Contempt Charges Faced As Clinton High School Reopens
Federal officials arrest at Clinton High School social disorder suspects amid protests over integration. Nineteen defendants in Knox County court face arraignment or trial within ten days, with Judge Taylor warning about revoked bonds for troublemakers. Contempt and interference charges linked to anti integration handbills surface as officials scale up actions.
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Clinton, Tenn
Clinton
Knoxville
U.S. Dist
Robert L. Taylor
Clyde Cook
Andersonville
Taylor
Knox County
Jo Diehl
U. S
Fram& Quarles
Lausche May Cast Senate Control Vote
Gov. Lausche of Ohio may attend the Jan. 3 Senate session to vote on organization, potentially deciding control if Eisenhower wins re election and Democrats gain Congress. Aides say he would finish his term as governor, expiring Jan. 14, and could face decisions on his seating and party power as the Senate forms.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Senate
Feateloos
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Lausche
GOP
Nixon
Ray, White
Columbus
White
Bullfrogs Delay Piedmont Flight at Bluefield
Two bullfrogs which should have hopped off the plane at Huntington were still leaping in the baggage compartment when a Piedmont Airlines flight arrived in Bluefield West Virginia. The crew trapped the critters and the pilot listed the delay as due to deplaning bullfrogs.
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Bluefield
W. Vai
Huntington
W. Va
Piedmont Airlines
May Take Year To Open Canal
Miami Beach Florida oil official said it may take a full year to restore normal oil flow and pipeline capacity disrupted by the Suez Canal crisis. Stewart of the Interior Department warned a possible six months to clear the canal and up to a year to repair damaged pipelines as the US boosts domestic production to avert shortages in Europe. He noted a foreign petroleum shortage could ease by mid next year and perhaps be corrected in a year, amid depleted stocks and ongoing demand at home and abroad.
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Miami Beach
Fla
H H. A. Stewart
Interior Department
Office of Oil and Gas
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Suez Canal
United States
Europe
Stewart
Cholera Death Toll Hits 246 in Andhra Pradesh
Indian government reports 246 official cholera deaths in the last week of November in Andhra Pradesh. Officials say the epidemic appears to be under control.
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New Delhi
Andhra Pradesh
Former metal worker questioned in three Chicago boys slay
In San Diego police hold 30 year old Richard Ebert of Aurora Illinois for questioning in the October 16 1955 slayings of three Chicago schoolboys. He faced a suspicion of vagary charge and claimed to recall time in the woods. Ebert described blackouts and past institutional stays while offering uncertain statements about the killings. Chicago police sought more information while San Diego asked for details.
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San Diego
Calif
Chicago
Richard Ebert
Aurora
Ill
M. Z. Brandeberger
Ebert
Brandenberger
Anton Schuessler Jr
Ll Ebert
Elgin
Camarillo
Peterson
Tlinois Boys
Withdrawal Of Troops Stepped Up
Port Said battles a rising withdrawal pace as 1,853 British and French troops sail to England. Over 2,000 left the prior day with more ships due, sparking panic among Europeans. Italian and Greek consuls seek evacuation ships for families amid calls to return home.
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Port Said
Egypt
England
South Africa arrests 140 in treason inquiry
In Johannesburg a government sweep detained 140 men and women for a peacetime treason probe linked to opposition to apartheid. Detainees include whites Africans Indians and mixed race individuals, flown to Johannesburg for hearings as charges remain undisclosed. Foreign Minister Louw cited known communists as behind subversive activities amid the racial crisis.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Aed
Eric M. Louw
U. N
New York
Middletown Sets Dec 5 High Record At 63 Degrees
Arctic air cooled the north while Middletown shattered its Dec 5 heat record with a 63 degree high at 3 pm. An unofficial 66 degree reading was also noted. The forecast calls for partly cloudy mild weather today with 65 possible, then cooler with likely rain late Thursday.
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Middletown
Armée
NATO plan for supercouncil shelved amid Western rift
Diplomats said the United States plans to strengthen NATO unity by forming a supercouncil were set aside by Europe. The move, proposed by Secretary of State Dulles in Paris last May, was not endorsed by the other 14 member nations and will be studied again at the Paris NATO foreign ministers session. The three Wise Men panel reported no radical changes to NATO and discussed future military plans, possible troop trimming, and a round robin on world events including Egypt, Hungary, and German reunification.
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America
Dulles
Egypt
Russia
Hungary
INATO
Lester B
Mike) Pearson
Canada
Gatanoe Martine
Italy
Halvard Lang
Norway
U. S
NATO
Cyprus
Mindszenty Abused by Captors Says He Endured 29 Days
Cardinal Mindszenty recounts in Look magazine interview that Red secret police abused him for 29 days and nights before a 1949 treason trial, detailing stripping, beatings, cold damp cells, forced exposure to obscene acts, and sleep deprivation, with no drugs used to coerce confession. He vows to continue resistance and aid Hungary’s church.
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New York
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Red Secret
Current Look
Leslie Balogh Bain
Kapranenet
Budapest turmoil as Russian forces shield pro government rally
Pro-government and nationalist demonstrators clashed in Budapest with about 100 on each side. Russian armored cars and tanks moved through Marx Square to separate forces while a sniper was sought. At least two people died and many were wounded, with tensions rising as workers in several factories struck in protest. Three Hungarian writers were arrested by police.
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British Exchange
Goderich
Ont
Canada
Detroit
Mich
Budapest
Janos Kadar
Marx Square
Danube
Csepel Island
Theactory
Budapest Workers Council Council
Polihice
UN Shocked By Rebuff Of Hungary
UN delegates expressed stunned reaction at Hungary s refusal to admit Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to Budapest for a planned visit to set up relief activities. The move prompted calls to reexamine the Hungarian delegation s access while Budapest cited no official request for the visit. Hungarian Foreign Minister Imre Horvath offered a guarded shrug amid questions over the government line.
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United Nations
N. Y
Budapest
U.N
U. N
Hammarskjold
Imre Horvath
Irish scientist refines age of earth and universe
Dr E J Opik of Armagh Observatory estimates the earth at about 30 billion years old and the universe at no more than 6 billion years. The Smithsonian confirms the conclusions in a yearly report article. Opik says 6 billion years marks the birth of star systems, not their current state.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
E. J. Opik
Armagh Observatory
Northern Ireland
Dr. Opik
Quiet Pity of Polite Requests Sparks Chuckle
In a wry observation, the narrator notes that some people never get what they ask for because others are overly polite, a situation that amuses and weighs on everyday interactions.
Seven Tons Of Fuses Blamed In Brooklyn Pier Blast
A Brooklyn pier fire and blast that killed 10 and injured 246 involved nearly seven tons of Primacord fuses shipped by Ensign Bickford Co. Officials question the shipment as hazardous. fire officials say the fuses could cause an explosion. The Pier, Luckenbach Line, and acetylene carbide signals are cited as risks while authorities investigate cause and regulatory compliance.
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New York
Connecticut
Brooklyn
Ensign Bickford Co
Simsbury
Stoughton S. Ellsworth
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Harbor
Coast Manufacturing Co
Traverne
Calif
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Mahatma Gandhi
India
China
Buddha
Warren Rogers JR
Mindszenty
Brooklyn Pier
Federal Bureau of Aeronautics
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Robert W. Withers
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Luckenbach
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