Fire ruins Albany State College buildings in suspected arson
In Albany Georgia early today a fire, deemed incendiary, damaged nearly 300000 dollars at Albany State College for Black people. A one story Hovard Training School used for training Black teachers burned, valued at 250000, while Caroline Hall, housing the auditorium and offices, suffered 25000 to 50000 damage. Five to three suspects fled, with conflicting reports on their race.
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Albany, Ga
Albany State College
W. M. Harris
Hovard
W. H. Dennis
Caroline Hall
Dennis
Quakes Push Lava From Mt Etna Crater
A string of light earthquakes at Mt Etna Sicily today sent lava flowing from the crater. Molten rock spouted about 309 feet into the air during activity that began on Wednesday, prompting close observation by authorities.
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Mt. Etna
Catania
Sicily
Etna
Nine Negroes Enter Central High as Faubus Guidance Sparks Row
Nine Negro students entered Central High School under guard by the 101st Division as Arkansas Governor Faubus urged calm yet condemned federal force. The scene remained tense but orderly with rifleless soldiers in place and white students watching from the steps. Former Governor Sid McMath and NAACP official Clarence Laws called Faubus' remarks inflammatory, signaling continued dispute over integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Aetmosphere
Orval Faubus
101St Division
Sens
Arkansas
Sid McMath
NAACP
Clarence Aa. Laws
Faubus
Cen
Ex-Terrorist Khokhlov Poisoned by Russian Agents
Nikolai Khokhlov, former Soviet secret police officer who defected in 1954, is reported critically ill in a Frankfurt hospital from arsenic poisoning he says was caused by Russian agents. He surrendered to U.S. authorities on February 20, 1954 in Frankfurt and was tasked to kill anti-Soviet leader Georgi Okolovich. German police confirm hospitalization but provide limited details.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Nikolai Khokhlov
Khokhlov
U. S
Georgi Okolovich
Antisoviet Nts
Khokhvlov
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Through Saturday
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Saturday with morning clouds or fog. Little change in temperature is expected, keeping conditions mild across the period.
Pentagon orders scrapped riot training alert for Dixie troops
The Army canceled a day-old directive to train crack units for riot duty in the South amid controversy over Eisenhower’s Little Rock integration actions. Secretary Wilber Brucker called the order precautionary and said it was revoked after it surfaced.
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South
High Command
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Brucker
101St Airborne
Little Mack
Pentagon
Newport
James C. Hagerty
Dent Tisenhower
Arkansas
Kidnaping Case Ends As Couple Arrested In Wash State
An airplane riveter and his wife were arrested in Everett Washington after the 8 year old Lee Crary vanished Monday and was found Thursday near Lake Stevens. The boy testified he escaped by biting through a belt after being tied to a sapling. The ransom note demanded 10000 dollars but the money was not paid. The suspects George Edwards Callins Jr 20 and Kathy Nerine Callins 21 were taken into custody by FBI agents and Snohomish County deputies. In Nevada the atomic test blast Charleston was postponed until Saturday morning due to high winds.
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Wash
Lee Crary
Lake Stevens
Here
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Snohomish County
Bob Twitchell
George Edwards Callins Jr
Kathy Nerine
Nev. UK
Charleston
Atomic Energy
Collins
George Edward Collins JR
Katherine
U S Judge Bars Teamster Union Vote Next Week
A federal judge blocked the Teamsters national convention election in Miami Beach. Judge F Dickinson Letts issued a preliminary injunction preventing seating delegates chosen improperly by locals and barred officers from being elected. The ruling came after 17 New York area members sued, claiming the convention was rigged to install James R Hoffa as Dave Beck's successor. The case raises about $2 million in anticipated convention costs and hotel expenses. O Donoghue said an appeal would be filed to the Circuit Court of Appeals. If not halted, the convention was deemed essential to proceed. bond set at $50,000 to cover potential damages.
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Teamsters Union
Miami Beach
Fla
F. Dickinson
Letts
Teamsters
New York
Midwest Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Hoffa
Beck
Martin F. O'Donoghue
The
Circuit Court of Appeals
O'Donoghue
Ay Master
Hel
Plane bogs down in muddy field after landing mishap
A Trans World Airline flight from New York and Denver overshot the airfield runway and bogged down in a muddy field. None of the 51 passengers were believed injured as the plane continued about 250 feet into the field before becoming stuck. The incident halted normal operations with no serious injuries reported.
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Trans World
New York
Denver
Flight 37
Judge polls jury as deadlock looms in libel case
Hollywood Superior Judge Herbert V. Walker said he would poll the confidential criminal libel jury this afternoon to avoid a mistrial after defense lawyer Arthur Crowley argued the panel of six men and six women is deadlocked. Crowley has filed multiple motions claiming coercion and time to verdict, while the jury nears day ten of deliberations. Page D-2 notes cases have nearly doubled in a week with 222,650 seen in reports.
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H.p
Herbert V. Walker
Arthur Crowley
Crowley
Public Health Service
Walker
U. S
Jury Call Sparks Judge's Frustration In Mis Vial Motion
Walker rejected a motion as out of order while attorney Rizzi argued the jury should be brought in. The judge said calling in the jury remained in his discretion and noted the need to handle 2,000 pages of transcript and 200 exhibits from a six week trial.
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Crowley
Walker
William Rizzi
Refused Help to Teamster Boss Brother in Rackets Probe
Former Michigan official Robert Scott testified before the Senate rackets committee that he was threatened with death in 1952 for refusing to aid James R Hoffa's brother in rackets. He also said Hoffa associate Owen Brennan urged him to insure up his insurance and to fix a gambling joint in Oakland County. Scott claimed he spied on a Detroit grand jury for Hoffa in 1948 or 1949, reporting details from a Fort Shelby Hotel room nearby to an informant, while noting a state police officer lived nearby.
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Teamsters’ Union
Michigan
James R. Hoffa
Scott
Senate Rackets Committee
Owen Bert Brennan
Hoffa
Teamster Local 327
Detroit
Brennan
Oakland County
Mich
Eirk Kehoe
Grand Jury
Detroit News
George Murphy
Kehoe
Fort Shelby
Michigan State Police
Enraged Bull Kills California Rancher Near Stockton
Louis Schnuriger a 56 year old dairy rancher was crushed in a bull pen five miles northwest of Stockton after entering the enclosure. His wife Mary tried to distract the animal and was knocked aside. a daughter summoned help as two neighbors drove the bull into another pen. Schnuriger leaves three daughters.
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Louis Schnuriger
Schnuriger
Mary Schnuriger
Schnuiiger
Mary
Ruth
Margaret
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