Integration of Negro and white pupils on southern military posts
Washington report notes that Negro and white children sit together in federal on post schools in the South, with little friction. About 27 post schools are integrated in 10 states, mostly elementary, under Eisenhower era orders. Only Fort Meade and Pine Bluff Arsenal remain segregated.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fort Meade
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Ark
Deep South
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Are County Road Stop Signs Legal
Oklahoma City report questions the legality of stop signs on county roads as Granville Scanland Oklahoma County attorney weighs prosecuting those who run signs. He cites a fatal injury from October involving James Goode and Frank Lewis and notes possible manslaughter charges. Highway Patrol urges immediate test to clarify Department of Public Safety authority at intersections.
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Oklahoma City
Granville Scanland
Oklahoma
Scanland
Oklahoma County
James Goode
Goode
Frank Lewis
Lewis
Scanlarid
Highway Patrol
Jack Rollins
Department of Public Safety
Stars Flock To Premier Of Oklahoma
Hollywood and Oklahoma dignitaries packed the Egyptian Theater for the premiere of Oklahoma in Todd-AO. An estimated 100 limousines lined Hollywood Boulevard as stars such as Michael Todd Marlene Dietrich Piper Laurie Gene Nelson Jeff Chandler Gene Kelly Grace Kelly Natalie Wood and Will Rogers Jr attended the high profile event. Police kept back crowds as the wide screen debut drew heavy public turnout.
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Hollywood
Oklahoma
Hollywood Boulevard
Raymond Gary
Clarence Burch
State Board of Affairs
Gary
Michael Todd
Marlene Dietrich
Piper Laurie
Gene Nelson
Jeff Chandler
Gene Kelly
Grace Kelpe
Edgar Bergen
Natalie Wood
Will Rogers Jr
Miracle survives Seattle plane crash shocks witnesses
Seattle residents report a DC4 crash that killed 27 of the 74 aboard but left many others unharmed. Eyewitnesses describe a dramatic descent, engine trouble, and a wing clipping a tree before the fuselage broke apart and burst into flames, with some passengers escaping amid the wreckage.
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Seattle
Rice
Peninsular Air Transport Co
Carter County Officers Hunt Brutal Hitchhikers
Carter County officers continue the chase for two hitch hikers who attacked a Duncan man and a Davis man near Ardmore last Friday night. One victim, Bill Moore of Duncan, is hospitalized in Ardmore with a severe head laceration while his companion William Brooks of Davis suffered minor injuries.
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Ardmore
Okla
Carter County
Duncan
Davis
Bill Moore
William Brooks
Health Department Denies Withholding Salk Polio Vaccine
Oklahoma City officials rebut claims that the State Health Department kept Salk polio vaccine until it expired and then released it to private physicians. A spokesman said some vials expired due to unused booster doses, the vaccine remains in department custody, and it is property of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Four Bartlesville doctors alleged release to commercial channels.
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Oklahoma City
National Foundation For
Bartlesville, Okla
Northeast Legion to Discuss Feud With Governor
The Oklahoma War Veterans Commission dispute between Gov. Ray Raymond Gary and American Legion leaders will be debated at a Northeast Oklahoma district convention in Tulsa with the state executive committee to meet there to consider replacing Fred Frey with Woodrow W. Hardy. Hashall questioned legality of the appointment and said a new list must be submitted by the Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars within 30 days after a vacancy.
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Tulsa
Okla
Raymond Gary
American Legion
Oklahoma War Veterans Commission
Oklahoma District Legion
Gary
Fred Frey
Chickasha
Woodrow W. Hardy
Norman
Charles W. Hashall
Frey
Legion
Hoshall
John Sparkman
Don Davis
Jack Newman
Ponca City
Hashall
Hardy
Legions
Last Guard Troops Quit in Indiana Strike Area
An order to remove the final 27 Indiana National Guard troops from the strike area in New Castle was carried out Thursday despite reports of new vandalism at the Perfect Circle Corp foundry. The troopers, remnants of a force that last month totaled 1,000, departed on orders from Adjutant Gen. Harold Doherty.
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New Castle
Ind
Indiana National Guard
Perfect Circle Corp
Harold Doherty
Four-State Talks On Kansas City Dallas Highway Plan
Exploratory talks on a four-lane divided superhighway linking Kansas City to Dallas were held by business and chamber leaders from Texas Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri. They backed the project and elected C A Tatum of Dallas as group chairman. The next meeting will be in Kansas City in late January with highway commissioners invited. The proposed bee line would pass through Tulsa Denison Sherman McKinney and enter Texas on U S 75. Tulsa secretary C A Border stressed the project focuses on business traffic and regional wealth. Tatum said each state may map its own route but all seek a modern freeway into Kansas City.
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Dallas
Kansas City
Business
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
C. A. Tatum
Central Highway Committee
Business and Chamber
Kan
Tulsa
Okla
Denison
Tex
Sherman
McKinney
U. S. 75
C. A
Tatum
Science claims cure for piles without surgery
Scientists report a healing substance that reduces piles, relieves pain quickly, and stops itching without operation. Doctors note actual shrinking of piles and patients say the problem disappears. The product Bio-Dyne, known for healing injured tissue, is now available as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form. Sold by druggists with money back guarantee. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
Nationalist China's Oldest GI Quits
In Taipei Formosa Nationalist China's oldest soldier Pvt Wamg Chachsiang aged 70 has retired after 50 years service. He joined during Manchu rule and fought Japan in World War II. He was captured by Communists but escaped. The army training school held a farewell party.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Pvt
Wamg Chachsiang
Actor's Father Dies in Lattimer Mines
Hazelton Pennsylvania UP reports John Palahnnik father of actor Jack Palance died Thursday at his home after several months illness.
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Hazelton
John Palahnnik
Jack Palance
Lattimer Mines
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