Schools Boycott Ends Holiday Return In New Orleans
White students from two integrated public schools returned to nearby segregated schools as the city reopened after a teachers’ convention vacation. Three Negro girls entered Mc Donagh No. 19 at 8 45 a m, buses carried Frantz students to St Bernard Parish, and officials prepared to hear a federal panel ruling on suspending the integration order. No incidents were reported.
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New Orleans
McDonagh No
Armand Davie
William Frantz School
St. Barnard Parish
St. Bernard Parish
Divic
Frantz and
McDonagh
U.S. Dist
J. Skelly Wright
Coed Parachutist Makes First Jump at Tech Club
Russellville Arkansas AP says Jackie Venable 18 a college coed leaped from 2300 feet with the Arkansas Tech Parachute Club. She said it felt wonderful and she loved it though her parents and about 2000 spectators had mixed reactions. This marked the club's 100th jump and its first by a girl.
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Russellville
Ark
Jackie Venable
Jackie
Doyle Venable
North Little Rock
Arkansas Tech Parachute Club
Solar Explosion Signals Early Northern Lights
A Soviet astronomer says a sun explosion, possibly the largest ever, has produced northern lights far ahead of season. V Kraft of Pulkova Observatory in Leningrad told Soviet Russia the event has built up since 1957 and may subside by 1964.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
V. Kraft
Pulkova Observatory
Leningrad
West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
Cloudy with showers ending tonight then partly cloudy Tuesday and colder. Temperatures near normal through Saturday with Charleston highs around 50 and lows near 31, Elkins near 46/25. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and Lake normal with minor precipitation possible Thursday or Friday.
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W. Va
Charleston
Elkins
Beckley
Greenbrier
Mobutu orders arrest of Lumumba in Leopoldville
Wire dispatches report Col. Joseph Mobutu ordered troops to intercept and arrest Patrice Lumumba after the deposed premier slipped from his guarded Leopoldville residence Sunday night and fled toward Stanleyville, his political stronghold. A separate note highlights a severe autumn storm sweeping eastward across the Great Plains into the Mississippi Valley. Funeral services were set in Tupelo, Mississippi, for former Rep. John Elliott Rankin. He helped map the GI Bill after WWII and died at 78. Lana Turner weds fifth husband Fred May in Santa Monica. An Associated Press survey shows Kennedy likely to win the Electoral College. Mauritania proclaims independence, becoming the 13th French African territory to gain sovereignty this year. Alpheus Hamilton, Zulu, consecrated Africa’s first Anglican bishop in Cape Town. West German Chancellor Adenauer, 84, ill with a cold, ordered to stay home. Texas Republicans announce challenge to Nov 8 election results. State briefs note a lighter writ conference and the Charleston tax study commission meeting. Burley tobacco season opens in Huntington with two million pounds ready.
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Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Stanleysville
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Tupelo
Miss
John Elliott Rankin
Lana Turner
Fred May
Santa Monica
Calif
Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Maurita
France
Alpheus Hamilton
St. George’s Cathedral
Cape Town
South Africa
Konrad Adenauer
Texas
State Supreme Court
West Virginia Tax Study Commission
Charleston
Huntington
Appalachin Convention Conviction Reversed by Court of Appeals
New York AP report states the U S Court of Appeals reversed conspiracy convictions of 20 men who attended the Apalachin New York underworld convention on November 14 1957. The ruling reduces criminal penalties and reexamines the evidence from the historic meeting.
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New York
U. S. Court of Appeals
M. Y
Sherwood Glutz on overheard talk and medicine labels
Sherwood Glutz notes that everyday conversations and medicine bottle labels spark curiosity. He suggests some labels cause a healthy man to brood, feeling he is missing something, while mundane talk remains endlessly interesting.
Kennedy Aims for Hard News on Cabinet Picks
President-elect John F. Kennedy presses to fill high level posts and set a policy path while promising a hard news announcement this week. Pierre Salinger says the first disclosures won’t include the budget director choice. Kennedy consults daily with advisers and plans to take office January 20, with Johnson in agreement on progress and ongoing cabinet deliberations.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Traffic Deaths Lead Grim Total Over Holiday
A holiday traffic period produced a grim toll with multiple fatalities reported across several states. Emergency responders and police agencies documented crashes, noting weather and speed as contributing factors while urging caution on busy roads.
Thanksgiving holiday traffic toll tops 430 deaths
The Associated Press reports 430 people died in traffic accidents over the 102 hour Thanksgiving weekend, with 49 in fires and 109 in miscellaneous accidents, bringing total fatalities to 588. Highway deaths rose as 4 day travel ended Sunday, weather varying by region.
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Associated Press
West Virginia Holiday Toll Reaches Eight Dead
A Thanksgiving weekend toll in West Virginia includes eight deaths from highway crashes and fires. Victims include Clacy Basham 50 of Ellison Summers County and Julia Floyd 2 plus Thomas Michael Floyd 1 of Grafton who perished in a house fire. Two Wheeling youths John Griffin 21 and Diane Loeffler 17 died when a car struck two poles on U S 40 near Wheeling. One man Peter Morgan Gibson 21 of Strange Creek died after a Clay County highway crash but his death is not counted in the holiday toll.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Clacy Basham
Ellison
Summers County
Nimitz
Robert Pack
Devon
Mingo County
Williamson
John Griffin
Diane Loeffler
Wheeling
U. S. 40
Julia Floyd
Thomas Michael Floyd
Grafton
Wilbur McCoy
New Cumberland
Ohio River
Luther Hammock
Charleston
Sissonville
Clay County
Peter Morgan Gibson
Strange Creek
Howard Willson
Widen
Sutton
Dille
Gibson
Weekend of activity as John Kennedy newborn arrives early
President-elect Kennedy and his wife John Jr. face a busy weekend with visits to Georgetown Hospital, Caroline helping with the baby, and care routines. Doctors report the newborn, born by Caesarean, is healthy, 20 inches long, 6 pounds 3 ounces, in an incubator with expected continued observation. Mother Kennedy is bright and recovering well.
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Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr
Georgetown University Hospital
Caroline
Edward B. Broocks
Broocks
John Jr
John W. Walsh
Mental patient questioned in New York bombings
NY AP report says Walter Long, 29, fugitive from a mental institution, was questioned by police in the recent Sunday and holiday bombings. He admitted stealing explosives and said he was near all blasts except one, denying he set them off. Five bombings killed one and injured 59. Long was detained for observation at Belle Hospital after police traced his union explosive work history. He escaped Manhattan State Hospital July 5 and worked as a construction laborer and powder shack watchman, arrested while on a Port Richmond Staten Island project. Over 600 officers handled the bomber case.
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New York
Belle_ Hospital
Walter Long
Long
Columbus Ay
Manhattan State Hospital
Port Richmond
Staten Island
Area Girl National Winner In 4-H Club Competition
Jenna Lea Doss, 19, of Madison, West Virginia, was announced as a national winner today in food preparation programs at the 39th 4-H Club Congress in Chicago.
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Chicago
Jenna Lea Doss
Madison
W. Va
Riots Rock Caracas as Unrest Mounts Amid Political Strife
Three dead and about 100 wounded in new Caracas riots as police and National Guardsmen confront militants in Catia and Plaza Carabobo. Betancourt's leftist opponents press claims of repression while schools close and tensions with URD and other factions deepen the political crisis.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Avenida Sucre
Catia
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Plaza Carabobo
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Asian African bloc proposes gradual end to colonial rule
The 46 nation Asian African group at the United Nations unveiled a resolution calling for immediate steps to transfer power to colonies from former rulers. The Soviet delegation urged a sharp stance against colonialism, aiming to shape the General Assembly debate. Khrushchev had earlier urged independence for all colonies.
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United Nations
N. Y
Khrushev
General Assembly
Khrushchev
Fortwirth
Yule Promotion Ruled A Lottery
Charleston AP A Christmas gift basket promotion by the Charleston Gazette and WCHS to aid the Salvation Army is canceled after the Post Office Dept rules the contest a lottery. Mail rules prohibit ads or notices about the Gift Basket contest. The drive funded about 20000 dollars for the Salvation Army Christmas Fund.
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Charleston
Salvation Army
Post Office Dept
Department
General Counsel
Charleston Gazette
WCHS
James O. Lakin
Gazette
Three Suspicious Figures Found On Office Roof
In Kansas City a night watcher called police to a two story office building where three shadowy figures were seen atop the roof. Five patrol cars and a fire truck surrounded the building as crews climbed to the roof. The men were found at gunpoint and revealed they were putting up a Santa Claus decoration.
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Kansas City
Adolph Belt Jr
State nursing homes fail to meet safety rules drops to two
The West Virginia health director said only two Parkersburg facilities remain out of compliance with automatic sprinkler and fire safety rules. Tipton Rest Home has installed sprinklers, while Kelley Nursing Home and Riverview Rest Home still lack plans. Some centers in Kanawha County have general fire safety approval, and others face licensure issues or court action.
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Rsburg
N. H. Dyer
Tipton Rest Home
Parkersburg
Health Department
Dyer
Kanawha County
Alcan
Goff's
St. Albans
Kelley Nursing Home
Riverview Rest Home
Attorney General’s Office
Tion
Wood County
Greenlawn
Vienna
Minden
Fayette County
State Board of Health
Rt 16 Work Advances on Oakwood Avenue Bridge Approach
Bulldozers move to lay concrete on the Oakwood Avenue bridge approach as part of the Route 16 Valley Drive extension. Kyova Construction reports delays from the Treiti no Brothers Inc crane, with Harold Salisbury noting rapid progress possible in good weather. A trench for storm drains is being dug to replace rainwater outlets formerly emptying along the railroad right of way. Rip rap work may be needed near adjacent properties.
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Oakwood Avenue
Valley Drive
Route 16
Troitino Brothers Inc
John Green
Kyova Construction Company
Harold Salisbury
Kyova
Salisbury
Castro Expects Softened Policy Under Kennedy
In Havana Fidel Castro hinted that a Kennedy victory might bring a softer U S policy toward Cuba. He spoke 2½ hours at Havana University amid a wave of explosions blamed on internal foes and accusedRoman-priests of taking sugar money. He left room for conciliation while warning Cuba would not initiate talks.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Havana University
Castro
United States
Kennedy
Cuba Observers See Dim Prospects for Overthrow
AP correspondent Harold K. Miles reports from Santiago and other Cuban provinces that optimism for an armed overthrow has faded. Amid economic hardship and communist rule, workers fear shortages and rising control, with many predicting Castro’s regime will eventually fall to economic collapse rather than revolt.
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Santiago, Cuba
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Havana
Santiago
Oriente
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