Central High baccalaureate held under armed guard
In Little Rock, about 1200 guardsmen and police surrounded Central High for the racially integrated baccalaureate. Seven Negroes were arrested nearby for disturbing the peace, two for carrying a gun and a knife, while Ernest Green, a 16 year old student, prepared to graduate amid tense security. A white youth spat at a Negro visitor and was charged, and a photographer faced hostility as crowds dispersed after the ceremony.
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Appoints Successor to Adm. Stump and Navy Nominations
President Eisenhower designated Admiral Harry D. Felt as naval commander in chief upon Admiral Felix B. Stump’s Aug 1 retirement. Vice Admiral James S. Russell will become deputy commander in chief with the rank of full admiral while serving as vice chief of naval operations. Stump to retire as four star admiral. Senate approval sought.
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Harry D. Felt
Naval
Felix B. Stump
Felt
James 5. Russell
Pacific
Russell
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Senate
Stump
Truman to Sail to Mediterranean Cruise with Independence
Former president Marty Truman and party planned to sail on the liner Independence for a Mediterranean cruise amid unrest. He indicated no fixed list of ports, noting travel would depend on conditions and tides. The ship was scheduled to call at Algeciras, Naples, Genoa, and Cannes as unrest eased.
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Marty Truman
Truman
Algeciras
Spain
Naples
Genoa
Rand Cannes
Robin Hood Killer of Philippines Jailed
Manila reports the capture of Leonardo Manecio, once a famed Robin Hood figure, after a gun battle near Manila. He led a wartime guerrilla group and was wanted for over a dozen killings including the Cavite constabulary commander’s election day slaying last November.
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Manila
Leonardo Manecio
Cavite Constabulary
Two Die In Freeway Crash In West Covina Area
On the San Bernardino Freeway an eastbound auto driven by Robert Roy Feck 26 El Monte struck a tank truck trailer and spun across lanes. His passenger Marian Foraker 23 Covina died hours later at a hospital. The out of control freight truck plowed through a fence and settled on a frontage road.
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