Georgia Faces School Crisis as Desegregation Looms
Georgia's 40 day General Assembly opens amid a federal court order prompting desegregation of Atlanta schools. Lawmakers must decide to close or gradually integrate. a 1960 plan linked to school closures hinges on legislative action. Governor Vandiver pledged no Negro attendance at white schools, shaping the crisis as 115,000 Atlanta students face potential doors opening or locking for the new term.
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Georgia
General Assembly
Atlanta
Ernest Vandiver
Wanted: Somebody Who Would Like To Be U S Vice President
Hal Boyle muses on who would want the vice presidency and how the ritual of coyness shapes candidacy. The piece jokes about announcing, campaigning, and the ideal timing to avoid appearing weak, noting pay and status while urging frankness about ambitions. It cites that eight of 34 presidents were VP first and calls for a constitutional fix to campaign coyness.
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U.S
Saul Pett
Hal Boyle
New York
United States
Washington Senators
Chessie News Features Largest Marble Cat at Prince Station
Beckley and Chessie highlight C&O news as the Prince station displays the world’s largest Chessie marble mosaic. The four-and-a-half foot feline welcomes travelers for 13 years, with measurements noted by Chessie News. Beckley features include a two page spread on Beckley’s town and the Beckley Business Development Corp aims to diversify the local economy amid coal industry prominence.
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Prince
Aleady
Chessie
Prince Chessie
Paul Wauhop
California
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Wauhop
Ray Noble
Cecil L. Miller
John L. Dellinger
Main Street
Beckley
Fred Roschi
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Malone
Dellinger
Raeleigh
Veterans Administration Hospital
Beckley Memorial
Beckley Business Development Corporation
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Beckley Business Development Corp
Raleigh
Lend Lease Debt Talks Test Soviet Willingness
The Camp David session on a 15 year old lend lease debt between the United States and the Soviet Union enters a new phase with Bohlen and Menshikov leading negotiators. The talks test Russian sincerity as officials expect concessions before any broader East West easing.
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Charles E. Bohlen
United States
Mikhail A. Menshikov
Soviet Union
Washington
State Department
Russia
Bohlen
Dulles
Philippines
U. S
First Week In Big Talk Year By James Marlow
The week marks Congress resuming work with 150 plus committees and subcommittees. President Eisenhower is set to submit the budget near 80 billion dollars with a large surplus possible, foreshadowing a year of partisan battles and election year rhetoric. The Democrats and Eisenhower administration are likely to clash, each seeking political gain ahead of November.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Congress
Eisenhower
Eisenehower
All Walks Of Life In Foreign Service
Washington United States foreign service diplomats show diversity among 3,427 officers from 417 colleges across 50 states. Fewer than 20 percent graduate Ivy League schools. The department expanded exams from 16 sites to over 65, drawing 13,000 applicants this year, 3,000 more than last year, enabling greater selectivity. The piece then shifts to unrelated items on editing the Star Spangled Banner, cabarets in Culiacan, Humphrey, and a City Council police promotion in Huachuca City.
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Washington
United States Foreign Service
State Department
United States
Comery
Becl key News Rates and Delivery Details
Beckley News publishes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including home delivery by carrier or distributor. The notice lists annual, six month, and weekly prices, with a 2 percent West Virginia sales tax and instructions for address changes.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Stork Folklore and Facts Highlighted in Junior Editors Quiz
The stork, common in Holland and Germany, anchors faithfulness by one mate and yearly nest reuse. It migrates south in winter, returns north in spring, and is linked to good luck when a nest graces a roof. Dutch and German people praise it for protecting crops by eradicating snakes and insects.
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Holland
Germany
Rock and roll survives and thrives says radio host
Earl Wilson reports Richard Hayes defends rock music and payola concerns while running WNEW TV’s Some Body Else Might Have, praising new rock songs and Rodgers and Hammerstein tunes as part of a broad show mix. Hayes recalls payola fears, bomb threats, and his stance on monopolies in the industry. The piece threads through 1960s entertainment, from Liberace to legal bids amid a Raleigh 1910s blurb.
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New York
Alan Freed
Richard Hayes
Hayes
WNEW
CBS
Stan Freeman
Big Hurt
Toni Fisher
Adam Wede
Tony Bennett
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Midnight Earl
Liberace Blitz
Miami Beach
Deauville
H'wood
Jim Henaghan
Edward Bennett Williams
Earhart lands solo Hawaii to California
Amelia Earhart Putnam completed the first solo flight between Hawaii and California, landing in Oakland after 2,498 miles in 18 hours 15 minutes. West Virginia lawmakers back a modest old age pension bill but oppose broader schemes like Townsend. Raleigh county sanitation workers report about 4,500 sanitary privies built since December 8, 1933, at an average cost of 14 dollars 15 cents per unit. The last weekly payroll totaled 1,718 dollars.
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Oakland
Hawaii
California
West Virginia
Washington
Raeleigh County
E. J. Wauhop
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