Dallas area schools await appeal after integration ruling
A federal judge refused to order immediate school integration in Dallas and plans to appeal. Judge William H. Atwell noted the Supreme Court left lower courts to carry out desegregation and said the district is advancing the integration process with the board pledging continued good-faith work.
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Dallas
Tex
Apa
W. J. Durham
U. S. Dist
William H. Atwell
Edwin L. Riper
Atwell
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Justice
Felix) Frankfurter
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Three Slain Suspect Mum On Angolan Shootings
Police questioned Merlin McNaughton the 40 year old suspect in a Bay area shooting spree that left three dead and two wounded. Victims Fred Peterson 53 and son Ronald 24 were found in their home. Mer vin Forrester 48 died at his doorway. Preston Bradley 38 and wife Nancy 38 wounded. their 4 year old daughter Cathy unharmed.
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Angola
Ind
Bay
Fred Peterson
Ronald
Mervin Forrester
Preston Bradley
Nancy
Bradley
Cameron Hospital
Runaway freight cars crash into mail train in Syracuse
Sixteen loaded freight cars broke loose and roared four miles into a mail train at the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western depot. Diesel engine pushed four mail cars. 70 mph impact. Fireman Thomas Hale died. two railroad workers hurt. Parking lot with ten cars crushed amid Christmastime rush. R. W. Jones of DL&W orders reports from six switchmen.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Thomas Hale
Imas
R. W. Jones
Scranton
Jones
James Bleyer Named to Williamson Group
James Bleyer of Carterville was appointed to the Williamson County Welfare Services Committee by the county Board of Commissioners.
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James Bleyer
Williamson Group
Carterville
Williamson County Welfare Services Committee
The
County Board of Commissioners
Hunting Trip Ends With Fine For Student In Illinois
Roger Frey a University of Illinois student from Champaign faced a $25 fine and loss of sleep after hunting at Crab Orchard Lake. He shot a goose before the Southern Illinois season closed on December 15, with enforcement by U.S. Conservation Agent Wesley Newcombe present. The central Illinois season runs until December 21, so there was no dinner this Christmas.
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Roger Frey
Champaign
University of Illinois
Frey
Crab Orchard Lake
U. S
Wesley Newcombe
Illinois
Justice of the Peace
Corbett Edwards
Marion
Mollet Defends Middle East Action Amid Soviet Threat
Premier Guy Mollet told the French National Assembly that British and French Middle East measures remain necessary due to Soviet penetration. He cited Israel's encirclement by Arab forces after joining Egypt’s military command and warned against waiting for irreparable consequences.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Middle East
National Assembly
Israel
Egypt
Mollet
United Nations
Eisenhower Nehru Meet Yields Broad India US Agreement
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru reported a broad area of agreement on world affairs after four days of talks. They stressed stronger Indian American friendship and greater understanding to foster international peace, and both indicated they achieved their objectives. Nehru said the discussions strengthened bonds of friendship and understanding with the United States. He noted India’s neutrality and nonalignment while acknowledging disarmament efforts and the need for mutual confidence with the U.S.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Nehru
India
United States
White House
National
Nehma
Eisenhower Se Nain
U.N
United Nations
New York
U.S
U. S
Russia
Cypriots Reject British Offer Amid protests and clashes
More than 1,000 Cypriot students protested in Nicosia and Famagusta against Britain's limited self-rule plan. Police say a 17 year old was wounded, with 23 youths taken to the station. Leaders insist Makarios is the only negotiator for independence and union with Greece.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
Famagusta
Makarios
Seychelle Islands
Indian Ocean
EOKA
Greece
Alan Lennox-Boyd
House of Commons
London
Makarias
Cyrus
Colombia Iraq and Sweden join United Nations Security Council
The General Assembly elected Colombia Iraq and Sweden to two year terms on the Security Council, replacing Peru Iran and Belgium. The new members will seat January 1.
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Security Council
United Nations
N.Y
Colombia
Iraq
Sweden
General Assembly
Peru
Iran
Belgium
Pontiac Hotel Fire Kills Man in Imperial Hotel
In Pontiac Illinois on December 20 a blast and blaze at the 42 year old Imperial Hotel killed George Cronenberg 30 a bus company employee and left another man missing Fire Chief Louis Kridner said the basement explosion quickly spread to the third floor where much damage occurred The third floor collapsed and Miss Jean Gleason room clerk reported Cronenberg on the third floor entering shortly before the fire around 4 pm She tried to wake residents but could not reach the upper floors
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Pontiac
Ill
Imperial
George Cronenberg
Louis Kridner
Jean Gleason
Cronenberg
Miss Gleason
Illinois proposes cutting state share of school bus costs
An Illinois School Problems Commission subcommittee recommends lowering the state transportation aid from 75 percent to 40 percent with a sliding scale from 16 to 32 dollars per pupil based on district density. The plan projects a 12 million dollar state share for 1957 59 and urges turnout spaces for loading and unloading.
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Chicago
Illinois School Problems Commission
Commission
Isis
State Division of Highways
Contempt Conviction Overturned in O Connor Case
The U S Court of Appeals reversed Harvey O Connors contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to say if he was a member of a communist conspiracy. The court ruled the questioned as imprecise and ambiguous and not a crime under the First and Sixth Amendments. O Connor, 59, Winnetka, Ill., authored books on wealthy families and had been labeled a communist propagandist by McCarthy.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Congress
Harvey O'Connor
Senate
O’connor
Senate Investigations Committee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
O'Connor
State Department
U. S
Communist Party
U. S. Dist
Joseph C. McGarrahy
McGarrahy
Winnetka
America
Mellon
Joe
Strong Y Seine
Slaying confession deemed fabrication by lie tests
Chicago police say a lie detector test showed Erwin Staab's claim of being present at the killings of three Chicago boys in October 1955 was a fabrication. Staab, 32, initially told investigators he witnessed the slayings and later recanted. He will be charged with disorderly conduct, with officials noting intoxication as his stated reason for the original statement.
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Chicago
Erwin Staab
Joseph Morris
Staab
Morris
Rendleman Set for Hodge Case Role in March Trials
John Rendleman Carbondale attorney to aid in Hodge related indictments. State's Attorney Waldo Ackerman said Rendleman will assist in the Lydon case a Chicago contractor tied to the Hodge scandal. Lydon trial set for March 4 in Sangamon County Circuit Court with charges of conspiracy to obtain funds under false pretenses totaling about 88 787 and other sums.
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John Rendleman
Carbondale
Hodge
Sanamon County
Attyr
Waldo Ackerman
Ackerman
Rendleman
William D. Lydon
Chicago
Lydon
J. Waldo Ackerman
Edward Epping
Edward Hintz
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
Epping
Hintz
Half of cigarette demand still for plain brands
New York reports that one of two vending machine cigarette packs is the untipped regular size. The National Association of Tobacco Distributors, citing data through Wednesday, notes continued preference for plain cigarettes amid market shifts.
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New York
National Assn. of Tobacco Distributors
Postman Sues Over 18th Bite From Dog
Mail carrier Edward Serven of Mineola New York testified in a Supreme Court action that a neighbor's dog bit him for the 18th time in 11 years. He seeks 100000 dollars, says the latest bite sent him into shrubs injuring his back and forcing him to deliver mail from a cart.
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Mineola
N.Y
Edward Serven
Supreme Court
Serven
Wner
Recovery Sought Turncoat's Insurance Paid
Rep George S Long LA says he was warned not to sponsor recovering $10000 federal insurance paid to the family of Aaron Wilson. VA paid $10000 after his son’s death in 1950 and $35 monthly pension. a VA committee once allowed keeping the money but halted the pension. The Long office vows to seek legal change if recapture is not provided by law.
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Alexandria
George S. Long
D-La
Aaron Wilson
Henry Wilson
Aaron
Red China
Wilson
Wen
Weather summary for Southern Illinois region
Cloudy conditions with minimal temperature change tonight and Friday. Fog and rain or drizzle tonight, with low near 40 and highs near 50. Past temperatures show yesterday high 49, today around 49, precip total six inches since yesterday morning. Sunrise at 7 20 a m and sunset at 4 35 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 4 inches below spillway today and Little Grassy Lake 32 inches below spillway today.
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Illinois
Nike
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
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