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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1958
Page
1
Arkansas lawmakers prepare three segregation bills for a special session. A key measure would close Central High School to oppose federal integration, pending a public referendum. Rep. Bethell argues Faubus had a statewide mandate to lead.
Federal district Judge Walter E Hoffman orders Norfolk school board to revisit desegregation filings. The board, accused of 18 months of foot-dragging, previously denied 151 Negro applicants to white schools. 88 faced tests and interviews under the pupil assignment plan. Fifth of test takers seek direct admission to white schools.
Oklahoma City youths plan to resume a campaign to obtain food service at downtown stores. Forty Negro teenagers split into twenty groups visited twenty white churches for morning services yesterday and were received cordially in all but three congregations.
The fourth tropical storm of the year Daisy churned 275 miles off the Florida coast with winds to 55 mph. Forecasters said it will likely not threaten land as it moves north at about 10 mph, meandering rather than following a straight path. Shipping in its path was warned to exercise caution.
In a nine day countdown to Central High opening the NAACP seeks a U.S. Supreme Court order while Governor Faubus presses for a swift resolution. The clash centers on integration and federal intervention.
Algerian nationalists launched a terror campaign in France, killing four Paris police officers and injuring others between 2 and 3 a.m. Explosions and fires erupted in Narbonne, Toulouse, Marseille and Paris suburbs as authorities imposed heightened security amid Premier de Gaulle’s Africa tour and a Sept 238 constitutional referendum.
New Delhi reports a widening gulf between Prime Minister Nehru's government and Kerala's Communist leadership. Kerala Chief Minister E. M. S. Namboodiripad and Party Secretary attend talks in Delhi amid signals the central government may invoke President's rule to oust the lone Communist administration among India's 14 states. The dispute centers on disturbances in Kerala, in a period marked by several killings.
East Pakistan returned to a parliamentary government today with a six member cabinet led by Awami League leader Ataurrehman Khan. The central Ka rachi government had suspended parliament on June 25 after a rapid fall of two United Front cabinets. The Awami government must win a confidence vote within two months in the Provincial Assembly where United Front claims a majority.
A light joke suggests that to get a wife to listen one should talk to another woman. The gag hinges on playful relationship dynamics and social stereotypes.
The Supreme Court, after consultation, will hold a rare extra term Thursday at noon to review the NAACP petition to vacate the 8th Circuit stay and Arkansas district court order. Justice Whittaker will oversee with the full court deciding the matter.
Arkansas lawmakers convene in Little Rock to authorize Gov. Faubus to close Central High School if the federal government proceeds with integration for a second year. The case stems from a U S district court stay on desegregation and ongoing appeals through the 8th Circuit and Supreme Court.
The article explains that until Whittaker issued his opinion there was doubt about a single justice staying a lower court order. Warren’s wording clarified the matter was discussed by the full court and that the conclusion favors a full bench decision.
Emergency police patroled sections of London and Nottingham after Britain s worst race violence in years. Police dogs were deployed to prevent stabbings and slashings as white and non white communities clashed over the weekend. Eight whites were arrested and three Black individuals hospitalised amid the weekend violence.
The atomic powered submarine Nautilus arrives in New York with heavy rain, escorted by a flotilla of Navy and Coast Guard vessels. Rear Adm. Hyman G. Rickover leads ceremonies and plans a ticker tape parade and public viewing at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Washington observes the close of the 85th Congress after nearly eight months of work with voters to judge its performance on space age challenges and recession. Both chambers adjourned in the early hours as they prepare for the 86th Congress and full campaign season. The final foreign aid measure totals 6.52 billion dollars after conference negotiations between House and Senate.
Cape Canaveral AP reports Explorer V, the heaviest U S moon satellite, transmitted only briefly after a 1 17 a m liftoff as Army scientists study telemetry from the Jupiter C rocket. The four stages functioned normally and reached the required velocity to place the craft in orbit.
Secretary of State Dulles warned that any Communist Chinese move to conquer Quemoy and Matsu would threaten regional peace. Lawmakers Zablocki and Judd supported the stance as an extension of U S policy to defend Formosa and nearby islands. The 7th Fleet was ordered to take precautionary defense measures amid heightened Formosa Strait activity.
The Chinese Communists reduced attacks on Quemoy and Tan islands after a heavy weekend barrage. Nationalists reported repelling a seaborne assault on Tungting island. The U S Defense Department ordered precautionary measures in the Taiwan Straits and announced joint naval exercises with Nationalists next month to strengthen ties.
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