White Students Boycott New Orleans Schools Amid Integration Tensions
In New Orleans nearly all white students from two public schools boycotted, sending three Negro girls to McDonogh No. 19. Buses carried 104 Frantz students to nearby St. Bernard Parish as courts weigh suspending the integration order. No incidents were reported.
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New Orleans
McDonagh No. 19
Armand Davie
William Frantz School
St. Barnard Parish
St. Bernard Parish
Divio
Frantz
Mch
Dist
J. Skelly Wright
Richard T. Rives
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
J. Herbert Christenberg
Wright
J. Thomas Jewell
James F. Redmond
McDonogh No. 19
Christmas Card Streak Continues as Byrd Flight Dates Noted
On this date in 1793 the first post office in New York opened and 31 years ago tomorrow Adm Richard E Byrd flew over the South Pole. The weatherman predicts scattered showers tonight with a low of 48 to 55 and cooler weather tomorrow after partial clearing. Mrs Jim Iden of Richmond, daughter in law of Dr C H Iden of Berryville, won about 1400 in prizes on The Price Is Right this morning.
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New York
Adm
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Jim Iden
Richmond
C. H. Iden
Berryville
U.S. Goals Call for Billions More Spending
Eisenhower era goals commission urges billions in new spending for education foreign aid research and cities while aiming to end segregation by 1970 and keep strong military alliances though nuclear disarmament remains a long term aim. The report sent to Kennedy outlines tax revision and broader national program for the 1960s.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Commission On National Goals
America
White House
John F. Kennedy
Commission
United Nations
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Henry M. Wriston
Wriston
Brown University
The
American Assembly
Frank Pace Jr
Cheman
General Dynamics Corp
Army
United States
Severe storm traverses Great Plains with tornados and snow
A major autumn storm moved from the Rocky Mountains into Kansas triggering tornadic winds and heavy snow. Concordia suffered damage from a tornado while four farms near Wichita faced destruction as icy conditions closed roads and injured residents. Snow depths reached four inches with blizzardlike visibility in places and record 71 degree highs in Kansas City and St. Louis.
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Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Gulf of Mexico
Mercury
Colorado
Nebraska
Concordia
Weather Bureau
Wichita
Wallace R. Walters
Hutchinson
New Mexico
Clara P. Yowell
Hobbs
N.M
Akron
Colo
Chadron
Neb
Scottsbluff
Wyoming
North Dakota
Kansas City
St. Louis
Yale Basket Registration Begins Dec 4
The Social Service Council announced Christmas basket registrations start December 4 and run through December 14. The Salvation Army will again act as clearing house with Red Cross aides at 303 S. Loudoun St. daily 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to assist applications. Churches and groups are urged to share information to avoid duplication.
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Social Service Council
Salvation Army
Red Cross
S. Loudoun St
Thanksgiving weekend accident toll falls from prior years
The four day Thanksgiving period totaled 597 deaths with 436 traffic, 52 fires and 109 other accidents. AP counted 433 traffic deaths in a comparable 102 hour period. NSC offered no pre holiday forecast but estimated up to 460 highway deaths.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
NSC
Apalachin Convictions Reversed by Court of Appeals
New York The Court of Appeals today reversed conspiracy convictions of 20 men who attended the Apalachin underworld convention on November 14, 1957. The conspira cy count was dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence. The opinion was written by Judge J Edward Lyنان and concurred by Judges Clark and Friendly.
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NEW York
USS. Court of Appeals
N.Y
J. Edward Lyresar
Charles Clark
Henry J. Friendly
Asian African group calls for end to colonialism at UN
The 46 nation Asian African group proposals immediate steps to transfer power from former rulers while the Soviet plan seeks a rapid end to colonial rule and removal of foreign bases. The clash shapes a General Assembly debate as Khrushchev pushes for a broader dismantling of colonial ties including leased bases.
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N. Y
Khrushev
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Asia
Africa
Khrushchev
U. N
United States
Britain
Puerto Rico
Okinawa
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
U. S
Former Mental Patient Quizzed In Bombings
Walter Long, 29, a fugitive from a mental hospital, questioned in New York bombings, admitted stealing explosives and being near blasts but denied setting them off. He was sent to Belle Vue Hospital for observation after arrest in Port Richmond Staten Island. Police say over 600 officers worked the case. one person died and 59 injured in five blasts.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Walter Long
Long
Manhattan State Hospital
Port Richmond
Staten Island
Deer Season Ends With 958 Total Kills Across Area
Big game hunters closed the season with 42 bucks and six turkeys on Saturday, raising area totals to 958 with 458 bucks and 385 does. County and town tallies include Clarke 68 bucks 47 does and one turkey, Warren 592, Shenandoah 2,267, and Frederick 1,046 last year.
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Frederick
Clarke
Warren County
Shenandoah
Kennedy Family Doing Splendidly After Weekend
Washington AP reports the Kennedy clan including president elect Joseph P Kennedy, his wife Jacqueline, and newborn John F Kennedy Jr are doing splendidly after a busy weekend. The infant, born by cesarean, weighs 6 pounds 3 ounces and measures 22 inches long and is in an incubator with no signs of fever or respiratory illness. John Jr. faces early caretaking duties with Caroline, while Kennedy assists with hospital visits and newborn care as preparations for the January 20 transfer intensify.
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Washington
John F
Georgetown University Hospital
Caroline
Kennedy Doctors
Edward B. Broocks
Devel
Broocks
John Jr
Clarke Boys Help State Wins National Livestock Contest
Clarke County 4 H team members John Gano and Danny McIntire of White Post helped Virginia place first at the International Livestock Judging Contest in Chicago. The State team scored 616 points, with Lyle Updike finishing second nationally. Bonds and medals were awarded to top finishers and the team earned recognition as the best cattle judging squad in the United States.
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Berryville
Virginia
Chicago
John Gano
Danny McIntire
White Post
Lyle Updike
Washington
Katherine D. Gano
Armour and Company
Danny McIintire
Richard Coleman
Amelia
United States
Clarke County
John Gerken
Arden Huff
VPI Animal Husbandman
Timonium
Gerken
Huff
Cabinet Is Called to Deal With Unrest
Rioting erupts in Caracas as three die and 100 are wounded in three days of violence. Police clash with demonstrators along Avenida Sucre in Catia, while National Guardsmen patrol and tanks block approaches to the presidential palace. Students demand policy shifts toward Cuba amid unrest and anti US sentiment.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Avenida Sucre
Catia
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Plaza Carabobo
Romulo Betancourt
Avenida Urdaneta
el Paraiso
Betancourt
United States
Amos 'n Andy Radio Series Ends After 32 Years
Hollywood AP reports the Amos n Andy radio series ends after 32 years. The final performance was last Saturday. Charles Correll says radio fading to disc jockeys and newscasts left no room for the show as he and Freeman Gosden plan a new TV format.
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Hollywood
Amos ‘N Andy
Charles
Amos) Correll
Freeman
Andy) Gosden
Andy
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