Guardsmen on Watch At Race-torn Clinton School
Negro pupils returned to Clinton High under National Guardsmen watch as white jeers greeted them. Weekend violence led to guards and troopers in Clinton and Oliver Springs. a Negro shot a white man at Oliver Springs. Fort Worth and Mansfield also see tensions over integration. Governor Clem ent offers a 5000 dollar reward for five men who beat guards en route to a guard meeting near Soddy.
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Lloyd G Austin
Riverside
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Virginia
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Tennessee
Frank Clement
Soddy
Dayton
Empty Gun Kills Carbon Youth on Labor Day
In Indiana, 19 year old Robert Smith of Carbon died after an apparently unloaded rifle fired during horseplay. John Hardesty, 17, also of Carbon, was jailed for grand jury consideration after saying he fired the shot while two teens teased him about a date. Smith died on the way to the hospital.
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Carbon
John Hardesty
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Smith
Robert Adams
Carmel
U.S. 31
Indianapolis
Ben Tranter, Sr
Franklin
Dennis Platter
Avilla
Henry la Roche
Washington
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Monticello
Platter
Skinner Lake
Albion
la Roche
Bedford
Birth of a son at local hospital reported
Hospital admissions list Donald E. Smith Jasonville Mrs William Todd Springville Mrs Carl Clark Jasonville Mrs Frank Gravemier Linton welcomed son Mark ndrew weighing eight pounds 11% ounces Today Kenneth Stark Linton Dismissals include Mrs Ira Davenport Linton
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William Todd
Springville
Carl Clark
Frank Gravemier
Linton
Markndrew
Kenneth Stark
Ira Davenport
Weatherive Hoosier Labor Day Weekend Smiles
The weather outlook for Indiana over Labor Day weekend featured warm sun and comfortable nights. Highs ranged from 83 to 85 in various regions with cooler trends expected midweek and showers possible tonight and in the south Wednesday.
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Lake Michigan
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
French Troops in Cyprus Targeted Amid Tension
Cypriots clash with British and pro British groups as French units, arriving for possible canal crisis, face threats. A French officer vows fighting the tigers if EOKA attacks, while a gunman kills a British serviceman and an 80 year old Turkish Cypriot. A bomb hits a British soldier's home and a time bomb damages the Acropole Hotel staff room.
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Suez Canal
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Athens
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Greece
Acropole
Posing as Twin Brings Court Charge in London
Thomas Christopher Shaw, 23, began a one year term for fraud by posing as his twin brother to court Miss Doreen Ford. He collected money while impersonating the twin so he could call her from Germany. Police noted Shaw has no twin.
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Thomas_ Christopher Shaw
Shaw
Doreen
Ford
Germany
Palice
Hagerty Says Stevenson Welcomes Unemployment for Political Gain
White House Press Secretary James Hagerty quotes a New York Times clipping to charge Adlai Stevenson with welcoming unemployment to gain political advantage. He cites Stevenson critics and a Chicago news conference noting concerns over cost of living and fears of leadership failure.
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White House
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Hagerty
New York Times
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New Mexico
Detroit
Illinois
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Democratic Party
Labor Day traffic toll rises with dozens of fatal accidents
Indiana ended the Labor Day weekend with at least 15 traffic deaths and a total holiday toll around 579 across states. The fatalities included Charles Lyons and Ernest Angotti in two car crashes, plus multiple weekend wrecks on Ind 118 Ind 3 and U S routes near Bluffton Valparaiso Hammond and Indianapolis. Non traffic deaths and drownings raised the overall danger level as safety officials tracked the holiday period.
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Mount Summit
Ernest A. Angotti
Lafayette Lyons
Bluffton
Huntington
Angotti
Lafayette
Shirley Ann Roe
Martinsville
Billy McKinney
Indianapolis
Thomas Kochis
Chicago
United Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Stevenson Drafts Foreign Policy Speech for Legion
Adlai E Stevenson drafted a foreign policy speech for the American Legion national convention in Los Angeles. He spoke across Michigan on Labor Day then headed to Libertyville to refine remarks before addressing Legionnaires and continuing to San Francisco for more campaign talks with California and Nevada Democrats.
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Ill
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Nevada
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Pontiac
Muskegon
Mich
Meeting Postponed for Christian Women's Fellowship
The Christian Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church postpones its meeting to next week as announced by church officers.
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Christian Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church
Dark skinned kidnap suspect tied to infant case
FBI released its only known suspect Stella Xenakins 23 of New Haven after shoppers failed to identify her at Sears Roebuck. Authorities kept tight lipped amid a single clue a swarthy woman seen carrying a baby from the store as volunteers paused the manhunt fearing crowd reactions.
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Conn
FBI
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Sears and Roebuck
Middletown
Stella Xenakins
New Haven
G-men
Frank Cattaneo
Eleanor Ruotolo
Peter Weinberger
Long Island
Roy Kirkhart 77 Bloomfield Dies after Illness
Roy Kirkhart 77 of Bloomfield died at home after a lingering illness. He lived in Bloomfield over forty years, formerly worked at Showers Brothers Furniture, and was active in the Bloomfield Christian church. Surviving wife Pearl, daughter Grace Doyle, son Donald J. Kirkhart, brother John, sister Ella Culp, and three grandchildren. Funeral at Bloomfield Christian church Thursday at 3:00 p.m. CST with burial in Carmichael cemetery.
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Bloomington
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Greenfield
Ella Culp
Catlin
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Jenkins and Sons
Carmichael Cemetery
Linton Post Office Clerk Advances Clock One Hour
A local postal official in Linton misadjusted the time during the change from fast to slow time. Instead of turning the clock back one hour, she moved it ahead sixty minutes, placing the town two hours ahead of the official time.
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Linton
Egypt to Decide on Suez Control in Talks with Menzies
Cairo reports say President Nasser will respond to the Dulles plan for international control of the Suez Canal after a third meeting with Prime Minister Menzies and the five nation Suez Committee. Opposition voices in Egypt warn of sovereignty rejection while tensions rise amid military and spy crackdowns.
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Robert Gordon Menzies
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Nile City
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Sweden
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Ethiopia
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Nasser
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Canal
Communist electrical worker cured at Lourdes after paralysis
Louis Olivari, a former Communist cell leader from Nice, says a Lourdes pilgrimage revived him from paralysis in the right side after a fall. Doctors differ on cause, citing possible neuromuscular disorder or ruptured cerebral artery. His Red friends reportedly shun him for his change of faith.
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France
Lourdes
Louis Olivari
Paris Presse Today
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Algerian Civilian Casualties Rise Amid French Buildup
Algiers reports more than 3,000 civilians killed since the anti-French rebellion began 22 months ago as France doubles its troops in Algeria from 210,000 to 450,000. Officials tally 2,720 Muslims and 363 French civilians killed through Aug 1, up from 1,328 by Feb 20.
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Algeria
France
Wreck of Pennsylvania Freight Trains Sparks Burn Across Greenfield
About 20 cars jumped the tracks on a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train as it neared Greenfield Indiana. Three tank cars burst into flames spilling liquids into Brandywine Creek while crowds watched. Authorities said 23 cars derailed after a kingpin broke, with fire crews from three cities battling the blaze and civil defense aiding crowd control.
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Ind
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Richmond
Indianapolis
Anola
Anders
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Tyner Shelby
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Columbus
Ohio
Shelbyville
Indiana State Fair Set to Break Attendance Record in 1956
Indianapolis reports a politically charged opening at the Indiana State Fair as governors and legislators mingle with crowds. The fair features Grand Circuit harness racing, dairy cattle judging, swine and sheep, a pie baker crown, and a Coliseum horse show with Arthur Godfrey. Attendance nears new highs with 125000 on Monday and 174000 on Sunday, aiming to surpass the Labor Day 1946 record.
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