FIC Chief Hits Back at Probers
FTC Chairman John W. Gwynne attacked congressional investigators as headline hunters and slander mongers saying they undermine agencies they seek to improve. He warned the probes risk credibility while noting friendly ties with lawmakers, and urged public record disclosure of regulatory contacts to deter secret dealings. Also Postmaster General Summerfield postponed a five cent postage due penalty to Feb 1 1959.
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Washington
UPH
John W. Gwynne
Federal Trade Commission Today
FTC
House
UFD
Arthur E. Summerfield
Private Schools Near Little Rock Vote on Integration
Four Little Rock public schools may reopen as private segregated institutions after Judge Miller delayed ruling on leasing the buildings. Faubus said a referendum on Saturday would decide if the schools open. The case draws national attention as courts and politicians weigh private schooling to sidestep integration orders.
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Ark
Virgina
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
U. S. Supreme Court
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Miller
Faubus
NAACP
U. S. Atty
William P. Rogers
Sourt
Georgia
Mississippi
Lousiana
Virginia
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Baltimore
Norfolk
Agencies Probe Delayed to Avoid Political Tie-ins
A House subcommittee suspended hearings on federal agency actions to avoid political implications before the November elections. Chairman Oren Harris cited potential turmoil and noted no wrongdoing by two Democrats in a separate FCC Channel 4 matter, while a Miami Channel 10 case led to fraud conspiracy indictments against ex FCC Commissioner Richard Mack and attorney Thurman Whiteside.
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Washington
UPI
House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
T Television Channel
TV Channel 4
Pittsburgh
Smathers
FCC
Lawrence
Eisenhower Defends Public Education Right Amid Closings
President Eisenhower denounces school closings in Virginia and Arkansas to dodge integration as a setback to the right to a public education. He urged reopening and noted potential harm to progress toward equality, in letters responding to Charlottesville group leader J Albert Rolston.
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Eisenhower
Virginia
Arkansas
J. Albert Rolston
Charlottesville
J. Lindsay Almond
Supreme Court
White House
Rolston
Newport RT
Committee For Public Education
Front Royal
Little Rock
Ark
Los Angeles U
Panama College and High School Students Strike Four Days
Pupils at Panama College and high schools join a four day strike against the government as protests intensify in Beirut and across the nation. The nationwide action targets amendments to education law and university control while authorities report no violence. Sacrifices include barricades and protests in the Basta quarter, with opposition leaders demanding government changes and students continuing noncompliance into the next week.
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Faubus
University of Ottawa
E. A. Munroe
Houston
Tex
Texas
Southern University
Panama College
Beirut
Lebanon
VPI
Rashid Karami
Karami
Basta
Camille Cha*moun
Panama
Upl
Legislative Commission Thurs
Wasso Star War Ucu
Certainjsttke
Eisenhower to Spend Weekend in Capital
President Eisenhower expects to spend the coming weekend in Washington. The plan signaling the stay was noted by United Press with emphasis on a capital visit.
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Eisenhower
Washington
UPD
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