Clinton Tennessee Antisetriot Riots End With Militia Stand
In Clinton Tennessee a crowd of about 1500 teenagers gathered around the Anderson County Courthouse as tensions rose over school integration. Militia with fixed bayonets and 633 guards and 16 tanks plus a helicopter arrived, dispersing the mob while vigilantes used tear gas. The clash followed controversy over Clinton High School integration and a recent incident exposing white and black pupil presence.
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Anderson County
James Chandler
Eee Marion
National Guard
Thee Square
Jay
Clinton High School
Clinton High
South
Frank Clement
Russians claim third nuclear test in Siberia
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that the Russians set off the third explosion in their Siberian test series. AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss said the third burst was in the same region and comparable in size to the first two. President Eisenhower noted the earlier tests, and Russia said they occurred on August 24 and 30 to perfect weapons for various troop formations.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Siberia
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Eisenhower
Bohemians Lose Outdoor Exhibit To Rain In Village
An outdoor art show in Greenwich Village with 25 000 paintings vanished as a sudden shower struck yesterday. About 500 artists scrambled to remove works from walls fences lampposts and stoops and store them in cars and wagons. Five minutes later no paintings remained visible but organizers expect a return today weather permitting.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Yesteray
Washington Square
Truman speaks at AFL-CIO Labor Day rally in Milwaukee
Former President Harry Truman planned a busy Milwaukee schedule crowned by a main address at an AFL-CIO Labor Day rally in the city this evening.
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Milwaukee
Harry Truman
Highway Death Toll Seen Rising This Labor Day
Associated Press reports Labor Day weekend traffic deaths near 335 with 57 drownings and 46 other fatalities for a total of 443 as figures through Friday evening counted 6 p.m. to midnight. Ned Dearborn of the National Safety Council warned the toll could surpass the 1951 and 1961 records unless drivers stay cautious.
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Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Deeridrn
Dearborn
Ernest Barnes
Tobogo
Ohio
Newark
Speedy jets debut at Oklahoma City air show
At Will Rogers Field two new fighter jets take to the sky as the Navy’s Chance Vought FSU Crusader and the Air Force Lockheed F104 Starfighter headline a public debut. The Starfighter is touted as the fastest plane, with others like the McDonnell F101 Voodoo and Convair F102 delta-wing interceptor making first public flights.
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Oklahoma City
Air Force
Mojave Desert
California
Navy
Naval
Will Rogers Field
Start of Dove Season Odd for Boat Skipper
Long Beach Calif It was opening day of dove season but Pete Peters skipper of a sport fishing boat did not expect to participate Peters said he was 40 miles at sea when a dove landed on a rail of his boat Fisherman II Peters shot it with a gun kept in the cabin and brought the bird home Gene Doane wants your insurance Adv
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Long Beach
Calif
Pete Peters
Peters
SI. Peters
China says U S Mercator downed as combat area attack
Red China said it shot down the U S Navy Mercator patrol plane and its 16 crew over coastal China, calling the strike justified in a combat zone. Beijing dismissed U S demands for damages and criticized American reconnaissance and provocation off China’s coast.
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China
Shanghai
U.S
Defense Departments
Peiping
U. S. Navy
United States
Seeh Beitain
Rednose
Nixon Father in Poor Health Reports Say
In Whittier California Vice President Nixon’s father Frank A Nixon, 77, remained gravely ill with a weak heart. Dr I N Kraushaar said the elder Nixon’s breathing was labored and shallow and oxygen was administered almost continuously as of today.
Catholic School Consecration Draws 91 Priests in City
The new St John’s Grade School was consecrated Sunday afternoon by Most Rev. Bibs Lib accruicop iy with 91 priests from the area in attendance. An open house followed the ceremony and a banquet for visitors was held in the church basement. The project cost about 300000 dollars including land and parking area. the general contract was 178000. St John’s will be staffed by the Sisters of Charity led by Sister Owen Marie. Over 180 pupils enrolled for the year as classes begin Tuesday.
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St. John's
Mostak
Bibs Lib
Accruicop Iy
Heanone
Magr
George Towle
Emrat
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Lawrence
Sisters of Charity
Owen Marie
Archbishop Hunkeler
Theodore Leutermann
O.S.B
Saint Benedict's Abbey
Atchison
Edward F. McGinnis
Saint Mary College
Xavier
Cooler Weather Expected as Heat Eases After Holiday
Sharply cooler weather is predicted to break the heat that made part of Labor Day weekend uncomfortable, with scattered showers and thunderstorms moving into the area today or tonight. Rain has been badly needed after the longest dry spell in eight months. Sunday peaked at 99 degrees while Monday began with 74 degrees, and highs in the upper 90s are forecast before a dip to the 50s tonight and readings around 75 Tuesday.
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Thig Ares
Soviets Say Discus Champ At Embassy In London
Soviet officials confirm discus star Nina Ponoma rev a is at the London embassy while police search for her. Nin a was scratched from the passenger list as 60 team members, with gifts, departed for Moscow by Dutch airliner. Scotland Yard probes continue but embassy immunity limits search.
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London
Nina Ponomareva
Moscow
Nina
Scotland Yard
Russia
Dulles Plan on Suez Handed to Nasser Opens Cairo Talks
In Cairo five nation mission led by Robert Menzies opened talks on international management of the Suez Canal. Nasser, smiling, resisted the 18 nation plan but signaled willingness to consider any solution that preserves Egyptian sovereignty. Eisenhower’s stance was seen as aligning with Egypt in general terms, though differences over implementation remain.
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Ali Sabry
Foreign Affairs
India
Menzies
Australia
United States
Sweden
Iran
Ethiopia
Suez Canal Co
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Ley Henderson
U. S. State Department
Weather records fall in Lawrence as August scorches city
Weather data show a hot August with 11 daily records, including a 104 degree high and 52 degree low. The average temperature reached 80.6, above normal, with rainfall of 2.51 inches adding little relief. Local totals compare with 1950s climate, while other city parts report differing rainfall.
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Lawrence
Cooperative Observer
C. J. Posey
Wilten
Mercury
Posey
Lawrence-werther
Kansan
Journal 1 World
Local Man Ax After Wreck in Franklin County
A Franklin County wreck during Labor Day weekend killed Seth Ira Welsh 37 of Baldwin Route 2 when his car left the road and struck a culvert after a dance gathering. His wife Opal Welsh and two other passengers were injured. Gibler faced a DUI charge. others escaped serious harm as eight accidents were reported, with one more injury case. Funeral services for Welsh are planned at Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Seth Welch
Route 2
Franklin County
Baldwin
Ralph Owens
Opa
14Th St
Ownes
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World
Lawrence
Seth Ira Welsh
LeLoup
Opal Welsh
Ivan Gibier
Gene Hodges
Kansas
City
Kas
Gibler
Owens
Ottawa
Welsh
Douglas County
Rumsey Funeral Home
J. J. Krimmer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Patricia Joan Welsh
Guy Dennis Walton
Alonzo E. Welsh
Elsia May Reed
North Kansas City
Lavina, Hodges
Kansas City
Kasq
Henry N. Welsh
Ohio &J
Homer T. Welsh
Topekans Split 5500 Payment Over Water Tower
Seven Topeka High School players paid 500 to the city of Lawrence for a youth night painting the West Hills water tower near 1917 Oxford Rd just west of the KU campus. Police refused the payment and seven 17 year olds were caught. the city estimates over 750 in damages. Names include Joseph Kelly Robert Wanamaker Robert Call Ernest Longstaff Larry Barngrover Melvin Lewis and John Shideler.
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Topeka
Lawrence
West Hills
Walter
Oxford Rd
Kansas University
Joseph Kelly
Robert Wanamaker
Robert Call
Ernest Longstaff
Larry Barngrover
Melvin Lewis
John Shideler
Barngrover
Weather outlook for Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma five day forecast
Five day outlook shows temperatures well below normal across Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma with nightly lows from the teens to near 60s in the south and highs around 90 in western Nebraska and mid 80s to 90 in eastern Oklahoma. Precipitation expected to be minor and scattered with no major storms. Joe's Bakery listed with contact 13-4720.
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