Grand Jury Indicts Pair in Mississippi
Sumner Mississippi grand jury indicts Roy Bryant 24 and J W Milam 36 on murder and kidnapping charges in the Emmett Till case. Victim a 14 year old Chicago Negro abducted Aug 28 and body recovered from Tallahatchie River three days later. Indictments confirm identity of the slain youth and recounts of Mississippi officials and local figures involved.
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Sumner
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Chicago
Tallahatchie County
Roy Bryant
J. W. Milam
Emmitt Till
Bryant
Tallahatchie River
Milam
Harlier
L. B. Otken
H. ©. Serider
Chester A. Miller
Thesician
Gerald Chatham
Gerald Chatham|older Person. Said Dr. Otken
Chatham
Strider
Tunisian Rebel Leader Plans Return From Exile
Tunisian nationalist Ben Youssef, long exiled, announces return as Neodestour party signals push toward internal autonomy under France. The move follows an accord and hints at greater post freedom while Bourguiba negotiates with Paris for Tunisia's self rule and economic ties. A separate welcome is planned for Walter Reuther from the CIO in Tunis as labor groups rally behind autonomy efforts.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Salahi
Ben Youssef
Cairo
Jaccord
Neodestour
Habib Bourguiou
Hen Youssef
Switzerland
Egypt
Walter Reuther
American Cougress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Tunisian General Labor Union
Membership of Churches at New High
The National Council of Churches reports U S church membership at 97,482,611 in 1954, about 60.3 percent of the population, with Protestant 57,124,142 members and Roman Catholic 82,403,332. The yearbook shows 300,056 congregations, 5,597 more than 1958, and counts for Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, Old Catholic, Polish National Catholic, and Buddhist groups.
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New York
U. S
National Council of Churches
United States
Labor Faction Donates 100000 to Cincinnati Tailor Firm
Cincinnati CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers members vote $100,000 aid to Hamilton Tailoring Company after cash shortages from recent acquisitions. Jack Kroll, chair of the union's board, delivers funds, with workers’ paychecks beginning Wednesday to deduct 10 percent as the loan repayment. The company will owe about $10,000 monthly to the union until the debt is cleared.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton Tailoring O
United States
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Jack Kroll
Cincinnati Amalgamated Clothing Workers Hoard
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