Guards Clash With Racial Crowds Over Desegregation at Central High
National Guardsmen at Little Rock guarded interviews with residents near Central High as a New York Times reporter faced jeers from about 500 demonstrators. Col. warned media to avoid provoking breaches of the peace while petitions circulated seeking superintendent Virgil Blossom's ouster and resignations from the school board.
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Little Rock, Ark
Central High School
New York
Sherman T Clinger
Clinger
Central
Virgil Blossom
Dale Alford
Alford
Blossom
Ex FHA Director Claims He Was Made Fall Guy
ALBUQUERQUE AP Ex FHA Director B B Atchley says he was pressured to resign as Farmers Home Administration chief and was made a fall guy for the department. Sen Anderson backs the claim noting protests over drought aid to wealthy New Mexico ranchers. Atchley admits drought subsidies totaling 360 were received but says rules allowed it and he made restitution.
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FHA
Atchley
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
New Mexico
Department
Kenneth L. Scott
USDA
Scott
Grenville
Dessie Sawyer
Lea County
California Woman Dies in 66 Crash
A California woman, Ethel L. Brown, 61, of Monte Vista, died when the car she rode in plunged down an embankment on U S 66 near Santa Rosa and overturned several times. Driver William A. Gallaher, 32, Mountain View, and another passenger were uninjured. The death raises the year’s highway toll to 298, up from 255 a year earlier.
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Santa Rosap
California
U. S. 66
Here
Ethel L. Brown
Monte Vista
Calif
William Alwin Gallaher
Mountain View
Simon Doitchinoff
Gallaher
Boys skip school to live in bayou wilderness
In Houston, seven year old Cornelius Bilamowicz and four year old Raymond left home in pajamas to camp out near Hunting Bayou to avoid the classroom. Police stopped them as they headed into the wilds armed with an air rifle and a tarpaulin. Raymond claimed he would stay out of school for more than a year if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Cornelius Bilamowicz
Raymond
Hunting Bayou
Rebels Attacks Cap Cuba Cienfuegos Police HQ
Cuban naval units and rebel supporters clash in Cienfuegos capturing the police headquarters after dawn fighting. Police Chief Antonio Ruiz Beltron resists then is seized as banks and businesses close and rumors of a military junta spread. Navy reports say no Havana confirmation of the outbreak.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Castro
Batista
Antonio Ruiz Beltron
Beltron
Navy
Cienfueglds
Baseball results from Washington and Baltimore games
Washington Teagarden two runs in the top of the ninth caps a 2 1 win over Baltimore. Stubbs and Moore lead pitching with Ginsberg closing. Sievers hits a homer for Washington while New York’s Grim and York homer to pace the other game.
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Washington
Baltimore
Stubbs
Aenay
Moore
Triandos
Ginsbert
Sievers
Eisenhower says claims on Faubus custody not true
White House press secretary James Hagerty says federal authorities have discussed taking Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus into custody is not correct and no plan exists to escort Negro children to school in Little Rock. Hagerty notes no discussion in Little Rock or Washington and says a reply will go to Faubus via an aide.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Little Rock
White House
James C. Hagerty
Faubus
Hagerty
U.S
Washington
Newport Country Club
Brownell
EBI
Navy
Graf
Teamsters Leaders Asked for Delay on Corruption Charges
Washington report says Teamsters Union bosses will request the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee to await the upcoming Teamsters convention before ruling on corruption charges. The federation considers whether a million member truck union is corruptly dominated and awaits a clear stance.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
I's
Dallas Schools Ordered to Begin Integration At Mid Term
Federal Judge William Atwell ordered Dallas public schools to start integration at mid term after Christmas. Schools began the new term yesterday on a segregated basis. Two men, Bohmer and James, reported escapees from Okalla Prison Farm in Vedder River, B C, were arrested in Santa Fe after stopping to ask police for directions.
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Dallas
William Atwell
Santa FE
Okalla
Vedder River
B.C
Theodore Bohmer
Francis James
New York Drug Ring Master Surrenders Plan
Harry Stromberg alias Nig Rosen, accused mastermind of an international narcotics operation earning up to 20 million dollars annually, agreed to surrender to federal authorities. U S Attorney Paul W Williams said an attorney for the 54 year old Russian born suspect arranged the surrender in his office.
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New York
Harry Stromberg
U. S
London disarmament talks stall over initiative split
Five power London talks show no real progress with the West and Russians deadlocked on who should press negotiations. A U N disarmament subcommittee meeting is planned despite the Soviet claim that there is no room for further discussion of Western proposals.
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London
Eisenhower urged to push bills amid Congress clash
Senator Mansfield says the president should devote more effort to pushing individual bills and less to attacking Congress. He calls the current session a very resolute Congress despite Eisenhower’s complaints that many proposals were killed or shelved at a news conference.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Final arguments in Confidential libel trial begin tomorrow
In Los Angeles County Superior Court the criminal libel trial of Confidential magazine enters its fifth week. Jurors will hear final arguments as the case resumes after a recess and closes arguments the next day.
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Los Angeles
Confidential Magazine
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Welcome Readers to Acknowledgments for Local Personnel
The note greets Mr. and Mrs. Bud Huddleston and Airman and Mrs. J. A. Gaines, affirming recognition within the community.
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Bud Huddleston
J. A. Gaines
Plan to Save Water in Pecos Valley Agriculture
County agent Al W. Woodburn outlines a plan to improve farm economics by saving about a third of water usage. The approach emphasizes balanced farming, diversified crops, and efficient silage production to sustain cattle and livestock in Southeastern New Mexico’s Pecos Valley while supporting farmers, ranchers, and local businesses. The article argues for a year round, workable economy leveraging local water availability and geographic advantages.
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al W. Woodburn
Pecos Valley
Woodburn
New Mexico
Midwest
USA
Hagerman Farmer Delivers First County Cotton Bale
Lindon Jenkins farmed west of Hagerman and sent the first bale to the Hagerman Coop Ginning Association on Sept. 3. He also delivered the county’s first bale last year, on Sept. 1, 1956, per Hagerman Co- Jenkins delivered 1,350 pounds of seed cotton yielding a 472 pound bale of strict middling.
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Lindon Jenkins
Hagerman
Hagerman Coop Ginning Association
Jenkins
O.J. Ford
A C Aston
Hagerman Co
Soviet TU104 jetliner lands at McGuire AFB first in U S history
The TU104 brought 40 Russian delegates to the United Nations and Russia urged regular flights to the United States. American and British airmen praised the jet for its performance, calling it an excellent ship and smooth in flight. A Soviet official spoke of beginning regular flights between nations.
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Mcguire Air Force Base
N.J
Russia
United States
Moscow
Soviet Union
United Nations
Air Force Base
New Jersey
New York
Boris N. Dobson
San Francisco
Harold Renegar
Keller, Tex
Gaylord Robinson
Marietta
Lawrence Dale
Britain
Royal Air Force
Dale
Ben Franklin Asked To Fix Liberty Bell
A Columbus girl, seven, writes to Ben Franklin in Philadelphia asking him to repair the Liberty Bell crack. The letter, addressed to the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, expresses affection and worry about the famous crack.
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Ben Franklin
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Columbus
Ohio
Benjamin Franklin Hotel
Mystery Sky Glow Spotted Across New Mexico
Residents reported a mysterious sky glow echoed from east of Alamogordo over the Sacramento Mountains and Cloudcroft area. The Weather Bureau in Albuquerque attributed the phenomenon to aurora borealis seen across the United States, including Denver, Pueblo, Topeka, and Colorado Springs, before fading.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Albquerque
Alamogordo
Sacramento
Forest Service
Cloudcroft
Air Force
Hellman Afb
Albuquerquans
Sandia Mountains
United States
Pitts- Topeka
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Wyonging
Canada
Alaska
Health Agencies Set To Discuss Flu Allocation Plan
The New Mexico Vaccine Distribution Committee met with State Health Director Stanley Leland to review Washington recommendations on vaccine allocation and priority groups. The Public Health Service said vaccine supplies would be distributed to states by population and urged advisory committees locally to decide recipients. The state committee oversees Salkpaglio vaccine distribution.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Stanley Leland
Joe M. Henry
Leland
Washington
Public Health Service
Henry
Crossroads Woman Heads Demo Drive Initiative
Ernest C. Tucker, Democratic Party state chairman, named Mrs. A. D. Swyer of Crossroads as chairwoman of the Dollars For Democrats drive. Swyer, New Mexico’s national committeewoman, will contact county committeemen to aid the effort after a call from Paul Butler, national Democratic chairman.
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Ernest C. Tucker
A. D. Swyer
Crossroads
Sawyer
New Mexico
Paul Butler
Ernest i Tucker
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Ike
Dick McCool
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