National Guardsmen Escort Negro Children to Clay School
National Guardsmen outfoxed anti integrationists as two Negro children James Gordon Jr. and Teresa Gordon were escorted to Providence school in Clay Kentucky by State Adj. Gen. J J B Williams who said the measure was part of a strategy to ease the scene. The Gordon children had faced mob action entering Clay school and similar tensions occurred at Texarkana Junior College in Texas. Tennessee and Kentucky troops began to withdraw after weeklong demonstrations against school integration but notes of ongoing unease remained in Clinton Tennessee and Sturgis Kentucky.
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Associated Press
Clay
Adj
J. J. B. Williams
Kentucky National Guard
James Gordon
James
Teresa
Gordon
Providence
Texarkana
Tex
Texarkana Junior College
National
Clifton
Tenn
Sturgis
Tennessee Guardsmen
Clinton
Kentucky
Tennessee Federation For Constitutional Govern
Wiley Victor In See-Saw Wisconsin Vote
Sen. Alexander Wiley clinched the Republican renomination for U.S. Senate as his younger opponent conceded in a tight Wisconsin race. Davis conceded after Wiley built a lead of about 10,000 votes in the see-saw contest, with Democratic rival Henry Maier set for the November race.
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Wiley Victor
Wisconsin
United Press
Alexander Wiley
U. S. Senate
Glenn Davis
Wiley
Wiley - Davis
Davis
Shreveport Day Observed At Olin Mathieson
About 40 Olin Mathieson Shreveport office staff joined a day-long tour starting at the Huttig sawmill in Arkansas. The bus tour, leaving at 7 30 a.m. via motorcycle escort, will reach West Monroe by 2 30 p.m. where Mayor J Allan Norris and officials will welcome them. Congress of officials includes Robert H Evans and A O Evans.
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Shreveport
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation
West Monroe
Olin Mathieson
Huttig, Ark
Huttig
Management Club
Dora Breaks Up Inland Near Tuxpan Mexico
The Weather Bureau reports tropical storm Dora moving inland near Tuxpan, Mexico, breaking up as much circulation moves over land. Winds near the center reach about 50 mph with 50 mile gale radii. Squalls will persist in the area, with heavy rains in western mountains through Thursday. Small craft from Corpus Christi southward should stay in port until seas subside. No further advisories issued.
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New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Dora
Tuxpan
Mexico
U S Joins Britain France on Canal Users Protection Plan
Prime Minister Eden announced the United States will join Britain and France to form a provisional international users association to protect Suez Canal traffic. The group would coordinate traffic, employ pilots, and seek appropriate payments to Egypt, with other users invited. Egyptian cooperation and potential economic impacts were discussed as non Egyptian pilots threatened to strike.
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London
Eden
United States
Britain
France
Suez Canal
House of Commons
Suez
Egypt
Nasser
Eisenhower Hosts GOP Leaders at Gettysburg Picnic
President Eisenhower gathered nearly 500 Republican leaders at his Gettysburg farm for a one day re election kickoff picnic. The event featured ham and potato salad and campaign pep talks aimed at energizing leaders and countering complacency. Weather delays canceled a planned flight in.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Slow Rise Seen In Temperatures
The Twin Cities weather remains fair with gradually rising temperatures through Thursday. Wednesday’s low reached 57 and noon temperature rose toward 85, with a predicted minimum of 60 and maximum 88 to 92 on Thursday. The previous Tuesday saw 88 and 56, and pollen count at noon was 58.
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Twin Cities
CAA
Selman Field
New Voting Machines Bought For November Elections
Jefferson and East Baton Rouge voters will benefit from 226 new voting machines purchased by state officials. custodian James McLemore said the upgrade aims to shorten lines and improve access beyond the legal minimum. The legislature approved 300000 for machines, with actual costs around 375000, to be covered by the Board of Liquidation of State Debt if needed.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
James McLemore
McLemore
Jefferson
East Baton Rouge
Eisenhower Praises Louisville Desegregation Efforts
President Eisenhower commends Louisville superintendent Dr. Omer Carmichael after desegregation proceeds without incident. About 2,800 Negro students enter previously all white schools as teachers, ministers, and civic groups coordinate to prepare the city.
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Eisenhower
Louisville
Omer Carmichael
Carmichael
Louuisville
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
Bank Robber Weil to Face Arraignment Sept 28 in Twin Cities
Sigmund Weil, 48, who staged the first Twin Cities bank robbery August 10 and was captured within hours, will appear in Fourth District Court September 28 for arraignment. He is held in parish jail on two counts of armed robbery with a $50,000 bond. The federal government holds a retainer since Weil is an escapee from Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. He allegedly robbed West Monroe First National Bank, escaped with about $10,000, and was captured near the scene. all money recovered. Weil had escaped July 11 from Atlanta where he served 15 years for a 1949 Houston bank robbery.
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Sigmund Weil
Twin Cities
Fourth District Court
Weil
Federal
Atlanta
West Monroe
First National Bank
New Orleans
Houston
Levee Project Near Lake Providence Completed
Near Lake Providence Mississippi the Mississippi River levee from Gassoway Lake to Old River was rebuilt by C W Vollmer and Company at a cost of 165000. The U S Army Corps of Engineers directed the job under F N Geddes with Gordon S Bowers supervising. The river side was blanketed and a false berm built using 776000 cubic yards of dirt to bring the levee to standard grade. Vollmer’s crew finished September 1, fifteen days ahead of schedule, and most workers moved to Gillette Arkansas for a similar project.
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Lake Providence
Mississippi River
Gassoway Lake
Old River
C. W. Vollmer and Company, Inc
U. S. Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Vicksburg
Miss
F. N. Geddes
Gordon S. Bowers
Vicksburg Corps
Vollmer
Gillette
Ark
Stevenson Huddles With Eastern Demo Leaders
Adlai E Stevenson met with Democratic leaders from Pennsylvania Delaware New Jersey New York West Virginia Maryland and the District of Columbia to seek advice on campaign strategy. This followed eight regional parleys in an air tour covering about 12000 miles in two weeks with running mate Estes Kefauver.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Stevenson
Len Estes Kefauver
Daniel Handed Reins of Texas Demo Party
In Fort Worth Texas Sen Price Daniel won a two year bid as head of the Texas Democratic Party after Sen Lyndon B Johnson and House Speaker Sam Rayburn backed him amid protests by militant loyalist liberals. The convention saw boos and cheers as Daniel endorsed Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver and urged organizing support for the national ticket despite past bolting history.
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Fort Worth, Tex
Price Daniel
Texas
Democratic Party
Lyndon Blg
Sam Rayburn
Daniel
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Harris County
Cotton Classing Probe Slated In Monroe Next Week
Representatives from the U S department of agriculture will hold a hearing at the Frances Hotel starting 2 p m Monday to examine claims that cotton samples are being downgraded harming Fifth District producers. Washington officials A C Robinson and Stanley Rodemaker will attend to hear growers buyers and classers views. Rep Otto E Passman urged attendance from those concerned with cotton classing.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Monroe
Frances Hotel
Fifth Congressional District
Washington
Otto E. Passman
Passman
A. C. Robinson
Agricultural Marketing Service
Stanley Rodemaker
Cotton Division
Rodemaker
Three Brothers Admit Killing Father in Norwalk
In Norwalk California three brothers aged 10 9 and 7 confessed to planning and carrying out the fatal shooting of their father Thomas William Parker 31 a steelworker after he reprimanded them for stealing ammunition from a neighbor s garage Their mother Betty Parker 28 who is expecting another child found him dying The boys told police they also planned to shoot their mother but she was not harmed The brothers showed advanced gun knowledge and were placed in MIwesle authorities.
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Norwalk
Calif
Homicide
al Etzel
Thomas William Parker
Etzel
Tommy
Bobby
Richard
Daddy
Harry
Betty Parker
MI Wesle
Ouachita Parish to borrow for juvenile detention home
Ouachita Parish Police Jury approved borrowing 68 892 13 dollars from a local bank to finish the juvenile detention home, with three percent interest and three yearly installments beginning March 1 1958. Architects were named for library plans and a new automobile was authorized for purchase.
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Ouachita Parish
A. E. Montgomery
Ouachita National Bank
Bernard Biedenharn
Parish Public Library
Frances Flanders
Suez Ship Pilots Set Friday As Walkout Deadline
A spokesman for foreign pilots and crews in the Suez Canal said British French Dutch Norwegian and Italian pilots plan to quit their jobs Friday night amid a growing walkout threat reported by Egypt's Information Department and the French chief of the canal authorities.
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Suez
Cairo
Suez Canal
Egypt
Information Department
Cairo Canal Authority says foreign pilots may quit
An SCA spokesman stated that foreign pilots and employees who wish to quit their jobs are free to do so, signaling openness to staff departures amid ongoing canal operations and staffing discussions.
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Cairo
Suez Canal Authority
Suez Canal navigation section report on conspiracy label
Paul Reymond told Director Mahmoud Yunes of the employees decision. An official Egyptian source called the action a conspiracy worked out beforehand.
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Suez Canal
Paul Reymond
Mahmoud Yunes
Employes
Clarifying Statement on Selman Field Report by Monroe Official
Commissioner Wayne Huckaby released a memorandum to correct misrepresentations from the Selman Field subcommittee report presented to the Monroe City Council and published August 26 1956 in the Monroe Morning World. He notes lease cancellations in 1953 tied to Selman Field reactivation and clarifies rental and delinquency statements affecting Shreveport Bag Company and Monroe Airport Service.
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Wayne Huckaby
Morning World
Huckaby
Selman Field
Ways and Means Committee
Monroe
Monroe Morning World
Shreveport Bag Company
Joe Joseph
C. B. McMahan
Mrs Judson Smith Widely Known In Monroe
Mrs Carrie Richardson Smith 82 widow of Judson Smith and longtime Monroe resident died in Bogalusa in a colinic at 3 am Wednesday. Born in Homer she was daughter of Judge John A Richardson. Her husband was editor and half owner of the News Star. Funeral in Monroe Mulhearn Funeral Home Thursday at 3 pm with Rev. G W Pomeroy and Rev. Lea Joyner officiating. Interment Riverview Burial Park. Survived by daughter Mrs BR A Feiber and granddaughter Miss Ann Feiber of Bogalusa. Pallbearers named Campbell Barringer Wright Rodriguez Huey Munholland Trousdale twice.
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Carrie Richardson Smith
Judson Smith
Monroe
Bogalusa
Colinic
News-Star
Mulhearn Funeral Home
G. W. Pomeroy
Mary
News- Star
Smith
BR. A. Feiber
Ann Feiber
Guy Campbell
Francis Barringer
E. Gordon Wright
William Rodriguez
S. E. Huey
Tom Munholland
J. H. Trousdale
George Trousdale
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