Alcorn A&M faces closure amid student boycott crisis
Students at Alcorn A&M College for Negroes threaten to leave as state officials warn of lockout if classes do not resume. They demand the resignation of Professor Clennon King over criticism of the NAACP and integration leaders in a series of newspaper articles.
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Alcorn
Alcorn A&m College For
Clennon King
National Assny For the Advancement of Color
State College Board
J. R. Otis
A&m
Coleman
King
Jackson
NAACP
Love and alimony clash in record-21 marriages case
Superior Judge Elmer D. Doyle presided as Beverly Avery 46 and her 13th ex husband Raymond J. O Malley 41 faced a claim for 233 back alimony. O Malley said he would pay and swore he would never marry again, prompting the judge to quip about the record. Gabriel Avery 46 attended with Beverly.
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Los Angeles
Elmer D. Doyle
Beverly Avery
Raymond J. O'Malley
O'Malley
Will you marry me joke turns witty rejection
A lighthearted quip shows a proposer asking a partner and receiving a playful refusal that compliments the suitor’s taste, delivering a quick humor beat. The exchange highlights humor over romance in a brief everyday moment.
Valid Reason To Surrender DENVER
Police dispatcher William Threlkeld received a burglary call from Alfonso Vigil 27 who claimed Raquel Contova 62, the grocery store owner, instructed him to call for a police car after returning to work with a gun on hand. The two were connected to the store break in and surrender.
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Denver
William Threlkeld
Dead Ship Probed For Bodies After Delaware Collision
The Army Corps of Engineers closed the Delaware River channel to Philadelphia for four hours to allow diving at the tanker Mission San Francisco and Liberian freighter Elna Il collision site. Ten men remain missing feared dead. divers hunted an obstruction likely the bridge blown by the blast. Coast Guard and Navy swift response followed the midnight crash near the Graveyard of Ships.
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Philadelphia
Army Corps of Engineers
Delaware River
Navy
Mission
San Francisco
Allen F. Clark Jr
Army Engineers
Coast Guard
Breakthrough Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Chickens
Dr. B. R. Burmester reports an experimental vaccine that protects chickens against lymphomatosis, a cancer-like disease. The vaccine is not yet practical for humans and is tested by inoculating hens with the virus, aiming to model a human leukemia vaccine.
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Houston
Tex
Lth
B. R. Burmester
U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Laboratory
East Lansing
Mich
Burmester
Probe Eyes Communist Dixie Push
Baton Rouge hears testimony in a state legislative probe accusing Communist influence of backing integration efforts via the NAACP. Witnesses claim early World War II era infiltration and ongoing pressure, led by Sen Rainach, who helped court action against the NAACP in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
National Assn
Actv of Colored People
Joseph Z. Kornfedder
Detroit
U.S. Communist Party
Joint
Legislative Committee
NAACP
Communist Party
Kornfedder
Sen
W. M. Rainach
Integration
Louisiana
Easter customs around the world and their charm
The piece surveys various Easter traditions from different countries. It notes Mexico burning Judas effigies, Dutch children stealing eggs, Brazilian carnivals and water tossing, Swiss pranks with masks, and Nice France celebrating with flowers costumes and lace, highlighting quaint regional rites.
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Mexico
Judas
Holland
Brazil
Switzerland
Nice
France
Israelis Withdraw From Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh After Sinai Push
Israeli forces begin withdrawal from Gaza and the Sinai coast, with UNEF set to take over. UN troops will control Sharm el Sheikh as Israelis depart, destroying coastal fortifications and shipping home equipment. Protests against Ben-Gurion spill into Tel Aviv while he replies to Eisenhower.
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U.N
Sharm el Sheikh
Eilat
Sinai Peninsula
Gaza Strip
UNEF
Matityahu Peled
Israel
B. L M. Burns
Cairo
Egypt
Strip
United Nations
Haifa
Gaza
David Ben-Gurion
Tel Aviv
Freedom
Ben-Gurion
Jerusalem
U.S
Edward B. Lawson
Af To Strike At Panama Canal In Caribex Exercise
The Air Force announced its participation in a large simulated assault on the Panama Canal next month. Caribex, a Joint Services maneuver, will test TAC’s composite strike forces with over 10,000 Army and Marine troops, about 135 AF and Marine aircraft, and 24 Navy ships under Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison of Caribbean Command.
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Washington
Air Force
Panama Canal
Joint Services
Tactical Air Command
TAC
Marine
William K. Harrison
Army
Caribbean Command
Weather forecast for Middletown week turns cold and snowy
The forecast calls for 15 to 20 mph winds and cold, snowy conditions through the weekend. Today will be mostly cloudy and windy with a high near 32 and a low around 20. Saturday looks slightly warmer with possible late rain or snow and a high near 36. Sunday remains cloudy with light snow flurries. Thursday record shows a high of 39 and a low of 28 with only a trace of snow last night.
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Middletown
Suez Canal Still Barred For Israeli Ships Says Egypt
Cairo reports Israel ships cannot use the Suez Canal as Egypt remains technically at war. Vidala, a Dutch coaster, has been held since October. Two small vessels move through, with the canal set to reopen to ships under 506 tons by month’s end.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Haifa
Suez
Maralyvi
Kuwait
London
Paris
Middle East
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. N
Sinai Penninsula
Eisenhower muffs cough outside White House during visit
President Eisenhower hides a cough outside the White House while inspecting a 1942 auto in London. The White House says no definite plans for a warm climate trip to end the lingering cough.
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Eisenhower
White House
London
Eto
Ike Plans Florida Vacation For Health Boost
President Eisenhower aims to travel to Florida mid next week for five to six days of rest and exercise to combat a head cold cough and inflamed ear. He hopes to fly to Bermudas March 20 for talks with Prime Minister Macmillan if a suitable post with golf access is found.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Florida
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Bermuda
Macmillan
Great Britain
White House
Nixon
Dulles
Middle East
Lie Tests Planned On Zusman
The Senate Rackets Investigating Committee will determine if lie detector tests show Nate Zusman lied or told the truth as a witness. Zusman, a Portland night club operator, offered the tests to prove his honesty amid questions about his links to an alleged call house used in a Portland political bribery inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
Nate Zusman
Zusman
Portland, Ore
Western Conference of Teamsters
Portland
Helen
Big Helen
Sinatra subpoena raid misread as lover boy wake up
A Los Angeles policewoman testified she knocked on Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs home at 4 a.m. to serve a subpoena. Officers entered with a key, waking Sinatra who cursed and spoke of a possible bullet if he had been awake. The incident was tied to private detective and scandal magazine hearings.
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Terry D. Schrunk
Portland
Multnomah County
8212 Club
Clifford Bennett
Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra
Lover Boy
Frankie
Glory Dawson
Sinatra
Palm Springs
Aliy
Milton A. Rudin
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe
Richard F. Williams
Williams
Gerald A. Holland
Dawson
Daddy
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