Hearings Split White Council Chiefs in Florida
In Tallahassee the Florida legislative committee released hearings that fractured the Seaboard White Citizens Council leadership. Robert W. Saunders testified about records from the NAACP Florida office while Fred Jockett and John Kasper traded blame amid past ties to New York organizers. Hampton E. Shaver testified he was held at gunpoint by unknown assailants near Tallahassee after a confrontation tied to Miami segregationist circles.
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Florida
Seaboard White Citizens Council
Robert W. Saunders
Tarpa
National Assn
Colored Proper
Fred Jockett
Seaboard White Citizens Council of Washington
John Kasperkeit
New York
Hockett
Carpenter
Segregation Gow
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Kasper
Hackett
George Fleming
Edgar Johnson
Seaboard Wi
Clinton
Tenn
Hampton E. Shaver
Tie
Tineselt
Naacps
Ile
NAACP
Murder Denial in Sooner Father Killing Case
Elmer Dern Fields, 61, pleaded innocent to a murder charge in the death of his father. Held without bond, he awaits a preliminary hearing on April 3. Police say Fields shot his father with a shotgun and set fire to the home, leaving the body found among the burned ruins. The son claimed a struggle over the weapon led to the fatal explosion, with the father unable to escape.
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Elmer Dern Fields
Fields
Elmer Fields
Lewes
Nixon Presses Bases Plan As Ethiopians Favor U S Request
Vice President Nixon urges a U S request for military bases at Massawa and along the Red Sea while Emperor Haile Selassie reportedly backs American access. Addis Ababa discussions aim to flex U S influence against Egypt with potential naval access and further aid. Ethiopian and regional reaction includes Moscow warnings as Cairo seeks diplomatic support.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
U.S
Egypt
Nixon
Air Force
Red Sea
Massawa
Broushit Ianarnate
Moscow
Cures Russiki
United States
Eluioyaaa
Eespi
Nasser
Addis Anaba
Cuam
Bigypt
Anoher Tha Wetuslips
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqua
Gulf
Sitdown at San Ida Jail Ends Quickly Amid Transfers
In San dta Clare County Jail a tank sitdown by 26 inmates ended swiftly after 15 were moved to Stanislaus County Jail in Modesto and 20 more to Monterey County Jail. Remaining prisoners later ate supper as officials cite leaders behind the refusal.
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San
Monterey County
Contractor To Repair Cracks In Spillway Of Gary Lake
Immediate repairs to the cracked spillway of Raymond Gary Lake will be made by M. A. Swatek Construction Co. under Dave Ware of the Oklahoma Department of Game and Fish. The spillway near Fort Towson will be rebuilt at a small cost.
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Gary Lake
Okdlahoma City
Raymond Gary Lake
Dave Ware
State Game and Fish Department
M. A. Swatek Construction Co
Ware
Swatek
Fort Towsan
US Tanker Plane Missing In Pacific Search Intensifies
US air crews comb the Western Pacific seeking a missing Air Force tanker with 10 crew aboard. A search team parachuted into central Japan near a possible wreckage while weather and snow hinder a full recovery effort expected to stretch for days.
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Tokyo
Nave Nlanes
Japan
Dita
Yokota
Tok
Air Force
Nation fails to curb highway deaths says safety official
Chicago March 13 1957 Paul Jones of the National Safety Council warned the United States is losing the war on traffic accidents. He urged business and industry to mobilize resources to reduce the toll noting about 10 000 deaths on highways last year and arguing highway fatalities exceed wartime losses. He blamed public apathy and misperceptions for the failure to cut the toll.
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Chicago
UY Ook
Paul Jones
National Safety Council
Sat Jones
Office Management Assn
Jones
Council
Eilfaerysy
McGregor Pushes Texas History Semester Mandate
Texas State Rep Frank McGregor of Waco seeks a mandatory Texas history semester for high school students and college students as a condition for continued enrollment. The proposal emphasizes preserving heritage for future generations and would apply to state supported colleges if approved.
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Austin. Tex
Frank McGregor
Wara
Texas
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