Racism Protests Erupt at McDowell County Schools
In Matoaka and Hemphill Capels schools, roughly 100 to 200 white students gathered before classes to protest integration. Police intervened as a group of white students refused to enter, while about six Black students showed up. egg throwing and verbal taunts were reported amid ongoing demonstrations yesterday and today.
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Maloakaigh
Mercer
Tlons
McDowell Counties
Matoaka
Ralph Bird Lion
Dents
Virginia Border
ESO
McDowell County
Gov Underwood
Huntington
Beles
Bob
George W. Bryson
Marshall College
Horan
Wsaz-Tv
Matoaka High
Hemphills
Hemphill-Capels
Matoaka High i
Capels Junior High
Welch
Governors Plan Action on School Integration Crisis
Four Southern governors discussed a unified approach to present to President Eisenhower on how to handle the crisis over troops enforcing school integration in Little Rock. They planned to urge removal of federal troops and limit talks to this issue, with private meetings and a White House briefing on the horizon.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Clement
Fata Woo
North Carolina
Luther
Hodges
Griffin
Mannett
Frank Clement
Tennes
Leroy Collins
Florida
Cussion
Willig
Collins
Theodore McKeldin
Mary
White House
Hodges Adde
Littleled
Manhunt Ends With Capture Of Indiana Cop Killer
Aj Granger of Texas was captured after a cross state manhunt that linked a series of holdups from June to July. Whitley surrendered unarmed after a final shootout in Indiana, ending a spree that killed two state troopers and a police officer and wounded several others.
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Ind
Aj Granger
Tex
Aled
Indiana
Seyman
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Whitley
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Kenova
Wilmington
Del
Texarkana
Groods
Dugald A. Pellot
Clinton
Fred Lee
Mich
William Kellems
Indianapolis Post
Sots
Scottsburg
William Kirkham
Robert
Gray
Indianapolis
Whitey
Michigan
Douglas A. Vogel
Vogel
Welp
Pellet
Troofer Killems
Confidential Jurors Isolated in City Center
Seven men and six women entered their third week of isolation in Los Angeles. They remain in a city heart enclave cut off from families, unable to read newspapers, listen to radio, watch television, or receive visits or calls.
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Los” Angeles
Steel Official Retires From Wheeling Steel Corp
George P. Hansen, longtime assistant vice president in charge of steel plants at Wheeling Steel Corp, today retires. Weather notes show partly cloudy, cooler tonight with low near 50 and Wednesday high 63 to 72.
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Wheeling
George P
Hansen
Wheeling Steel Corp
Jury Deliberations Reach Los Angeles Record Length in Confidential Trial
The Confidential magazine defamation case sits with a jury of 12 and one alternate. They began deliberations Sept 16 and have spent 12 of 14 days in court, with no verdict yet and no ballots taken. The six week trial produced 2,000 pages of testimony and vast evidence.
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Los Angeles County
Fred L. McCulley
Herbert V. Walker
Scandal Magazine
Eight held in county jail after Sophia Beckley ride
State Police lodged eight suspects in Leigh County Jail after a morning ride from Sophia to Beckley. Among the detainees were William Claude Taylor and Rose Case, charged with intoxication and public drinking, with others jailed for drunk driving or driving without a license. A 17 year old girl was held on drunkenness charges. One man, Janes Co Bush, faced driving without an operator card await hearing. Willie G Havens and William M Corday were released after bond.
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William L. Rizzi
Sophia
L. J. Trupa
L. A. Herrald
Rose Case
Cotton White
Trupp
Cruck
Ting
Tach Tong
Janes Co. Bush
S. Fayette St
Wiliam M. Corday
Clarksburg
Willie G. Havens
Glen View
Naturalization Bond Posted in Raleigh County Case
A bond was posted before Magistrate C. T. Burdiss and Elloyd H. Price of Beckley was released from jail today. Naturalization ceremonies are planned in the Raleigh County courthouse with Judge Norma Knapp presiding.
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Elloyd H. Price
Beckley
Raleigh
Judge Norma
Knapp
Driver Thrown From Car Killed in West Virginia Crash
Joseph Ray Griffith was killed instantly after his car ran off U S Highway 9 south of Marmet West Virginia. The vehicle upended and pinned him against a bridge at 2 a m. Griffith, an employee of Nello Teer Construction Co. on the South Side Expressway project in Charleston, is survived by his wife and three children.
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Charleston
Three Seized In Attack On Envoy
Police seized three men in New York in connection with the Central Park stabbing and assault on an ambassador. Lawrence Jones, 42, of Brooklyn, was booked on assault and robbery charges. Two others were held for questioning at Central Park station as the ambassador remained hospitalized with head injuries and a chest stab wound.
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Central Park
Rishikesha Shaha
Netpat
Lawrence’ Jones
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bbeen
New York Hospital
Warrant Withdrawn Frees Madeline Man Deskin Martin
Madeline Deskin Martin was released after a warrant charging rape of a 12 year old daughter was withdrawn. The warrant, signed by the mother and issued by Magistrate J. K. Cole, followed the daughter’s report and was executed after authorities detained Martin.
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Madeline
Martin
J. K. Cole
Cole
Spies Now In Russia as Sterns Face U S Indictment
Alfred K Stern and his wife Martha Dodd, accused in the United States of spying, are reported to be in the Soviet Union after leaving Prague. They reportedly registered at Yasnaya Polyana near Moscow. Magsaysay's widow testifies in Manila court that his estate was worth $72 845.
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Alfred K. Sterns
United States
Soviet Union
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Yasnaya Polyana Museum
Lea Telistoy
Slera
Martha Dodd
Wiliam E. Dodd
Germany
Europe
Mexico
New York Federal, Grand Jury
Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
Charleston
Gus R
Douglass
Grimms Landing
Main
Alson County
Mag
Administrative Assassay
State Department of and Son
Agriculture
Test of strength looms in Teamsters presidency race
Miami Beach Auditorium hosts a key clash among Hoffa Chicago rivals and Haggerty Chicago milk drivers as credentials committee reports contested delegates. In Washington Chief Justice Warren weighs appeals to halt the election and a coalition seeks to unite three candidates to block Hoffa.
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Fla
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Miami Beach
Dave Beck
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Thomas’ J. Haggerty
Chicago
Conventions
Washington
Warren
Teamsters
New York
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Thes
St Beck
John S. Shelley
D-Calif
William A. Lee
Thomas L. Hickey
Afl-Cio
Beck
Haggerty
McClellan
Ark
Committee of Labor
German Train Crash Fatal To 16 Persons
A passenger train smashed into a station unloading commuters at Bad Cannstatt Germany killing 10 and injuring 30 to 40. The 12 car passenger train virtually demolished the last car of the other train. The approaching train carried 400 to 300 passengers while the waiting train held 600 to 800 commuters aboard its 11 cars.
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Bad Cannstatt
Germany
Arkansas Guardsmen replace paratroopers in integrating schools
Arkansas National Guardsmen assume duties at Central High School in Little Rock during the second week of federal troops enforcing school integration as tensions ease. The move marks a shift from paratroopers to guardsmen amid ongoing desegregation efforts.
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Federati
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Gne
Little Rock University Armory
Camp Robinson
FBI
Ronald N. Davies
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Little Rock
Davies
Central High
Ray W. Harper
Missouri
France in limbo as Premier Bourges Maunoury resigns
France’s National Assembly defeated Premier Maurice Bourges Maunoury on a plan for partial Algerian self rule. President Rene Coty refused to accept the resignation, staying on until a successor is found. The 279 to 133 no confidence vote fell short of the 395 needed to force him out.
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Cabinnet
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National Assembly
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Algeria
Bourges-Maunoury
Coty
Bourges- Maunoury
U.N
Bourges
Maunoury
Jacques SousteHe
Soustelle
Charles de Gaulle
Samuel Meeks Succumbs At 77
Samuel Meeks aged 77 died at 2 15 a m today in a local hospital after an extended illness. Born February 1 1880 in Putnam County he was a retired U S Army soldier of 30 years and a Crab Orchard Baptist Church member now living in Raleigh County. Survivors include his wife Pansy Meeks of Crab Orchard a stepson Jackie Blankenshin of Cleveland Ohio a brother Tom and a sister Mrs Cora Steele both of Charleston. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Crab Orchard Baptist Church with the Rev Shirley Donnelly and the Rev Yule Tilley officiating burial will be in Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor. The body will be removed from Calfee Funeral Home to the residence at 4 pm Wednesday. Raleigh County Fair fatalities were moved today as an exterminator sprayed the interior per Sheriff Okey L Mills the exterminator will appear periodically for precautionary measures.
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Samuel Meeks
Crab
Orchard
Putnam County
U. S. Army
Meeks
Raleigh County
Crab Orchard Baptist Church
Pansy Meeks
Crab Orchard, One Step - Son, Jackie Blankenshin, Cleveland, Q
Tom
Cora Steele
Charleston
Crab Orchand Baptist Church
Shirley Donnelly
Yule Tilley
Calfee
Mount Tabor
Calfee Funeral Home
United States Says Race Barriers Erode in Desegregation Push
UN told George Meany AFL-CIO president said voluntary and government efforts are advancing elimination of racial discrimination in U S. He spoke to the UN General Assembly Social and Humanitarian Committee amid foreign concern over Southern desegregation violence. Some Soviet bloc delegates criticized U S actions.
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Meany
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Little Rock
Central
Stolen Goods Charge Filed Against Beckley
Beckley posted a 2500 appearance bond before Magistrate Cotton White on a charge of receiving stolen goods. Police say he was arrested Sept 20 by Becker City Police and a sheriff deputy for possession and sale of stolen merchandise.
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Chester Teet
Beckley
Cotton White
Becker City
Russia May Hang First Man Made Moon In Sky
United States and Russia race in space during the IGY era with declarations of secrecy. Russian scientists claim a man made moon could orbit Earth, while American experts note Russia may delay announcing success until ready.
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Washington
United States
Sergie M. Poldskov
U.S
Space
Polaskoy
Dist
Igy Ives
Ghee Japan Elected to U.N. Security Council
Japan wins a seat on the United Nations Security Council after a stern Soviet push for Czechoslovakia’s allocation. The election marks a notable shift in the council lineup amid Cold War tensions.
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N.Y. Ghee
Japan
U.N. Security Council
Czechoslovakia
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