Court bans Alabama bus segregation ruling issued
A three judge federal panel ruled Alabama bus segregation unconstitutional but delayed a formal order. The decision applies to state laws and Montgomery city ordinances requiring separate seating for white and Negro passengers. No injunction was issued and the ruling follows six months of Montgomery Negro bus boycott started Dec. 5. The case may go directly to the Supreme Court on appeal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U. S
Richard T. Rives
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank M.johnson Jr
Middle District of
Seybourn Lynne
Northern District of
Supreme Court
Richmond
Columbia
D.C
Court of Appeals
Orather
Navy blames motor design for rocket bust
Navy officials testified that a design defect in the rocket motor caused the Acrobee hi project failure. Rear Adm. Rawson Bennett said he will provide cost figures privately, but vowed the program has not ended and a new rocket will be built despite the setback.
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NAVY
Washington
Navy Today
Adm
Rawson Bennett
Naval Research
Senate Appropriations
Chavez
Bennett
Ready Defense Speakers Plan Operation Alert 1956
Judge Thomas H. Goodman urged civil defense preparations before 100 federal state and local officials in Thomasville for Operation Alert 1956. FCDA officials outlined joint agency roles and a nationwide exercise with ten Southern region cities including Knoxville and Savannah scheduled for July 2026.
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Ed Kelly
Thomas H. ‘Goodman
Thomas H. Goodman
Federal Civil Defense
Pacific
Thomasville
Fred Scott Jr
Heesth Varnedee
Civil Defense
L. D. Strom
General Services Administration
State Civil Defense Directors Association
Puerto Rico
C. D. Control Center
Washington
FCDA
Panama Canal Zone
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Continental United States
Federal
Knoxville
Memphis
Oak Ridge
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
FBI Men Inspect Hundreds of Bills In Brink's Case
FBI agents in Boston carefully examined about ninety thousand dollars in moldy bills seized from a South End office as part of the Brink’s robbery case. Two men Bennett and Buccelli were detained as accessories. grand jury action was expected later today. Trial for ten indicted co defendants set for August sixth.
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FBI
Brink's
Boston
Thatescarcha
Auny Oumsawucu
Sumcaualy
South End
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Jordan Perry Jr
Baltimore
Bennett
Buccelli
Edward Bennett
Weymouth
John F. Buccelli
Brookline
Perry
Brink
U.S
Partly Cloudy Warm Weather Tomorrow
Partly cloudy and warm is the weather prediction for tomorrow with a high of 96 degrees. Yesterday reached 104 and this month’s high on record. winds will be easterly under 12 mph with sunrise at 5 32 am and sunset at 5 45 pm.
Hammarskjold Starts Second Phase of Middle East Mediation
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold began a new phase of efforts to ease Arab Israeli tensions with broad U.N. backing. The Security Council limited his role to continuing good offices to obtain compliance with the 1949 armistice, with no immediate new mission planned.
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United Nations
N.Y
Security Council
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Israel
Theil-nation Council
United States
France
Comic Book Czar Plans Departure After Contract Ends
New York reports that Charles F. Murphy announced plans to leave his post as comic book cleanup czar when his contract expires October 1, stating the task will be finished by then.
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New ‘York
Charles F. Murphy
County Unit Governs Congress Primary Rules Adopted
The Congressional Committee for the Second District endorsed county unit voting as the primary determinant with 14 counties represented. J L Pilcher seeks re election and was approved by the committee as the candidate. Willis Conger chaired the meeting and Frank L Forester was named vice chairman after the obituary tribute to W E Young.
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Congressional Committee
Scott
J. L. Pilcher
Willis Conger
Bainbridge
Frank L. Forester
W. E. Young
Grady County
Willis
Pilcher
National Congress
Washington
Second District
Decatur
California Democrats Choose Between Stevenson and Kefauver
California voters faced a pivotal Democratic presidential primary between Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver as they vie for the state's 68 convention votes. Observers warned the loser would suffer a severe setback while races in New York Montana South Dakota Iowa added to a national slate of contests.
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Prégs
California
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Wvovomoual
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Dayton
R. M
Spike) Evans
Federal Reserve Board
Jonas
New York
Averell ‘Harriman
Stevenson
Democratic State Committee
Harriman’s Corner
South Dakota
Montana
Lar Daly
Enho
Kefauver
South Kota
Eli
Cempalza
Tlinois
Seid
Kefauver. Co
Hisenhower Hateessin
Wiley
Davis
Farmers To Get Paid For Cuts
Washington AP reports a new soil bank program paying farmers for reducing crop production to curb surpluses. Payments hinge on the amount of under planted acreage and crop unit rates set for corn wheat cotton and rice with provisional rules for 1956.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tne
Mal Yiesa
Ohatchee Names First Mayor Amid Election Date
The town of Ohatchee schedules June 19 to elect its first mayor. The writer recalls chairing the Incorporating Committee and notes others did the initial work while they pondered accepting the role.
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Ohatchee
U.S.A
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Benson
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Wis
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