Whittaker Holds Integration Key in Little Rock Case
Supreme Court Justice Evans Whittaker may decide if Arkansas's Central High School resumes integration on September 2. The NAACP filed a petition urging immediate desegregation and asked Whittaker to set aside a circuit order delaying integration pending the Court’s ruling.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
St. Louis
Washington
Supreme Court
Evans Whittaker
Central High
Snows
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Whittaker
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Arkansas High School
Los Angeles
New York
Edmound P. Cullinan
American Bar Assn
Marshall
Ue Supreme Court
Court panel weighs quick nullification of deferment at Central High
Marshall seeks immediate voiding of Judge Lemley’s June 21 order delaying integration at Central High for two and a half years. The Eighth Circuit reversed Lemley 6 to 1, but stayed its ruling pending Supreme Court action. Marshall asks Whittaker to lift the stay and vacate the delay, risking earlier reopening next Tuesday.
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Whittaker
Marshall
Los Angeles
Earl Warren
NAACP
U.S
Harry J. Lemley
Hope
Ark
Central High
Lemsey
Post Office to Speed Up Mail in New York Area
Newark report notes Post Office Department in Washington released a news release announcing faster mail delivery in the New York metropolitan area. The release is dated for use at 2 p.m. Thursday and concerns improved service timelines.
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Newark
N. J
Louis A. Reilly
Post Office Department
Washington
New York
Faubus Has Anti-Negro Bills Ready
Gov. Orval Faubus moved Arkansas toward a potential special session as he studied numerous anti integration measures drafted by Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett. Proposals include possible school closures and private schooling options with bills to curb NAACP activity. Decision hinges on NAACP Supreme Court efforts and a pending Eighth Circuit stay ruling.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus Toda
Arkansas
Atty
Bruce Bennett
Faubus
Bennett
State Capitol
National Assny For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Supreme Court
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Oklahoma City NAACP drive ends in early restaurant gains
Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council leader Clara Luper reports progress as white and Negro patrons gain restaurant access. Sit-ins at Katz Drug fountain and Kress and Brown stores lead to Katz policy changes across four states, amid nonviolent protests and church support.
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Homa City
National Assn. For
Clara Luper
Naacp Youth Council
Lauper
Katz
Kress Variety Store
Brown's Department Store
Kress
Brown's
Brown
Jmmorrow
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Kan
Nine
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Congress Races to End Session Amid Debt and Aid Debates
Congressional leaders race to adjourn the 85th Congress as a sprawling list of actions fills the agenda. Legislation includes the national debt limit, federal education aid, renegotiation of defense contracts, railroad retirement payments, and a heated housing bill amid a House Senate clash over foreign aid and housing proposals.
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Washington
Congress
Limp Cured By Police
San Francisco police found Tom Pandy age 67 had a lump of money in his shoe causing his limp. Officers noted he walked straight in the morning but limped more as day wore on. They searched his feet and recovered about 50 dollars in bills and coins from his socks. He faced a charge of making book on horse races and pleaded that he is a cook who books only for friends.
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San Francisco
Tom Pandy
Pandy
Poem Read At Funeral For Young Getty Heir
In Los Angeles a funeral for Timothy Getty features a family poem read by a church, with Getty’s former wife Louise Dudley Lynch Getty present. The 12 year old heir had battled a brain tumor and his simple faith filled the service at the Church of the Flowers.
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Los Angeles
Deadham
America
Timothy
Getty
Louise Dudley Lynch Getty
Noting the Chuckle on Ringing Bells
A light joke observes that many people who knock lack skill at ringing the bell, alluding to social awkwardness and mis-timed entrances in everyday life.
Congress Backtracks on Debt Ceilings and Passes Education Aid
The House and Senate clash over debt limits with a temporary rise to 288 billion through 1959 and a permanent 283 to 285 billion ceiling. The Senate sent back two measures a four year education program and a six month defense contract renegotiation act. House moves to extend loyalty security to all federal workers. FTC gains authority over food chains and meat sales. A UN police force proposal also gains approval.
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George W. Malone
New
America
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
House
Supreme Court
White House
Federal Trade Commission
Russians May Accept Nuclear Ban Proposal
American officials expect Russia to accept Eisenhower’s plan to open negotiations October 31 on a worldwide system to prevent nuclear tests. The proposal includes a year long U S ban on testing and continued Soviet halt, with Britain also pausing tests after a fall series.
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Washington
Russia
Eisenhower
U.S
Eisenhower pushes plan to limit nuclear tests
The president outlined a path where a test ban could open disarmament talks. He noted tests might resume after a year if a monitoring system and agreement prospects exist. Negotiations would focus on the US Britain and Russia with China included for verification.
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Eisenhower
U.S
U.N
Red China
United
Britain
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
United States
Pacific
Carl T. Durham
D-N.c
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Generous Congress Irks Ike
President Eisenhower signed the 39.6 billion defense appropriation bill after criticizing Congress for overshooting his requested amount and for mandating minimum reserve forces. He warned that rigid floors would hinder flexible defense plans and waste resources amid expanding programs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Skate Arrival Sparks Debate Over Nuclear Submarines
In Bergen Norway a welcome for the USS Skate stirred controversy over nuclear submarines in populated areas. Britain and Denmark urged keeping such vessels away from large cities amid collision and accident fears. U S Admiral Rickover defended safety of atomic boats.
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Bergen
Norway
Britain
Denmark
U.S
Hyman Rickover
Danish Bar on Skate Highlights Historic Harbor Rules
Copenhagen officials have barred the U S atomic submarine Skate from the harbor echoing a 1819 episode when Copenhagen warned the Caledonia’s captain to extinguish boiler fires before entry. The steam ship was later allowed in once boiler risks were deemed negligible.
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Copenhagen
Collecn
Icence Sas
Army
Navy
North Pole
Defense
Nils Handal
Adm
P. J. E. Jacobsen
Oslo
Norway
U.S
Ohio Democrats urged to take firm stand against right to work
The Ohio AFL-CIO pressed the Democratic Party to oppose the anti union shop measure during the campaign. Elmer F. Cope submitted platform planks urging strong union support, including backing for unemployment benefits, a state minimum wage, fair employment practices, and robust workers compensation provisions.
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Ohio
AFL - Cio
Democratic Party
Democratic Platform
Elmer F. Cope
Afl-Cio
General Asseme
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