Clinton High School closed after minister assault during desegregation
In Clinton Tennessee the Anderson County School Board ordered Clinton High School closed as authorities investigated an attack on Rev. Paul Turner the white Baptist minister who escorted six Negro students back to classes amid desegregation tensions. Turner suffered facial cuts and a bloody nose with a man taken into custody. Officials noted threats and a large white crowd outside the school as the return of Negro students followed federal desegregation orders.
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Clinton, Tenn
Anderson County
Clinton High School
Francis Moore
Paul Turner
Moore
Turner
D. J. Brittain Jr
Tennessee White Citizens Council
James B. Meredith
Meredith
T. L. Seeber
Clinton
W. E.lewallen
Dixie
South
Kidwell Family Nearly Discharged After Poisoning
All but one member of the Kidwell family have recovered enough from arsenic poisoning to be discharged from Washington County Hospital and are expected to leave in a few days. Molly remains hospitalized with limited use of her hands but is improving. Mrs Kidwell and the other children will be found housing with Health Department cooperation.
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Kidwell
Washington County Hospital
Molly
Negro Files For Post On City Council
William H. Valley Stewart barber at 238 North Jonathan Street filed this morning as a Republican candidate for Ward 1 councilman. He is the citys first Negro contender in a political race here and will seek the party nomination in the upcoming primaries. Stewart, a native of Hagerstown, trained in Pittsburgh, returned six years ago to open his shop near his home. Active in local GOP work, he chairs the North Street YMCA committee, serves as Boy Scout Troop 33 committee member, is Sunday School superintendent at Second Christian Church, and holds several fraternal memberships. He is married to Hazel Gantz.
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William H
Valley) Stewart
North Jonathan Street
Stewart
Journeyman Barbers’ International Education School
Pittsburgh
Hagersitown
North Jonathan
Board of Election Supervisors
North Street
The
2Nd Christian Church
Elks Club
IBPOE
F. & A. M. Ma‘sonic
Oak Spring
Hazel Gantz
Nine Perish, 247 Hurt In Pier Blast
A Brooklyn pier explosion killed nine and wounded 247, sending flames and debris across Manhattan. Fire officials plan a full-scale probe while FBI and police consider sabotage. The blast sent shrapnel over the harbor and shattered windows miles away as crews battled the blaze.
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New York
Brooklyn
New York Harbor
Lower Manhattan
Financial District
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
FBI
Cavanagh
Reformatory Blood Drive Sets County Record
A total of 315 youths at the Maryland State Reformatory for Males in Roxbury volunteered to give blood yesterday during a Red Cross Bloodmobile visit. It was the largest turnout in Washington County since 1948, helping offset recent shortages. A spokesman said the high turnout reflected the boys calling it their Christmas gift to Washington County. Morning hours ran from 16 donors until 4 PM. Blead torn away at the edge of the page.
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Maryland
Iit
Washington County
Weather forecast shows mixed pattern and cold snap ahead
The nation faced a chilly and damp start in northern areas with a mild trend elsewhere. Temperatures ranged from the 20s near the cold edge to near zero on the northern border from Minnesota to Montana, with Canada air dipping into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Snow fell in northern Great Lakes, Minnesota, Montana, western North Dakota, and parts of northern New England with 4 to 6 inches in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
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Lake Superior
Montana
Minnesota
Canada
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Dakota
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Balmy Weather Ends as Snow or Rain Forecast
The warm spell ends with a forecast of snow or rain on Thursday. After a brief sunny day reaching the 40s this afternoon, clouds increase and colder temperatures follow tomorrow. Early today the temperature fell to 21 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Elgin Sees County Aid for Hagerstown Airport
W Lee Elgin president of the Board of County Commissioners says the county should aid the City of Hagerstown in the municipal airport expansion, arguing many county residents would benefit. He cautions no formal county commitment exists as discussions continue amid city officials pushing to relocate U S Rt 11 at an estimated 250000, with state reluctance to perform the relocation.
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W. Lee Elgin
Board of County Commissioners
Hagerstown
Elgin
U. S. Rt. 11
Winslow Burhans
Mr. Elgin
Fairchild Aircraft
U.S
Water Connections in North Area Banned by Board
The Board of Water Commissioners voted unanimously to stop new water service connections north of Longmeadow Road along U S Rt 11. The action targets subdivisions and new developments in Orchard Hills as a growing residential demand risks overtaxing the eight inch main. Water Superintendent Willson warned shortages will worsen without larger capacity.
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Board of Water Commissioners
U. S. Rt. 11
Longmeadow Road
U.S. Rt. 11
Orchard Hills
Northern Avenue
U. S. Rt
Longmeadow
Water Board
Water Department
Richard C. Willson
Willson
Ground Breaking December 16 For $130,000 East End Church
The Christ Lutheran Church congregation plans a December 16 ground breaking at 3 pm for a $130,000, 100 by 40 foot brick building named Burger Memorial Hall at Liberty Street and Cleveland Avenue. It will serve as a multi purpose facility with auditorium, classrooms, offices, and later expansions. Architect J Alfred Hamme of York designed the project. contractor C William Hetzer leads the build slated for completion next fall.
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Congregation of
Christ Lutheran Church
Burger Memorial Hall
Liberty Street
Cleveland Avenue
Edward L. Burger
Burger
C. William Hetzer
J. Alfred Hamme
York
R. Richard Summer
Deer Kill Totals Soar As County Opens Second Day
Washington County logs 224 deer killed by noon as the six day season nears its peak. Ankeney’s Store in Clear Spring leads with 98 deer in day one and a half, while Bridge Diner Han? Teoch posts 64. Mt A Briar station reports six. The largest kill is an 8 point 167 pound buck taken by Lewis H. Everitt of Big Pool. Other notable catches include six more at Ankeney’s and several at Clear Spring and Sharpsburg. Five men convicted yesterday on hunting charges were released on bond.
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Washington
Ankeney
Han
Teoch
Hoffman
Sideling Hill
Mt. A Briar
Griffith's Mere
Lewis H. Everitt
Big Pool
Ankeney’s
Ankeney's
Earl B. Reid
Clear Spring
Indians Springs
Alvin Kelly
Tedian Springs
Chas. Knight
Mackads L
Rhodes
Sharpsburg
Rt. 1
Spike
Garrett County
Donald E. Sword
Blair
Val
Guy Miller
Hagerstown
D. K. Me
Han Jtin
Cock Station
Eden Faces Crisis Over Suez Affair
London awakes to a Suez hangover as Prime Minister Eden faces fading prestige and party revolt calls. Conservatives seek a confidence vote while Labor plans a broad challenge. Economic fears mount over potential pound instability and a costly response to the canal crisis. The piece notes anti-American sentiment and shifting public support as Britain reels from events in Egypt.
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London
Suez
Eden
Egypt
House of Commons
Labor Party
Canal Zone
Britain
Middle East
South Africa
Italia
Stalin
Asia
Daily Telegraph
Revolt Still Smouldering in Hungary After Moscow Clampdown
Vienna notes the revolt against Moscow's control still smolders in Hungary a month after the gunfire and mass bloodshed. The uprising, sparked by a bid for freedom, cost unknown thousands of lives and possibly sent sparks toward neighboring dictatorships, including the Soviet Union.
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Vienna
Moscow
Hunglary
Soviet Union
Shooting at the Tomb of Hungary's Unknown Soldier
In Budapest on December 4 Russian troops fired on crowds of women gathered at Heroes Square to lay wreaths on the unknown soldier tomb. One woman was wounded, condition not serious, as demonstrators pressed past roadblocks toward Soviet guns and sang the national anthem. The protest, part of the Hungarian revolution crackdown, featured chants and a Sandor Petofi poem recital.
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Budapest
Heroes’ Square
Hungary
Stalin Street
Sandor Petoefi
Inquest Set Over Knighton Death in Charles Town
An inquest will be held Friday into the death of 72 year old William Franklin Knighton in a Charles Town jail cell ruled as death by own action. Coroner Mildred Williams confirmed the verdict after Knighton, once a suspect in the Kidwell arsenic deaths, was found hanged less than a day after his arrest on a murder warrant. The Kidwell family illness began with suspected food poisoning on November 11. three members died by November 21 while Molly Kidwell and siblings remain hospitalized from arsenic effects.
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William Franklin Knighton
Charles Town
West Virginia
Knighton
Kidwell
Mildred Williams
Molly Kidwell
Molly
Charles S. Kidwell
Charles
Thomas
Washington County
Reds crush resistance but rebels gain workers power in Hungary
Nov 4 reports say Soviet troops nearly extinguish armed resistance in Hungary yet guerrilla fighting continues in the countryside. Deportations have surged and asylum seekers exceed 110000 while Prime Minister Janos Kadar gains little support. Freedom fighters draw strength from workers and students forming councils modeled after Titoist patterns, demanding greater policy voice.
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Janos Kadar
Budapest
County Board to Discuss Legislation and Merit System
The Board of County Commissioners will meet this afternoon with State Senator Charles Downy and Washington County delegates to discuss new county legislation. They seek a merit system to protect most employees from political discharge and an office for a plumbing inspector, with deputies covered.
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Board of County Commissioners
Charles Downey
Washington County
Red Cross Seeks $2178 for Hungarian Relief
The Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross has been asked by national headquarters to raise $2,178 for Hungarian relief. The appeal is part of a nationwide drive totaling $5 million to aid Hungarians. The International Red Cross and the American Red Cross lead the relief effort in Hungary and Austria as tens of thousands flee.Mrs. J Alvey Long, chairwoman of the local Red Cross, disclosed the plan.
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Washington County
American Red Cross
International Red Cross
Austria
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