Georgia Officials Rap Integration Decision
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook and Governor Marvin Griffin denounce the Supreme Court ruling on school segregation. Cook calls the decision a hot potato shifted to district judges, arguing it defies state and federal constitutions and threatens future litigation. Griffin accuses the court of forcing a tyrannical Solution and Georgia vows no acceptance while legal recourse remains.
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Atlantap
Eugene Cook
Georgia Today
U. S. Supreme Court
Marvin Griffin
Griffin
High Court
Georgia
South
High Tribunal
Cook
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
U. S
Supreme Court
Congress
Dic
Weather report notes 94 degree high and cool overnight
Strayhorn, the weather observer, reported yesterday unusually warm weather with a high of 94 degrees and a low of 69. This morning at 7:30 a.m. the temperature stood at 74 degrees as springlike conditions persisted.
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Snyder
Strayhorn
Newsprint Shortages Highlighted by House Committee
A House Commerce subcommittee warned that despite favorable factors there is no guarantee newsprint will meet all demand. The panel noted the situation is less acute than years ago but still questions long term supply. For 1955 domestic and Canadian mills are expected to cover U S publishers' needs.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
House Commerce Subcommittee
United States
Daily News Announces Free Girls Swim Lessons At Snyder Pool
The Daily News sponsors a summer program offering six one hour free lessons for girls age six to 14 in Scurry County. Jack Dillon and staff will teach at Snyder Pool in the mornings with times to be set later. Registration and completed parent signed applications are due by Monday at the pool.
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Scurry County
Bill Ballard
Guy Sullivan
Towle Park
Watson
Snyder
Herbert Feather
The
Daily News
Boys Club
Jack Dillon
Max West
Towle Memorial Park
West
Free swimming lessons offered to girls by Snyder Daily News
The parent or guardian agrees the Snyder Daily News or odes Swimming Pool will not be liable for damages from free swimming lessons sponsored by the Daily News. The Daily News aims to provide free lessons through cooperation with Snyder Swimming Pool for girls whose parents want them to participate.
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Snyder Daily News
Odes
Daily News
Snyder Swimming Pool
Diplomats push for release of 11 American fliers in Red China
At the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold renewed efforts to free 11 American aviators held in Red Chinese prisons. Following yesterday’s release of four airmen he conferred with delegates and sought diplomatic paths. Optimism ran high as Chou En-lai was expected to act, while an Indonesian conference disruption altered plans.
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United Nations
N.Y.R
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
U.N
Chou
Indonesia
Red China
Peiping
United States
China
Washington
Formosa
Loss in grain bin construction reported by Des Moines Register
Des Moines Register, via Washington dispatch, reports a multimillion dollar loss in grain bin construction uncovered by the Department of Agriculture. A House committee’s secret report cites lax bin inspection for surpluses of corn and wheat. Senate investigations confirm thousands of defective grain bins affecting Commodity Credit Corp, with 8,980 bins found defective from a single firm.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Register
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Register
House
Senate Permanent Investigations
Commodity Credit Corp
House Committee
Senate Group
Midwest
Iowa
Weather summary for North Central and West Texas
Partly cloudy and windy today through Thursday with widely scattered thunderstorms in north and west portions tonight and in the east on Thursday. West Texas stays partly cloudy and warm with scattered storms in the Panhandle and South Plains and east of Pecos River, then generally fair and slightly cooler Thursday. East Texas remains partly cloudy and warm with scattered storms in extreme north and near the coast Thursday.
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Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos River
East
Auto Workers Extend Pact With Ford Four Days More
The CIO United Auto Workers extended its contract with Ford from midnight to Monday morning to gain time for talks. Reuther and Ken Bannon said Ford made a new proposal but negotiators remain far apart on issues including the guaranteed annual wage. A partial work stoppage loomed at Rouge as Local 600 planned a mass meeting to discuss progress. Separate GM talks and a looming GM strike add industry pressure.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Ford
Reuther
John S. Bugas
United Auto Workers
Bugas
Rouge
Ing
General Motors Corp
Washington
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
General Motors
UAW Dent
CC Ag Panel Plans Tours For Summer Field Trips
The Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee led by Jake Hodges discussed summer farm and range tours for businessmen farmers and ranchers. A tentative Aug 25 date for the general farm tour was set with plans for a noonday meal speaker and sponsors. A September range tour is also anticipated and members weighed forming a county fair association if crops improve.
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Agriculture Committee of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Jake Hodges
Britain Faces Deepening Crisis as Rail Strike Spreads
London reports a four day rail walkout crippling production and exports. Prime Minister Eden invokes emergency powers to mobilize trucks and troops for essential movement while dockers strike resumes, raising fears of wage spirals and long term shortages.
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London
Waterloo
Britain
Eden
Menon Sees Red China Backing For Peace Talks
Washington reports Red China is signaling big support for Indian diplomat V. K. Krishna Menon as a potential middleman with Peiping. Menon, 58, aims at neutralist settlements and has cordial ties with Red China’s leaders, raising concern over overreach while Nehru backs him at the UN. Menon arrives in the United States soon for UN meetings, with officials weighing his influence on easing U.S.-China tensions.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Red China
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
United States
Peiping
Menon
United Nations
New York
San Francisco
U.S
Red Chinese
Chou En-lai
New Delhi
Peiping Radio
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Dulles
Jawaharlal Nehru
London
United Front
Mme. Pandit
Nehru
Opty
Etiriser
Swiss Police Search Homes Of Known Reds
Swiss federal police searched homes of Italians suspected of Communist activity across the country. No arrests were reported as officials said further steps depend on collected evidence. The government noted rising reports of Communist agitation among foreign residents with temporary permits.
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Bern
Switzerland
Coumintee Party
Italy
Damages Sought In Fireworks Blast Suit In Houston
A 1953 fireworks warehouse blast that killed five leads to a tort suit by 212 plaintiffs in district court. Defendants include Al M. Cohen of Alco Specialty Products Co and owners F W Head and G B Guild. Claims seek damages from 46 to 49524 dollars, alleging negligence in storing 50,000 pounds of explosives and failure to inspect the building.
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Houston
al M. Cohen
Alco Specialty Products Co
F. W. Head
G. B. Guild
Cohen
Postal Pay Proposal Has Senate Okay
Washington The Senate approves a postal pay bill raising average pay 8 percent for 500000 workers retroactive to March 1. A 6 percent base rise plus 2 percent for reclassification targets higher increases for upper bracket staff. Administration aides say President Eisenhower will sign, with Knowland and Carlyon briefing him and GOP leaders after discussions.
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Washington
Senate
Orey
Post Office Civil Service Committee
Knowland
Sen
Carlyon
R-Kans
Eisenhower
Relatives To Join Airmen In Honolulu
Four U S fighter pilots freed from Chinese captivity are en route to Hawaii to join anxious relatives. Capt. Harold Fischer Jr Lt Lyle Cameron Lt Col Edwin Heller and Lt Roland Parks were shot down in Korea and held for more than two years. They landed in Hong Kong yesterday and will reach Hickam Air Force Base this afternoon before five days in Hawaii. An air Force news conference is planned tonight with no strings attached after arrival.
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Honolulu
U.S
Hawaii
Hong Kong
China
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Wake
Hickam
Manchuria
Peiping Radio
Adios
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