Six White Men Charged In Birmingham Stage Attack
Nat King Cole, attacked on stage by six white men during a Birmingham concert, canceled appearances in Greenville Charlotte and Raleigh. Cole, 37, resumed with an all Negro show in the evening and said he bears no ill will toward the South. Police charged six men with assault with intent to murder after a planned disruption aimed at stopping the singer’s performance.
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Cole
Birmingham
Ala
Municipal Auditorium
Aera Aaa
Kenneth Adams
Anniston
Nat (King) Cole
Adams
Chicago
Greenville
S. C
Charlotte
Raleigh
N.C
Norfolk
City Auditorium
South
Alabama
Peiice
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More
The page guide lists sections and page numbers for various newsroom content including Beach Combing on page C-1, Hal Boyle on page A-23, Bridge on page A-23, Classifieds from pages 0-5 to 12, Comics on B-12, Crossword on B-16, Death Notices on C-2, Editorial on 4-22, Financial on C-3, Radio T on B-10, Shipping Table on C4, Sports on A-24 to A-27, Theaters on B-14, Tides Temperatures on C-4, Vital Statistics on C-4, Wilson on A-23, Women on pages B-2, B-8, B-4, and Your World on A-2.
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Hal Boyle
Pnrges
Train Truck Collision Kills Three in Fort Green Florida
A passenger train and a gasoline transport truck collided near Fort Green Florida killing three: truck driver Clifford Ledger and two train personnel N G Adams and L F Klosterman. Two others were injured including conductor and a Tampa porter in critical condition. One Hampton Ona passenger survived with minor burns.
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Fort Green
Fla
Florida
Clifford Ledger
N. G. Adams
L. 4. Klosterman
Tampa
Hampton
Ona
Boca Grande
Arch Albritton
Ledger
Knight Vows Backing of Iie Veep Choice Knight Vows Backing of Iie Veep Choice
California Governor Goodwin J Knight said the California delegation at the Republican National Convention would support any vice presidential candidate President Eisenhower wants. Knight, here with his wife, declined to name a preferred running mate as he passed through St Louis en route to Oklahoma City for a Republican Day dinner.
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Goodwin J. Knight
California
Eisenhower
Knight
Blancs
New York
Oklahoma City
Snow Falls Up To Nine Inches In Western NC Mountains
Unseasonable snow hit western North Carolina with up to nine inches on Mt. Pisgah at 5,721 feet near Asheville and six inches on Mt. Mitchell, the highest east of the Mississippi. Caesar's Head in South Carolina reported three inches as the storm moved through the region.
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North Carolina
Asheville
N. C
Mt. Pisgah
Mt. Mitchell
Black Mountain Range
Mississippi River
Caesar's Head
S. C
Weather Update Partly Cloudy Through Thursday
Partly cloudy conditions continue through Thursday with gusty winds at times and little change in temperatures. forecasts call for periods of wind and patchy sun with mild daytime highs and cooler nights.
UN Secretary Sees Nasser in Try for Peace
U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold met Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser in Cairo for 75 minutes as he starts talks to reduce Israeli Arab tensions. A Jerusalem dispatch noted an easing of tensions amid reported six point compromise ideas including fences, troop withdrawals, border patrols, neutral posts, and troop reductions at El Auja, with Hammarskjold and Mahmoud Fawzi among attendees.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dag Hanwaarskjold
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
U. MN
Jerusalem
Palestine
Ammarshiold
Nasser
Eeve
Mahmoud Faw2i
U. Ny
Chicago Tribune
Hammarskjold
el Auja
Gaza
Fawzi
Edson Burns
U. N. Trance Supervision Organization
New York Firemen Picket for Pay Increase
Six thousand uniformed firemen marched around City Hall Park to demand $7,000 a year, up from $5,315, joined by about 100 policemen in civilian clothes. Helmets from a Bronx factory fire were displayed as the Board of Estimate opened budget hearings. The men claimed they risk their lives for $2.43 an hour and carried placards noting line of duty casualties.
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New York
City Hall
Bronx
Board of Estimate
Patrick Clancy
City Hall Park
More Rain and Winds Expected in Long Beach Area
Scattered showers were forecast for the Southland with gusty winds and small craft warnings from Point Conception to Newport Beach. Long Beach reported .02 inch of rain bringing the season total to 10.17 inches while other areas showed light totals and similar unsettled conditions across nearby cities.
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Southland
Weather Bureau
Point Conception
Newport Beach
Downey
Westminster
Long Beach
BellAnner
Compton
Lynwood
Faramount
San Pedro
Torrance
Man Stomps Pedigreed Dog in Buena Park
Four witnesses in Buena Park report an unidentified man in an Army uniform in a blue car attacking two dogs Tuesday night. He kicked a fawn colored pup to death after it fled toward San Yuba Way parkway. Clif ford J. Juber of 6062 San Yuba Way will sign a complaint. police have a license plate description. Witnesses include Soy Petty, Richard Barrett, Edward O'Conner, and Herb Hoe.
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Buena Park
Buenal,Park
San Yuba Way
Gog
Cliffford J. Juber
I Soy Petty
San Lorenzo
Police Raid Halts Long Beach Car Stripping Ring
Detectives Frank Welch and F C Estes raided a vacant lot at 2045 California Ave at 9 am and seized two men linked to a car stripping operation that claimed a car was dismantled daily for six months. Arrested were Bruce Hutchinson 24 renting near the lot and Luther McClutchen 30 of 959% Via Wanda. The site belonged to Charles Graves 45 at the same address, shielded from street view by bamboo.
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California Ave
David L. Hughes
Charles Graves
Long Beach
Frank Welch
F.C. Estes
Bruce Hutchinson
Luther McClutchen
Wanda
House OKs Farm Bill amid GOP defections and car theft raid
The House passed an administration opposed farm bill by 237 to 181 amid midwestern GOP defections. The vote backed higher price supports and a soil bank plan while police raided a car stripping operation, arresting two suspects and seeking a third as they seized stolen parts from a Titusana lot and a nearby property.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Titusana
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Bug Plug Those Ants Must Eat Like Elephants
Dallas IRS notes a taxpayer quote about high insect costs hurting his finances. The fragment references two ants and mentions a return letter. The item reads as a quirky tax filing note from a Dallas district office. The readable text hints at humor rather than a formal filing, with no clear outcome or additional names.
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Dallas LR
Dallas District Internal Revenue Service Office
Two More Ships Headed to Laid Up Navy Fleet
Washington reports indicate two additional ships will join the laid up fleet at Everett. Representative Fred A. Hartley Jr. cited the Taft Hartley Law, while Navy doctors said the Marine Lynx and General Weigel are in fair condition. Hartley underwent a gastroenteritis attack reported at Hudson Hospital.
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Washington
Everett
Westland
Kearney
N. J
Navy
Eisenhower Leads In Illinois Presidential Preference Returns
Illinois returns show President Eisenhower with a slight edge over Adlai Stevenson as 9,203 of 9,511 precincts report. Knowland and Daly back Eisenhower while Kefauver trails with write-in votes. Chicago area supports Stevenson less than two to one. Delegates to conventions will be chosen later. these results gauge party strength.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Downstate
Estes Kefauver
William F. Knowland
California
Lar Daly
Stevenson
Skefauver
Illinois
Plane Hits Peak Six Texans Die
Six Texans died when their small aircraft crashed into the slopes of an extinct volcano about 25 miles northwest of TALAPA Mexico. Five of the six were identified as Ray Watson Levelland Paul Lawrence Mortis Davis Charles Coflfee and Nand Quinn Henry. Arthur D Chase of Lubbock was tentatively identified as co pilot. The group was part of a two plane fishing party of 11 men. The second plane did not crash and five men were aboard it.
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Talapa
Mexico
UPI
Here
Lubbock
Tex
Ray Watson
Levelland Sport
Paul Lawrence
Big Spring
Mortis Davis
Charles
Cof
Lfee
Nand Quinn Henry
Henry
Arthur D. Chase
U. S
Josiahh. Brownell
Lerash
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