Eisenhower Aides Defend Handling of Little Rock Crisis
Presidential secretary James Hagerty denounces the Democratic advisory council for politicizing the Little Rock school integration issue. He says the president seeks solutions, not political speeches, amid ongoing questions over Governor Faubus’s failure to remove the National Guard from Central High. The council’s 17 of 25 members endorsed the Democratic attack, including Truman and Stevenson.
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Newport
R. I
INS
Eisenhower
Democratic Advisory Council Today
Little Rock
James C. Hagerty
Democratic Advisory Council
Hagerty
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
National Guard
Central High School
Harry S. Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Steel arrives for Calvary Independent Church wing
A 50 ton steel structure has arrived at Moody Ave Delaware site for the Calvary Independent Church addition. Workmen begin erecting the new church wing as showers fall over the district and ground absorbs moisture. A truck labeled Sportsmen's Nightmare is seen on East Side Streets. Leaves blanket city streets after the weekend.
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Calvary Independent Church
Moody Ave
Delaware
East Side
Sts
Daily Weather Report Shows Mild Highs and Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast calls for highs 73 to 83 with partly cloudy nights and Tuesday showers. Tonight’s low 58 to 65, Tuesday’s high in the 70s with possible thunderstorms. 24 hour data ending 7 am: max 82, min 64, rain 0.2 inch, river 5.4 ft. Sunday 7 am stats: max 90, min 59, rain 0.17 inch, river 5.5 ft.
Eight Traffic Deaths In State Over Week End
Eight persons died in Pennsylvania traffic accidents over the weekend. A Delaware family of three perished near Chester while a man and his sister in law were killed in an accident at Pittsburgh.
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Pennsy
Chester
Pittsburgh
McBride Asked To Show Cause In Supersession
The State Supreme Court in Pittsburgh ordered Attorney General Thomas D. McBride to show cause by Friday why he has taken over the Lawrence County District Attorney's office. Chief Justice Jones froze all activity in the September term of Lawrence County Criminal Court until a ruling is issued. Reeder had petitioned for a writ of prohibition to reinstate him as prosecutor for this term and had been superseded in all cases before the September grand jury.
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State Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
Thomas D. McBride
Lawrence County
Perry L. Reeder
Charles Alvin Jones
Lawrence County Criminal Court
Criminal Court
John G. Lamoree
Jones
Reeder
Supreme Court
McBride
Grand Jury
R. Laub
Erie County
Strike Expands as 23800 Installers Walk Out Across 44 States
The Communications Workers of America ordered 23,800 telephone equipment installers to strike at 6 a.m. Eastern time after failed talks with Western Electric and federal mediator Walter Maggiolo. The nationwide action could involve 150,000 Bell system workers honoring picket lines, with wage and transfer issues unresolved.
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New York
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Western Electric Co
Maggiolo
American Legion Opens Convention Parade Kicks Off
Atlantic City launches the 39th national American Legion convention with a parade of about 60,000 Legionnaires and 2,000 servicemen marching 242 miles along the Boardwalk while over 160 bands perform and jet planes fly overhead led by the U S Army band from Fort Myer Virginia. National Commander W C Dan Daniel presides as the daylong review continues.
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Atlantic City
N.J
National American Legion
U.S. Army Band
Fort Myer
National Legion
W. C. Dan Daniel
N. Beaver School Burglarized After 11 P.M.
Constable J Bill Kildoo reports North Beaver Township High School in Mt Jackson burglarized last night. Rear door broken and glass shattered at the principal's office to gain entry. About $3 in change taken. Damage estimated at 75 to 85 dollars. Entry occurred after 11 o'clock. doors checked at 11.
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J. Bill Kildoo
North Beaver Township High School
Mt. Jackson
Kildoo
Little Rock Guardsmen Stay On Duty Amid Integration
Arkansas Governor Faubus refuses to withdraw National Guardsmen from Central High blocking Negro students as federal judge orders integration. He signals possible easing this week while pledging to follow court decisions and warning violence remains possible.
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Little Rock
Ark
INS
Central High School
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Eisenhower
Ronald M. Davies
Davies
Central High
Mike Wallace
ABC
Faucus
Adenauer Landslide Victory Gives West Germany Stable Power
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer led the Christian Democrats to an overwhelming 270 seats in the Bundestag, securing a third term and a strong NATO aligned stance, backing rearmament and European integration while rejecting German reunification under socialist calls.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Bundestag
Free Democrats
General Election Office
Europe
NATO
Western Europe
Four Auto Accidents Reported Across City Sunday
Four separate crashes on Sunday damaged six cars citywide. On Mahoning Ave and Cedar St a car struck a utility pole injuring LaMarr F. Warter. On S Mill St John M. Hromyak collided with a fire hydrant and pole injuring Betty Hromyak Susan Hromyak and two children. A fourth car owned by Joseph White rolled from Quest St. into the street. Damages remain unestimated and injuries treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital.
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Mahoning Ave
Cedar St
LaMarr F. Warter
N. Liberty St
Tacoma
Wash
S. Mill St
John M. Hromyak
Edgewood Ave
Betty Hromyak
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Susan Hromyak
John Hromyak Jr
John Sr
Joseph White
Willowhurst Circle
Quest St
Page
Doubt Expressed By Gov Faubus On Integration
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus told U S News and World Report he doubted peaceful racial integration could occur this school year. He said he was on safe ground using the National Guard to block Negro enrollment and described his rights in the action. The interview also quoted former Governor Byrnes fearing violence in the Deep South during integration efforts.
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Washington
INS
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Little Rock
Marshal Tito Is Closer To Soviet Camp
Polish Communist Party Chief Wladyslaw Gomulka wraps up a seven day Belgrade visit seen as moving Tito toward the Soviet bloc. A final communique is expected to urge solidarity among Socialist states before Gomulka departs for Warsaw.
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Charles Ridley
United Press
Belgrade
Upi
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Marshal Tito
Gomulka
State Comptroller Finds Pierpont Liquor Fund Christmas Waste
State Comptroller John Penne says the Pierpont municipal liquor store gave away 204 pints of wine at Christmas 1956 with no authorization. He also questions claims paid by the town for Christmas candy and decorations.
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Pierre S. D
John Penne
Pierpont
Atomic blast Newton illuminates Nevada desert test site
The 20th nuclear blast of the summer series at the Atomic Energy Commission site near Yucca Flat released a yield near 30,000 tons of TNT or more. The device named Newton rose 1500 feet on a helium balloon, flashing a vast fireball that stunned observers up to 100 miles away and lit skies from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Desert
Japan
Yucca Flat
Ground Zero
Salt Lake City
Utah
Los Angeles
San Francisco
President Eisenhower's light schedule amid Little Rock crisis
President Eisenhower planned a light day in Newport Rhode Island focusing on the Little Rock school integration crisis. He awaited a briefing from Robert Cutler on the National Security Council meeting while noting Arkansas Governor Faubus may need time to comply with federal court orders.
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Newport, R.I
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Central High School
Robert Cutler
Cutter
National Security Council
Washington
First Presbyterian Church
Navy
Valery Sundt
Newport
No Disorders At Little Rock School Today
White students begin their third week of segregated schooling under militia guard at Central High in Little Rock. Arkansas National Guardsmen stay on duty under Gov. Orval Faubus orders as no disorders occur and students move quietly into the brick high school.
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William Theis
Little Rock, Ark
INS
Little Rock
Central High School
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Orval E. Faubus
Central High
U S Plans Spring Tests For Hydrogen Bombs
The United States announced a new test series at Eniwetok in the Pacific beginning next April to probe hydrogen bomb yields and cleanliness. The move follows stalled disarmament talks and hints at defensive options against intercontinental missiles, with Russia conducting its own tests and both sides not revealing weapon types.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Pacific
Russia
Eniwetok
Nevada Proving Grounds
Bermuda Braces as Hurricane Carrie Strikes Island
Bermuda faced the first gusts of Hurricane Carrie with winds up to 115 mph. U S Air Force Coast Guard and Navy evacuated most planes from Kindley AFB. others were secured with sandbags. Carrie’s center came within 60 miles and hurricane force winds extended 90 miles from the eye. In Indiana, 15 year old Roger Simmons was treated after punching a cow on the nose.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Carrie
U.S. Air Force
Coast Guard
Navy
Kindley Air Force Base
North Vernon
Ind
Roger Simmons
Paris Crossing
Death Record notices from September 16 1957
Death notices list multiple individuals with ages and locations including Mrs Gladys Katherine Khein dienst Clearwater Florida Rocco Sainato Hillsville Mrs John H Warneck 66 177 Wilson Ave James J Scilla 37 1401 Butler Ave Mrs Mary Giacomini 63 907 Dewey Ave Mrs Maria Sample Ellport MA Mrs Griffith J Lewis 66 1204 E Washington St Walter R Emery 72 RD 2
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Gladys Katherine Kheindienst
Clearwater
Fla
Rocco Sainato
Hillsville
John H. Warneck
Wilson Ave
James J. Scilla
Butler Ave
Mary Giacomini
Dewey Ave
Maria Sample
Ellport
Griffith J. Lewis
E. Washington St
Walter R. Emery
Fatal DC3 crash claims 10 lives near New Bedford
Fog delayed Northeast Airliner with 24 aboard plunges into swamp near Municipal Airport. Ten dead include pilot Capt. Vincent L. Pitts and co pilot Rogert Sweetland. others injured. Victims include Allan Melhado investment banker and David L. Chapman, James town RI resident. Names and ages list victims and passengers.
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James R. Whelan
United Press
New Bedford
Mass
Boston
New York
Municipal Airport
Charles A. Chase
Vineyard Haven
Vincent L. Pitts
Wellesley
Rogert Sweetland
Arlington
Allan Melhado
Nantucket
Park Ave
M. K. Schles
Madison Ave
New York City
David L. Chapman
Bradshaw
Britton Ave
Elmhurst
Eccles
L.L
Mary Brownell
Jamestown
Tragic Auto Crash Kills Delaware Family in Chester
A Delaware couple Max Flanzer 57 and Elaine 31 and their two year old daughter Liza Ann died in a collision with a tank truck at Linwood Chester. The truck rammed the car drove it into a light standard and into a tavern. Rescue crews freed victims after two hours. The truck driver Charles W. Thomas 36 of Honeybrook remained alive after the crash and was hospitalized with an arm injury.
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Chester, Pa
INS
Linwood
Linwod
Max Flanzer
Claymont
Del
Elaine
Liza Ann
Chester Hospital
Charles W. Thomas
Honeybrook
Seventy Three Today Prompts Quick Page Note
In a rushed note the writer thanks a printer for reminder before deadline. The piece mentions a grade achieved and marks the day as seventy three. No specific names, places, or events are given beyond the date. The tone is casual and period newspaper style about deadline and celebration.
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