Five Southern Governors Meet On Segregation
In Richmond Virginia Gov Thomas B Stanley hosts a meeting of five Southern governors to discuss resisting desegregation of public schools. Governors Marvin Griffin Luther Hodges George Bell Timmerman Jr and J P Coleman attend while interposition is seen as a likely topic and a potential strong resolution is hoped.
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Richmond
Virginia
Thomas B. Stanley
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Supreme Court
Griffin
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
George Bell Timmerman Jr
South Carolina
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi
Stanley
Women’s Clothes Hide Bandits in Louisville Heist
In Louisville, three gunmen in sheer scarves gloves and hats concealed their faces and identities as they robbed John Martin Distributors Inc taking 6000 to 8000 dollars. They herded 11 employees into two washrooms as they entered ten minutes before closing time brandishing pistols and a sawed off shotgun. The haul included about 3000 in cash and possibly 5000 in checks.
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Louisville
John Martin Distributors, Inc
Advertising executive predicts US ad spending rise
New York advertising executive Robert F. Carney, chairman of Foote, Cone & Belding Co., says American advertisers will spend more than nine billion dollars this year, about half a billion more than in the previous year.
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Los Angeles
New York
Robert F. Carney
Foote, Cone & Belding Co
Senator Duff predicts Eisenhower will run again soon
Senator Duff of Pennsylvania said Ike will reveal his second term plans long before the Illinois primary on April 10. He believes the President will seek a second term and that no candidate should campaign until Ike announces. Senator Knowland entered Illinois and Alaska primaries, urging a free open convention if Ike declines. MacArthur and Jenner face withdrawal questions as Illinois practices allow names to be dropped?
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Washington
Sen
Duff
Eisenhower
Illinois
Knowland
Calif
Adlai E. Stevenson
Alaska
Douglas MacArthur
Sen. Jenner
R-Ind
Peru Breadbasket Suffering Drouth
Lima reports a severe drouth gripping Peru's central breadbasket, drying rivers and reducing hydroelectric generation. Zinc, lead, copper, and vanadium mining slows without water. rice and sugar crops suffer as Andean glaciers retreat unexplainedly.
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Lima
Peru
United States
American Copper Firm Suspends Chile Operations
The Andes Copper Mining Co., a subsidiary of Anaconda, paused work at the Potrerillos mine in northern Chile for at least three days due to a water supply disruption. The cause of the disruption was not disclosed.
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Santiago
Chile
Andes Copper Mining Co
Anaconda Company
Potrerillos
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Promise Iron Boost For Seniors
Advert reads for Ostrex Tonic Tablets claiming to restore pep and youthfulness for couples over 40 by supplying iron and vitamins By and Be. It touts daily iron comparable to large portions of seafood and liver, offering a 7 day trial and an economy size with a stated savings.
Douglas on gas bill marathon speech in Senate
Senator Paul H. Douglas held the Senate floor for a third day delivering a 150 page prepared speech opposing the natural gas bill. He argues the measure would exempt independent producers from federal rate regulation and could raise consumer gas rates by about 600 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Paul H. Douglas
Senate
Douglas
Congressional Record
Last Union veteran dies at age 108 in Duluth hospital
Albert Woolson, 108, the last surviving member of the Union Army from the Civil War, died Monday after a period in St. Luke's Hospital. He had been hospitalized January 11 for a condition described by doctors as fatigue. Woolson's 109th birthday would have been February 11.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Woolson
Westinghouse Strike Reaches 100th Day in Dispute
In Pittsburgh the Westinghouse Electric strike marks its 100th day with no settlement in sight. Federal mediator Murray and top negotiators from Westinghouse and the IUE have met daily. company president Price says true collective bargaining is under way. The union and company argue over wage reopeners and contract length as government officials urge arbitration. Production and profits show strain while atomic projects continue.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
John R. Murray
Westinghouse
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Murray
Gwilym A. Price
Price
IWE
United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Atomic Research and Construction
Abbott Killing Jury Starts Sixth Day
The Burton Abbott murder trial jury in Oakland enters its sixth day of deliberation. Abbott, a 27-year-old accounting student, is charged with the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Stephanie Bryan of Berkeley. The state seeks the death penalty as jurors extend discussions into the evening while considering his alibi that he was 250 miles north at his fishing cabin five hours before her disappearance on April 28.
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Oakland
Calif
Burton Abbott
Abbott
Stephanie Bryan
Berkeley
Alameda
Stephanie
Catholics Protest Desegregation Plan In New Orleans
In New Orleans Catholic parents applauded when Archbishop Joseph Rummel was called a Yankee and the church accused of pushing Negroes on them during a meeting of Catholic school parents clubs. An unidentified floor spokesman and questions about desegregation drew strong applause and claims the archbishop was forcing integration in the Deep South’s largest parochial system. Archbishop Rummel’s background is noted, including birth in Germany and past service as bishop of Omaha before leading New Orleans since 1935.
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New Orleans
Joseph Rummel
Council of Catholic School Cooperative Clubs
James Hoflich
Archdiocese of St. Louis
Deep South
Rummel
Baden
Germany
Rome
Yorkville
Kingston
Harlem
N. Y
Omaha
Neb
Wickersham Sees Sill Strength Hike
Rep. Victor Wickersham said Fort Sill will gain strength soon by filling vacancies in current units and adding more units. He spoke after meeting Indian land lessees in Lawton and planned to return to Washington Tuesday night.
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Fort Sill
Victor Wickersham
Wickersham
Lawton
Washington
Stainless Pazo Pile Remedy Claims Home Relief
An advertisement promotes a new "Stainless Pazo" compound for piles promising no surgery and instant relief in tests. It touts both internal and external relief, claiming the product provides proven results without medical procedures.
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Pennsylvania
Last Union Wet Leaves
McCord
C Avenue
IUE
Third & E Avenue
FORD
an + Se
Lassier
F.C.A
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