Nashville Integration Quietly Rolls Ahead Amid Kasper Threats
Nashville began first grade desegregation with 14 Negro pupils enrolled in five schools while John Kasper warned of violent measures. Most white families kept children home or protested as officials said a federal court order requires gradual desegregation. Similar moves occurred in Clinton Tennessee and North Carolina cities as the South confronts court mandates and funding tied to segregation policies.
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John Kasper
Kasper
Clinton, Tenn
W. H. Oliver
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Supreme Court
Oklahoma Safety Council warns of federal highway law enforcement
Oklahoma City officials and lawmakers discussed possible federal enforcement of interstate highway safety if states fail to act. Bob Eastman warned that President Eisenhower signaled federal intervention as Rep. Vandiver urged public support, with cooperation pledged from state groups and input from highway safety experts in Washington and Kansas City.
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Bob Eastman
Legislative Council
Eisenhower
U.S
Ralph Vandiver
Heavener
Oklahoma
Bil Skeith
McAlester
James E. Basham
Kansas City
National Highway Users Conference
Mason Mahin
Laws
Automotive Safety Foundation
Washington, D. C
Tames Macarthur Meets His Mother at Airport
Hollywood note tells of 19 year old Tames Macarthur arriving at International Airport to greet his mother Helen Hayes. They nearly failed to recognize each other as Macarthur sports an Indian crew cut for a film and Hayes has dyed white hair for a Broadway role.
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MacArthur
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Syria Accuses Syria of Arming Subversives in Middle East
A Western source says Syria is smuggling arms to pro-Western Jordan and Lebanon to stir subversive elements. Henderson heads to Beirut for talks as London notes Soviet troops and technicians pouring into Syria amid regional tensions.
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Syria
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Lebanon
Istanbul
Lou Henderson
Ankara
Beirut
Henderson
Middle East
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Iran
Tie
Hussein
Uraslem
Christans
London
Russia
Gentleman Thief Returns To Prison
Harry A. Langham, 29, described as a gentleman thief, was to be sent back to the Deland Florida prison farm after Dallas detectives arrested him in a Houston hotel. Langham had escaped from a Florida prison in July and was serving two years for car theft and two years for a prior escape. He repaid $1,500 to Oklahoma auto dealers to avoid a command visit, and said a thief can travel first class.
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Harry A. Langham
Deland, Fla
Houston
Oklahoma
Langham
Florida
Mexico orders Francesca de Scalia to leave by Friday deadline
Immigration authorities in Mexico City ordered Francesca de Scalia believed to be in Mexico to depart by 5 p m Friday. A guard was posted at her home and officials said she may still be in the country despite reports she left for Cuba or Venezuela. If she has not exited by the deadline she will be deported once located.
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Mexico City
Francesca de Scalia
Mexico
Bruce Cabot
Cuba
Venezuela
Brazilians Saved In Boat Collision
In the Plate Estuary late Tuesday night the riverboat City of Buenos Aires with 230 aboard sank after a collision with the U S Mormac Surf. Fourteen one passengers and ninety crew were saved though some injured in the panic. The Mormac Surf reported no casualties and continued upriver to Santa Fe to load wheat.
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Buenos Aires
Uruguay
Plate
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Mormacsurf
Mormaesurf
Santa Fe
Formosa man survives suicide attempt after multiple methods
Wu Chia-ying a 32 year old government employee from Pingtun Formosa attempted suicide using sleeping pills and sulfur matches, then a fall from a third story window. He survived with five broken legs and was hospitalized as police investigated the motive.
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Formosa
Wu Chia-ying
Pingtun
Enid Man Killed in Texas Highway Crash
Virgil Glen Grimms, 53, of Enid Oklahoma, died in a head on collision eight miles south of Canyon Texas on Highway 87. The other driver, Betty Selvidge, 24, was seriously injured in the crash reported yesterday.
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Canyon
Enid, Okla
Virgil Glen Grimms
Betty Selvidge
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