Supreme Court Accelerates School Integration Campaign
The Supreme Court moved to speed up public school integration in several areas at the start of the seventh year since the desegregation ruling. The court refused delays in Houston and New Orleans, sparking reactions from Houston School Board President Dr. Henry A. Petersen and Louisiana Governor Price Daniel. The high court also rejected delaying Delaware’s grade-a-year plan, while an appeals court ordered a modified plan for full integration by fall 1961.
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Fifteen Americans killed in Grafenwoehr shell explosion
Fifteen American soldiers were killed and 22 injured when an artillery shell exploded during a training exercise at Grafenwoehr Germany. The shell struck outside the artillery impact area and casualties were from a 3rd Armored Division cavalry unit. An investigation is under way.
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Rockefeller to Speak in 120 Campaign Events Across Nation
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller plans about 120 campaign speeches for the Republican ticket after visiting Vice President Nixon at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Nixon, recovering from a knee infection, will depart Sept 12 for a six day, 9,000 mile tour covering 114 states. Rockefeller will focus on industrial states and averages about two speeches daily. Nixon plans a Sept 12 departure and a coast to coast schedule beginning Sept 13.
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Irish Sweepstakes Tickets Spark Courtroom Test
In Hillside New Jersey Magistrate Henry Goldbar conducts an informal poll in his courtroom about Irish sweepstakes tickets. George J. Gombos, 45, is charged with possession of a losters ticket. The audience reveals broad interest as seven claim tickets and fourteen admit buying them. The judge fines Gombos fifty dollars with suspension.
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Business Will Be Glad When Holiday Passes
New York AP reports business expects a modest autumn pickup after a tentative summer. Executives recall past overoptimism, with stock market uncertainty and big moves in select stocks. Prospects hinge on easier credit, lower rates, and inventory rebuilding as housing and manufacturing face uneven recovery.
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Starts To School In Wheel Chair In NORTH PEKIN
Janie Hewey a six year old in a wheel chair began her school career with doctors saying her condition osteogenesis imperfecta leaves bones brittle yet she remains hopeful for braces. Secretary Herter said the Congo faces Soviet attempts to gain control while the U S seeks a world of law. Fulbright and Stevenson urged free world unity. Khrushchev’s UN trip signals push for disarmament, and the moon rocket event is recalled.
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Khrushchev Seek Motive Behind UN Visit
Washington officials search for the real aim of Nikita Khrushchev’s United Nations trip amid speculation he plans to showcase a new Soviet scientific achievement possibly a space nan. The inquiry focuses on whether the trip serves as a display of Soviet prowess and agenda.
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