ICC orders end to segregation on interstate trains and buses
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled segregation on interstate trains and buses unlawful and that travelers must be free from annoyances associated with segregation. The decision covers interstate travel, not intrastate travel, leaving state-level issues to be resolved between carriers and state laws. The rulings came in two cases involving the NAACP against 13 railroads mainly in the South.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tomeo
ICG
Turkey
ICC
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South
ICC Chief Quits Under Senate Fire
President Eisenhower accepted Hugh W. Cross’s resignation as Interstate Commerce Commission chairman amid Senate investigations. Cross called the charges against him baseless but said the pendency of those charges harms public service. He cited health worries and the inquiry over a Chicago bus contract as factors.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Hugh W. Cross
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cross
Senate
Commission
ICC
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Crass
Tllinis
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Through Saturday
Mostly clear skies persist through Saturday with only occasional high cloud cover. Temperatures rise slightly, bringing a modest warmth for the period.
Standard Oil Lakewood Well Abandoned After No Oil Find
Standard Oil Co of California abandons its Lakewood Carson Street and Paramount Boulevard well after reaching 12,116 feet without oil. Development geologist E H Radar cites lack of oil shows and notes such failures happen. company weighs next steps while local opposition and city council debate drilling limits and permits.
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Standard Oil Co
California
Carson St
Paramount Blvd
Lakewood
E. H. Radar
Press-Telegram
Rader
Wilshire Blvd Blast Injures Attendant
A blast on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile area injured a building attendant at an architect's office. The extent of damage to the Walton Beekst Building in Lakewood was not immediately determined.
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Los Angeles
Baltery
Miracle Mile
Walton Beekst
Lakewood
French Return as U N Drops Algeria Issue
The General Assembly dropped the Algeria item from its 1955 agenda allowing France to end its two months’ boycott. France to resume its place in the UN General Assembly after a cabinet meeting in Paris. Menon stated the decision means Algeria will not be debated in the current session and applies only to 1955.
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United Nations
U. N
General Assembly
France
Paris
Antoine Pinay
U.N. General Assembly
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Algeria
Menon
Dallas Boy Kills Father During Family Struggle
Police said a Dallas boy, about a year old in error, shot his father while he allegedly choked his mother. Dudley W. Hitton, 11, an unemployed painter, was slain. Robert Lee Hilton and Me Filet Hilton, the wife and mother, described the attack and threats of violence. The mother said he demanded money under threat of beating her after becoming drunk.
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Dallas
uPi
Dudley W. Hitton
Robert Lee Hilton
Filet Hilton
Hilton
Thanksgiving Joy Turns Tragic for Baxendale Couple
On Thanksgiving Day in Long Beach an elderly couple, Bertha and Fred Baxendale, marked their 45th anniversary with family and hospital friends. Fred, 75, shared cake with Bertha after a hospital meal, but she suddenly collapsed and died. The Baxendales, longtime residents from Lancashire via Pawtucket and Detroit, faced loss while cherishing memories and each other.
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Bertha
Fred Baxendale
Baxendales
Atlantic Ave
Mrs. Baxendale
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Nore
Lancashire
England
Pawtucket
R. I
Detroit
Long Beach
Fred
Dispersal Not a Threat to L A Aircraft Plants
Secretary Quarles told the Rotary Club that the governments dispersal policy carries no threat to established aircraft plants in Southern California. He stressed the West Coast facilities are essential to power development and future plans, noting fears from last year about harm to the aviation industry. He spoke on nuclear developments and deterrence, urging continuity toward a secure peace amid persistent threats to homeland.
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Los Angeles
Fi—A'y Forte
Quarles
Rotary Club
Department of Defense
California
Air Force
United States
Where to Find It Column Directory Teaser
A brief navigational list shows section pages for Beach Combing Bridge Classified Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures Wilson Women Your World across pages A-13 B-10 to B-13 B-8 B-20 A-12 B-3 B-2 B-9 B-10 A-15 16 17 B-6 7 B-4 5 A-2.
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Boyle
Wilson
Bank Robbery in Slidell Uses Torches and Mustard Gas
Thieves breached a Slidell bank vault using torches and released mustard gas into the building, escaping with about $7,000 to $8,000. The FBI noted gas jets were disabled with towels as heat from torches triggered the devices. Slidell police traced the scene on Main St near Sik dell.
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Slidell
Slidell Bank
FBI
Sikdell
Wes
BANK
D. J. Easins
New Orleans
Three Killed Six Hurt in Thanksgiving Danville Crash
A two car collision 15 miles northwest of Danville Illinois on Thanksgiving Day killed three and injured six, four critically. Identified victims include Patricia Driver 24 of Danville Airman Robert W Wiliamsee 15 of New Wilmington Pennsylvania and J W Doherty 21 of Barnesville Oklahoma.
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Danville
Ill
Ead
Patricia Driver
Robert W. Wileliamsee
New Wilmington
J. W. Doherty
Barnesville
Okla
Truman on West Coast fundraising swing for library
Former President Truman flew from Kansas City to the West Coast for a sequence of fund raising dinners for the Truman Memorial Library in Independence Missouri. He attended a Seattle dinner at $100 per plate and was to appear at similar events in Los Angeles Monday and San Francisco Tuesday hosted by Democratic figures.
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Los Angeles
Truman
Seattle
Truman Memorial Library
Independence
Kansas City
Edwin W. ‘Pauley
Democratic National Committee
San Francisco
Ship Breaking Up on Reef Off Cape Breton Island
Kis met Ti, Liberian freighter, broke up on a rocky reef off Cape Breton Island as crew of about 20 reportedly remained aboard. Navy helicopter planned rescue. Gulfport stood by, high winds hampered access. Vessels, radio contact failed. Amateur operators aided. Ship sailed from Philadelphia November 17 for Summerside to load potatoes. Coast Guard also notes Daytona missing with 24 crew.
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Halifax
N. 8
Cape Breton Island
Sydney
Gulfport
Aari Solomon
Dartmouth
Ham
Cape St. Lawrence
Royal Canadian Air Force
Kismet
Philadelphia
Summersoe
P. E
New York
U. S. Coast Guard
Pakistani freighter Fakira sinks near Manila. crew saved
The 6,771 ton Pakistani freighter Fakira sank in the South China Sea about 200 miles southwest of Manila. Rescue vessels evacuated 52 crew members after distress signals were sent when a leaking cargo hold caused the ship to sink while Hong Kong bound.
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Hong Kong
Storm threatens Greek freighter Make Donia in Gulf of Alaska
The 24,000-ton Greek freighter Make Donia, towed by Canadian tug Sudbury, broke its anchor chain amid a 70 mile gale. The ship rode the North Pacific rough seas adrift with 30 crew aboard, as island tug and barge Co crews planned to shoot a line aboard.
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Vancouver
B. C
UPI
Makedonia
Gulf of Alaska
Hti
Tosv Line
Sudbury
North Pacific
Att Elworth
Island Tug and Barge Co
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