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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1956

Page

2

Reporter Wins Blue Ribbon With Accidental Canvas Painting

Nashville Tennessean writer Charles Fontenay wins a blue ribbon at the Tennessee State Fair for a canvas created from discarded paint and palette scraps. The judge praised color selection and sophistication, while Fontenay dismissed the work as random and undesign.

Nashville Tenn. 2 Tennnessee Charles Fontenay Nashville Tennessean Robert Taugner University of Tennessee Fontenay

Kentucky Race Row Cools Off

The western Kentucky mining and farming town sees easing tensions as National Guardsmen stand by to prevent further anti integration disorders and white pupils return to the Clay consolidated school after four Negroes withdrew. Four Black children will attend a nearby Negro school in Providence with guards escorting them, while a boycott grows at Sturgis High School. Authorities say the issue remains to be resolved by local courts, with ties to federal oversight. OMER CARMICHAEL plans discusses with President Eisenhower on Louisville integration. Registration at the University of Alabama begins amid prior rioting. two Negro students expected elsewhere. Alabama patrols on alert.

Associated Prea Western Kentucky Clay James Gordon Owe Providence Adj J. J. B. Williams Sturgis Sturgis High School W. W. Waller Jr Union County White Citizens Council Washington Howard Fyfe White House Supreme Court Omer Carmichael Louisville Eisenhower University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Autherine Lucy Foster Montgomery James E. Folsom Alabama Highway Patrol

No War Near, Crises Ahead Says Gruenther

Oslo dispatch reports Gen Alfred Gruenther, retiring Allied commander, stating no immediate war danger but five years will be critical. He credits NATO’s growth, notes war expanding beyond the corner, and warns democracies may ease vigilance after Russia’s charm offensive.

Oslo Alfred M. Gruenther Europe NATO Gruenther

New Evidence Found in Matron Kidnapping Case

Police report new evidence in the Matron kidnapping case including missing corporate seals and checkbooks found at a cousin's home in Tijuana. Beatrice Winn and Lucille Whisenand appeared on charges of kidnapping attempted murder burglary and robbery in connection with Ruth Latham’s desert abduction and injuries.

Ruth Latham San Diego Lucille Whisenand Center John Sorbo Victoria B. Winn Atzen Mn Ank Mize Mage Mones Tijuana Mex Beatrice Winn Latham Ler Centro Calif Winn

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