Police Aid Negroes Past White Pickets At Nashville School
In Nashville, Tennessee, police escorted Negro pupils past white picket lines as Glenn Grammar School opened with integrated first graders. About 30 percent of white children were withdrawn. Tense scene featured chants and heated exchanges as officers guided three Negro children into the school amid demonstrations from roughly 200 whites.
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Nashville
Tenn
Glenn Grammar School
Glenn School
Nashville Grammar
Three State GOP Parleys Set Up Sunday At Capital
Final plans for three Republican district meetings were made by 17 county representatives in Topeka. James V. Pratt said every Republican can participate. First district in Hiawatha October 14, fourth in El Dorado October 19, sixth in Hays September 28. Fifth district meeting in Dodge City September 14. A second district meeting was held in Overland Park last June.
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Topeka
James V. Pratt
GOP
Hiawatha
el Dorado
Hays
Dodge City
Overland Park
Truman to Address 30th FFA Convention
Kansas City news that former President Harry S. Truman has accepted an invitation to address the 30th annual Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City on October 15. Other headline speakers include Sen. Thye Gov. Cecil Underwood Edward Foss Wilson and John L. McCaffrey.
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Kansas City
Pillsbury Mill Reopens After Millers Union Strike Ended
Enid Oklahoma workers at Pillsbury Mill resumed operations today after the Millers Union approved a company proposal. About 150 employees had been on strike for five days over working conditions as union president John Maloney reported issues.
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Enid
Okla
Pillsbury Millis
Millers Union
Joca
John Maloney
Do You Know This Person Do You Know This Person
A biographical note follows on a Ute born individual whose name appears as Okle in Nowata Oklahoma and who moved at eight months to Kansas where he has lived most of his life. During his career he has spent substantial time in the nearby state of Utah.
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Hartford
Okle
Nowaeta
Okla
Kansas
Sooner State
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Capitol Federal
Two Airmen Drown During Midnight Bait Casting
Tracy Calif midnight bait casting contest ends in the drowning of two Air Force staff sergeants in Mendota Canal near Tracy. John P Terry 24 Oakland and Robert Henry Beasley 27 Pleasanton fell in while trying to cast lines farther.
No Relief Seen In Coast Blaze Fire Outbreak Across California
California faced a very critical weather situation with about 1% forest and brush fires over the weekend. Fires forced hundreds to flee vacation homes in Sequoia National Forest near Greenhorn Mountain, 50 miles northeast of Bakersfield, and shut down part of U S 50 near Placerville as flames neared a Nike base. More than 2,000 firefighters battled multiple blazes statewide with at least one firefighter seriously burned.
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Ee] Dorado County
Placerville
Mr. Gleason
Los Angeles
Pipe Smoking King Wins World Championship in Lake Placid
Lake Placid New York held the world pipe smoking championship where Gerald R. Soden claimed top honors after smoking 3.3 grams of barley tobacco the longest. He outlasted 15 other competitors in one hour, 10 minutes, 35 seconds, in a contest sponsored by the International Assn of Pipe Smokers.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
Op Jrarald
R. Soden
The
International Assn
Fipe
Video Viewers to See Atom Reactor at Work
Television viewers will watch the first live network telecast of an atomic power reactor from Pleasanton California on The 64,000 Question. Contestant Joyce Myron will answer questions while standing inside the reactor control room during the 10 p.m. EDT broadcast.
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Pleasanton
Calif
General Electric Co
Joyce Myron
Truman Approves Judge in Little Rock School Case
Former President Truman, visiting New York, endorses Federal Judge Ronald N. Davies for ruling against delays in Little Rock school integration. He says the judge followed the law and the Constitution and supports the Bill of Rights. Truman avoids commenting on Gov. Faubus or Eisenhower’s next move.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Ronald N. Davies
Little Rock
Ark
Truman
Eisenhower
Primatene Tablet Promises Fast Asthma Hay Fever Relief
A 1967 Whitehall Pharmacal Company ad touts Primatene tablets for quick relief of asthma and hay fever symptoms without prescription. The pre prescription strength formula supposedly opens bronchial tubes reduces mucous, eases nasal congestion, and relieves nervous tension, with a 98 money back guarantee and availability at drugstores.
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New York
N. Y
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
Soviet Airliner Captain Claims Two Shadowing U S Bombers
Soviet captain reports two four engine U S bombers tried to shadow his TU104 on return from McGuire AFB New Jersey. He fled both aircraft as Moscow radio lists flight time at 11 hours 13 minutes for 3570 miles with three stops. Weather recon units operate near the route.
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London
U.S
United States
Moscow
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
World War I Propeller Bombers Reach 300 mph Speed
The passage notes a class of propeller-driven bombers from World War I era achieving speeds around 300 miles per hour. It highlights design traits and performance benchmarks used to compare early military aircraft innovations.
Beacon Fire at Beacon Appliance Co Damages Building
Fire at Beacon Appliance Co at 700 Mass St caused about 700 dollars in damage to the building. Assistant chief Fred Sanders said flames spread quickly from trash in the alley to the rear, with considerable damage to contents. Origin of the blaze is undetermined.
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Beacon Appliance Co
Mass. St
Fred Sanders
Alex Sanders
Sanders
Thirteen Die On OK Roads In Bloody 24 Hours
Oklahoma City reports thirteen people killed in statewide highway crashes Saturday night and Sunday marking the worst 24 hour period in state history. Five died in a wreck involving a receiver mishap. Fifteen injured, several critically, as the highway patrol documented the disaster.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
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