Widely Scattered Racial Tensions Grip South
A weekend of watchful waiting followed scattered racial flareups as National Guardsmen and state police quieted mobs resisting integration in western Kentucky Clinton Tennessee and Mansfield Texas. Guardsmen escorted nine Negroes to school in Sturgis Kentucky amid rising tensions. Kentucky’s troubles spread to Clay and Clinton High School attendance rose as authorities prepared curfews and patrols. Texas Rangers moved into Mansfield to calm tensions after a priest’s admonition.
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South
Western
Kentucky
Clinton
Tenn
Mansfield
Tex
Weess
Sturgis
Clay
Frankfort
A. B. Chandler
Don Sturgill
Public Safety
Sturgill
FBI
National Guard
Clinton High School
Texas Rangers
Rockville
Racketeer John DioGuardi Indicted In Riesel Acid Attack
Labor racketeer John DioGuardi and six associates were indicted in New York on a conspiracy charge for the acid blinding of labor columnist Victor Riesel. The one count accuses the defendants of conspiring to throw acid to intimidate witnesses from testifying before a federal grand jury. Thomas DioGuardi, 41, was not charged and was released on bail after being held since August. John DioGuardi, 42, was identified by the FBI as the mastermind behind the April attack on a Manhattan street.
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New York
John
Johnny Dio) Dioguardi
Victor Riesel
Cincinnatian Killed As Scaffold Topples
A local resident died when a scaffold collapsed at a construction site in Cincinnati. Emergency responders transported the injured to a hospital, where the victim was pronounced dead. The accident is under investigation by city building inspectors and safety officials.
Scaffold Collapse Takes Carpenter's Life at Crosley Field
A scaffold fell sixty feet at Crosley Field on Friday while two men. Thomas Marshall, 49, died and another worker was hurt. They were securing guy wires for an upcoming ice show that begins Monday.
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Cincinnati
Crosley Field
Thomas Marshall
Six Beauties Have Edge In Queen Tests
The Miss America pageant narrows to five finalists after a week of judging in Atlantic City. Six contenders led by Miss Nebraska Diane Knotek and Miss Arkansas Barbara Banks are favored based on talent and swimsuit rounds, with the winner to receive 50 thousand dollars and a year of national visibility. Sharon Kay Ritchie will crown the new titleholder.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Abc-Tv
Midwest
Far West
South
Nebraska
Diane Knotek
Lincoln
Arkansas
Barbara Banks
Conway
Alabama
Anne Arian
Birmingham
Chicago
Sandra Stuart
Hawaii
Jere Wright
Honolulu
California
Joan Beckett
Sacramento
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Denver
Colo
Washington, D.C
Canada
Stevenson Talk To Be Broadcast
Adlai Stevenson, Democratic presidential candidate, will address the State Democratic Convention and his remarks will be broadcast by 18 Ohio radio stations led by WVKO Columbus. The list includes WHIZ Zanesville WMVO Mount Vernon WIZE Springfield WING Dayton WATG Ashland WPAY Portsmouth WBEX Chillicothe WPKO Waverly WCHO Washington Court House WHOK Lancaster WMRN Marion WHHH Warren WFIN Findlay WTRX Bellaire WSTV Steubenville WFOB Fostoria and WTOL.
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Columbus
Ohio
Adlai Stevenson
William L. Coleman
Stevenson
Coleman
WVKO
WHIZ
Zanesville
WMVO
Mount Vernon
WIZE
Springfield
WING
Dayton
WATG
Ashland
WPAY
Portsmouth
WBEX
Chillicothe
Wpko Waverly
WCHO
Washington Court House
WHOK
Lancaster
WMRN
Marion
WHHH
Warren
WFIN
Findlay
WTRX
Bellaire
WSTV
Steubenville
WFOB
Fostoria
WTOL
Ohio Democrats Outline Platform For November Campaign
Ohio Democrats in Columbus approve a tentative platform stressing more state highway funding for cities, reconsideration of the axle mile tax, and no new taxes. The 18 plank draft includes a state labor department and payment of 10 percent of interstate highway costs by the state, with 90 percent funded federally.
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Columbus
Ohio
Resolutions Committee
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio Supreme Court
Robert N. Gorman
U.S. Supreme Court
Labor Department
Democratic Party
Aad
George Hook
D-Brown
State Highway Department
Hugo Alexander
Steubenville
di- Salle
Pennsylvania Jumps Track 37 Hurt in Derailment
The Pennsylvania Railroad Trail Blazer derailed near Warsaw Indiana while returning to New York from Chicago. Thirty seven were injured, none seriously, with 272 passengers aboard. The derailment left nine cars off the rails and caused major track damage. A defective journal on a diner wheel was cited as the cause.
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Warsaw
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
New York
McDonald Hospital
Murphy Medical Center
Driving Instructor Fined For Speeding
Cincinnati judge Clarence Denning fines driving instructor Edward Mills for speeding on Westwood Northern Blvd. at 60 mph. Mills, 22, receives $50 and costs and a three month license suspension as a second offender. The judge likens his conduct to a preacher who tells others not to imitate him.
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Cincinnati
Clarence Denning
Edward §. Mills
Westwood Northern Blvd
Confusing City Parking Riddle Reflects Congestion
A humorous note muses that urban traffic has grown so dense that parking exists only in two forms: illegal or none. It playfully critiques gridlock and drivers’ parking woes in big cities.
No Fish Tale as Red Flying Saucer Vanishes in Bog
Thomas J. Hutchinson of Northern Ireland swore he captured a flaming red egg shaped flying saucer that dropped into a bog near his home. The device spun when touched and vanished into clouds before police could confirm its origin, with RAF unable to identify it.
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Moneymore
Northern Ireland
Thomas J. Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Derry
Maud
Loup
Royal Air Force Station
Aldergrove
RAF
Air Force
Epping Sentenced to Four to Five Years in Theft Case
Edward A. Epping, office manager for former state auditor Orville FE. Hodge, receives four to five years in state prison for conspiring to steal more than 637000 from the state. The sentences run concurrently and leave 46 other charges pending. Hodge earlier drew 12 to 15 years for a 12 million dollar swindle.
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Springfield
Ill
Edward A. Epping
Orville FE
Hodge
Epping
Menard
State Penitentiary
Dewitt Crow
Sangamon County
Asst
Atty
J. Waldo Ackerman
Sangamon
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Tail repair boosts steer to state fair glory
Judy Horst, 15, entered her Hereford Bob at the Nebraska State Fair. Although Bob was born with half a tail, Judy taped on the end of a tail from another Hereford. The improvised fix helped Bob win three purple ribbons, the fair’s top honors.
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Lincoln
Neb
Judy Horst
Bob
Judy
Kefauver says REA will not survive under GOP rule
In Crewe Virginia Senator Kefauver argues Democratic vice presidential nominee warns many Rural Electrification Administration cooperatives may fail within four years of Eisenhower. He accuses the administration of blocking new power sources while favoring private utilities and calls public and cooperative electric systems vital to a free society.
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Crewe
Sen. Estes
Kefauver
REA
Eisenhower
Rural Electrification Administration
Virginia
South Side
REA Cooperative
Adlai Stevenson
New America
Father S Says Baby Is Not His Child
New Haven Connecticut AP Stephen Ruotolo refuses to attend services for the dead infant Cynthia Ruotolo a six weeks old girl kidnapped from a Sears store in Hamden Identification by family and medical staff confirms the body found in Lake Whitney as Cynthia despite his denial Coroner James Corrigan says investigators will press on through the weekend to sort fact from fiction in the case
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New Haven
Cynthia
Ruottolo
Corrigan
Ruotolo
Eleanor Rutolo
Anna Monte
Leak Causes Stock Jump Over Route Award
The Civil Aeronautics Board investigates a premature route award leak that boosted Northeast Airlines stock. Attorney Albert H. Rappar was given five days to explain possible rule violations tied to acquiring Northeast shares before the Aug. 10 public announcement of the Washington to Miami route, which had vaulted the stock.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northeast Airlines
CAB
Albert H. Rappar
Rappar
Northeast
New England
School Wrecked By Gas Explosion in Springfield area
An elementary school's new $190000 addition at Donnelsville collapsed after a blast that struck minutes after students left. 62-year-old teacher Emma Blackburn was injured with rib and wrist fractures. the cause was unknown though an architect cited gas buildup near the kitchen.
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Springfield
Ohio
Donnelsville
Emma Blackburn
Ralph Harmon
Coroner’s Wife Die From Heart Ailment in Ohio
Mrs. Jeane Geer, first wife of Fairfield County coroner Dr. Joseph A. Geer, died of a heart ailment per autopsy results. She died January 14, 1954. Her body was exhumed after autopsy of Geer’s second wife, Constance, showed death by drug intoxication on June 28.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Jeane Geer
Joseph A. Geer
Fairfield County
E. Raymond Morehart
Egypt Suez talks back on after earlier end claim
Cairo AP report says Menzies talks with Egyptian leader Nasser were not finished and will continue with a Sunday meeting. Officials had earlier announced an end to negotiations and farewell, while Britain and France reinforce forces in the region amid Egypt's canal nationalization. US opposition to UN seizure consideration noted.
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Cairo
Egypt
Menzies
Nasser
Suez
U.N
U.S
State Dulles
Washington
Britain
France
Suez Canal Co
England
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Menzies Committee
London
Ethiopia
Sweden
Stevenson Says How To Achieve Issues Is Real Focus
Adlai Stevenson argued in Springfield that 1956 issues hinge on how Americans attain peace and prosperity, not just the goals themselves. Truman accused Eisenhower of passing the buck while Eisenhower prepared a Gettysburg campaign kickoff with Nixon and nationwide volunteers.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Springfield
Ill
America
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Nixon
Howard Pyle
American Political Science Assn
Pyle
Truman
Eisenhow
Dayton Pilot Killed in Copter Crash Near Air Center
Dayton Captain Robert I. Quillen, 35, died when his helicopter seemingly flew apart in midair while hovering above Wright Air Development Center. The craft crashed near a runway and burned after an apparent main rotor detachment. Quillen's widow and two children reside in Dayton.
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Dayton
Ohio
Robert I. Quillen
Wright Air Development Center
Air Force
Quillen
North Carolina votes on segregation plan via local option referendum
North Carolina voters ballot in a special referendum to decide support for a local option plan. Backed by Gov. Hodges, the plan would amend the constitution to let local units close schools amid integration and permit use of public funds for private tuition for those opposing integrated public schools.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
State Congress of Parents and
Austrian Justice Ministry Bans Comic Strips
Vienna reports the Austrian Justice Ministry proposes a nationwide ban on comic strips citing their alleged harmful influence on youth. Officials say the measure covers circulation and access across the country and awaits approval.
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Vienna
Justice Ministry
Austria
Juve
Typhoon Emma Hits Okinawa Hurts U.S. HQ
Typhoon Emma with 140 mph winds tore through Fort Buckner Okinawa causing extensive damage to the Ryukyus command headquarters. One death by electrocution was reported as the storm smashed instruments, toppled cars, and caused many personnel to shelter inside the base while 36 guard dogs escaped.
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Fort Buckner
Okinawa
Emma
Japan
Korea
Red China
U. S. Army
Ryukyus Command
72 Year Safety Record Ends As 5-Year-Old Dies
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania, a deaf mute boy named James Tibiani, age 5, was struck and killed by a tractor trailer after reportedly darting into traffic between parked cars. The incident ends the town's long highway safety record.
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Mahanoy City
James Tibiani
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