Civil Rights Forces May Outlast Dixie Filibuster
Washington reports indicate Senate leaders expect civil rights legislation to pass this session despite a Southern filibuster. Eisenhower’s program would protect voting and rights, create a civil rights division in the Justice Department, and establish a presidential commission to investigate civil rights.
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Blast Shatters Windows at Negro Family Home in Beaumont
An explosion last night shattered two front windows of a Negro family home in a mixed neighborhood in Beaumont Texas. No one was hurt. The blast also tore a hole in the lawn in front of the home of Mr and Mrs Grover Lee Myles a physician and a former official of the NAACP.
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Bankhead Surprises Crowd With Vitamin Pita Moment
Actress Tallulah Bankhead, in Philadelphia for Eugenia, surprised diners at a restaurant by popping a vitamin pita while sipping a martini. She quipped that she likes to build herself up while she tears herself down.
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Cressible
Tallulah Bankhead
Eugenia
Ghia Restaurant
Polio Foundation Seeks New Purpose After Victory
Basil O’Connor head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says with most polio cases resolved the group must redefine its mission. He envisions spring decisions to honor 90,000 old cases and sustain $25 million in research while moving toward a new status possibly dissolving or selecting a new focus area.
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One Crosby Is Enough One Crosby Is Enough
Hollywood reports that CBS draftsman Jack Crosby was asked to play a Crosby relative on a Phil Silvers show. Crosby, nephew of Bing and Bob and son of Larry, says the public may not be ready for another Crosby in show business. Also notes US military aid to Turkey in 1955-56 was 200 million.
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Sweepstakes Winner Faces Troubles in Boston Probate
Antonio J Sena, named a $138000 Irish Sweepstakes winner, testified that winnings cost him friends and customers. Lena, his former wife, sought higher weekly support for their two children. Sena said he has about $45000 left from the $54000 he netted. The case was continued. Some tiny screws used by Swiss watchmakers require 50000 to fill a thimble.
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Robert G. Wilson Jr
Antonio J. Sena
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Little OV Mistake Proves Costly
Gordon Matthews a Murray police officer found his new car missing and a similar vehicle in a driveway. Ann L. Dalton admitted confusion over ownership and improper registration. Dalton was fined 50 for revoked license and 15 for the registration issue. An English mastiff is noted for ancient lineage and artifacts dating back to 3000 B C.
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