Schools Lag Behind Goals Study Reveals
Washington AP report on the White House education conference says American schools lag behind expectations yet show more strengths than weaknesses due to resources. The 50,000-word final document notes racial desegregation should be handled by communities per Supreme Court decisions. Emphasizes federal aid splits, building grants favored by a majority, loans proposed by a minority, and no clear operation funding stance.
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Washington
Committee For the
White House
Supreme Court
Neil H. McElroy
Procter Gamble Co
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
Clint Pace
Dallas
Elisenhower
West Handed Big Setback In Ceylon
In Colombo a Communist backed coalition led by Bandaranaike claimed victory in the general election first day. Sir John Kotewalala's pro Western United National party suffered major losses with seven of nine cabinet ministers defeated and his own seat re won by a smaller vote. TwentyOne of thirty two seats went to the United Front with Buddhist monk opposition cited as a factor. Balloting continues for remaining seats with Bandaranaike favored to be next premier.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sir John Kotelawala
Kotelawala
Peoples United Front
Indian Ocean
United National Party
Ee Eee Oppo
Salomon West Ridgway
Dias Bandaranaike
Trotskyites
Bandaranaike
Stormy weather forecast with showers and storms today
A weather forecast warns of severe showers and thunderstorms and heavy rain today and tonight driven by a low pressure trough likely to pass through the Miami Valley tomorrow. Weekend will turn fair and cool with a high near 60 on Saturday and cooler Sunday. highs around 60 and lows near 50.
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Miami Valley
New Catacomb Is Discovered
Vatican City announces the discovery of a new catacomb on Rome’s outskirts along the ancient Latina Road. Rev Antonio Ferrua, secretary of the pontifical commission for sacred archaeology, reports over 50 fourth century frescoes depicting biblical scenes, mythological stories, and civil life.
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Vatican City
Antonio Ferrua
Pontificial Commission For Sacred Archeology
Ferrua
Rome
Latina
Tornado Warning Saves Bryan Residents From Harm
A radar tornado spotter warning gave Bryan and nearby areas crucial moments as a major twister damaged more than 200 homes and several buildings. No injuries were reported while schools kept children inside and windows opened to reduce glass hazards. Authorities estimated damage between a half and one million dollars and power lines were restored after outages.
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Bryan
Tex
Texas
Cial
Texas A&M _ college
AAM
Stephen F. Austin
Taylor
Walter Blaha
Hare
Bryan Air Force Base
A&m College
Vick Lindley
Bryan Daily Eagle
Casey Fannin
Tait Manufacturing Forms Division for Water Systems
Dayton based Tait Manufacturing Co announces the creation of a new division to develop and market a line of water systems cellar drainers and water softeners. The move aims to expand product offerings and strengthen the firm’s market reach in Dayton and beyond.
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Dayton
Ohio
Tait Manufacturing Ico
Prince Rainier to wear sky blue uniform for Grace Kelly wedding
Prince Rainier III designs a Napoleon style uniform for the wedding events with sky blue trousers and black tunic, gold oak leaves, and a white ostrich feathered hat. Civil and religious ceremonies set for April 18 and 19 at Monaco Cathedral with formal attire rules for guests and Monacan society social dress codes.
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Charles Lane
Monte Carlo
Prince Rainier III
Grace Kelly
Monaco
Mony
Palace
Monacan
Prince
Grace
Miss Kelly
Maids of Honor
Grace's Lifeboat Drill With Grace Kelly Aboard
Grace Kelly aboard the S S Constitution attended a lifeboat drill with 250 passengers aboard a ship that had room for 150. The deck captain dismissed the crowded drill as Grace returned to her cabin and later appeared in a beige gown for the captain's reception.
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S.S. Constitution
Grace Kelly
Constitution
Miss Kelly
Grace
Four Gunmen Loot Flint Bank in Under Five Minutes
Four masked gunmen robbed the East Side Citizens Bank in Flint shortly after 11 15 a m taking an estimated 75000 in cash. Two gunmen guarded the door while two others climbed the teller cage and stuffed money into a bag. The robbers fled in a blue sedan as police set roadblocks across multiple counties. Authorities noted payday cash on hand and investigated possible links to a Cleveland suspect who had escaped earlier.
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Flint
Mich
East Side
Citizens’ Bank
Joseph Posey
Cleveland
Flint City
Posey
Bridgeport
Bay City
Lansing
Pontiac
Sailor Freed After Insanity Verdict in Double Slaying
Karl Solberg a 56 year old Norwegian quartermaster was acquitted of murdering two shipmates on December 8 1940 while claiming insanity at the time of the killings. He had been committed to California’s Mendocino State Hospital after being found insane and was recently released before a Superior Court judge ruled he now appeared sane but ordered a formal sanity review.
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Long Beach
Calif
Karl Solberg
Texas Gordon
Lena Jackenbach
William Koepp
Solberg
Norway
Mendocino State Hospital
Talmage
Beach Vasey
Driver Teacher Franks' Course Driver Teacher Franks' Course
An automobile driving instructor at Tuscarawas High School admitted giving students incorrect speed limits before Mayor Burton Kennedy in Urichsville Ohio. He claimed the limit was 25 but admitted telling them 35. The mayor fined Robert French 30 dollars and 20 cents, calling it an expensive but good lesson.
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Uhrichsville
Ohio
Tuscarawas High School
Burton Kennedy
Robert French
Tuscara
UN Appeal Halts Gaza Strip Fire After Israeli Egypt Clash
Firing broke out along the Gaza frontier between Israeli and Egyptian troops amid renewed violence in Kissufim and other coastal towns. The UN cease-fire appeal reportedly paused the shelling as Maj. Gen. Burns and Dag Hammarskjold sought a Middle East solution. Both sides blamed each other for the breach, while casualties were unclear.
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U.N
Gaza
Amman
Jordan
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Gaza Strip
E.L.M. Burns
Rome
Kissufim
Palestine
E. L. M. Burns
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
Burns
Ain Hashlosha
Dier el Balah
Khan Yunes
Nirim
Tel Aviv
Poet Edgar Guest Suffers Heart Attack in Detroit
Detroit Free Press poet Edgar A. Guest, 74, suffered an apparently mild heart attack at his Detroit home Thursday night. Rescue squad used oxygen for about 30 minutes before he was transported to Northwest Grace Hospital where doctors reported his condition unchanged.
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Detroit
Edgar A. Guest
Detroit Free Press
Northwest Grace Hospital
Guest
Jersey Dems Aim To Snub Primary Nod
The Kefauver campaign pushes unpledged delegates in New Jersey while Stevenson backers seek to sway the Meyner slate. Kefauver trails in some polls but claims better delegate odds. Stevenson targets Florida and Illinois primaries, with California actions backing his slate for June 5.
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Associated Press
Kefauver
New Jersey
Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
California
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Omaha
Neb
Minnesota
Kingsland
Florida
Democratic Organization
Robert B. Meyner
Harold C. Hoffman
Meyner
Hoffman
Newark
San Francisco
Kefauver-Stevenson
Farm Bill Accord Near Final Form in Senate-House Talks
A 10 member Senate-House conference panel meets to finalize a wide ranging election year farm bill. Leaders anticipate minor changes and aim for approval by late afternoon after two weeks of compromise. The measure includes a 1.2 billion soil bank, extra 500 million for meat and perishables, two price plans for wheat and rice, and a 51 million acre corn allotment with planting quotas.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate-House
Sen
Ellender D-La
House
Cooley
Minnesota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Johnston City
Tex
Senate
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Sad Grocer Watches $580 Burn In City Incinerator
Cleveland reports a sad grocer, Marion Kaczmarski, lost $580 by tucking cash in newspaper bundles. Garbage collectors hauled the papers away, and officials traced the truck before the money burned in the incinerator.
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Cleveland
Marion Kaczmarski
Kaczmarski
Research Man Almost Boils For Science
A Bell Aircraft executive reported that Test Pilot Bill Smith withstood a temperature of 220 degrees in a pressure chamber, eight degrees above water’s boiling point, suggesting rocket powered X2 pilots could fly without refrigeration for brief durations. He cautioned cockpit heat likely stays around 150 degrees Fahrenheit on short flights.
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Washington P
Stanley Smith
Buffalo
N.Y
Bell Aircraft ‘Co
American Rocket Society
Bill Smith
Smith
Europe Hit By More Snow
London reports additional snowfall across Western Europe as spring streaks with 6 to 10 inches blankets northern Italy and western Austria. Sleet showers reach southern England while Paris records a flurry of large snowflakes in the latest cold snap.
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London
Europe
Italy
Austria
England
Paris
Rumor Sparks White Vigilante Action in Detroit Riot
In northwest Detroit a mob of about 500 attacked the Rouse home after a rumor that John W. Rouse and his family were Negro. Rouse, a 70 year old retired private policeman, denied the claim. After a neighborhood meeting, the Belmont Subdivision Association announced he would sell his house for 16,500 and move within two months.
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Detroit
Robson Street
John W. Rouse
Rouse
Belmont Subdivision Association
Thomas Jickerson
Ed Boggs
Special Investigation Bureau
Boggs
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