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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1957

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Paratroopers Again Escort Nine Negro Students to Central High

Army paratroopers escorted nine Negro students into Central High School amid large white student crowds. A lieutenant led the group with one armed officer nearby as over 200 whites watched and laughed. Attendance rose to 1450 with calm prevailing though earlier days saw drops. traffic was normal as four girls left the building with an unidentified woman claiming to be their mother.

Central High School Virgil Blossom

Welch High Students Protest Racial Integration Parade

About 400 Welch High School students cut class to stage a parade protesting school integration in Welch West Virginia. Most returned after two hours. Paratroopers remained on site but fewer stood at barricades. Authorities awaited further developments as the situation cooled.

Welch, W. Va Welch High School

Nasser Open to Face to Face Meeting on Middle East

Egyptian President Nasser said he would not propose a meeting unless Eisenhower took the initiative for a conference to discuss a Middle East settlement. He told AP and NBC in a joint interview that he was ready for action for peace but would avoid embarrassing Egypt with a rejected proposal.

Cairo Nasser Egypt Eisenhower Associated Press National Broadcasting Co State Department

Hoover refutes Faubus claim on FBI incommunicado teens

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover dismissed Gov Orval Faubus assertion that FBI held teen aged girls incommunicado for hours of questioning as false He said no teenager or anyone else has been held incommunicado and that agents talked only with students to gather information on possible violence citing cooperation with Faubus counsel and offering direct calls for facts

Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover Orval Faubus Arkansas Little Rock Gov. Faubus

Couple Held In Washington Bay Kidnapping Case

Everett Washington. Lee Crary a seven year old boy was abducted Monday and found yesterday near Lake Stevens. FBI agents and Snohomish County deputies arrested George Edward Collins Jr. and Katherine Collins at the Everett home of George’s father. Collins admitted the abduction and implicated his wife. The couple faces kidnapping charges with possible death penalty if bodily harm occurs. They have a six month old child.

Everett Wash Lee Crary Lake Stevens Here FBI Snohomish County Bob Twitchell George Edward Collins Jr Katherine Colins Collins Boeing Airplane Co Seattle Young Crary Leo Crary

Faubus Urges Calm Amid Little Rock Crisis Speech

Gov Orval Faubus urged Arkansans to remain calm after fiery remarks criticizing federal force to integrate Central High School He warned against violence while Gen Walker's troops enforce court orders during the Little Rock crisis The scene cooled with minor arrests near the school and no comment from President Eisenhower.

Little Rock Ark Orval Faubus Arkansas Faubus Central High School Walker Edwin A. Walker Army Eisenhower Newport R.L White House James C. Hagerty Hagert Harry Ashmore The Arkansas Gazette Sid McMath Woodrow Wilson Mann Eisenhower Palace Hagerty Mann Lite Rock 101St Airborne Division

Ex-Union Man Testifies Hoffa Backed Threats in Rackets

Robert Scott former secretary treasurer of the Michigan Federation of Labor testified before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee that a James R Hoffa ally Owen Brennan warned him to keep insurance paid up and Hoffa threatened to break his arms and legs when Scott resisted aiding a Hoffa relative in gambling protection Scott said he resigned from the federation in 1952 over constitutional changes Hoffa and Brennan pressures were tied to a Detroit local 337 feud and wiretapping probes lingered in New York before Hoffa and Collins cases proceeded.

Washington Teamsters Union Michigan James R. Hoffa Robert Scott Michigan Federation of Labor Scott Senate Owen Bert) Brennan Hoffa Teamster Detroit Brennan Oakland County Mich Michigan State Board of Barber Examiners Sen McClellan D-Ark Midwest Dave Beck CIO Teamsters Kennedy eWell George Fitzgerald New York Fitzgerald Benjamin Franklin Frank) Collins Collins

Township Officers Named in Marion Township Election

Marion Township elected three leaders at Thursday night’s session in Globe School. Wayne Powell, agricultural. Mrs. Hugh Boyce, women. Perry D. Coffman, youth. The director Donald E. Rappard will serve another year. Wakarusa Township votes Saturday night. Gene Doane advertises insurance.

Marion Township Globe Wayne Powell Hugh Boyce Perry D. Coffman Donald E. Rappard Wakarusa Township

Flu vaccine rumors baseless in Lawrence reports say

Rumors that some doctors give ordinary flu shots and pass them off as Asian flu shots are deemed baseless by local doctors in Lawrence. Shortages mean many receive Asian flu shots under the forearm while KU athlete Ron Loneski received a forearm shot, illustrating injection method differences and health service policy to preserve vaccine supplies.

Lawrence Bann Beane Ann Journal-World Kansas University Ron Loneski Loneski R. S .Canuteson EU ‘Health Service Journal-World Today Dr. Canutesoni Dr. Canuteson

New Bus Plans for KU and Lawrence High Games Announced

Lawrence Bus Co manager Duane Opie unveiled special city buses for KU Oregon State football games and Lawrence High School home games. Regular routes will be tested with two new 32 passenger buses from Wichita. Neighborhood groups can request service by contacting the Wren Building office.

Kansas University Lawrence High School Duane Opie Lawrence Bus Co Wren Lawrence Thursiday Wichita Ogle Ku-Oregon Poer Stadium Allen Fieldhouse Mass. Sts Indiana Street 9Th Mass Haskell Stadium 4Th and Me. Sts Ninth Massachusetts Haskell 8Th Locust Sts Bridge Street Bridge LHS

Police mobilize 80 plus officers for KU Oregon State game

Lawrence prepares for the Kansas University Oregon State football game with more than 80 policemen on duty across the city campus and major arteries. Campus police, city and county officers plus 20 Kansas City auxiliary patrolmen coordinate traffic routing with a shuttle bus from the stadium and parking guidance around Allen Fieldhouse area. Parking lots east of the stadium cost 1 per car and a free lot is north of Allen Fieldhouse.

Lawrence Kansas City Kas Sunwood Byjtrolmen Moore Assoc Jolin Joe Skillman Bill Cox Lawrence Department G. D. Chappell Skillman Stadium Carruth-O'Leary Halls Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence Bus Company

Ideal Weather for KU Band Day Parade and OSU Game

Weather outlook favors near ideal Saturday conditions for the KU Band Day Parade morning and Oregon State football game afternoon. Partly cloudy start with no rain forecast, cooler temperatures, light winds, and highs around the 70s. Eastern Kansas may see rainfall early next week, with below normal temperatures expected for several days.

Weather Bureau Kansas

Officials Hope Peak Here For Outbreak Of Flu at Haskell

About 200 Haskell Institute students are ill with flu. Superintendent Dr Solon G Ayers says the peak may be reached though not certain and that facilities are geared to isolate and care for the sick. Nurses were added, and football game with Osage City postponed to mid November.

Haskell Institute Solon G. Ayers Haskell Journal-World Ayers Curtis Hall W. O. Nelson Public Health Department The Oklahoma Health Department Nelgon Osage City

What to do if flu bites you in New York

A special influenza committee of the American Medical Association advises four steps for home care when infected. Go to bed at home consult your doctor drink fluids and take fever reducing medicines. Antibiotics don’t treat the flu and should only be used for bacterial complications. Do not rush to hospitals to avoid spreading the illness.

New York American Medical Assa Sun

City Plans Large Fall Bond Sale Involving Millions

City officials consider a fall bond sale totaling about 5 million including a record GO issue near 1 million for hospital, streets, and sewer projects. Revenue bonds of about 1 million finance water and sewer expansion while debt total could reach 6 to 7 million by year end.

Water Sewer Department Lawrence

U S Judge Blocks Teamster Vote In New York

U S Judge F Dickinson Letts blocked next week's Teamsters officer election. A New York petition claimed convention delegates were improperly chosen and the vote stacked to favor James R Hoffa as president.

Washington U. S F. Dickinson Letts Irgpational Teamsters Union New York James R. Hoffa

Weather and football forecast across the Northeast region

A mixed report forecasts generally fair weather and partly cloudy skies tonight with a Saturday high in the 70s. Temperatures from Saturday through Wednesday are expected to average near normal with rainfall amounts around 0.25 to 0.75 inches and possible showers and thunderstorms early in the week.

Kansas Denver Edmonton Rt Worth Kansis City Minneapolis New York Oklahoma City Washington

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