Civil rights hearings reveal intimidation against Black voters
Mississippi native Gus Courts testified before a Senate subcommittee that Black Mississippians face intimidation violence and fraud to vote. He described being shot in Belzoni in 1955 and fleeing with his family after losing businesses and homes. Rev William Borders urged equality as House and Senate panels push civil rights bills amid Southern opposition.
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Washington
Gus — O
Nero
Chicago
Mississippi
Belzoni, Miss
Clarence Mitchell
The
National Assh. For the Advancement of Colored People
Senate
William Holmes Borders
Atlanta
House
Eisenhower
Anand Press Urges Ike to Lift China Ban
The Inland Daily Press Assn telegrammed President Eisenhower urging lifting of the ban preventing U S newsmen from entering Red China. The group, representing 476 newspapers in 20 states, says press access is essential to a free people. A similar stance was taken by three major industry groups.
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Anand Press
Ike
China
Chicago
Inland Daily Press Assn
Eisenhower
U.S
Red China
United States
Free Press
the Press Association
American Newspaper Publishers Assn
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Swedish Foreign Office Expels Israeli Diplomat
The Swedish Foreign Office announced that an Israeli diplomat has been expelled amid the trial of two Finnish citizens charged with spying against Egypt. The case ties diplomacy and espionage across Nordic and Middle Eastern actors.
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Stockholm
Egypt
500 Youths to Celebrate 4-H Week in Grundy County
National 4-H Club Week will be observed March 29 with about 500 members and 70 leaders participating in Grundy County. Window displays judged by a committee must reflect the theme Improving Family and Community Living. Winners will be announced at the 4-H Spring rally March 12 at Coal City High School. Eligibility covers youths 10 to 20 by July 1 with 4-H projects guided by the Cooperative Extension Service.
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Grundy County
Coal City
Cooperative Extension Service
Candidacies Filed for Morris Grade School Board
Two petitions for nomination to the Morris Grade School Board of Education were filed. Clifford Sullivan, assistant superintendent of Morris Paper Mill, seeks re election. Robert S. Macdonald, assistant manager of Stephen Lumber and Fuel Company, also seeks a seat. Sullivan and David Root, Morris attorney, have terms expiring. Root is not seeking re election.
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Morris Grade School Board of Education
Clifford Sullivan
Morris Paper Mill
Sullivan
Robert S. Macdonald
Stephen Lumber and Fuel Company
David Root
Morris
Fire Causes Smoke at National Tea Store
A rear fire at the National Tea Co. store was put out by Morris Fire Department after 6 am. The blaze filled the store with smoke and damaged 15 to 20 cases of canned goods. Albert Carlson, the manager, said it likely started in the coat room used by women employees and spread to shelves. A truck driver arriving to unload merchandise alerted crews and helped avert disaster.
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National Tea Co
Morris Fire Department
Albert Carlson
Weather outlook shows little change over next three days
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts modest temperature variation for the next three days with partly cloudy and warmer conditions today and tonight. Friday will be cloudy with a mid 40s high, followed by cooler temperatures on Saturday. Pyatt Weather Station records for Wednesday show a high of 35 and a low of 16, with 9 a.m. reading at 29 expected to rise into the 40s by sunset.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pyatt
James Jones Weds Actress Gloria Mussolino in Port au Prince
Novelist James Jones of From Here to Eternity marries actress Gloria Mussolino in Port au Prince on a Wednesday night ceremony.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
James Jones
Gloria Mussolino
Food and Blankets Dropped to 100 Marooned by Washington Flood
Food and blankets were dropped to 100 residents marooned in Wilson Creek Washington after Crab Creek overflowed, flooding the town to 7 to 15 feet. An Air Force helicopter from Spokane delivered meals and supplies to evacuees sheltering in the high school and Presbyterian church while roads remained cut.
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Washington
Wilson Creek
Air Force
Spokane
Oregon-Idaho
Police Doubt That Eddie Is Bedwell
Chicago police doubt a photo seen by Dolores Castillo resembles Edward Lee Bedwell the prime suspect in the killings of Barbara and Patricia Grimes. Bedwell a 21 year old free on bond faces murder charges based on a contested confession he later recanted.
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Chicago
Dolores
Castillo
Edward Lee
Bennie) Bedwell
Bedwell
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Barbara
Kelly High School
Eddie
Wisconsin
Loretta Grimes
Union Official Refuses To Testify On Rackets Contempt Move
Senate investigators press Portland Teamsters official Frank Malloy who refuses to answer questions about pinball machines and alleged Union involvement in gambling profits. Witnesses including Portland city official Stanley Earl and gambler James Elkins describe union-backed schemes and picket tactics linked to pinball operations. Contempt resolution prepared as Malloy cites possible self incrimination amid Oregon indictment.
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Washington
Frank Malloy
Portland
Ore
Teamsters Union
Senate
Congress
Malloy
Stanley W. Earl
Teamsters
Earl
Clyde Crosby
Oregon
James Elkins
H. A. Crouch
Mt. Hood
Teamster
Senators
Teamsters Local 223
Elkins
Fred Elkins
Joe McLaughlin
Seattle
Veral P. Wright
Herman Walter
Wright
Thomas Maloney
Union
Want Ads Glimpse: Help Wanted and Item For Sale
Job listing seeks general garage work. Buyer advertises a child’s flower girl dress and AKC registered miniature poodles for sale. Local notices read as a compact classifieds snapshot.
Eisenhower and Mollet back Middle East peace aims in talks
President Eisenhower and French Premier Guy Mollet voiced a common conviction that the Middle East crisis can be resolved peacefully under justice and international law. They reaffirmed support for free transit through the Suez Canal and the UN backed six requirements, while noting no explicit call for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Aqaba.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Guy Mollet
Middle East
Mollet
Suez Canal
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
Burmese Premier Nu To Resume Office Friday
Burma’s Nu, aged 49 and advocate of neutralism, will resume the premiership at 11 15 a m Friday after days of consultations with astrologers. He resigned last June to reorganize his socialist party.
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Rangoon
Burma
U Nu
Socialist Party
16 Persons Trapped in Sky for Six Hours Before Safe Landing
Flight 930 from Minneapolis to Philadelphia with 21 aboard flew from Gen. Mitchell Field to Willow Run before final landing at 6 05 p m. The crew used water coffee and milk to build hydraulic pressure and free the nose wheel. Civil aeronautics impounded the plane for inspection after landing.
Mixed reactions greet Washington withdrawal plan in Middle East
Arab capitals, led by Cairo, demand unconditional Israeli withdrawal and denounce any concessions as reward for aggression. Israel cautions against optimism while UN and Western powers discuss a three phase plan to withdraw from Gaza and Sharm El Sheikh and to define UNEF’s role and Gulf of Aqaba status. Summit leaders Saud Husayn Nasser Kuwaily back Cairo stance as U.S. France seek broad interpretive declarations.
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Associated Press
Israel
Washington
Gaza
Aqaba
Cairo
Egypt
Lebanon
Iraq
Gaza Strip
Palestine
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
U.N. Emergency Force
UNEF
United States
France
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Omar Loutfi
Saud
Arabia
Hussein
Jordan
Nasser
Shukri Kuwaily
Syria
Eisenhower
Middle East
Pageant The Flags of American Liberty at Center School
The pageant The Flags of American Liberty sponsored by Morris patriotic groups will be presented at Center School at 3 p.m. Sunday March 10.
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Stephanie Geis
Denise Amerio
Salina
Kan
Macdonald, Sullivan
McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
STAR
James B. Elkins
Carl
FBI
A.K.C
U. N
By James Smallegan
William Richie
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Lake Erie
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