Ike Accuses Faubus Of Encouraging Mob
President Eisenhower in a telegram to Senator Russell accused Arkansas Governor Faubus of encouraging mobs to defy federal court orders in Little Rock. He argued federal troops were necessary to preserve the Union and prevent anarchy, and criticized Faubus for not using state police powers to protect rights in accordance with court orders.
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Eisenhower
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Little Rock
Sen
Russell
Dga
Hitler
Faubus
State of
Arkansas National Guard
Central High School
Ronald Davies
National Guard
Survivors Tell Story Of Battle With Ocean
Casablanca reports survivors of the Pamir saga as five cadets and crewmen describe 54 hours in the Atlantic after the German ship sank off the Azores. One of 81 men saved so far, they arrived aboard USS Geiger led by Karl Otto Daemmer who recounted the capsizing and desperate scramble for lifeboats and rafts amid hurricane seas.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Atlantic
Azores
Geiger
Puerto Rico
U. S
Karl Otto Daemmer
President Eisenhower Plans Short Newport Vacation
President Eisenhower hopes for a day without work in Newport awaiting a possible return to Washington early next week. A Tuesday Washington conference is slated with five Southern governors about his federal troop edict enforcing school integration in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Newport
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Little Rock
Ark
Tonforce School
Teamsters Appeal Postponement of Election
The Teamsters Union appealed a federal court order that would force postponement of next week's national officer election. A temporary injunction was granted by Judge F Dickinson Letts after three New York Teamsters filed suit alleging rigged elections and hand picked delegates. An appeal to the U S Court of Appeals could seek a stay allowing the Miami Beach convention to proceed.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Rank and File
Teamster
New York
Martin F. O'Donoghue
Teamsters
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Dist
F. Dickinson Letts
Rank and File Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Miami Beach
Fila
O'Donoghue
Court of Appeals
Letts
Theone
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported for 1957 to Date
Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section. In the past 24 hours two, to date in 1957 three ninety five. Source material records the deaths for the period, noting totals and changes from prior days.
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Popeka
Kansas
U S Jets Hit Aircraft Over 6th Fleet Showdown
U S Navy interceptors accompanied by Skyray fighters hunted a suspected hostile aircraft over the 6th Fleet area near Turkey. The unidentified plane flew high above 35,000 feet then dived to 600 mph, later edging away from carrier groups after warnings broadcast by Adm Brown.
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Turkey
Charle R. Brown
U. S
Bulgaria
Saros Gulf
Bessarabia
Black Sea
Greece
6Th Fleet
Adm
Brown
Clifford H. Buerfeldt
Emergency Call Possible For Arkansas Legislature
Governor Faubus signaled a possible emergency legislative session within ten days as he faced federal orders on integration. Army guards remained at Central High while nine black students completed a third day of integrated classes under paratrooper protection.
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Little Rock
Faubus
Central High
101St Airborne Division
Istrouma High
Baton Rouge
Eisenhower
U. S. Senate
Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Locust Hunt Ends with Injury in Wichita
Mrs. Melba Lang 27 fell from a tree while collecting locusts for a biology class. She was hospitalized after the accident in Wichita. The Kansas Motor Carriers Assn elected Kirby Evers of Wichita as president, succeeding Arthur C. Duvall of Topeka who became chairman of the board.
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Wichita
Melba Lang
Kidnaper Identified In a Special Lineup
Everett Washington where George E Collins admitted staging a kidnaping and ransom plot involving his partner Katherine Myers and their eight year old victim. Both charged with first degree kidnapping and held without bail as court sets plea hearing. Neighbors note the couple’s dire finances.
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Everett
Wash
George
E. Collins
Katherine Myers
Collins
Miss Myers
Superior Court
Thomas Stiger
Washington
Stiger
KU Band Day Glows With Colorful Parade on Mass Ave
A onlooker recalls KU Band Day as 52 high school bands march down Massachusetts Street in a kaleidoscope of sound and color. The scene features majorettes in summer tans, earnest tooters, and banners identifying groups, with uniforms in red blue black and gold. Local youths and visitors enjoy sunshine, crowds, and school spirit as bands, mascots, and lyre tunes parade past the Hotel Eldridge and Shawnee Mission salute.
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Massachusetts
Lavin
Kansas
Earnest Tooters
Highland Park
Topeka
Major Ciies
Hotel Eldridge
Shawnee Mission
Kiwanis Club
Tragic Farm Accident Near Fred Claussen Farm
Harold J. Malfoil died yesterday while working on the Fred Claussen farm located five miles north of here when he was struck by machinery. The incident is being investigated by local authorities.
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Harold J. Malfoil
Fred Claussen
Here
Teamsters Blamed for Man's Death in Auto Strike Faction
Witness Joseph Kritch testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that ailing Michigan car dealer Love of Rosedale Motors died during a Teamsters backed strike led by James R. Hoffa in the early 1950s. Kritch said Hoffa backed a Florida real estate venture and that Lowers’ Local 374 pressured Love after learning he had a bad heart, with 50 to 75 pickets dispatched.
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Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
Michigan
Teamster Union
James R. Hoffa
Joseph Kritch
Northville
Mich
St. Louis Browns
Kritch
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Florida
Love
Rosedale
Detroit
Henry Lower
Rosedale Motors
Lower
Tnmstery Local 374
Hotta
Lowe
Man tells of obscene remarks and Sun Valley Project in Florida
Witness Kritch testified about obscene remarks to Love's daughter and pickets at a firm’s customer. He said Love was told they would wheel him out in a casket. Kritch described the Sun Valley Project, alleging false information by Lower, Teamster funding by Hoffa, overpriced lots, and a useless subdivison with no water. He claimed $70,000 in sales across multiple cities.
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Love
Kritch
Mrs. Love
Florida
Lower
Hoffa
Teamster
Orlando
Kritchy
Indianapolis
York
Toledo
Towa
Mothers Ask Fatbus To Close Schools
A group of about 200 mothers visited Gov. Orval Faubus demanding the closure of Central High School in Little Rock until federal troops are withdrawn. The mothers hinted at an emergency legislative session within 10 days as Faubus explored such a move, while offering no immediate comment from the governor.
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Little Rock
Seventeen Adult Education Classes Hit Enrollment Cap at Lawrence High
Lawrence High School reports fourteen adult education classes closed due to full enrollment while six others lack enough enrollments to run. Ed Logsdon notes total enrollment reaches 417 students with new offerings including International Relations and Welding for Beginners.
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Lawrence High School
Ed Logsdon
Logsdon
League of Women Voters
Lawrence Library
Weather Sets Scene For KU Band Day and Oregon State Game
Pleasant weather defined the KU Band Day parade and the home football showdown with Oregon State. Skies were partly cloudy, no rain, mild highs around 74 and cool morning lows near 71, with a warming trend into Sunday reaching the high 70s or 80s.
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Kansas University
Oregon State
Abilene Electrician Sentenced for Bank Robbery
Abilene electrician William Robert Brown, 34, pleaded guilty to bank robbery and received the same sentence as two accomplices. The trio admitted to the 3,618 robbery of Dickinson County State Bank at Enterprise on August 10, with J. OD Alexander of Chapman and Roger Philip Burkholler of Ft. Riley having pleaded guilty earlier.
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Abilene
William Robert Brown
Abilene Electrician
J. OD
Alexander of
Chapman
Roger Philip Burkholler
Ft. Riley
Dickinson County State Bank
Enterprise
Weather Drives Kansas Opener Atmosphere
A sunny crisp day sets the scene for Kansas University's home opener against Oregon State. KU Band Day features over 1,000 Lawrence area musicians parading to Memorial Stadium where a 25,000 crowd is expected. Lawrence prep teams, Kiwanis peanut sales, and Fort Leavenworth guests add local bustle as attendance forecasts climb past 20,000.
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Masachusetts Street
Drift
Mercury
Kansas
Oregon
Corvallis
Ore
Pihe Kul Lawrence High
Law Frenece
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Bandai
Memorial Stadium
KU Tleam
Lawrence
Atchison
Haskell Institute
Osage City
Mt. Oread
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
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Russell Farmer
Probers
Fatbus
Reon
Annex Junior High
Hasement
Halla
Te Furnas
Alo
Ames Junior High
Manual High
Pwice
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Cecil M. DeMille
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