Integration Peace Ends Clinton Racial Crisis in High School
In Clinton Tennessee twelve Black students attended an integrated Clinton High School with guards present as President Eisenhower urged national unity. John Kasper remains jailed awaiting bond hearing after contempt for an anti integration speech.
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Toll climbs as Wisconsin reports 24th death in 1934
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin fatalities for 1934 rise to 24. Mary Enlen Schachs, 34, of Sun Prairie, was killed after her car overturned on Wentworth Road in Dane County while returning home from meeting a friend. Armin Krantz, 68, of Shawano County, died in a collision one mile east of Shawano when his auto collided with another vehicle.
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Man Sought In Murder Of Wife Kills Self
Henry Lerrett, 54, shot himself as a sheriff neared him hours after his wife Adalyn, 38, was found shot multiple times in their Pretle tavern near Green Bay Wisconsin. Lerrett had left by train for Upper Michigan after prior hospital visits and prior injuries.
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Fleet Review Set for September 14 at Long Beach
Washington says the United States Navy will stage the largest fleet review since World War II on September 14 at Long Beach. Charnes and Thomas will preside over the event, marking a major maritime showcase.
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Fast Trains Collide Killing 20 In New Mexico Collision
SPRINGER, N M UP The Santa Fe Chief sped onto a siding and crashed into a parked mail train near here killing about 20 people and injuring at least 10. Railroad officials said the switch error caused the fatal collision.
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Bill Collection Factors Improve NATIONWIDE 1952 benchmark
MINNEAPOLIS (UP) The American Collectors Assn said its quarterly index of bill collectibility rose to 99.0 in September, an all time high, up from 93.6 a year earlier. The group reported improved collection factors across the index while dollar volume of accounts referred to members fell and fewer time payment items were repossessed.
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Owner Killed in Wisconsin motel blast
An explosion at Howard's Lake Resort on Highways 12 13 in Wisconsin Dells area killed proprietor Joseph Howard, 43, and injured three guests including Zeone Howard and Roger Wellman. The blast originated from an automatic gas heating unit in a utility room of a one story cottage. Debris flew up to 50 feet as rescue crews redirected traffic and investigated the scene.
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Seven Japanese Fishing Boats Seized by Russians
The Nemuro coast guard reports seven Japanese fishing boats were captured near the Hahoma islands by Russian patrol boats. The boats were harvesting seaweed and Japan has been warned to avoid the area.
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August Employment Hits All Time High Again
The Census Bureau reports a record 66.75 million Americans employed in August, the third straight monthly high, with unemployment at 2.395 million. Summer hiring boosts jobs, especially among teens, while unemployment declines mirror strong postwar momentum.
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Nixon's father Frank Nixon dies after illness in California
Frank Nixon, father of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, died in La Habra California at 5 p.m. EDT after a battle with a ruptured abdominal artery and complications from a long stomach ulcer. Nixon, at his father's bedside with family, faced the loss as he weighed a major speech at the American Legion convention. The elder Nixon, born in Ohio, was a grocer who had six years of schooling. Washington President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower expressed heartfelt sympathies to the Nixon family.
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Odd Birthday Talk On John Street
Elderly Walter Caruth Brown joked about turning 95 as neighbors prepared for the occasion on John Street. A cake was baked and a hand-painted tray was repaired, while Brown thanked friends for the well wishes in a day marked by playful chatter.
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Nasser Opposes Plan for Suez Proposes UN Tied Board
President Nasser rejects Dulles plan for international canal control but offers a counter proposal to set up an advisory UN linked board to run the Suez Canal. Egyptian sources say both plans are not final as talks seek a negotiated settlement amid regional tensions.
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London
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Lebanon
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Voters to decide council manager referendum in November
Oshkosh voters will consider a council manager government and a plan to address the high school building issue at the November 6 election. Aldermen debated refering the matter to a public vote, stressing the action does not guarantee approval of a council manager system.
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Cashier Describes Terror of Brink's Robbery Trial
Thomas B. Lloyd, 51, Brink's chief cashier, testified about the October 1968 Boston Brink's counting house holdup. He recalled being threatened with death as masked gunmen robbed $1,218,211, and described the terror-filled moments during the six-year-old case as spectators packed Suffolk County Court. He spoke as defendants Joseph McGinnis and Anthony Pino faced cross-examination and prosecutors laid out the alleged roles in the robbery.
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Army aims to trim manpower while boosting efficiency
In Los Angeles Lt. Gen. Walter L. Weible said the Army will reduce manpower in several fields and improve efficiency of remaining GIs. The interview stressed cutting excess labor while making better use of soldiers.
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Walter L. Weible
Eisenhower readies midwestern farm belt campaign push
President Eisenhower outlined his first major reelection push focused on the midwestern farm belt. He will speak in Newton Iowa on Sept 21 and deliver at least four speeches this month including a national farm policy broadcast. He defended the Supreme Court school desegregation decision and praised press secretary Hagerty while outlining a nationwide campaign plan targeting farmers and key states.
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