Legislation Targeting NAACP Courses Through General Assembly
Richmond Va. legislation aimed at the NAACP prepares for introduction with Gov Stanley backing. Bills would require the organization to file detailed records on officers agents and activities. Senator Charles R Fenwick and Delegate Harrison Mann of Arlington sponsor the measure.
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Richmond
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Mannis
Charles R. Fenwick
Arlington
Fenwick
Mann
Sen
Garland Gray
Gray Commission
del John B. Boatwright
Buckingham County
Stanley
del. Fitzgerald Bemmis
Eugene Sydnor
Kremer Named General Chairman for Winchester Chest Drive
J Thomas Kremer was chosen to head the Community Chest Fall Campaign aiming to raise a record chest for eight local agencies. The announcement stated Kremer would be confirmed at the 8 p m Board meeting in the George Washington Hotel.
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Frank Armstrong
J. Thomas Kremer
Kremer
Community Chest
Chest
Armstrong
Mr. Kremer
Board of Directors
George Washington Hotel
Norfolk Awarded 12.45 Mile Annexation Area
Norfolk received a 12.45 square mile annexation area as determined by a special three judge court, reducing the 33 square miles Norfolk sought for Princess Anne County. The ruling excludes most farmland and an area Norfolk cited for future industrial and residential growth in the city’s planned development. A holiday schedule then noted no garbage collection or bus service on September 3, with collection shifted to September 6.
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Norfolk
Princess Anne Court House
Princess Anne County
City Planning Commission
Majority of State Education Board Against Fund Ban
Four members opposed Stanley’s plan to withhold state funds from schools that integrate. Two were undecided and one supported Stanley. Thom as C. Boushall and William N. Neff issued statements backing the Gray Commission plan including pupil assignment for nonracial reasons.
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Richmond
State Board of Education
Gov. Stanley
Stanley
Gray Commission
Board of Education
North Atlantic Council to meet over Suez dispute in Paris
The British Foreign Office said NATO’s top body will convene in Paris to discuss the Suez Canal issue next week with Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd to represent Britain. French troops reportedly reach Cyprus as V/limassol port preparations start and Eden departs for a Wiltshire holiday.
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Foreign Office
North Atlantic Council
Paris
Selwyn Lloyd
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Cyprus
Mediterranean
French Foreign Office
Defense Department
Limassol
France
Britain
Egypt
Eden
Suez
Wiltshire
Suez Canal
Egypt Offers U S Canal Pilots Up To 1400 A Month
Egypt advertised in the New York Journal of Commerce for canal pilots to guide ships through the Suez at up to 1400 pounds a month plus per ship pay. Requirements include master’s license, 10 years seafaring, age under 40, and English or French. Egyptian Embassy or consulates handle applications.
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New York
Suez Canal
Egypt
Suez Canal Co
New York Journal of Commerce
Washington
San Francisco
American Envoy Dies in Australia
U S ambassador Douglas Moffet died at St Vincent s Hospital Sydney from an embolism at 74. A Cravath Swaine Moore partner since 1913 he was appointed by Eisenhower on February 14 and arrived in Australia in April. Survived by wife Gertrude Mali a son and daughter. Yale 1903 Harvard Law 1907.
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Australia
U. Ss
Douglas M. Moffet
St. Vincent's Hospital
New York Corporation
Cravath, Swaine and Moore
Moffat
Eisenhower
Stanhope
N. J
Gertrude Mali
Yale University
Harvard Law School
Virginia Woolen Charged With Misbranding Goods
The Virginia Woolen Company of Winchester faces FTC charges for misbranding wool fabrics under the Wool Products Labeling Act. The complaint alleges that fabrics labeled 92.42 percent Wool 7 percent Rayon contain far less wool, with misrepresentations on invoices for interstate shipments. Officers William H. Mellor Jr and Flour ney L. Largent Jr are named. The firm has 30 days to answer. a hearing is set November 6 in Winchester before an FTC examiner.
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New York
Virginia Woolen Company of
Winchester
Federal Trade Commission
Virginia Woolen
William H. Mellor, Jr
Flourney L. Largent, Jr
FTC
New Yorkers Held For Transporting Legal Whisky
Chesterfield County police stopped two New York cars and confiscated 1841 2 gallons of illegal whisky. Four Brooklyn residents, two men and two women, were arrested on transporting illegal whisky charges. Seizures included 97 gallons of moonshine in a 1954 model car and 875 gallons in a 1950 auto. Whisky believed to originate south of Chesterfield and bound for New York City. Arrested were Woodrow Davis Julius Marion Rose Jones and Arlene Hayden. Trial date set for Sept. 7.
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Chesterfield County
New York
Brooklyn
Iars
C. W. Smith
New York City
Woodrow Davis
Julius Marion
Rose Jones
Arlene Hayden
Britain Orders Out Egyptian Envoy Axiom Amid Nasser Spy Plot
London expels two Egyptian Embassy members in response to Nasser's charges of a British spy ring plotting a coup. Cairo claims seven Britons named by alleged ringleader Swinburn. Nasser fixes next Monday for a meeting with the Suez Committee headed by Menzies to discuss the international canal plan.
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Britain
Nasser
Cairo
James Swinburn
Swinburn
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Five Nation
Suez Committee
Robert G. Menzies
Banker Sentenced in Springfield E. Hodge Case
Banker Edward A. Hintz, a principal in the Ogxville E. Hodge scandal, was sentenced in Circuit Court to one to three years in prison for conspiracy. He changed his plea to guilty and received the sentence plus a total fine of 3000 dollars on two indictments from Circuit Judge L. E. Wilhite.
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Springfield
Ill
Edward A. Hintz
E. Hodge
Hintz
L. E. Wilhite
Barbers Plan Pledge to Curb Girlie Magazines in Shops
Lancaster barbers join a seven point pledge to curb juvenile delinquency by banning magazines with obscene or suggestive content and limiting conversations around youths. The Lancaster chapter represents about a quarter of local barbers and aims to keep shops free of material that warps or encourages vice.
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Lancaster
Master Barbers Assn
Police Guard Two States Over School Integration Tensions
Associated Press reports police and sheriffs in Mansfield Texas and Clinton Tennessee patrolled to curb potential violence amid school integration orders. In Mansfield 50 guards deter crowd trouble near Mansfield field elementary as a Negro effigy appeared, while in Clinton officers manned high school entrances to manage possible protests by opponents.
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Mansfield
Tex
Clinton
Clash at Clinton High School Sparks Violent Protest
Violence flared as racial tensions rose over integration at Clinton High School. Three men were seized by police after a melee in front of the school as tomatoes and apples were thrown at a Black woman. A crowd of about 100 marched to the nearby jail after the men were detained and shattered a window.
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Clinton, Tenn
Clinton High School
Clinton Rifts Persists as Kasper Plans White Council
A crowd of about 200 gathered near Clinton as John Kasper faced injunctions over anti integration actions. Officials sought a contempt citation in Knoxville with Judge Robert L. Taylor to decide on permanent injunctions for Kasper and five Clinton residents.
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John Kasper
Washington, D. C
Clinton
White Citizens Council
Knoxville
Kasper
U. S. Dist
Robert L. Taylor
Bold Prison Break Ends in Double Deaths at Kilby
At Kilby Prison near Montgomery Alabama a dump truck carrying 28 prisoners overturned after a pursuit by guards. Two inmates Noah O Hasty Jr 28 and James Williams 22 were killed and 13 injured one seriously. Convicts Roy Eugene Pruit 24 and Elbert H Rice 32 seized the truck and fled briefly before being captured.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Frank Lee
Lee
Noah O. Hasty, Jr
James Williams
Roy Eugene Pruit
Franklin County
Elbert H. Rice
Jefferson County
Airliner crashes in Aleutians killing nine
A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC 6B crashed near Unimak Island Alaska killing at least nine of the 22 aboard. Seven survivors found, six missing. Weather hampered search by two amphibian planes and two ships. Injured survivors to be moved to Elmendorf Air Force Base.
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Alaska
Canadian Pacific Airlines
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Cmdr
W. W. Clark
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Clark
Cold Bay
Adak
Canadian Pacific
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
White arrives in Moscow to study Soviet heart care
Dr. Paul Dudley White, famed Boston heart specialist and President Eisenhower’s physician, visits Moscow to observe Soviet research into heart disease and rehabilitation. He will spend about ten days meeting Soviet experts and writes for Associated Press. He is quartered near Red Square across from the Kremlin.
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Paul Dudley White
Boston
White
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
U. S
Timothy Herbert
Baltimore
Europe
Associated Press
Red Square
Kremlin
Polio epidemic predicted to end by 1957 with Salk vaccine
New York report from Basil O’Connor of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis states mass Salk vaccination could eradicate epidemic polio by year end 1957. He emphasizes booster doses seven months after the initial injections and calls for wide cooperation to achieve the goal.
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New York
National Foundation For
Basil O'Connor
Foundation
United States
O’connor
Stevenson Aims to Rebuild South for Democratic Ticket
Adlai E. Stevenson campaigns in Sioux City outlining aims to win back the Dixie states for Democrats. He assails Eisenhower farm and labor policies, cites Taft Hartley changes, and cites AFL CIO backing while Kefauver joins in urging a strong labor fund and vigorous national campaign.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Knoxville
Tenn
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Stevenson
National Labor Relations Board
Fisenhower
Kefauver
Afl-Cio
Midwest
States Rights Groups Draft Andrews for President
Washington reports Another States Rights organization For America endorses T Coleman Andrews of Richmond Virginia for president and former Republican Rep Thomas Werdel of Bakersfield California for vice president in a party slate draft.
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Washington
For America
T. Coleman Andrews
Richmond
Thomas Werdel
Bakersfield
Calif
Virginia Forecast Shows Fair Weather With Possible Showers
The Virginia forecast calls for fair conditions most of tonight and Friday with isolated afternoon or evening showers. Temperatures range from a low of 60-66 in the west and 68-72 in the east, with today’s high of 87 and low of 63. Winchester skies note sunrise at 5:41 am and sunset at 6:47 pm with a new moon on Sept. 4.
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Winchester
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