Court ruling returns racial spotlight to Little Rock
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a district court and ordered resumption of integration at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The ruling leaves a path for Negro students to return on Sept. 2, while officials seek stays and reactions from Faubus, local school boards, and national lawmakers.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
Central High School
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Martin C. Matthes
United States
Censtral High
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Richard Russell
D-Ga
John L. McClellan
Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court
John Stennis
D-Miss
South
Norfolk
Norfolk School’ Board
White
Philadelphia
Department of Justice
Eisenhower
Ark
Justice Department
Social Security Bill Sends Ike to White House
The House passed a Senate-approved Social Security bill increasing benefits 7 percent and raising the payroll tax from 2 to 2 1/4 percent. It also cuts federal public assistance grants from 288 million to 197 million and sets higher wage bases and benefit ranges for future retirees. The measure heads to President Eisenhower for signature as lawmakers wrap up Monday actions.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
Farm Measure Heads For White House
Washington AP A farm bill rushed through Congress heads to the White House for President Eisenhower to sign. Senate Agriculture Chairman Ellender says he is reasonably certain of signature after a voice vote passage. The measure eases planting cuts for cotton and rice and extends three years of wool subsidies.
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St. Louis Court of Appeals
Little Rock
White House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Washington
Eisenhower
Allen J. Ellender
Dba
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Congress
Asian and African Bloc Proposes Counter Plan at U.N.
An Asian and African bloc prepared a counter resolution urging immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Lebanon and British troops from Jordan, challenging a Western backed Middle East peace plan. The 81 member General Assembly debated the plan as Secretary Dulles met with British and French ministers. India and Iraq opposed, Yugoslavia disliked, while Gromyko called for rejection.
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United Nations, N. Y
Middle East
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
U.N. General Assembly
Dulles
Washington
Selwyn Lloyd
United States
Norway
Charles Malik
Hans Engen
Dag Hammarskjold
Engen
India
U.N
Iraq
Yugoslavia
Andrei Gromyko
Mahmoud Fawsi
United Arab Republic
Grand Jury May Probe Fire Death
Michigan officials consider calling a grand jury to probe the fire death of Frank Kierdorf and the burning of a Flint dry cleaning plant. Herman Kierdorf, 68, former Teamsters agent, passed a lie detector test after surrendering, but gave limited answers about the incidents and his whereabouts.
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Detroit
Michigan
Paul L. Adams
Teamsters
Frank Kierdorf
Wayne County
Samuel Olsen
Adams
Jerome O'Rourke
Genesee County
Frederick Ziem
Oakland County
Herman Kierdorf
Herman
Teamsters Union
Flint
Mich
Frank
Oak and
George F. Tayor
Pontiac
Weather summary for Texas regions attracts heat and storms
Readings show high temperatures around 100 degrees and lows near 71 with 7:30 am reads at 77. North Central South Central and West Texas expect partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with scattered thundershowers. East Texas stays partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers in the south.
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Snyder
Desgrees
South Central
West Texas
East Texas
South
Tank Battery Fire Put Out At Fluvanna
Snyder firemen extinguished an oil tank battery fire five miles north of Fluvanna yesterday afternoon. One tank was completely afire and another was blazing when responders arrived. the blaze was controlled within an hour after leaving the scene. The McWood Corp battery on the C. D. Jones place suffered damage to tanks, a small trailer, and a pump was destroyed. Cause believed due to pump or motor malfunction.
Urban Renewal Meeting Called For Tonight Here
A meeting of interested property owners is set for tonight to discuss urban renewal and federal housing programs. The public hearing on the topic is scheduled for September 15. L A McClanahan will preside at 7 30 in the district courtroom.
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L A. McClanahan
Rep Smith Denies Pressure Squelched 1953 Hoffa Probe
Rep Wint Smith denied under oath that pressure from higher authorities stopped the 1953 inquiry into Teamster boss James Hoffa. He testified the hearings ended as the subcommittee's work concluded and said Hoffa gave no favors or campaign contributions. Ratner's letters were self serving.
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Washington
Wint Smith
R-Kan
James R. Hoffa
Smith
House
Detroit
Senate
Hoffa
Organized Labor
House Labor
Rep
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Full Labor Committee
Sam McConnell
Rpa
McConnell
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Ratner
Arms Going To Indonesia Airlift to Indonesia from Japan begins
U S defense and state department officials say four Globemaster planes have started airlifting arms to Indonesia, requested for internal security. Future shipments may use planes or ships. Diplomatic sources link the move to rising Chinese threats in the Quemoy Matsu area of the Strait of Formosa.
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Washington
Defense and State Department
United States
Japan
Indonesia
Globemaster
China
Quemoy- Matsu
Strait of For
Cab Operator Linked to Greenlease Money Widow Testifies
Mollie Baker, ex wife of Teamsters official Baker, testified before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee that Joseph Costello, taxi line operator, claimed the Greenlease ransom money financed a past suicide attempt. The panel tied the issue to the 1953 Kansas City kidnapping and the Hoffa era.
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Mer
Robert
Barney) Baker
Joseph Costello
St. Louis
Greenlease
Mollie Baker
Teamsters Union
Baker
Senate
Bobby Greenlease
Kansas City
Underworld
James R. Hoffa
Robert F. Kennedy
John Hager
Costello
Ace Cab Co
Carl Austin Hall
Hall
Bonnie Brown
Dave Probstein
Indianapolis
Teamster
County Moves Budget Hearing To Sept 1
The county commissioners court reset the annual budget hearing to Sept 1 after postponing an equalization meeting to Aug 29 at the request of tax representatives for several oil companies. The hearing now follows the equalization session.
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County Commissioners Court
Unions blame business interests for labor bill defeat
Labor leaders blamed business groups for sinking a Senate passed labor control bill in the House, with AFL-CIO chiefs claiming NAM Chamber of Commerce and others swayed lawmakers. Senators and union presidents condemned the defeat as harming public and labor interests, while new AFL-CIO policy isolates Teamsters and prompts IAM reconsideration of mutual aid.
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Norman Walker
Forest Park
House of Representatives
National Assn. of Manufacturers
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Labor Federation
Executive Council
Sen
Irving M. Ives
Senate
House
Ives
NAM
The
Chamber of Commerce
American Retail Federation
Teamsters Union
United Mine Workers
Teamster
Jimmy Hoffa
David McDonald
Steelworkers Union
Joseph Beirne
Communications Workers Union
Joseph Curran
Maritime Union
al Hayes
Machinists
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
IAM
Hayes
$24 Million Deal Is Set for Telephonos de Mexico
In New York a syndicate led by Eloy Vallina and Carlos Trouget prepares to take 75 percent of Telephonos de Mexico S. A. from Teleric Inc. The deal tops 24 million dollars and includes Sam Young of El Paso National Bank.
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EL Paso
New York
Mexico
Chihuahua
Eloy Vallina
Mexico City
Carlos Trouget
Telephonos de Mexico S. A
Teleric, Inc
International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
Sam Young
el Paso National Bank
Texas Skies Clear Except Some Humid Areas
Texas skies were clear in West and Southwest Texas and partly cloudy elsewhere as weekend downpours faded. Amarillo saw a thundershower and Houston a light shower, with rainfall totals for 24 hours ending Monday evening including Waco 1.95 inches, Lufkin .63, Fort Worth .30, Austin .26, San Antonio 1.3, Laredo .11, Dallas .09, Alpine .03 and El Paso .01.
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Texas
Amarillo
Houston
Waco
Lufkin
Fort Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Laredo
Dallas
Alpine
el Paso
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Letha Smith
Beth McClatchy
Glenda Greene
Lee Watson
Max Harrelson
Maurice Couve de Murville
Fluvanna
Tee
Carl T. Curtis
Rneb
Senate Committee
Mosa
Milton C. Lightner
Lightner
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
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