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Satchmo Rejects Soviet Trip
Louis Armstrong said he canceled government sponsored plans to visit Russia citing the South's mistreatment of Black people. He criticized Arkansas Gov Faubus and called President Eisenhower two faced while reaffirming his stance to reporters in Grand Forks. State Department officials noted concern over possible Soviet propaganda if Armstrong travels.
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