Oldest man contender Pereira flies toward New York scrutiny
Javier Pereira a 167-year claimant and reputed Colombian, arrives at Miami airport en route to New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center for 10 to 14 days of longevity studies. Ripley official Douglas Storer funds the probe amid questions about his true age. Pereira, four feet four inches, 75 pounds, shows humor with ice cream before plans for further evaluation.
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New York
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Miami International
Andes Mountains
Colombia
Douglas Storer
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Storer
New York Hospital
Cornell Medical Center
Pereira
Flavio Correa
Kentucky Bars More Negroes From White Schools
Kentucky counties moved to bar Negro students from white schools amid a legal opinion that integration must be ordered by school boards or courts. Eight students were turned away at Sturgis high school after a board order. guards and a brief boycott followed. In Webster County at Clay, Negroes were also barred from the elementary and high school. Concerns over federal and local actions continued as a congressional probe into Washington DC schools unfolded.
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Sturgis
H. Earl Evans
Union County
Clay
Webster County
Clay Consolidated
National Guard
J. M. Ferguson
District of Columbia
Washington
Jury Hears Inside Of Brink's Job
Boston witness Jo J. Spece O Keefe testifies at the Brink's robbery trial detailing the heist of 1 218 211 dollars on Jan 17 1950 and the alleged double cross involving eight defendants. He says Lt Crowley acted as an alibi witness and explains how McGinnis and Pino interacted during the case. The witness claims he received only 5000 of the loot.
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INS
Jo J
O’ O'Keefe
Superior Court
FBI
Springfield
O'Keefe
St. James V
Crowley
McGinnis
Frederick T. Doyle
Adolph ‘Jazz
Maffie
Drag racing teens lose licenses and bond issue on ballot
Two drag-racing teenagers have had their drivers' licenses revoked. The district plans a 22 special school bond issue election scheduled December 14. A hearing on the Negro beach project has been postponed until Monday.
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Negro Beach
Student Sleuths Recover Safe at Palmetto School
Two Palmetto schoolboys turned detectives after a safe containing 1569 dollars disappeared from Palmetto Elementary and High School. The youths located the missing safe and recovered the funds, aiding the investigation.
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Palmetto
Minnie Mermaid Sees Mild Sarasota Weather Ahead
Minnie Mermaid comments on milder regional weather as Sarasota readers anticipate seasonal change. Forecast notes considerable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers through Thursday. high near 85 to 90, low 68 to 73, with variable winds. East Gulf marine forecast calls for gentle to moderate winds, showers possible in southern areas, mostly clear in the north. readings show temperature near 79.5 at 9:30 a.m. and no rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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Sarasota
East Gulf
Suez Plan Sparks Arab Monarchs Meet in Cairo
Reports say Saud Ibn and Feisal II planned to meet aboard Feisal's ship in the Persian Gulf to discuss Nasser and the Suez crisis. Arab leaders weigh a Western oil boycott and potential shifts toward the Soviet bloc amid fears for oil revenues and regional unity.
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Iraq
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Feisal
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Dulles Proposes Suez Users' Group at London Meeting
The United States unveils a six guideline plan for a Suez Canal Users' Association at the London Conference but faces stiff opposition from Pakistan Iran Spain and Sweden who call for renewed talks with Egypt. Dulles hints UN involvement and further briefing to Cairo.
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Iran
Spain
Sweden
Egypt
U. S
Johnny Foster Dulles
United Nations
Riot at naval base dance injures fifteen sailors
At the Newport naval base enlisted men's club a riot after a Fats Domino concert left 15 sailors injured and 22 service members in custody. Lights went out, bottles and cans flew, and most injuries were treated at the naval hospital. Authorities ordered an investigation with limited details released.
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Naval Base
Liles W. Creighton
Naval Station
Naval
Fats Domino
Naval Hospital
Middletown
Navy
A Precautionary Measure Air Force Grounds B 52s
The Air Force grounded all B 52 bombers pending investigation of the Merced California crash that killed five crew members. About 100 planes are completed and ready for flight with crews on standby and emergency capability retained. One survivor said the aircraft suddenly caught fire near Castle Air Force Base. No cause has been released.
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INS
Air Force
Merced
Calif
America
Castle Air Force Base
Portsmouth Ohio suffers major phone outage amid strike violence
Portsmouth Ohio remains without telephone service after violence during a 67 day strike against Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. Police declare emergency as 600 workers strike and attackers hospitalize five supervisors. Telegraphs replace calls while exchanges in Portsmouth Sciotoville shut.
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Ohio
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Portsmouth
Sciotoville
C. E. Williams
Acjon
Eisenhower Prepares Major Campaign Address Tonight
President Eisenhower works on his first formal campaign speech as Democrats launch a seven million dollar fund drive. The broadcast is set for 9:30 p.m. EDT with Stevenson detailing Democratic fundraising plans in Washington. Kefauver accuses Eisenhower officials of a Dixon-Yates scandal.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Washington
Estes Kefauver
St. Paul
Accused and Accomplice Clash Over Testimony
The accused declares the law catches up and plans to testify against them. The accomplice counters that the witness is hired to defend them, signaling a tense confrontation over potential cooperation with authorities.
Pardon Pleas Are Rejected
The State Pardon Board refused clemency for Robert Lee Colson and Moses Lee Dunmore, two Alachua County men sentenced to death for the rape of a young white woman. The board offered no discussion as their attorney argued a bad environment and lack of respect for law. An assistant district attorney stated the facts were undisputed but urged the death penalty was too severe.
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Tallahassee
Alachua County
Robert Lee Colson
Moses Lee Dunmore
Francisco A. Rodriguez
Tampa
Joe Hill Williams
Lake Butler
Dunmore
Dulles Outlines Provisional Suez Canal Shipping Plan
Dulles urged a provisional operating basis for canal traffic pending a permanent settlement with Egypt. He proposed a 18 nation backed Canal Users Association to hire pilots, collect tolls, and seek alternate routes if the canal closes, with a small staff and governing board, funded by member loans and voluntary participation. The plan aims to keep ships moving while negotiators seek broader international control.
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Dulles
Egypt
Mal Abdel Nasser
Europe
Middle East
Canal Users’ Association
Lancaster House
United States
India
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