India’s ambassador given segregated dining room in Houston
India’s ambassador Gaganvihari Lallabha Mehta and his secretary were seated in a private room after being mistaken for African Americans. The incident prompted official apologies from the State Department and Houston mayor, with Mehta declaring he would pursue further action after an inquiry.
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Washington
India
Texas
United States
Houston
Gaganvihari Lallabha Mehta
B. A. Rajagopalan
Mary Alley
Apervisor
Ray Hofheinz
Frank Mullen
Airport
Alley
Mehta
Mexico City
Maryland considers closed circuit TV for toll booths
Maryland tolls chief Louis J. O'Donnell says he will study using closed circuit television to monitor toll booths and traffic jams as Detroit officers do. He notes potential use for counting passengers and checking tolls at the Bay Bridge and ahead of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel opening in 1957.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Toll Bridges
Louis J. O'Donnell
Detroit
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
O'Donnell
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
FBI Finds Lead in Greenlease Ransom Bill Mystery
ST LOUIS Aug 25 The FBI shows a possible lead in the Greenlease ransom case with a $20 bill found at Minot North Dakota Aug 4 by Roger Lind an airport attendant The find prompted a large FBI presence in Minot and scrutiny of individuals connected to the case The bill is linked to the $303720 ransom paid for Bobby Greenlease kidnapped and slain in 1953 by Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady Several previously reported bills are noted as found and the FBI keeps tracking associates and movements in the Minot area
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ST. Louis
FBI
Minot
Xni
Federal
Roger Lind
Bobby Greenilease
Kansas City
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Petoskey
Mich
Petersburg
Ind
Detroit
Hall
Elmer Dolan
Business Outlook Holds Up For Rest Of Year Says Board
New York Aug 23 131 manufacturing firms surveyed by the National Industrial Conference Board expect the rest of the year to match or exceed the record first half with gains in new orders and production. Most foresee stable or higher employment and rising capital expenditures. a few predict declines or no change. Also New York Aug 23 coach Joe Bach signs as line coach at Columbia University with practice starting Sept 1 at Lasker Field, Lake Side Conn.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Tee
Joe Bach
Pittsburgh Steelers
Columbia , University
Lou Little
Columbia
Lakeside
Conn
Wife Of Union Man Differs Over Strike
CHICAGO Aug 23 The CIO United Auto Workers strike at Harrison Sheet Steel Co pits union wives led by Esther Quigley against stalled wage talks. Her husband Andrew Quigley is Local 1214 steward. She laments milk for kids while negotiations stall, says committee of 45 wives blocks futile promises, and declares they are not for either side but for the weekly paycheck.
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Chicago
CIO
United Auto Workers
Harrison Sheet Steel Co
Esther Quigly
Andrew Quigley
UAW
Quigley
Mass
Quigleys
George
Barbara
Firma
Local 1214
Made New York London Round Trip In One Day
Two British aviators flew London to New York and back in just over 14 hours aboard a Canberra jet bomber. Pilot John Hackett and navigator Peter Moneypenny averaged 481.52 mph on the transatlantic shuttle, including a 35 minute lunch at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York before returning to London.
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London
Armen
New York
John Hackett
Peter Moneypenny
Floyd Bennett Airfield
London Air
Canberra Crew Return From New York Flight Jubilation
Crowds cheered as Hackett and Moneypenny arrived after a routine flight ferrying cars across the English Channel. The Canberra covered 3,457 miles to New York in 7 hours 29 minutes 56.7 seconds at an average 461.12 mph and, with tailwinds returning, the same distance in 6 hours 16 minutes 59.5 seconds.
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Hackett
Moneypenny
English Channel
New York
Canberra
Markham Tustifies Washington Hearing On Prices
Government economist Jesse Markham told a congressional inquiry that the anti Price discrimination law keeps consumer prices higher than necessary. The Princeton associate professor and FTC consultant spoke at a public hearing where demands for stronger enforcement of trust busting laws rang out.
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Markham
Washington
Jesse Markham
Princeton University
Federal Trade Commission
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Che Nomah Binte Abdul Ghani
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Youngstown
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Hood
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Walter Snow
North Market St
Frederick Tropical Aquarium
Sun
Reiter Homes
la E. Patrick ST
Kehne Furn. CO
South Market St
Dorothy
Kilborn
Ft. Scott
Kan
Paddy
Economy Oil CO
P. L. Carter
E. 3Rd ST
Frederick
the Haberdashery
Dacron-Wool
Dacron
Panama
Bermuda Hose
Francis Scott Key
Kelvinator
William S. Hood
William S. Hood, Inc
West
Patrick Street
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Highlands
Bonnie
Duster
Hendrickson
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