NAACP seeks Supreme Court action in Little Rock case
NAACP asks the Supreme Court to overturn an 8th Circuit stay barring integration at Central High School. The petition seeks to vacate the circuit stay and suspend Judge Lemley’s mid term desegregation halt, arguing Negro students’ rights to attend unsegregated schools are irreparably harmed. Registration at Central High began as the legal maneuver unfolds.
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UPI
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Supreme Court
Neal Helm
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Colored People
NAACP
Arkansas
High Court
The
Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles FE Whittaker
Los Angeles
Whittaker
Thurgood Marshall
8Th Circuit
Denver
American Bar Assn
Federal District
Harry J. Lemley
Tattle Rock
Lemley
NAACT
Lemies
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Army Ready Reserve Callup Targets 800,000 Reservists
The Army outlined a policy to activate 800000 ready reserve officers and enlisted men not in organized units or the National Guard. Reservists will report to assigned units, not reception centers, with area and corps commands tracking skills to place personnel where needed. First reinforcements go to active Army or organized reserve units for early deployment, with potential notice under 30 days in a national emergency.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
U.S. Minesweeper Prestige Runs Aground In Inland Sea
The U S minesweeper Prestige with 68 crew ran aground in Japan s Inland Sea near Naruto Strait and sprang a leak but was not believed to be sinking. Navy tug Tawakon was en route to assist. Japanese Coast Guard dispatched patrol boats.
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Prestige
Naruto Strait
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Japanese
Coast Guard
West US Britain press Soviet N test ban hurdle
The United States and Britain await Soviet reaction to a one year suspension of nuclear tests as a prelude to disarmament. Eisenhower proposes starting Oct 31 negotiations with Russia, Britain, and the US to police a permanent test ban. Khrushchev faces pressure over including France and other nations.
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IUPI
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Britain
Russia
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Soviet Union
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France
Khrush‘chev
Bids Sought By Sept 10 For Oshkosh Catholic High School
Bids are invited from ten general contractors in Oshkosh and nearby cities for a new Catholic High School building to serve 900 students. Specifications call for a 99,490 square foot main structure with first and second floor classrooms, labs, offices, gym, chapel, cafe and various support spaces. Bids due Sept 10 will be reviewed against funds already pledged to determine start timing.
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Oshikosh
Oshkosh Catholic High School
John B. Grellinger
Grellinger
Msgr
Lows Suhotn
School Corporation
Unemployment Benefits Decline Amid Recession Recovery Signs
UPI reports the Labor Department says unemployment benefit recipients fell by 58 000 to 2 262 300 in the week ending Aug 9. Initial claims dropped 36 100 to 228 800 for the week ending Aug 16, the lowest since 1957, with 40 states showing declines as benefits exhaust and seasonal plants reopen.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Norway Welcomes Atomic Sub Skate to Bergen Harbor
Thousands of Norwegians greet the U. S. atomic submarine Skate as it arrives in Bergen with an official delegation led by U. S. Ambassador Frances Willis and Defense Minister Nils Handahl. Oslo visit planned. Copenhagen trip canceled due to Danish opposition.
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Norway
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Denmark
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Britain
Portland
Ino
J. S
Order Forbidding Strike Extended To Next Thursday
A temporary restraining order preventing a strike by members of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers against the Chicago and North Western Railway was extended to next Thursday at midnight. Federal Judge Joseph S. Perry acted to allow time for an appeal after Monday’s hearing, aiming to avoid disruption of CRNW service in a four state area. About 120 people would be affected if one man stations are consolidated into central agencies in Iowa and South Dakota.
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UPS
Chicago and North Western’ Railway
West Thureway
Joseph Sam Perry
Perry
CRNW
Oine
Public Service Commissions
Iowa
South Dakota
North Western
Midwest Farmers to See Lower Rail Fares Across Five States
Farmers in Wisconsin North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota will pay 20 percent less rail rates on corn oats and soybeans starting Tuesday. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a joint plan to apply the cut to this year’s harvest and affect movements to Minneapolis Sioux City Omaha Kansas City and Chicago.
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Midwest
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Omaha
Kansas City
Plans for Miller's Bay boat launching delayed by petition
A local park board meeting reports that plans for a small boat launching facility at Miller's Bay are held up for at least one season. A petition to locate the site at East New York Avenue blocked a larger project planned north of Mast Living Avenue.
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Miller's Bay
Charles Galbrecht
Park Board
East New York Avenue
Mast Living Avenue
Garbrecht
Lucation
Board of Public Works
Common Council
Begin Tests Of Baskets Of Bone Flesh Fragments
Dr. Raymond Rogers of Oconto began tests on two baskets containing mesh and bone fragments found by a Milwaukee skin diver in Thunder Lake. Authorities said material was insufficient for immediate analysis but tests would continue today. Sheriff Mariner Kohlman reported the baskets were recovered after the 16 year old diver located them and authorities noted lime signs on the contents.
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Marinette
Raymond Rogers
Oconto
Thunder Lake
Rogers
Mariner Kohlman
Milwaukee
Shells Strike Farms Near Camp Mel Coy Blame Apparant Error
Camp McCoy officials blamed an apparent error for shelling farms bordering the base. Eleven 105 mm howitzers fired, with shrapnel landing in a yard where six children played. No injuries reported. An inquiry will determine cause and safety measures.
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103Rd Infantry Division
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Iowa
Roger Jones
Long speeches hinder final push of 85th Congress
Washington reports the 85th Congress struggled to finish a busy election-year session as Senate delays over regional water diversion for Chicago and other major issues slowed progress. Debates over debt limits, federal aid, library construction, independent agencies, and a missile-age education program persisted, with the Senate adjourning near midnight after a debt limit bill passage.
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UPI
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Senate
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Michigan
Fine
Omeanes
Jackpot Naples Listener Wins Mystery Sound Contest
A Naples radio station mystery sound contest ends with Rev. James Bishop of Grace Lutheran Church declaring the slot machine whirr as the winning sound. He says he won by luck.
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Uph
Iho
James Bishop
Grace Lutheran Church
Free hub cap etching drive cuts theft risk in Oshkosh
Oshkosh Jaycees offered a free service to etch serial numbers on hub caps at the Zephyr Service Station on Jackson Street and Wright Avenue. The program drew about 75 car owners, with hours listed for Friday evening and weekend times. Police and dealers support the effort, noting etched caps hinder resale of stolen parts.
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Commerce
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Colo
Ajitt
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Tulsa
Okla
Ments
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Jaycee
Zephyr Servie
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Wrigh Avenue
Oshkosh
Jaycees
Winnebago County
Jaycee Arnold Dickson
Edwin Harwood
Couple Killed In Light Plane Crash In Wisconsin
A Illinois man Medard Adamski 30 and his wife Uelen 29 were killed when their single engine Ercoupe misjudged an open field and struck high tension lines near Cable Wisconsin. Adamski died en route to hospital. The wreck sparked a fire and shut the power line.
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Illinois
Medard J. Adamski
HWS
Uelen
Skokie
I. Adamski
The
Fund Insurance Co
Chicago
Adamski
John Moody
Alex More
Cable
Robert Szyma
Cairo
Tle
Hayward
Here
Wisconsin
Eisenhower signs defense bill amid funding clash with Congress
President Eisenhower signed the defense appropriation bill, criticizing Congress for exceeding his requested totals. He warned that mandatory reserves and rigid levels hinder flexible security plans, while noting the bill funds 2.58 million active personnel, 300,000 Army reserves, and 400,000 National Guard, with Air Force at 17.9 billion and Navy Marine totals near 10.9 billion.
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Washington
Fasenhower
Coanness
Frijilly Fusenhower
Cons
Eisenhower
Congress
Wll
Eisenower
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
Senate OKs $279.5 Million for Unemployed Areas
The Senate on Friday night approved a redevelopment bill to provide 279.5 million dollars in federal loans and grants to regions suffering chronic unemployment and sent the measure to the White House for signature.
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Senate
White House
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