White Boycott of New Orleans’ School Is Total
The New Orleans School Board asked a federal judge to suspend his order on school integration while seeking solutions to differences. White boycotts left only three Negro first graders in class. marshals protected Negro students at Mc Donagh No. 19 and Frantz School. Demonstrations by white youths sparked arrests and violence across the city amid ongoing tension over race mixing in schools.
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New Orleans
McDonagh No
U.S
William Frantz
Frantz
St. Charles Avenue
White House says no plan to send troops to New Orleans
The White House stated it has no knowledge of any plan to send soldiers to New Orleans to quell desegregation protests. Press secretary James Hagerty dismissed rumors and said the President is in close contact with the situation.
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Augusta
White House
New Orleans
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Gown Crier Notes Hopeful School Spirit Amid Trials
A Winchester teacher who had been ill crawled from bed to return to her duties and assign weekend homework. A lost dog with rabies tag 35369 and inscription Corn Slates 1960 seeks its owner. The Suez Canal opened in 1869 and Congress first met in Washington on November 17, 1800. Forecast calls for a mild day with possible afternoon clouds and evening rain.
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Winchester
Suez Canal
Congress
Washington
General Hunting Season Opens Monday Across Several Counties
The general hunting season starts Monday for deer bear rabbits quail grouse and wild turkeys with dates and bag limits set across multiple Virginia counties. Deer run Nov 18–26 with bucks and does allowed first three days then bucks only. bear Nov 21–Jan 5 with one bear per season over 75 pounds. wild turkey Nov 21–Jan 14 but closed in Clarke Loudoun Warren Rappahannock and parts of Rockingham Shenandoah. pheasant (outside licensed preserves) prohibited. small game rabbits quail and grouse dates run Nov 21–Jan 14 with specified daily and seasonal bag limits. squirrels Nov 21–Jan 14 with six per day and 75 per season. Hunters must detach the license tab at kill and exchange for a game tag at an official checking station.
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Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
Page
North Virginia
Augusta
Bath
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Alleghany
Botetourt
Craig
Giles
New River
Grayson
Highland, Lee
Roanoke
Russell Scott
Washington, Wise
Wythe
Blue Ridge
Loudoun
Rappahannock
Virginia
Frederick, Clarke
Nor
Kennedy and Johnson Deer Hunt in Texas
President elect John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson visited Johnson's ranch near the Pedernales River at dawn to begin plans for the new administration. They traveled with Secret Service aides and held talks with Sam Rayburn, while socializing with Texas leaders before Kennedy returns to Palm Beach.
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Johnson City
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Kennedy
Palm Bach
Fla
LBJ
Pedernales
Texas
Price Daniel
Palm Beach
Man Confesses Slaying Three Chicago Women
Ottawa Illinois AP reports Chester Otis Weger a 21 year old dishwasher confessed to killing three Chicago business executives wives in Starved Rock State Park after a bungled purse snatching. Weger led investigators re enacting the killings and described the March incident in the canyon.
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Ottawa
Ill
Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Ray Butsey
Chester Otis Weger
Park Lodge
Lillian Oetting
Mildred Lindquist
Frances Murphy
Riverside
Mobutu Stages Military Parade in Leopoldville
Col Joseph Mobutu led a grand parade in central Leopoldville with 2000 soldiers from regional garrisons. over 30 000 civilians watched as UN and Western diplomats stood with Mobutu while Lumumba backers and local officials stayed away.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Albert
Leopoldville
Thysville
United Nations
Mobutu
Search Called Off After Plane Missing In Stafford
STAFFORD AP A search was abandoned today for a plane reported down last night in the White Oak section of Stafford County. State Police said search was called off because no planes were reported missing anywhere in the area. Helicopters from the Marine Base at Quantico scouted the area for hours before ending the effort.
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Stafford
White Oak
Marine
Quantico
Nixon Gains California Electors as Kennedy Maintains Lead
In the post election canvas Nixon wins California's 32 electoral votes and gains in Florida Indiana and North Carolina while Kennedy holds a national popular vote lead of about 197 thousand with 1,549 precincts uncounted. Kennedy 33 871 479 Nixon 33 674 382.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
California
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy
Florida
North Carolina
Indiana
Mississippi
Doctor's Report On Churchill Is Encouraging
London reports say Sir Winston Churchill shows encouraging signs after breaking a bone in his back. Orthopedic surgeon Prof. Herbert J. Seddon notes a good night and rest in bed while cautioning he may be bedridden for days or weeks due to age. Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan sent well wishes.
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London
Winston Churchill
Herbert J. Seddon
Churchill
Seddon
Winston
Veao
Sir Winston
Queen Elizabeth II
Harold Macmillan
Clementine
H.J. Seddon
First Lady’s Secretary Is School Friend
Mrs. John F. Kennedy selects Letitia Baldrige as White House social secretary. Baldrige, a Washington resident in her early 30s, was a Vassar classmate of Mrs. Kennedy and later served in diplomatic circles in Paris and Rome.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
White House
Letitia
Tish) Baldrige
Baldrige
Vassar
Kennedy
Sorbonne
Paris
H. Malcolm Baldrige
Clare Boothe Luce
Rome
David Bruce
Hats Buzzella’s Shop Rent Notice at Valley Avenue
Classified notice offers a three bedroom house at 1727 Valley Ave for rent at 75 dollars per month. The listing indicates potential assignment to Germany and provides the contact number MO 2-1224 for calls between 7 and 9 p.m.
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Buzzella’s
Valley Ave
Germany
Clark Gable Dies Of Heart Ailment
Hollywood icon Clark Gable died at 11 p.m. after a heart attack at his Encino ranch and hospital stay since Nov. 6. The 59 year old actor passed peacefully at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital with his wife Kay by his side as he faced the imminent birth of their child in March and wrapped up filming for The Misfits.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Endo Ranch
Kay
Maren
Gable
Encino
Marilyn Monroe
Civil Rights Drive Aims for Early Senate Action
Senator Case says a bipartisan Senate group will begin maneuvers on the first day of the new Congress to pass civil rights laws. He and allied Republicans plan to work with Northern Democrats to form strategy and challenge a 1958 Senate rule restricting debate on civil rights bills. He expects President-elect Kennedy to back the push.
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Washington
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Senate
Congress
Case
John F. Kennedy
Il Press
Eisenhower Curbs on U S Spending Abroad
President Eisenhower orders a seven point drive to cut overseas U S spending by repatriating 284000 dependents from foreign postings. The plan targets a 15 000 monthly reduction, preserves total spending, and shifts to buy American goods as the dollar balance and gold reserves are safeguarded. Departments must propose new foreign cost cut plans by December 15.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Defense Department
U. S
International Cooperation Administration
Pentagon
Augusta
Hisenhower
United States
U.S
State Department
Eisenhower Orders Navy Help for Guatemala and Nicaragua
President Eisenhower ordered U S Navy warships and air units to assist Guatemala and Nicaragua against possible Communist directed attacks. The ships, including an aircraft carrier, are on the high seas to fulfill the mission.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
U.S. Navy
Guatemala
Nicaragua
White House
High Seas
Eastern Air Lines Jet Halts Takeoff After Bird Strike
An Eastern Air Lines DC8 at Logan International Airport aborted takeoff after colliding with a flock of starlings. The jet carrying 99 passengers and eight crew had rolled 400 feet when engines were cut. Feathers were found in at least three engines and on the wings. A nearby TWA landing was also struck by birds.
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Boston
Eastern Air Lines
Logan International Airport
Philadelphia
Miami
M. F. Junger
Electra
Boston Harbor
Civil Aeronautics Board
TWA
Census Shows 1003 Farms In Frederick County
The 1959 Census of Agriculture in Frederick County counts 1 003 farms with 178 770 acres total. Average farm size 175.2 acres and average farm value 25 879 dollars. Fifty three point eight years is the average operator age. 237 people age 65 or older are noted.
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Frederick County
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
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