Mississippi Legislature to consider abolishing public schools
Gov. Hugh White said the legislature would convene on Sept. 7 to discuss abolishing public schools to preserve segregation in Mississippi. The Legal Educational Advisory Committee LEAC warned a constitutional amendment could be proposed to allow private schools with state aid if public schools were ended, a move aimed at frightening Negroes into voluntary segregation.
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Jackson
Miss
Hugh White
Mississippi
White
Legal Educational Advisory Committee
United States
Supreme Court
LEAC
Army Officer Hanged for Slaying Wife in Germany
Bernard J. O'Brien, 33, of San Antonio, an Army warrant officer, was hanged at the Kansas State Prison for murdering his wife Dorothy in Germany two years earlier. Convicted by an Army court martial in Munich in 1952, his death sentence was affirmed by U.S. military and presidential review. He purportedly rammed a car into a tree to fake a crash and requested a final meal of ribs potatoes asparagus ice cream and coffee.
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O'Brien
Munich
United States
Board of Review
Military Court of Appeals
Eisenhower
Dorothy
O’brien
Bank Robbery Getaway Car Sighted Near Waynoka
Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a car matching the Brick Bank robbery description seen in Griever Canyon late Friday night but vanished before roadblocks could be set. Griever Canyon lies about 18 miles south of here and 109 miles from Erick. A Renocher, unnamed, reported spotting three men near the car before notifying Sheriff Ed Doctor.
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Waynoka
Okita
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Griever Canyon
Greaver Canyon
Here
Erick
A_rencher
Ed Doctor
Typhoid Carrier Tied to Los Angeles Wedding Feed
A typhoid carrier contaminated rice cakes at a wedding reception on June 26 in Los Angeles, sickening nearly 300 guests and causing an 11 year old boy to die. Health officials identified two new cases, raising the tally to ten from the event, and warned guests to seek medical advice. The carrier’s identity is being withheld under state law.
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Los Angeles
Pr. L
Goerheé
Double Role Grandma and Great Grandma on Same Day
Mrs Bertie Benfield of Cherryville became both grandmother and great grandmother in one day when her daughter Luthis Benfield Polk 38 bore a son and her granddaughter Patricia Polk Ward 16 delivered a daughter. Dauntless Mrs Benfield rode with them to Gastonia hospital where the births occurred.
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Are Wiuebin Gyee
Bertie Benfield
Cherryville
Luthis Benfield Polk
Refugee Flight Halts U S Scientist on Polish Freighter
London reports describe the Jaroslaw Dabrowski detaining American physiologist Joseph Cort en route to political asylum in Czechoslovakia. Police also blocked another attempt to remove Polish stowaway Antoni Klimowisz as the ship faced legal orders to surrender him by Tuesday.
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London
Jaroslav Dabrowski
Joseph Cort
Czechoslovakia
Thames River
Erith
Britain
Jaroslaw Dabrowski
Scotland Yard
Poland
Cort
Houston
Texas
Antoni Klimowiscz
River Police
Lawyer Barred From Court Appeals Decision of Judge
Los Angeles based attorney Morris Lavine was disbarred from practicing in the U S Court. Judge William C Mathes issued the order after Lavine allegedly fraudulently intervened in a bankruptcy matter on behalf of the Los Angeles County Pioneer Society. Lavine’s appeal contends due process violations and jurisdictional overreach, arguing the injunction and proceedings violated Fifth Amendment protections and the judge’s authority.
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Los Angeles
Morris Lavine
United States
William C. Mathes
Mathes
Lavine
Los Angeles County Pioneer Society
State Supreme Court
Southern California Historical Society
Pioneer Socity
Wnder
Usss
Ben Harrison
Harrison
U. S
Horse Models So Real They Amaze Equestrians
Orville Breese, 62, of 1812 Stanton Pl., creates lifelike model horses by hand using carved forms and calf hides, mohair manes, and tiny saddles. He paints, dyes, and oils the figures, claiming up to 4,000 roses carved daily for steering wheel spinners and turning to hobby work in spare genes. He treats art as honest realism, spending months on a single eye.
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Orville
Breese
Stanton Pl
Breeze
Man O' War
Iis
Tye
French Offer Autonomy to North Africa in Tunis Conference
In Carthage, Tunis Bey meets Premier Mendes-France and Marshal Juin as Paris outlines a path to limited independence for Tunisia. The French leader warns of harsh military action if violence continues, while pledging to preserve order and push reforms.
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Tunis
Tunisia
WAPI
Fierre Mendes-France
Bay
Carthage
Marshal Alphonse Jain
France
North Africa
Mendes-Frances
Four Die In Avalanche Near Banff on Victoria Glacier
A Canadian Rockies avalanche on Victoria Glacier northwest of Banff killed four of seven snowbound travelers. Rescuers found four bodies and two survivors reported. witnesses described a rope failure and a dangerous crossing on the South Peak. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and park staff aided the rescue efforts as Mexican tourists were among the party.
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Lake Louise
Albera Upi
Vittoria Glacier
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Abbott's Pass
Little Liechtenstein Across 3 Pied Portion A Capital of 4
Fragmented crossword style list with scattered labels and partial clues. Reads as puzzle snippets including words like Liechtenstein, Rhine, Icelandic, Hindu queen, musical notes, compass points, and various cryptic hints. No cohesive article narrative or complete answers present.
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Ulbsdenees
Puzzle Answer Fill Text and Clues Summary
The fragment lists deciphered puzzle clues with mismatched letters and terms. It includes entries like Bustle, Father and Tother, Gems of honeybees, Leased, Mexican dish, Unclosed, Egyptian sun god, Earliest, Mascatine appellation, Bamboollke g Tiss, Pertaining to a branch, Head (Fr.), Harvest, and square piles.
A Bomb Tip Reward Plan Put to Solons
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr asked Congress to authorize rewards up to 300000 for informants on atomic materials and weapons smuggling. He sent the draft bill with a letter to Vice President Nixon, noting it follows National Security Council recommendations and excludes government employees while offering up to 500000 for tips leading to discovery or attempted illicit introduction or manufacture of special nuclear material or weapons.
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Washington
Herbert Brownell Jr
Congress-Priday
United States
Richard M. Nixon
House
Senate Committee of Atomic Energy
Gem Bandits Steal Gems From Beverly Hills Jeweler
Beverly Hills police report two bandits entered a jewelry shop on Wilshire Boulevard, forced the jeweler to open the safe, and fled with gems valued between 15 000 and 20 000 dollars. Grafstein fired twice as they escaped. a wallet containing 30 dollars was also reported taken. A nearby car clipped a passerby’s vehicle during the getaway. Both suspects wore world clothing.
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Beverly Hills
Aaron Grafstein
Grafstein
Wilshire Blvd
Maregre Huff
Leler
Hatchet man accused after suburban attack in Drexel Hill
Thomas L. Girard, 66, left his Drexel Hill home seeking relief from low water pressure and borrowed a hatchet. He cut Mrs. Mary Grim's garden hose in three blocks during the incident. He was released on $300 bail pending an August 7 hearing on assault and battery and disorderly conduct charges.
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Philadelphia
Thomas L. Girard
Drexel Hill
Mary C. Grim
Riverman Survives Niagara Barrel Ride Near Falls
Major Lloyd Hill, 25, rode a red 8 by 3 foot steel barrel through Niagara River rapids near the Whirlpool Rapids bridge. The barrel spun two hours before washing ashore on the Canadian side. Hill, who said he had broken a rib, claimed no fear and criticized arrests for the stunt.
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Niagara Rapids
Hill
United Press
Niagara Falls
Ont
Lloyd Hill
Prospect Point
American Falls
Major
Firstey
Ontario
William
Navy pilots describe downing two Red Chinese fighters
Vice Admiral W. K. Phillips and the pilots recounted the dogfight aboard the Hornet near Hainan Island. Skyraiders from the Philippine Sea blasted two Red fighters, both crashed, no American casualties reported, as rescue planes searched for survivors of a British airliner.
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Manila Pi
Ouly
Hainan Island
Navy
Philippine Sea
South China Sea
Hainan
United States
Peiping
U.S
Rmbost
Hornet
Adm
W. K. Phillips
U.S. 1St Fleet
Phillips
George C. Bun‘ean
Tacoma
Wash
Duncan
Fir
Roy M. Tatham
Andrews
N. C
Ens
Richard R. Crooks
Los Angeles
Tatham
Otto John The West German security chief linked to Red agents
Berlin reports claim Otto John a long time Red agent fled to Soviet Berlin after being told he would be dismissed. The Information Bureau West cites Willi Stoph telling Communists John was summoned to Berlin as his usefulness waned and that he would be rewarded with a villa in Potsdam while an agitation campaign was possible. John left July 20 with communist ally Wolfgang Wohleemuth.
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Berlin
Otto John
Soviet
Information Bureau West
Red Germany
Willi Stoph
John
West
Information Bureau
Tohn
Potsdam
Stoph
Ton
Wolfgang Wohleemuth
Reds
Abandon Hope for 5 Lost in Sea Storm
In Trieste FP reports hope was abandoned for five people lost at sea after a sudden storm hit a small boat two days earlier. The victims include a young WAC couple with their child and an engaged couple.
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Trieste
WAC
Tokyo Rome cultural pact signed by ambassadors
A Tokyo Rome cultural agreement was signed, according to a Japan foreign office statement. Authentication and details remain unclear, with the signing described as dubious. The document emphasizes cultural exchange between Japan and Italy.
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Tokyo
Foreign Aid Slowed by Senate Delay Over Authorization
In Washington, Majority Leader Knowland pressed to delay actual funding of the vast foreign aid program until a separate authorization bill passes. The Senate rejected Malone’s bid to divert funds to buy American planes and moved to complete action on the authorization, amid McCarthy censure debates. The chamber also approved a measure urging Eisenhower to act independently on Western Germany if Paris delays ratifying the European Defense Community.
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Washington
Knowland Th
Sen. McCarthy
R.-Wis
Movig
Senate
Sen
Malone
R.-Nev
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bridges
R-Nh
Elena
Sen- Long
D- lLa
Foreign Committee
Lang
Max Jone
R-New
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
McCarthy
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Holland
Smathers
Guatemala
D-Nev
Rich Hills
House
Knowland
Eisenhower
Germany
France
Italy
European Defense Community
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