Federal marshals escort Negro girl into New Orleans school
Federal marshals escorted a Negro girl into the all white William Franz School amid jeering crowds as Louisiana state police were absent. The school opening was delayed, city police posted at the building, and segregation supporters marched nearby. Reporters from multiple out of state papers covered the scene as attendance lagged.
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Sam Hanna
New Orleans
William Franz
Louisiana
Bayou Water District
Franz
Integration Reality In Deep South
U S marshals accompanied four Negro girls to two white schools in New Orleans marking the first such attendance in nearly a century. White spectators booed as three girls entered McDonogh No 19 while the other joined William Frantz School amid a mixed reaction from onlookers.
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New Orleans
U.S
McDonogh No. 19
William Frantz
Schools closed in northeast Louisiana for holiday pause
Public schools across 16 parishes and higher institutions including Northeast Louisiana State College Monroe Louisiana Tech Ruston and Grambling College shut Monday as the governor and state superintendent issued a segregationist holiday. Schools were to reopen Tuesday amid federal court orders for integration and mixed reactions from communities and lawmakers.
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Northeast
Louisiana
Shelby M. Jackson
Jimmie H. Davis
Bellomont Motor Hotel
Baton Rouge
Caddo
Bossier
Louisiana State College
Monroe
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Grambling College
New Orleans
Western Union
U N Pressure Wins Release Of Congo Prisoner
UPI reports United Nations pressure secured the release of Cleophas Kamitatu, Lu lumba ally and Leopoldville province leader. Kamitatu left custody after riots at UN headquarters and was held by Col. Mobutu since Thursday. He may halt Solidarite Africaine publication for a month and cooperate with Mobutu's troops.
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Leopoldville
UPI
United Nations
Cleophas Kamitatu
Patrice Lulumba
U.N
Kamitatu
Army
Joseph Mobutu
Solidarite Africaine
Mobutu
Luka Party
Lumumba
GOP Fails To Extend Gains In Southland
In the 1960 election the South saw a Democratic resurgence with Kennedy winning 52.3 percent of the two party vote in 11 states to Nixon's 47.7. Independent electors and States Rights candidates added votes. Eisenhower and Stevenson previous totals are noted and Kennedy’s Catholicism cited as a factor.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Nixon
Mississippi
Louisiana
States Rights Party
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Revolt in Guatemala Beaten Down
Guatemalan government troops and bombers pressed rebel concentrations in Puerto Barrios and Zacapa as President Miguel Ydigoras declared a siege and censorship. He blamed low ranking officers and linked unrest to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, while Castro’s Cuba was accused of involvement.
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Guatemala
Miguel Ydigoras
Ydigoras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
Puerto Barrios
Atlantic
Zacapa
Rodolfo Gonzales Centeno
Zac
Tragedy at Niagara falls campout traps three teens
An overnight cave campout on the west wall of the Niagara gorge collapsed burying Reginald Eldt 16 Arthur Halsey 16 and Wayne Ferguson 13. Two other youths Kenneth Ramsay 13 and Larry Ramsay 12 escaped. Fire crews spent over two hours retrieving the bodies from a small opening above the whirlpool.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Niagara Silver Gorge
Niagara River
Reginald Eldt
Arthur Halsey
Wayne Ferguson
Halsey
Local Girl Scout Leaders Attend National Convention in St Louis
Three Ouachita leaders Miss Annis Elie Mrs Leon Noland Jr and Mrs B O Yeldell Jr represent the local group at the national convention in St Louis this week. More than 5 000 delegates participate in the event ranked as the eighth largest in the world and the gathering continues through Friday.
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St. Louis
Ouachita
Annis Elie
Leon Noland, Jr
B. O. Yeldell, Jr
Stockholm Blonde Marries Negro Entertainer in Hollywood
Stockholm blonde Miss May Britt wed entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. in a Jewish ceremony at Davis’s Sunset Strip home. She endured a 103-degree fever from intestinal flu hours before the wedding but joined Davis amid a crowd including Kennedy’s sister and the Duke of Bedford. The bride, 26, confirmed she proposed to him, saying she asked first.
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Hollywood
Sammy Davis Jr
May Britt
Kennedy
Duke of Bedford
Miss Britt
Stockholm
Davis
Sunset Strip
Britt
Automation Study May Be Pressed
SAM DAWSON reports on pressing questions about automation as a threat to jobs across industry and labor. unions cite thousands of jobs lost, while federal data show office displacement and retraining efforts expand with new devices like the Digi flex trainer and automatic machines for worker reeducation.
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Sam Dawson
New York
United Steelworkers
Labor Department
Kennedy To Hold Session With Nixon
Kennedy travels from Palm Beach to Miami for a sit down with Vice President Nixon at Key Biscayne. The talks may shape cabinet picks including possible appointment of Democratic Gov. Luther Hodges as commerce secretary. Salinger said no final decisions before Thanksgiving Day.
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Palm Beach
Filia
John F. Kennedy
Miami
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Kennedy
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Pierre Salinger
Hodges
Chinese Treasures Art Smuggling Ring Smashed
Treasury agents dismantled a nationwide art smuggling ring bringing Chinese artifacts from Communist China to the United States. Valued at over 400000, the haul included an 800-year-old Hui Tsung scroll worth 65000 and a 12th century Birds and Flowers scroll valued at 25000. Items were found in the Ct loo Galleries in Manhattan and in the Cleveland Museum and Freer Gallery. The operation involved Hong Kong dealer J D Chen and an immigrant tourist pipeline, with dealings prohibited under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
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New York
Frank Caro
Treasury Department
United
Hui Tsung
Boson Museum
Cleveland Museum
Freer
Washington, D. C
Ct. Loo Galleries
Midtown
Manhattan
France
Treasury
Hong Kong
J. D. Chen
Red China
Chen
Girl Homicide Victim Found in Paulding Ohio
Nancy Eagleson a 14 year old Paulding High School freshman was found murdered eight miles northeast of Paulding after being dragged into a passing car while she and her sister walked home. Sheriff John Keller said it was homicide but did not release details of injuries. The girls live with their parents Mr and Mrs Donald Eagleson.
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Paulding
Ohio
Nancy Eagleson
John Keller
Nancy
Donald Eagleson
Three Sailors Hurt When Trailways Bus Plunges in Fog
A Trailways bus carrying 40 servicemen, en route from Washington to Norfolk, veered off a foggy curve near Smithfield Virginia. Three passengers were critically injured, 27 were hospitalized, 13 examined, with no deaths. The bus failed to clear Lawnes Creek and overturned into water. Names not released.
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Smithfield
Trailways
Virginia
Suffolk
Washington
D.C
Norfolk
Lawnes Creek
Today’s Chuckle on Women in Slacks
A brief humor note jokes about women who wear slacks and the idea they would smile more with less span.
Welfare Hearing On Children Aid Set In Washington
Hearings open in Washington to decide if the federal government will continue its contributions to Louisiana’s aid to dependent children program. Louisiana’s law bars about 22,500 mostly Negro children from welfare rolls and cuts aid to all children of a mother who has an illegitimate birth. The federal share is about 75 percent. in June Louisiana spent 2.455 million dollars for the program, with roughly 1.8 million from federal funds.
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Washington
Louisiana
William L. Mitchell
Jimmie H. Davis
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Louisiana Welfare
Partly Cloudy Mild Forecast for Area Through Tuesday
Area weather predicts mild conditions with partly cloudy skies and isolated showers. Highs near 76 on Monday and around 80 Tuesday, with lows around 62. Sunday's high was 73 and low 50 with no rainfall at Selman Field.
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Selman Field
Contempt Hearing Sought for Louisiana Education Chief
Jackson, Louisiana public education superintendent, faced a federal civil contempt hearing over a school holiday linked to school integration. NAACP attorneys sought a ruling on whether his actions interfered with desegregation, while Jackson defended his compliance with state wishes and constitutional duties.
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A. P. Tureaud
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
Louisiana
Red China Seen As Major Nuclear Threat In '60s
UPI reported Rep. Chester Bowles former ambassador to India and possible Kennedy secretary of state warned Red China could be the era's greatest threat to world peace. He said China may possess nuclear weapons in two to three years and cautioned against Soviet miscalculation. Bowles reiterated his opposition to recognizing Peiping and noted opposition from Sen. Norris Cotton over a two Chinas policy.
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Washington
UPI
Chester Bowles
D-Conn
Kennedy
China
Bowles
India
John F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
U.S. News & World Report
Norris Cotton
N.H. Cotton
U.S
Classified ad promises cash for household goods sale
An ad solicits selling useful but unwanted items for cash. It mentions a phone contact FA 5-8248 and a second line FA 2516 for complete information with no obligation. It also touts seven day votes with cancellation privileges.
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