NAACP Heads to Supreme Court Over Little Rock Integration
The NAACP plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a stay blocking Central High School integration in Little Rock. Gov. Faubus readies a new legislative session while the school board proceeds with plans for an all white opening on September 2, pending court action.
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Little Rock, Ark
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Supreme Court
Central High School
Orval Faubus
NAACP
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Central
Horace Mann Negro High School
Charles Whittaker
Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Thurgood Marshall
Appeals
Faubus
8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit
U.S
Scout To Stay Fired Scout To Stay Fired
New London Connecticut AP William N. Smith a 35 year old former infantry sergeant and scoutmaster lost his bid for reinstatement after a three hour hearing by the Boy Scouts Pequot Council Executive Board. Smith was dismissed from Troop 27 for allegedly endangering scouts on unauthorized camping trips including a winter snow hike. The council said the actions were within its rights and a joint statement noted agreement by all parties and no further comment.
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New London, Conn
New London
William N. Smith
Boy Scouts Pequot Council
Smith
Mom Scared Of Children: Pitts Children Placed In Shelter
In Tulsa Oklahoma a widowed and partially paralyzed mother of eight handed three children to juvenile authorities after alleging they abused her. Patsy 14 and Shirley 12 were placed in a shelter while Jerry 16 was returned home with instructions not to incite his mother.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jewell Pitts
Patsy
Shirley
Jerry
Pitts
Billy
Weekend forecast for Miami Valley shows pleasant, mild days
A cool air mass will dominate through Sunday keeping skies fair in the Miami Valley. Highs near 80 today and 82 on Saturday and Sunday with cooler nights, possible showers Sunday and earlier rainfall totals around 0.18 inches yesterday in Middletown.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Faubus Hints At Closing Central High If Integration Pushes
Governor Faubus signals possible state action against forced school integration at Central High. He mentions troops as a possible measure and the closing of the school as a consideration if integration proceeds. President Eisenhower indicates he would order troops again if needed to enforce court orders.
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Eisenhower
NAACP
Archibald K. Gardner
Faubus
French Vice Consul Shot by Rebels Near Beirut
French Vice Consul Jean Gaspard was shot and seriously wounded Thursday night while driving from Beirut International Airport to the city. Police conducted an extensive search afterward, but no arrests were reported.
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Beirut
Jean Gaspard
Beirut ‘International
No Parking Problem Revolving Tower Toyopet
A Japanese Toyopet sedan, engine absent, rests on a 10 story high revolving tower in downtown Tokyo. Night illumination uses mercury floodlights for a Broadway style advertising stunt as pictured by AP Wirephoto.
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Toyopet
Tokyo
Mercury
Hershey Urges Draft Reserves as Korea-Scale Need Looms
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey, head of the Selective Service, told Amvets that in a Korea scale conflict the U S would need about two million soldiers with a million drawn from ready reserves. He criticized six million under 26 without training and noted 20 million deferred over ten years for education, saying tracking costs exceed draft costs.
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Korea
One Year Suspension Planned for Nuclear Tests
President Eisenhower to announce at 1 p m EST a possible one year suspension of nuclear weapons tests. White House secretary James Hagerty says the move relates to recent Geneva talks on policing a test ban and safeguards. Washington aims to set a path toward a permanent ban with safeguards after scientists from eight nations reached a technically feasible plan in Geneva.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Geneva
Hagerty
United States
U.S
Britain
France
Canada
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
U S Sets Nuclear Test Rules After Hagerty Hint
Officials described U S demands after Hagerty that the Soviet Union keep its current ban on nuclear tests and that eight nation talks advance a worldwide detection system. The United States warned tests would resume if by fall 1959 air no longer appeared.
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Hagerty
United States
Soviet Union
Eisenhower to announce unilateral atomic policy shift
Eisenhower planned a unilateral U S statement on a major shift in atomic policy. In talks this week Britain and France said they had no objection to the move and Washington prepared to declare changes while still holding to conditions on disarmament and stockpile reductions.
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Eisenhower
Britain
France
Washington
U. S
United States
Lebanon divides along Christian and Moslem lines amid exodus
An AP overview notes Zahle’s claimed 80 000 population split and the diaspora of Christians to Dallas San Francisco Buenos Aires and Bogota while Muslims stay home and outnumber Christians. Partition proposals fear isolation from the Middle East and a future truce hinges on President Chehab’s Sept. 23 inauguration.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Zahle
Brooklyn
Dallas
San Francisco
Buenos Aires
Bogota
Middle East
Israel
Switzerland
United Arab Republic
Fuad Chehab
UN Votes To Try New Arab Plan For Peace
The 81 nation General Assembly unanimous 80 to 0 approved an Arab backed plan to broker a Middle East peace. Dag Hammarskjold will lead efforts to arrange early withdrawal of U S troops from Lebanon and British forces from Jordan within two weeks.
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United Nations, N.Y
Dag Hammearskjold
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
Dominican Republic
Denmark cancels visit of U S submarine Skate to Copenhagen
Denmark bars the U S atomic powered submarine Skate from Copenhagen fearing radiation in case of an accident. Norway to welcome the ship at Bergen while Oslo hosts it Monday to Wednesday. Dr Niels Bohr and a Danish Atomic Energy official supported the ban. Norway seeks health checks ahead of the port call.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
U.S
Danish Atomic Energy Commission
Associated Press
Niels Bohr
Brain Trust
Karl Evang
Bergen
Evang
Norway
Arab plan pledges deter regional interference in Jordan and Lebanon
The proposal aims to safeguard Jordan and Lebanon by reaffirming Arab pledges to respect each other's domestic affairs. Hammarskjold was asked to map Middle East economic development with Arab states. Secretary Dulles praised Arab agreement on a peace plan but warned that resolution passage alone cannot solve deep rooted and explosive regional problems.
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Jordan
Lebanon
Hammarskjold
Middle East
Dulles
Gromyko Critical Of Arab Plan On Troop Withdrawal
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who withdrew his resolution for the Arab plan, voiced reservations and said the Soviet Union would renew its demand for a military pullout if British and U.S. troops were not withdrawn promptly. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd promised Britain would cooperate on an early evacuation from Jordan.
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Mahmoud Fawzi
United Arab Republic
Fawzi
United States
Britain
Norway
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Selwyn Lloyd
Jordan
Indian medicine man’s herb tea eyed for mental illness cure
Josie Billy, a 74 year old medicine man from the Big Cypress Reservation, reports his herb tea used for mental illness. Upjohn Pharmaceutical has bought sample gallons for tests in Kalamazoo. Dr Jack Hinman supervises the tests as Florida Indian officials monitor progress.
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Dania Seminole Reservation
Fla
Josie Billy
Big Cypress Reservation
Billy
Upjohn Pharmaceutical House
Kalamazoo
Mich
Josie
Jack Hinman
Upjohn
Florida
Reds Withdraw From Venice Film Festival
Poland pulled out of the Venice Film Festival over the festival’s refusal to ban The Eighth Day of the Week. The Polish government objected to the film’s portrayal of youth in present-day Poland while the festival said the international jury’s selections were final. The film, banned in Poland, follows Polish student lovers denied romance in Communist Warsaw.
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Venice
Italy
Poland
Warsaw
Danish Atomic Advisors Warn Against Vessel Accident
Denmark's top nuclear experts at Risoe warned Thursday that an accident involving the vessel could bring disastrous consequences. The Norwegian Defense Ministry sought expert opinion on danger, but the institute offered no information prompting advice against the State's visit. Premier Hans C. Hansen acted on the recommendation of atomic advisers amid the cautionary note.
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Defense Ministry
Hans C. Hansen
Denmark
Risoe
Copenhagen
Risoe Technician Says Vessel Placement Has No Useful Purpose
Kofoed Hansen, a leading technician at the Risoe atom station, argues from a security standpoint that placing the vessel in such a location serves no useful purpose. He emphasizes risk considerations and implications for safety and defense.
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Kofoed Hansen
Risoe
Probe May Link Baker To Gibbons
Senate investigators will probe links between Teamster muscle man Robert Baker and Harold Gibbons next week. Baker, a 300 pound organizer, finished nearly two days of testimony before the Senate Rackets Committee detailing varied associations within the union.
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Baker
Gibbons
Washington
Senate
Robert
Barney) Baker
Harold Gibbs
Baker Faces Continued Testimony After Perjury Labeling
Chairman McClellan branded the witness a perjurer while Robert Kennedy called him underworld filth. Kennedy said the ex convict will be a continuing subject as hearings resume Tuesday focusing on Gibbons activities in the St. Louis area.
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Baker
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
Gibbons
St. Louis
Hof afa era expands to St Louis taxi strike probe
The inquiry will examine James R Hof fa era claims tied to a 1953 St Louis taxi strike and Baker's role. Witnesses discuss pistols allegedly supplied by Gibbons, Baker’s denial of murder threats, and a Jamaica of gem theft claims involving Baker’s Miami residence and Ruth Brougher.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
St. Louis
Baker
McClellan
Gibbons
Teamster
Smatch
Washington
The
Americans For Democratic Action
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