Ben Gage lead a lineup of sports figures and entertainers including KU coaches and Wes Santee, a Marine lieutenant at Quantico, Virginia.
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Lawrence
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Olympic Fund
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Jaycees
Journal-World
GI Joe
U.S
Esther Williams
Ben Gage
Kansas University
Wes Santee
K. U
Senecio
Santee
Marine Corps
Quantico, Va
Mrs Lopez's Cats Get The Bird
A Los Angeles note recalls Mrs. Ernest Lopez leaving a Thanksgiving turkey on the drainboard overnight while five cats watched. End of turkey. End of story. The brief ends with a quirky line about Gene Doane seeking insurance.
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Los Angeles
Ernest Lopez
Local Merchants Optimistic On Christmas Trade In Lawrence
Journal-World polling Lawrence merchants shows widespread optimism for December sales with hopes of a record holiday season. Managers cite planned inventories up 15 to 20 percent and plentiful stock as drivers, while employment gains and favorable national prospects support expectations of high trade.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
E. R
Bus) Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Haniet
Weather summary fragment shows cold to warm swings and dates
A fragmentary weather note mentions warmer conditions in the northwest and north central tonight and Saturday, with temperatures in the twenties to near zero in some areas. It references Nebraska to Oklahoma and gives sunrise and sunset times, noting yesterday's high and various unclear temperature readings.
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Noremal
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