Explosion wrecks Hattie Cotton School in Nashville
A massive dynamite blast damaged the newly integrated Hattie Cotton School in Nashville. Police arrested five men on weapons and vagrancy charges related to the incident. The blast caused total loss estimated at 65 percent with further probes to assess remaining damage.
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Nashville, Tenn
Hattie Cotton School
Venson Albert Crimmons
James R. Harris
J. B. Blackwell
Carol Crimmons
Venson
W. D. Hodge
J. Douglas Roach
Hattie Cotton
Syria defies U S naval intimidation amid Latakia jet flyover
Damascus holds urgent cabinet session to address what Syria calls U S aggression. Foreign Minister Bitar vows resilience against American war of nerves and asserts commitment to Arab liberation policy as U S ships remain distant in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean.
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Damascus
Syria
U. S
Salah Bitar
U.S
Bitar
Latakia
Washington
Aegian Sea
Greece
Turkey
Petition Could Bring Governor Into Open Court
Federal officials seek injunction against Gov. Faubus and aides for defying school integration orders at Central High. Hearing set for Sept. 20. U S marshals to serve notices. Faubus, Clinger, and Johnson named in six points alleging obstruction of court-ordered integration.
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Brownell
Washington
Gov. Oval Fanbus
Arkansas
William P. Ropters
George Doub
Little Rock, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Justice Department
U.S
Faubus
Beal Kidd
L. Col
Hobart Copeland
National Guard
Kidd
Ronald Davies
Sherman T. Clinger
Marion T. Johnson
Central High School
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Davies
Central High
Davies’ Court
Carrie Hurricane Nears Atlantic Ocean From New Orleans Gulf
A powerful hurricane named Carrie churned 970 miles east-northeast of San Juan with 160 mph winds. Forecasters warned vessels to exercise caution as Carrie moves west-northwest at about nine mph and posed no land threat for now.
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Miami
Carrie
South Atlantic
U. S
Mies
E.d.t
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Arnold Sugg
Fire damages Vincent Price home during garage blaze
Firefighters found Vincent Price and his wife at the actor and art expert’s home where his 17 year old son Vincent Jr. helped spray the garage with garden hoses. The blaze caused about $10 000 damage as Price was away on an eastern lecture tour.
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Hollywood
Vincent Price
Vincent Jr
Price
Pappas Son Travels to Hollywood for TV Set Visit
Gary Pappas son of Wir and Mrs Bobby Pappas flies to Hollywood California to visit the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Alexander. He will tour the Torag net TV series filming location where Alexander plays Officer Frank Smith. The actor previously stayed with the Pappas in Monroe this summer.
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Gary Pappas
Wir
Bobby Pappas
Hollywood
California
Ben Alexander
Gary
Toragnet
Alexander
Pappas
Frank Smith
Monroe
Jaycee of Month Named for August in Monroe
James D. Jim Parnell was named outstanding Jaycee for August at the Monroe West Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting honoring his service and leadership within the group.
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James D
Jim) Parnell
Monroe - West Monroe
Five Way Intersection Stalls Monroe Traffic
Monroe faces a worsening bottleneck at the five way cross where Louisville Avenue DeSiard Road Sterlington Road DeSiard Street and Powell Avenue meet near the city edge. State Highway Dept figures show Sterlington Road DeSiard Road and Powell Avenue funnel 5240 6620 and 1380 vehicles daily into Louisville with U S Highway 80 and 165 adding heavy west and southbound flows. Peak times hit around 8 a m and 5 p m forcing daily drivers to dodge delays or seek detours.
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Monroe
Louisville Avenue
DeSiard Road
Sterlington Road
DeSiard Street
Powell Avenue
State Highway Department
Louisville
DeSiard
Southside
Sterlington
Lodge urges UN action to aid Hungary in crisis
U S Delegate Henry Cabot Lodge urged a special UN General Assembly session to act swiftly to stop the crackdown in Hungary. The U S and 35 other nations backed a resolution to appoint Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand as a special representative to pursue a solution, condemning the Soviet and Kadar regimes.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. N. General Assembly
Australia
Keith C. O. Shann
Assembly
Special Committee of Inquiry
Soviet Union
Janos Kadar
Shawn
Lodge
United States
Kadar
General Assembly
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
United Nations
Prince Wan
Weather Outlook: Clouds Spill Showers Across Region
The forecast notes partly cloudy today with possible thundershowers tomorrow in northeast Louisiana. Yesterday brought fair skies and a trace of rain in Baton Rouge. Temperatures ranged from 57 to 81 yesterday and 63 to 86 tomorrow with a pollen count of 61.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Pastor Says Modern Churches Should Look Like Churches
Dr. Thomas Parish of Central Christian Church criticizes most modern churches as too squat and ranch house like. He urges churches to resemble traditional church architecture rather than poultry coop styles.
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Thomas ©. Parish
Central Chistian Church
Dulles Sees Syrian Crisis Negotiable with Caution
Secretary of State Dulles expressed belief the Syrian crisis could be resolved peacefully though risks remain. He warned Moscow seeks Middle East control and rejected any general hands-off agreement with the Soviet Union. Dulles criticized Arkansas school integration photos as propaganda abroad.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Middle East
Moscow
Mass Traffic Confusion Reported at Sterlington Intersection
Four News-Star reporters counted traffic at the Louisville Avenue DeSiard Street De Siard Road Sterlington Powell intersection from 5 to 5 20 PM finding 762 vehicles in 20 minutes during a peak period There were no crashes but several near misses and jams as drivers failed to yield and used driveways as shortcuts Eastbound Louisville Avenue accounted for 271 vehicles DeSiard Road 182 DeSiard Street 150 Sterlington Road 89 Powell Avenue 70 Traffic jams occurred every few minutes and nine accidents were narrowly averted during the period
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News-Star
Louisville Avenue
DeSiard Street
DeSiard Road
Sterlington Road
Powell Avenue
Sterlington
College Area
United States Promises Readiness to Meet Force with Force
Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy told the U S Mayors Conference in New York that the United States remains willing and able to use force if needed. He warned against underestimating American power and called the Middle East a weak spot ripe for pressure without resistance. He cited London disarmament talks, Soviet boasts of an ICBM, and Moscow's propaganda as factors shaping the timing.
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State Department
Robert Murphy
U.S
New York City
Murphy
Middle East
Russia
London
Moscow
America
Syria
Konstantin A. Vershinin
United States
Vershinin
Pravda
Birmingham High Evacuated After Anonymous Bomb Threat
Birmingham Lips High School, a focal point of anti integration violence, evacuated its all white 2400 student body after an anonymous bomb threat to police and the downtown black square. Fire bells rang and students marched out as police guarded surrounding streets in the wake of earlier disturbances.
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Birmingham
Ala
Phillips High School
Blacksquare
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