School Board Drops Case Against Parent
Cincinnati AP The city school board will not pursue the case against Lawrence Ashcraft 30 who refused to send his sons to a predominantly Negro city school Judge Otis Hess dismissed charges in Common Pleas Court Friday Assistant Prosecutor Robert Sachs said Ashcrafts sons Robert 9 and Lawrence 8 had enrolled in a parochial school April 21 Ashcraft an insurance salesman had been jailed four days without bond after arrest last March The charges stemmed from keeping the boys from Columbian Grammar School in the district where they live The jury trial had been set for Monday
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Cincinnati
Lawrence Ashcraft
Otis Hess
Ashcraft
Common Pleas
Robert Sachs
Robert
Lawrence
Columbian Grammar School
Schiel School
Columbian
Budget plan to replace street sweepers sparks cost clash
Baltimore AP report says a budget official proposed mechanical street sweepers to cut about 900000 in year one. Traffic chief Henry A Barnes cautioned about parking warnings needing signposting costing around 1 million. The issue returns to the committee for decision.
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Baltimore
Henry A. Barnes
Armed Africans Attack Police in Kenya
In Kenya's southern province a gang armed with bows and arrows attacked a police patrol on Friday. One officer was severely slashed, another stabbed in the back. the gang leader was shot in the leg and captured with two companions, while another member was killed.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Gang J
German Can Remain In Ohio With Mother
President Eisenhower signed into law a bill allowing Daniel Wilging a German citizen to stay in Mansfield Ohio with his mother Mrs Magdalena Wilging and sister in law Mrs Christine Wilging. Wilging had faced removal because he concealed fighting for Germany in World War II and TB. Representative Robert W Levering Ohio introduced the measure to permit his stay amid immigration concerns.
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Washington
Daniel Wilging
Eisenhower
Germany
Mansfield
Ohio
Immigration Service
Robert W. Levering
Dohio
Magdalena Wilging
Christine Wilging
Wilging
Robert P. Scott
Devil's Island Prison Era Ends in Historic Closure
Historic report recalls Devil's Island in French Guiana closed in 1953 after a harsh era. The colony housed 6,000 to 7,000 prisoners with 57,000 sent, 2,000 returning, amid heat, disease, and brutal conditions. Escapes were common yet rarely successful, with few ever making it to liberty.
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Island OF
Ile di Diable
Devil’s Island
French Guiana
Devil's Island
France
Caribbean
Alfred Dreyfus
Isand
Guiana
Tropics
St. Joseph's Isle
Royal Isle
Missing Brothers Found In Factory
Two five and four year old brothers missing overnight in Mineola were found in a bathroom of an abandoned factory. They were unharmed and could not explain how they ended up locked inside.
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Mineola, N.Y
Mineola
Craig Robins
Joseph Jr
Race Segregation Policy Extended to Blood Transfusion
Pretoria South Africa extends racial segregation to blood transfusion services later this year. A new amendment to the medical dental and pharmacy act creates separate blood donor societies for whites and nonwhites, expanding official policy.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Chevrolets Prove Thrift and Ride in Chicago Delivery Fleet
In Chicago, ten 1960 Chevrolet pickups log about 2000 miles monthly as part of Bumper and Auto of Illinois. S & H Truck Leasing reports the Thriftmaster 6 engine delivers as much as 21 mpg, averaging better than 17 mpg, while Chevy torsion spring independent suspension smooths rough roads and boosts loading efficiency.
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Bumper and Auto of Illinois, Inc
Chicago
Harry Haller
S & H Truck Leasing
Chevrolet
Chevy
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