Readmittance Ordered for Negro Student at Alabama Campus
Federal Judge H Hobart Grooms ordered Authorine Lucy a 26 year old Black student readmitted to the University of Alabama by March 5. The decision vacated a contempt ruling against 13 trustees and officials who had barred her after a February 6 campus riot.
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Birmingham
Ala
Federal District Court
H. Hobart Grooms
Authorine Lucy
University of Alabama
Miss Lucy
Grooms
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Alabama
Reuben Wright
Tuscaloosa
Wright
Henry J. Sikir
Lucy
John A. Caddell
Thurgood Marshall
The
National Assn
Caddell
Hot Air Pipe Causes Fire At Barnette's
A hot air pipe ignited clothes pins at the home of Rev. Kenneth T. Barnette on West Race Street in Somerset. Firefighters removed and cleaned the pipe with no damage reported. The incident occurred about 8 50 am Wednesday and was attributed to a child placing pins in the pipe.
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Somerset
Newton Picking
Kenneth T. Barnette
West Race Street
EUB
Picking
Mollet Seeks Special Powers as Algeria Crisis Deepens
Paris dispatch reports Prime Minister Guy Mollet asking the national assembly for special powers in Algeria to quell the nationalist rebellion. A bill empowering Robert Lacoste in military, economic, and administrative roles was sent for urgent consideration, details kept secret. Gen. Augustin Guillaume is replaced by Gen. Paul Ely as chief of staff, with Gen. Marie-Jean Piatte and Gen. Clement Blanc named to key posts. Ely also becomes inspector general of all armed forces.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
Guy Mollet
National Assembly
Algeria
Robert Lacoste
Lacoste
Guillaume
Augustin Guillaume
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Paul Ely
Dien Bien Phu
Indo-China
Ely
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
Mollet
Marie-Jean Piatte
Army
Clement Blanc
Extra February Day Sees Few Marriage Licenses in Somerset
February 1956 saw only 16 marriage license applications in Somerset county, slight rise from 1955’s 19. Registrar Paul I. O’Connor notes a small 1954–1955 difference, with 327 licenses in 1954 and 326 in 1955, while divorces dropped to four last month from nine in February 1955 per prothonotary D. Guy Floto.
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Paul I. O'Connor
Register of Wills
Dan Cupid
St. Valentine
O'Connor
Somerset County
State Auditors
D. Guy Floto
Man dies in self-inflicted shooting in Wilkinsburg home
Pittsburgh February 29 56 year old Joseph H Beck building supervisor in suburban Wilkinsburg was found shot to death in his North Versailles Township home Police say Beck fatally shot himself with a rifle Thomas Howell a son in law found the body in the cellar He was said to be suffering from arthritis
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Pittsburgh
Joseph H. Beck
Wilkinsburg
Beck
Thomas Howell
Versaille Township
Retirement sought by General Anthony McAuliffe hero of Bastogne
General Anthony C. McAuliffe, 57, famed for Bastogne during World War II, applied for retirement at end of May after serving as commander in chief of U S army forces in Europe. He plans to join American Cyanamid Co in an executive post.
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Washington
Army Today
Anthony C. McAuliffe
U. S. Army
Europe
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
McAauliffe
McAuliffe
American Cyanamid Co
Brucker
Washington, D. C
Aiborne
France
Normandy
Holland
101St
Maxwell D. Taylor
Bastogne
Far East
Chemical Corps
Quaker Oats Man Addresses Somerset Poultrymen Dinner
Dr. H W Bruins head of Quaker Oats poultry research spoke at Manor Hill hotel to Somerset county poultrymen about broiler outlook for 1956 and management and feeding tactics. He noted industry expansion, predicted a poorer year ahead, and urged higher floor space per bird to cut costs while stressing quality to compete with the South.
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Verle
Fritz H. C. Beerus
Future Farmers of America
University of Idaho
University of Wisconsin
Bruins
Quaker Oats Company
Pennsylvania
South
Somerset County
Hershberger To Be Arraigned On Larceny Charge
A former South Fork man, Dwight Hershberger, 21, was arrested by Somerset state police on Govier Lane near Johnstown and held on grand larceny charges from Washington DC. He will be arraigned before Justice C. J. Harrison Jr. at the county jail. Jewelry recovered by police is alleged to have been stolen in the capital.
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South Fork
Somerset County
Washington, D. C
Dwight Hershberger
Somerset
Govier Lane
Johnstown
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Harrison, Jr
Squire
Hershberger
Freeman L. Bowser
Friedens
Harold Junior Bowser
Merle L. Hauger
Berlin
R. D
Camp Hill
Property Transfer Value Up In February
Somerset county real estate transfers rose in February 1956 to 273 920. The total dollars moved exceed February 1955 by 24 302 and show an overall increase from 249 618 to 273 920 for the same period.
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Somerset County
P. C. Dosch
Tax plan stalls as clothing tax sparks GOP split
Harrisburg reports the 3 percent sales tax plan hitting a dispute over taxing clothing. Sen. Pechan and Sen. Diehm warn timetable confusion as Republicans weigh whether to tax apparel. Democratic leaders demand stiff revenue, whileHouse adjourns with no decision on the 423.5 million proposal.
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Harrisburg
Sen. Pechan
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Diehm
Lancaster
Senate Republican Caucus
Dent
Senate Gop
Eisenhower says he can run again after heart attack
President Eisenhower told the nation he is willing to run for a second term saying there is no doubt he can perform all duties. He outlined a limited campaign plan and said he will inform the public through mass communication and remain focused on his administration's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Sen. Taylor
Washington
Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Republican Party
One Dollar Minimum Wage Takes Effect Nationwide
The one dollar hourly minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act takes effect tomorrow raising pay for about 2.1 million workers. Many gains occur in Southern lumber textile and clothing sectors while enforcement expands with more investigators and new field offices.
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Washington
Newell Brown
Labor Department
Brown
Congressional
Congress
Couple's Second Leap Year Baby Born at Lancaster General
LANCASTER Feb 29 Mr and Mrs James C Church of Kirkwood welcomed a 7 pound 9% ounce boy at 3 58 am today at Lancaster General Hospital. This is their second child as their other daughter Joyce Deanne Church was born four years ago on a leap year.
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Lancaster
James C. Church
Kirkwood
Dulles Estimates Russian Military Buildup at One Third
Secretary of State Dulles told a Senate subcommittee that Russia spends about 30 percent of its income on the military and that the United States spends about 10 percent. He said Russia might welcome relief from the burden but warned the US would not rely on uncheckable promises. The testimony occurred amid debates over nuclear disarmament and criticism from several Senators.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Dulles
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations
United States
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
Senate
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Smith
Fulbright
D-Ark
John R. McMahon 53 dies in Butler, Meridan area
John R. McMahon, 53, a Meridan resident and long time Pullman Standard Car Mfg Co employee, died of a heart attack today. He had worked 15 years with the company, the last five as purchasing agent.
Rotary talk by Clarence Tennent at Somerset Club
Clarence Tennent manager of General Telephone Co. in Somerset will give a classification talk before the Somerset Rotary Club at noon Friday at the Somerset Country Club.
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Clarence Tennent
General Telephone Co
Somerset
Somerset Rotary Club
Somerset Country Club
Open for Business Scott's Radio and TV Service
Scott's Radio and TV Service announces operation at 213 West Main Street with phone contact 4450. The listing highlights electronics repair and sales support for radios and televisions. Local shoppers are invited to visit or call for services and product inquiries.
Hagerstown Man Plans Oil Drilling Near Clear Spring
Charles E. Walters announced plans to start drilling for oil in about 80 days near Clear Spring ten miles west of Hagerstown. He calls the area a hot oil and gas field and has rights to 5,000 acres around Fairview mountain. Walters waited for Maryland gas and oil law. the bill awaits Governor McKeldin's action with permit and $2,500 bond requirements.
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Hagerstown
Charles E. Walters
Clear Spring
Walters
Texas
Colorado
Fairview Mountain
Maryland
Youth Await Hearing In Shooting Of Friend
Charleroi date: A 17-year-old high school student awaits a hearing on involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 16-year-old William Witmeyer. Police say horse play caused the discharge of a .22 rifle at Lauderbaugh's home after he and Robert Osborne began to push and kid around.
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Charleroi
David T. Lauderbaugh
William Witmeyer
Charleroi High School
Rome Ross
Robert Osborne
Lauderbaugh
Eisenhower Sets Course for a Second Term Presidency
The article reports President Eisenhower announcing he will seek a second term, with wide international and domestic reaction. Gromyko and Voroshilov in Moscow smile but with restraint, while leaders in Britain France Canada and West Germany react cautiously or privately favorably. In Tokyo and Ottawa newspapers lead with the story, and U.S. pundits predict continued peace and prosperity under a Republican administration. Public opinion globally sees health as a sign of stability and a potential GOP victory in November. Eisenhower confirms the decision after a late-night deliberation and notes he could not last five years unless confident in his health. He praises Nixon while not confirming his running mate. The piece covers reactions and political implications worldwide.
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London
Eisenhower
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
United Nations
Presidium
Klementi Voroshilov
Bolshoi Theater
Moscow Radio
Free World
Britain
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Berlin
Dulles
Adams
Sherman Adams
Vatican
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
Cairo
Palestine
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Nixon
America
Leonard W. Hall
Truman
Paul M. Butler
Adlai EF. Stevenson
Stevenson
GOP
French to Receive Three Weeks Paid Vacation
The national assembly approved a plan to grant French workers three weeks of paid vacation annually with four votes of confidence. The bill, backed by Socialist Premier Guy Mollet's government, faced only token opposition.
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Paris
National Assembly
Guy Mollet
No Surplus Food Distribution This Week in Somerset
No surplus food will be distributed this week in Somerset as organizers announce a temporary halt due to unavoidable delays. Recipients are advised to watch for updates from the Somerset Food Aid Program and local agencies.
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Somerset
Frederic Doyle To Head County Library Board
Frederic C. Doyle, from Hooversville, was elected president of the Somerset county public library board, succeeding C. C. Shaffer. Officers include J. Robert Singleton as vice president, Mrs. Katharine H. Kiernan as secretary, and Ralph E. Barnett as treasurer. The board set a $10,000 budget for 1956 and reported 6340 books distributed by the book mobile and 775 books from three centers Listonburg Springs and Stoystown. The next meeting is March 2.
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Frederic C. Doyle
Somerset County
Doyle
Hooversville
C. C. Shaffer
J. Robert Singleton
Shanksville
Katharine H. Kiernan
Ralph E. Barnett
Listonburg
Springs
Stoystown
Westinghouse workers ambushed near Hickory township
Two Westinghouse Electric Corp employees Fred Heither and Paul Turjan were attacked on the way home from work. Both men were beaten with Heither suffering head and arm welts and Turjan reporting a head injury. State police joined the investigation but later found no trace of the attackers.
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Sharon
John C. Whitmore
Hickory Township
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Whitmore
Fred Heither
West Middlesex
Paul Turjan
R.D
Heither
Turjan
Route 18
Chatterton Airport
Anto
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Readinger
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Sen. Barr
Red
Mansfield
D-Mont
Foreign Relations Committee
Tennent Rotary
Scott’s Radio and TV Service
West Main Street
Stoner’s Gas and Electric Store
Rockwood, Pa
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E.U.B. Church
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Tokio
Japan
Stevenson Agrees
Frederic Doyle
Head County Library Board
Westinghouse
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