Judge orders Little Rock school integrate at once
U S District Judge Ronald N. Davis ruled that Central High School must integrate immediately. The decision followed a clash between federal authority and Arkansas officials over the plan, with testimony from Supt. Virgil Blossom and opposition from NAACP attorney Wiley Branton. The court noted the national guard presence and tension surrounding the case as factors in the education disruption.
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Little Rock
Ark
North Dakota
Central High School
Arkansas
U. S. Dist
Ronald N. Davis
Virgil Blossom
Blossom
National Guard
Davies
Wiley Branton
Pine Bluff
U. S
Not Friendly Just Stranded
Unionville Michigan item tells of Harry Beantenhead waving a red bandanna from a farmer’s roof after a wind toppled his ladder and left him stranded as motorists and locals waved for help. a stranger stopped to inquire. Also includes a student rate notice offering $6.00 per school year for reading about friends away at college.
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Unionville
Mich
Harry Beantenhead
Beantenhead
Weather Forecast For The County
Fair this afternoon and tonight. Sunny on Sunday with warmer temperatures. Lows tonight near 50s and highs Sunday in the 80s.
Death Toll High In Cuban Revolt at Cienfuegos
In Cienfuegos heavily armed troops patrolled streets after a second rebel outbreak in two days. Reports say up to 125 may be dead or wounded. Government forces, armored units, and planes crushed dissidents as 40 to 50 rebels were killed or wounded in the first attack and 12 government troops died with 13 wounded. Casualties in the second clash could reach 50. Survivors from an initial group of about 400 were being hunted.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Soviet Jet Heads Home from New Jersey Flight
A sleek TU104 Russian jet air liner returned to Moscow with a Russian crew and three American fliers on board for the final leg. It landed at Goose Bay, Labrador, after a 5,570 mile, 21 hour 54 minute flight with 40 passengers largely from the Russian UN delegation.
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McGuire Air Orce
Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
New Hurricane Carrie Builds Up in Atlantic
San Juan Puerto Rico reports a newborn hurricane Carrie building westward from the mid Atlantic. The U S Weather Bureau says the season third gale center sits about 2600 miles east southeast of Miami and 1750 miles east southeast of San Juan with no immediate threat to the Lesser Antilles or insular areas. Carrie is not expected to threaten land before Sunday.
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San Juan
P. R
mid-Atlantic
Carrie
U. S. Weather Bureau
M Miami
Fla
Lesser Antilles
New World
Insular
March for Peron Upsets Buenos Aires Crowd
Supporters of ousted President Juan Peron marched through downtown Buenos Aires shouting Peron will return. Police dispersed the demonstration with tear gas. Twenty five demonstrators were arrested.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Peron
Early School Days In Ottawa Recalled
A photo of Ottawa’s first school and a mother teacher, Miss Frances Ricksecker, sent to the Ottawa Historical Society by Miss Mabel McClenahan of Illinois. The article recalls 1865 founding plans, initial enrollment of 141, and the 1873 move to Central School, with the 18-horse pull to tear down the old building and notes on long growth of enrollment.
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Ottawa
Clara Yasser
Ottawa Historical Society
Mabel McClenahan
iMacomb
Ill
Frances M. Ricksecker
The
Evening Herald
Central School
Miss America 1958 Crown Tonight In Atlantic City
Atlantic City awaits the Miss America 1958 crowning as 51 contenders compete at Convention Hall. Marian Ann Mee Knight of Manning South Carolina will crown the successor after semifinals and finals narrow the field from 10 to 5 then to one. Top honors include tie in talent between Jennie Rebecca Blatchford and Judith Faye Hansen, while Elaine Herndon wins the swimwear round.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Marian Ann Mee-Knight
Manning
S. C
Pennsylvania
Oregon
North Carolina
Jennie Rebecca Blatchford
Holidaysburg
Judith Faye Hansen
Astoria
Ore
Elaine Herndon
Try To Keep Down State's Payroll
TOPEKA The State Finance Council seeks to curb the state payroll by trimming salary increase requests totaling 3.1 million dollars for 13,800 civil service employees. Raises were cut to 5 to 10 percent, with some groups entirely omitted, including clerks stenographers psychiatrists and public relations staff. Gov. Docking vowed to press agencies to reduce staffing and maintain the same work with fewer employees.
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Topeka
State Finance Council
George Docking
Speeding Arrest Sparks Debate Over One-Mile Rule
Miss Winifred Ann Zebley, 21, was ticketed for going one mile over the limit in Hightstown New Jersey on Labor Day. She challenges the $6 fine arguing the arrest is over a fine line. The Kestone Automobile Club will send a legal representative to her Monday hearing. The officer claimed her speed was electronically timed.
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Philadelphia
Hightstown
N.J
Labbor
Winifred Ann Zebley
Kestone Automobile Club
Eisenhower Dulles Meet to Speed Aid to Syria Neighbors
President Eisenhower moves to accelerate U S assistance to Syria's bordering countries amid fears of Soviet and communist influence. Dulles relayed Henderson's 14 day Middle East report noting border incidents and subversive activity while urging a UN charter based restraint on Syria's use of force. Multiple measures include arms airlift potential to Iraq and Jordan and a public mobilization in Amman backing strong U S policy in the region.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Syria
Dulles
White House
Lou Henderson
Henderson
Middle East
Turkey
Lebanon
Iraq
Jordan
Congress
Russia
Suat Hayri Arguplu
Mideast
Air Force
U.S
Amman
Lester D. Mallory
United States
Prince Henri of France Enlists in French Army
Prince Henri of France, eldest son of the count of Paris and claimant to the throne, was inducted into the French army. He will be sent to a cavalry school in Algiers.
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Bordeaux
France
Prince Henri of
Paris
Algiers
Edsel First Stolen Car Case Reported in Philadelphia
A North Philadelphia Edsel valued at 3800 dollars was stolen at 3 20 p m from a dealer. An employee left it unguarded briefly and returned to find it missing. Police note this may be the first Edsel theft reported.
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Philadelphia
Ford Motor Co
West Studies Soviet Buildup In Albania
London Western naval experts study evidence of a Soviet plan to turn Albania into a vast sea and air base to counter the U S Sixth Fleet. Warships have been seen at Albanian ports, Sazan fortress is cited, five new air fields and submarine pens completed, Valona refurbished, civilians evacuated, Kremlin seeks political gains and Yugoslav rapprochement.
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London
Russia
Albania
Mediterranean
Middle East
Black Sea
Europe
English Channel
Independent Daily Express
Sazan
Adriatic
Valona
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
Royal Elephant Udhaigiri Kills Attendant in New Delhi
India's state elephant Udhaigiri, six years old, turned on and trampled his attendant in New Delhi. Captured in Assam forests three years ago, the elephant now resides at the president's palace and leads state processions.
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New Delhi
India
Udhaigiri
Assam
Jill Jefferis Uses Telephone Aid to Learn at School
Jill Jefferis, recovering from spinal surgery, keeps up with classes via a two way speaker microphone system linking Ottawa Junior High School to her home. Portable units move between classes with aide Cindi Creviston while Jill controls speaking from her bedside unit.
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Rodger Brink
Telephone Company
Harriet Seymour
Max Scott
The
Jill Jefferis
S. Sycamore
Ottawa
Jefferis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cindi Creviston
Jill
Missouri
Board of Health Seeks More Funds for Budget
TOPEKA The state Board of Health proposes a 3 508 453 budget for the next fiscal year an increase of 253 282 over the present plan. The proposal to the budget division and Gov George Docking requests salary boosts for civil service staff a deputy state health officer at 12000 a year four new laboratory jobs and two additional district nurses. The grant in aid for counties to run health departments would be doubled from 45000 to 90000.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
George Docking
Benson Sees Brighter Days for Farmers at State Fair
Secretary of Agriculture Benson declared agriculture has turned the corner toward prosperity in South Dakota. She noted rising farm income and assets, high exports, and reduced surpluses while urging revised federal programs to avoid a second surplus. She warned against fixed price supports and called for policies recognizing agricultural abundance and expanding markets.
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Huron
S. D
Benson
Ims
South Dakota
Circus Here On Wednesday In Ottawa Park
The Hagen Brothers circus comes to Forest Park in Ottawa with two performances on Wednesday. The show includes lion and elephant acts, acrobats, aerialists, and two pageants Spangleland and Circarama. Admission is 90 cents adults 60 cents children, reserved seats 50 cents extra.
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Wenesday
Ottawa
Ottawa American Legion
Hagen Brothers Circus
Forest Park
Lextra
Traffic Toll Reported by State Highway Patrol
Topeka Kansas traffic fatalities posted by the State Highway Patrol show 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. For 1957 year to date total reaches 351, while the same period in 1956 logged 442 deaths.
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Seerre
Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Patrol
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