Army cancels riot training order amid Little Rock tensions
Secretary of the Army Brucker revoked an announced directive to enhance riot duty training for forces in the South. The move followed tensions after paratroopers moved into Little Rock to enforce federal court orders on school integration. President Eisenhower was not aware of the order, which officials said covered routine training for civil disturbance responses.
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Washington
Secretary of the Army
Rucker
Little Rock
Ark
Brucker
West Airborne Division
Eisenhower
Arkansas National Guard
Pentagon
Newport
R.I
James C. Hagerty
South
White House
Cool Weather Spreads Across Midwest to Mid Atlantic
The cold air mass from the Midwest to the middle Atlantic states brings the season’s coolest readings. Temperatures fall 15 to 20 degrees from 24 hours earlier with some areas below freezing. Oil City Pennsylvania registers 28 degrees marking the first freezing point in the state this season.
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Midwest
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
North Atlantic Coast
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
New England
Oil City
Kidnap Suspect Couple Arrested After Crary Return
Everett officers and FBI agents arrested George Edward Collins Jr. 20 and his wife Katherine 21 for the kidnap for ransom of 8 year old Lee Crary. The boy was found walking near Lake Stevens seven miles northeast after a ransom note demanded ten thousand dollars. The money was not paid.
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Everett, Wash
Lee Crary
Lake Stevens
Here
FBI
Snohomish County
Bob Twitchell
George Edward Collins Jr
Katherine
Faubus rejects integration pressure amid tense Arkansas scene
Gov. Faubus told Arkansans they must accept integration despite his claim of unsheathed bayonets and police state methods. Former Gov. Sid McMath and NAACP official Clarence Laws condemned his remarks as inflammatory.
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Little Rock
Ark
Faubus
Arkansas
Sid McMath
NAACP
Clarence A. Laws
Turtles Stop Traffic In Drunk Man Pickup
Salt Lake City police officers Richard Jacobsen and Ralph Whitaker found an intoxicated man in a field who pleaded for mercy. He claimed pursuers were after him and muttered about turtles as they transported him, pausing briefly for a turtle to cross the road.
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Salt Lake
New Mexico Guard officer Col Poe retires amid shakeup
Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Schifani announces Col William A. Poe will retire as U S property and fiscal officer for the New Mexico National Guard. Lt. Col. Rhodes F Arnold Jr. is named his successor pending National Guard Bureau approval. Poe calls the move a firing and cites mandatory retirement age.
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Albuquerque
Emmanuel Schifani
New Mexico
Schifani
C. G. Sage
Sage
Poe
Adjutant General’s Office
Col
Homer Widmann
Fourth Army
Inspector Generals Office
Col. Widmann
Proetocol
Kirtland Afb
Baseball Scores: Turley Wins for Yankees Over Red Sox
New York 10 Boston 3 at Fenway. Turley earns win with 8 innings, Berra and Johnson key hits. Nixon, Susce, Mirarcin, Daley drive Sox offense. L Turley L Nixon.
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American League
New York
Boston Ccessess
Turley
Grim
Berra
Johnson
Nixon
Susce
Mirarcin
Daley
W—Turley
L—Nixon
Police crack down on sidewalk bicycle riders in business district
Police Chief Thompson said citations will begin by mid next week for boys riding bicycles on sidewalks in the Main Virginia Rich ardon area. Offenses include riding the wrong way on a one way street stopping at signs and running red lights. The city code sections 159 and 148 govern sidewalk riding and traffic obedience.
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Tommy Thompson
Pat O'Neill
Main
Virginia
Richardon
Lions Celebrate 30th Anniversary in Roswell
The Roswell Lions Club marked its 30th anniversary with a banquet at the Holiday Inn. Founding members and past presidents were honored, including first president Hiram Dow. Joe E. Childers of Abilene spoke on Lions International bonds, highlighting aid to 5,000 children in Bombay and a Texas program sending handicapped children to summer camp.
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Lions Club
Holiday Inn
Buddy Adams
Adams
Edd Amonett
Joe E. Childers
Lions International
Abilene
Texas
Childers
Roswell
John G. Anderson
Amonett
Ellers
Oar Green
Carlsbad
Arthur Aliison
Bert Ballard
Green
Paul Reynolds
Howard Babcock
E. C. Tucker
Hal Rives
Chairman Williams Seated on State Highway Board
Charles Williams, 43, a Gallup dealer, was seated on the New Mexico State Highway Commission replacing Ralph Jones. T.J. Heimann and G.D. Hatfield shifted their votes to seat Williams, a Republican. the move follows months of delay and a Senate poll deemed meaningless by Sen. Fabian Chavez. Williams must file oath and bond, likely delaying formal start.
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Santa FE
Charles Williams
Gallup Automobile
State Highway Commission
Ralph Jones
Albuquerque
Dist. 3
Eber McKinley
Alamogordo
Heimann
G. D. Hatfield
Deming
Williams
Edwin L. Mechem
Senate
Mechem
Jones
Fabian Chavez
Commission
George Lavender
San Juan
Associated Press
McKinley
Lavender
Hatfield
L. D. Wilson
Sen. Chavez
State Senate
Nine Negroes Enter Central High for Third Day
Nine Negro students arrived at Central High School under guarded escort by the 101st Airborne Division. Armed troops and paratroopers surrounded the scene as white students followed inside, marking a continued tense but diminishing security pattern on the third day of integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
101St Airborne Division
State Patrolmen Given Flu Shots
Ten state patrolmen from Chaves and Eddy counties received Asian flu shots yesterday at the Chaves County Health Department under orders of the State Department of Health. Miss Ella Yeager said the vaccine is not available to the public through the health department at this time. Local physicians reported they have not been notified of plans to distribute the Asian flu vaccine in the state or county.
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Chavee
Eddy County
Chaves County
State Department of Health
Ella Yeager
Health Department
Blond Mongoloid Child Shines in Special Classes
A feature on Kathy Crutchfield, an eight year old blond child in a special Exceptional Childs school class taught by Mrs J Lee Funk. The article notes her happiness and progress, her unique language and the positive impact of individualized training and community acceptance.
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Kathy Crutchfield
Kahtu
Kathy
J. Lee Funk
Mariam Funk
E. R. Price
Ellers
New Mexico City Managers to Meet in Farmington
City managers from 14 communities including Albuquerque Santa Fe Roswell Carlsbad Silver City Truth or Consequences Lovington and Farmington gathered for the New Mexico City Managers Association meeting led by Edmund Engel of Albuquerque.
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Farmington
New Mexico
Edmund Engel
Albuquerque
Raton
Santa Fe
Roswell
Carlsbad
Silver City
Clayton
Tucumcari
Hobbs
Clovis
Truth Or Consequences
Lovington
Alamogordo
Welcome Readers Honoring Local Couples
Welcome messages address Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shephard and Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kipp in a society noting tone. The item celebrates community affection and recognizes these couples in a brief social notes style.
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J. D. Shephard
W. F. Kipp
B 52 Assigned For Wing Training
Walker officials report a Strategic Air Command B 52 bomber assigned to the 6th Bomb Wing for training as crews transition from the B 36. Delivery of the first B 52 permanently assigned here is expected this fall.
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Walker
Strategic Air Command
6Th
6Th Bomb Wing
King Saud Pushes U.S. Syria Pact For Arab Unity
King Saud visits Damascus to urge reconciliation with the United States and Syria. He signals dissatisfaction with U.S. policy and backs efforts by Crown Prince Faisal to ease tensions. Dulles offers to meet Syria’s Salah Bitar, while Iraq’s Jawdat visits to show Arab unity and economic cooperation.
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Damascus
Syria
Saud
Middle East
United States
Salah Bitar
Tar
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Dulles
United Arab Front
Ali Jawdat
Iraq
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Tom Pearson
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Lodewick
Ballard
Allison
Mary McCullough
Bi McCullough
Clarence Byers
Bill Rives
Brad Hays
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