Delay Sought By Little Rock
In a Supreme Court session on school integration conflicting views surfaced. The court weighed whether to resume integrated classes at Central High School or permit a 24 year delay, with the case seen as a test of law and order and national impact. The Little Rock School Board argued time is needed to find a peaceful solution and avoid riots and troop deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Ark
Southland
U. S
J. Lee Rankin
Arkansas
Central High School
Central High
Richard C. Butler
Casque
Virginia
United States and Japan set new talks on defense pact
Washington reports a 12 hour conference between Secretary Dulles and Japanese Foreign Minister Fujiyama signaled a new era in U S Japan ties. They will begin negotiations to revise the security treaty amid tensions in the Formosa Strait and concerns over Japan's deployment and use of U S forces in the Far East.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Japan
John Foster Dulles
Aiichiro Fujiyama
Fujiyama
Formosa Strait
Dulles
U. S
Far East
Firefighters Elect 2 New Officers
Timothy O Leary of Brooklyn was elected vice president of the New York State Firefighters Association at its 20th annual convention in Long Beach. President William Cross of Alice was reelected, and Robert Cohn of Long Beach was chosen secretary treasurer.
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Long Beach
Timothy O'Leary
Brooklyn
Lock ‘Ad
New York State
Asso
O'Leary
William Cross
Alica
Robert Cohn
Integrated Va. School To Close
War ren County's only high school, a white school ordered to admit 22 Negroes, will close at end of classes today as the county school board weighs next steps. Governor Almond and state officials will confer as desegregation remains under appeal.
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Richmond
Warren County
Baltimore
Simon E. Sobeloff
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
W. J. Phillips
Commonwealth
Sobelol
Q. D. Gasque
Front Royal
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
County School Board
County Board of Supervisors
Democratic ticket opens HQ at Hotel Shelton
AP reports the Democratic state ticket led by Governor Harriman established campaign headquarters yesterday in the Hotel Shelton located at 48th Street and Lexington Avenue New York City.
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New York
Harriman
Shelton
48Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Big federal deficit may raise postal rates and gas tax
Washington report notes deficit projections for the current year edge past 12 billion dollars despite signs of recovery. Budget chief Maurice H. Stans cites a possible round of postal rate increases and explains revenue shortfalls tied to a recession, with public debt nearing 283 billion dollars.
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Washington
UPI
Presb
Maurice H. Stans
Treasury
Stans
Jent Eisenhower
Congress
Debbie Reynolds Plans Fight To Save Marriage
Debbie Reynolds announced through an attorney that she and Eddie Fisher have separated following New York stories and Liz Taylor visits. Reynolds said she remains in love and hopes separation clears issues so they can reunite, while Taylor warned Fisher against returning to her.
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Vernon Scott
Hollywood
UPI
Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Debbie
Sip
Eddie
New York
Fisher
Miss Taylor
Los Angeles
Liz
Miss Reynolds
Mike Todd
Tak
Four youths die in Connecticut crash
Four youths died in a crash in Griswold Connecticut when a car struck a tree. The victims were Gerard S. Ritchie 18 Jewett City John L Avery 22 Norwich Paul M Curran 23 Norwich and Adolph J Duntner 17 Norwich with Duntner dying at the scene. The driver Charles R Avery 25 Norwich was hospitalized with a broken neck and described as very critical.
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Norwich
Rackus Hospital
Brain Tests For Nimer Boy In Bellevue Case
A smiling 12 month old Melvin Nimer Jr. confessed to killing his mother and father and was sent to Bellevue Hospital for mental tests. Staten Island DA John M Braisted noted the motive as an attitude toward his parents, while prosecutors and defense lawyers dispute whether the boy acted with malice or in a confounded state of shock.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Staten Island
John M
Melvin Nimer Jr
Braisted
Nimer Boy
Sleeping sickness toll tops 2099 in Japan and Korea
Unofficial death toll from sleeping sickness in Japan and South Korea climbs to about 2,099 as yesterday’s figures arrive. The outbreak continues to surge across the region.
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Tokyo
UPI
Japan
South Korea
Nuclear Sub Prototype Test Marks Key Step in Triton Project
John A. McCone led a high powered test at West Milton Saratoga County for the Triton nuclear propelled submarine prototype. The operation involved Adm Rickover and Knolls Atomic Power Lab engineers. the test was described as highly successful though details remain classified. The Triton design and prototype propulsion plants were developed by Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory for the Atomic Energy Commission.
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John J. Scanlon
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
John A. McCone
West Milton
Saratoga County
Mr. McCone
Adm
Atomic Power Laboratory
G. Rickover
Knolls
Quemoy Convoy Routed By Reds
Nationalist supply convoy at Quemoy was driven back to sea under heavy Communist shelling. U S Seventh Fleet escorted ships stayed three miles offshore. Several landing ships were beached and then withdrew as the bombardment continued.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
Quemoy
7Th Fleet
U. S
Formosa Strait
Big Quemoy Island
Quemoy Islands
U. S. Taiswan
Taz
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Charles Smith
United Press International
Shatao Beach
Shatao
Movietone
Charles Lowe
Defense Ministry
Hal Roach Buys Mutual Television Network Stake
Hal Roach Studios buys Mutual Broadcasting System for over 2 million dollars in cash and stock. Hal Roach Jr. will chair Mutual, signaling a major step into diversified entertainment. Scranton Corp owns Hal Roach, which acquired Mutual four months earlier, combining 443 radio stations with Roach’s West Coast film and TV facilities. New Mutual president Alexander L. Guterma says the network will start acquiring television stations to leverage Roach assets.
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Hollywood
UPT
Mutual Broadcasting System
Hal Roach Studios
Hal Roach Jr
Mutual
Hal Roach
Scranton Corp
Scranton
Alexander L. Guterma
New York
Roach
Store Sales Higher in New York Week Ending Sept 6
The Federal Reserve Bank reported that second district department store sales for the week ended September 6 rose four percent from the same period last year.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Ford UAW talks press toward settlement with legal nuance
Ford Vice President John Bugas and UAW President Walter Reuther reported progress in general discussions but no new contract offer. Bugas said no agreement exists with GM or Chrysler on a plant shutdown if a Ford strike occurs, while Reuther warned such action would be illegal and immoral. Britain emphasized no commitment with the United States over the Far East. Eisenhower planned a televised address on the crisis.
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Dwight Pitkin
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Chrysler
UAW
Ford
John[ S.] Bugas
Bugas
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Crritten
Macmillan
United
Central Railroad
Enhower
Sir Winston Churchill
Randolph
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Stand
United States
Suez
Ford Macmil
Eisenhower warns against appeasing Red China over Formosa
President Eisenhower says the United States will not appease Communist China in the Formosa Strait. He warns that surrendering Quemoy would whet Red China's appetite and could lead to broader conquest of Formosa and possibly the Philippines. He urges negotiation but vows to fight if needed to prevent communist domination.
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Washington
Eisenhower
China
Formosa Strait
Peiping
Quamoy Island
Munich
White House
Quemoy
Soviet Union
Hofta aide charged with misuse of funds in Senate probe
Harold J. Gibbons top aide to Hoffa faces accusations by the Senate Rackets Committee of violence and misuse of union funds. Gibbons calls the charges a smear and says he never signed top down contracts. The panel linked him to gangster associations and criticized the hearing process.
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John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Bye Cilhane
Arnold Sawislak Washington
UPI
Senate Rackets Committee
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
Gibbons
McClell
Ilan
Gibb
St. Louis
James KR
Hoffa
Sueh
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Pacific
High Court
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Open
Merriman Smith
Reds
James F
KING
London
Britain
Quemoy 2Nd
Rds Cly
Liney
Arly
Roy J. Hardy
Dexter
Suginell UL
Joan A. Whattan
Clayton
Francis E. Wilson
Pitt
Akarma
Pres
Guy L. Pierce
Glen ‘Park
St. Lawrence
John Scal
Newport
R. I
Susan
Capitol
Formosa Straits
Hofta
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