Segregation in Fire Departments Deemed Unconstitutional
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown ruled that segregation of Negro firefighters violates state and federal constitutions. City officials may use discretion in assignments but cannot enforce race based segregation. The opinion, sought by Assemblyman William Byron Rumford, targets practices in Los Angeles where Black firefighters are assigned to two all Negro firehouses.
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San Francisco
Atty
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
William Byron Rumford
Berkeley
Los Angeles
Busy Market Here Robbed of $12,500
A robbery at a busy market netted $12,500. Police describe three suspects in detail, listing heights, builds, clothing, and a masked man with a handkerchief over his face. The manager, Keel, provided details to investigators as the case develops.
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Keel
True Lovers Only London 4 William Bennett divorce suit
William Bennett seeks a restraining order against his wife over attacks at his True Lovers Knot beer parlor. In a separate robbery, Coca Cola rep Forest and Ed Parry of Wonder Bread described a backroom robbery where two gunmen forced entry, demanded money, and fled with a bag while a shopper witnessed a green Chrysler in the alley.
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London
William J. Bennett
Forest
Coca Cola
Ed Parry
Wonder Bread Co
Keel
Joyce Noblett
W. 20Th St
Russ Reveals Another Atomic Test in Moscow communique
The Moscow communique announced new Soviet atomic tests with no detected radioactive fallout. U S officials offered few comments while AEC chair Strauss warned the Soviet move shows intent toward hydrogen weapons development. Rep Cole questioned whether more evidence of Soviet aims is needed.
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White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Wraser
Colo
Hagerty
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Commission
New York City
State Department
Rep
W. Sterling Cole
R-Ny
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Hammondsport
N. Y
Moscow
Russia
AEC
Strauss
United States
Truman
U. S
Soviet Union
Joseph Short
Republican Chiefs Praise Ike as Campaigns Pivot Toward Economy
Republican leaders across the Midwest and East touted Eisenhower’s achievements and urged renewed support for the GOP Congress to advance his program. Democrats gathered in Indianapolis as Stephen A. Mitchell warned the economy will drive the November vote. McCarthy said he will skip active campaigning to focus on graft and communism probes while promising three speeches in Nebraska and Illinois. Nixon campaigned in Wichita as Trumanism and economic fears shape the race.
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Midwest
Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Stephen A.’ Mitchell
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R.-Wis
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Ilinois
Wheaton
Til
Oomington
Democrats
Harry S. Truman
Tra
Democratic Nations
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Truman
Aay Pethering
Kansas ‘City
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Robert Morgan
Canada
Robert Mota
2 Mong
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Gundi Busch
Oslo
New York
France
Fuzz Harris
East Third ST
Formar Air Force
P.O
Fasacana 4
Calif
Russ
Meezes
Imperial
Gruen
Capehart
Baker's
L. B
Sarval Furniture
Pacific Coast
Supreme Autom
Thor Electric
Long Beach Blvd
Compton NE
Ike
T Rumanisim
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Wichita
Kan
Amrad
Hawthorne Upi
Mainthorne
Southern
California
Bac
DENIM
Penney’s Toyland
YWCA
W. 6Th St
Pine & Pacific
Penney’s
Penney's
New Lowry Price
Pine
Fenney
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