Little Rock School Integration Opens Amid Tense Feud
Two Little Rock high schools begin integration with police pledged to maintain order as Gov Faubus warns against violence and segregationists plan a Capitol rally. The day follows threats and shootings as Central High prepares for limited attendance and legal help supports expelled white students.
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Litle Rock
Ark
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
State Capitol
Faubus
Eugene G. Smith
FBI Nabs Criminal in Shower in Buffalo
FBI agents arrested James Francis Jenkins 38, once among the 10 most wanted, while he showered at a Buffalo motel. Henry Kiter Jr. 27 of Philadelphia area faced charges for aiding Jenkins escape after a jail break in Philadelphia. A sawed-off shotgun was found in their car. Jenkins had escaped from federal custody in 1971.
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Buffalo
N.Y
FBI
James Francis Jenkins
Philadelphia
Jenkins
Broomall
Karl Brouse
Henry Kiter Jr
Kiter
Three Black Men Sentenced to Die by Electric Chair in Georgia
In Grange Georgia three Black men George Alford Jr Clifford Johnson and Brannon Epps were convicted Tuesday night by an all male jury including one Black member of raping a 20 year old woman and her 18 year old cousin during an August incident. They were sentenced by Superior Court Judge Samuel J Boykin to be electrocuted at Reidsville State Prison on October 2. Attorneys plan appeals within 30 days.
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Grange
Georgia
Samuel J. Boykin
Reidsville State Prison
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
George Alford Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Clifford Johnson
Brannon Epps
la Grange
Epps
Alford
Lipford
Wall Street heir indicted for first degree murder in bicyclist death
Jonathan Mclain Young, 20, son of a Wall Street broker, faces a first degree murder charge after a July 1 incident in Bedford Village, New York. He allegedly drove a pickup toward two boys on bicycles to scare them, striking 13-year-old Richard Sullivan and 15-year-old Michael Dill. Dill recovered from a brain concussion while Sullivan died en route to a hospital. Dist. Atty. Joseph F. Gagliardi noted the charge rests on a rarely used Penal Code provision.
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White Plains
N. Y
Wall Street
Jonathan Mclain Young
Bedford Village
N.Y
John Young
New York
Young
Richard Sullivan
Michael Dill
Mount Vernon
Dill
Young Sullivan
New York City
Joseph F. Gagliardi
Westchester County
Heatwave Moves In With High 94 In Miami Valley
A high pressure ridge shifts away as warmer air settles over the Miami Valley. Today’s official forecast calls for partly cloudy and hot conditions with a 94 degree high and 68 degree low. Tonight remains warm with an 81 discomfort index, and Thursday should stay partly cloudy and hot with a 90 degree peak.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Boy Patrick Bryan Runs Away Then Returns Home
Denver AP reports 11 year old Patrick Bryan vanished for two days. He says he stayed with friend Marty after leaving a note, but grownups were upset when he finally returned. He explains he sat on a back porch fishing and did not realize the fuss he caused.
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Denver. Cols
Patrick Bryan
Pat
Marty
Cuban Army Tightens Grip After Anti Castro Plot Crackdown
In Havana a government sweep claims 3,000 suspects seized while a small group of conspirators remains at large in Las Villas. United Press journalist Jean Secon and photographer Alexander Rorke were detained seeking interviews at Maj William Morgan's home.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Armed Forces
Ing
Mario Kuchilan
Castro
Kuchilan
Las Villas
Luis Buch
Washington
Trew Pearson
Casee
William N. Morgan
Long Island murder probe centers on prime suspect Bloeth
Francis H. Bloeth 27, a jailed ex con, is named by Suffolk County DA as the prime suspect in three Long Island robberies with killings in the first eight days of the month. A gun linked to the case remains unfound as Bloeth undergoes a lie detector test, while his wife defends his innocence.
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Francis Henry Bloeth
Smithtown
N.J
Islip
N.Y
Long Island
Suffolk County
Atty
John P. Cohalan
Francis H. Bloeth
Cohalan
Bloeth
Manhattan
Ike Offers Khrushchev Range of Installations to Visit
President Eisenhower said Khrushchev will be invited to see a wide range of U S military installations during his U S visit if he wishes. He stressed U S bases abroad are defensive and will ask why East–West progress has not occurred. He hopes Khrushchev will visit modest American homes as well.
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Gettysbup
I, Pa
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
U.S
Eisenhower says he will not intervene in steel strike
President Eisenhower states no plan to intervene in the four week old steel strike unless it becomes a national emergency. He spoke in Gettysburg Pennsylvania addressing concerns about potential government action to end the dispute.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Eisenhower invites Khrushchev on a Washington tour flight
President Eisenhower envisions a U S Khrushchev visit including a helicopter tour of Washington neighborhoods such as Levittown and Fairless steel area. He also proposes the premier see American farming regions and his birthplace Denison Texas to illustrate American life. He hopes talks improve East West atmosphere but says he will not negotiate or speak for the West.
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Washington, D.C
Washington
Denison
Tex
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Little Rock integrates as three Negro girls enter Hall High
Three Negro girls entered Hall High School in Little Rock marking integration despite a light turnout of about twenty spectators on nearby lawns. Washington report says five Republican senators back the veto of Eisenhower housing bill, Senate action appears assured. Tokyo warns U.S. Laos activities threaten China and will oppose them. Columbus library page boy Richard Smith Jr. to plead guilty to arson at an art museum and vandalism of synagogues.
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Little Rock. Ark
Hall High School
Little Rock
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Columbus, Ga
Richard Smith Jr
Newsman Skates Texas From Shreveport to Hobbs
Jim Cortese 41 Sunday editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal skates across Texas from Shreveport to Hobbs over a 1 000 mile trek. He says he will quit when it stops being fun and notes blisters and tired legs after 75 miles reached near Tyler State Park. The trip continues with 12 days left through the hot dry stretch.
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Gladewater
Tex
Jim Cortese
Memphis, Tenn
Texas
Shreveport
Hobbs
N.M
Cortese
Fisherman and Friend Recall Unbelievably Long Catch
A humorous exchange features a fisherman's boast about a fish so long it defies belief and a friend's quiet disbelief. The banter captures lighthearted fishing lore and seaside humor in a dated newspaper voice.
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Horace Mann
Little Rock School Board
Capitol
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K. R. Honey
Janet
Central High School
Arkansas
Everett ‘Tucker Jr
Brass
Wesley Pruden
Capital Citizens Council
Pruden
Freedom Fund
Malcolm Taylor
Taylor
Citizen’s Council
Main Street
Central High
Central
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National, Assn. For the Advancement of
Col Jored
Arkansas Christian Movement
Dis
Tucker
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Horace Mann High
Amis Guthridge
Council
Ewanenes
Crane
Temen Society
Ween
Valley News
West Hollywood
Fla
Gagliardi
Robert Berrellez
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Morgan
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Santiago
Chile
Organization of American States
Cas
Miss Secon
Tro
Morto
Movernment
Gan
Arturo Hernandez Tellaheche
Camp Liberted
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Jane
Greenwich Village
Ike
Nikita
Rsa
Levittown
Fairless Steel Plant
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Tokyo
China
Laos
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