United Nations Plans On-The-Spot Laos Inquiry
The U N fact finding group drafts plans for an urgent on the spot probe into Laos. Four nation subcommittee meets in New York to set an early departure and report findings to back possible actions. Participants include Italy Argentina Japan and Tunisia with a U S Britain and France backing the move. The Soviet Union opposed the resolution cleared 10 to 1 in an emergency session.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Laos
Security Council
Council
Egidio Ortona
Italy
Argentina
Japan
Tunisia
United States
Britain
France
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Soviet Union
Koto Matsudaira
Ike Will Report On European Tour
President Eisenhower will address the nation from the White House Thursday night about his talks with Western European allies. The 15 minute radio television report will cover his trip to West Germany Britain and France and related developments.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Europe
White
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
West Germany
Britain
France
Everett M. Dirksen
Bonn
London
Paris
America
Flag used for ceremony loaned by Legion post
The 49 star flag used at the Post Office flag raising Saturday was not given to the Post Office but loaned by Conrad Hoover Post 21, American Legion for the occasion. The flag flew over the Capitol on July 4 as the 49 star flag became official.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion
U.S. Capitol
First Florida Public School Is Integrated
Miami's Orchard Villa Elementary welcomed Negro and white students together marking Florida's first public school integration with no incidents. Four Negro pupils and seven white children entered at 8:30 a.m. amid two segregation supporters nearby.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Orchard Villa
Florida
Little Rock
J. B. Stoner
Atlanta, Ga
The
Christian Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Fred Hackett
Road Deaths Near Record For Holiday
Traffic accidents during Labor Day weekend produced a near record toll with more than 430 deaths by Monday. The all time Labor Day record is 461 deaths in 1951, with total holiday fatalities reaching 658 including drownings and other incidents.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Communists Massing Around Sam Neua in Laos Probe
Communist troops are massing in three areas around Sam Neua, Laos, in what may be staging for a three pronged attack on the mountain-ringed stronghold. Red detachments were reported north, northwest and southeast of Sam Neua as the Royal Laotian Army received its first air delivered shipment of rifle ammunition and grenades under increased American aid.
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Vientiane
Laos
Sam Neua
Royal Laotian
Quiet Labor Day in Winchester With No Fatal Crashes
Winchester area enjoyed a calm Labor Day weekend with no traffic fatalities or injuries from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. Five crashes caused only property damage, mainly Friday night and Saturday, as police logged 15 arrests. Parks and pools drew crowds, Willow Lawn marked a 13th season end with 700 to 800 weekend visitors. Parking-lot thefts included wheels and hubcaps from multiple cars, under investigation by police.
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Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Winchester Recreation Dept
Jim Barnett
Willow Lawn
James A. Sprint, Jr
Winchester Police Dept
Berryville Ave
Handley Ave
N. Washington St
Fairmont Ave
Winchester Volunteers Rescue Squad
Night bombings inject new fears into Little Rock integration
Three blasts damaged the mayor’s office, school board building, and Fire Chief Nalley’s home in Little Rock. Police evacuated public officials and crowded streets near four high schools as federal and local authorities, including the FBI, investigated. Two integrated Bell School students had been among the earlier tensions.
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Little Rock
Ark
Gann Nalley
School Board
Nalley
Central High School
Gene Smith
Smith
FBI
Arkansas River
Werner C. Knoop
Hope for adjournment next weekend voiced in Senate talks
Washington AP Republican leaders told President Eisenhower there is still hope Congress will wind up next weekend. Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson said speed-ups are possible but there is no magic Saturday. Senator Wayne Morse blocked some moves, while GOP leaders express cautious optimism about civil rights action and extending the Civil Rights Commission. Johnson uses recesses to push meetings without Morse objection.
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Nikita Khrushchy
Congress
Eisenhower
GOP
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Washington
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Johnson
Morse
Faubus Deplores Bombings Over School Integration
Little Rock Arkansas AP report says Governor Faubus denounced three bombings tied to school integration as public indignation rose. A $100,000 reward fund was proposed for the capture of those who threw the bombs Monday night.
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Little Rock, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Norfolk Schools Begin Second Year of Integration
Norfolk public schools reopen with 22 Black students among over 10,000 white pupils. This marks the second year of racial integration. Seventeen Black students attended the six formerly all white secondary schools last year. this year five more were admitted.
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Norfolk
Sevearteen
Charlottesville Schools Integrate Without Incident
Ten of twelve Negroes slated for admission to two white schools entered today with minor taunts from white students. Eight younger Negroes walked to Venable Elementary with parents. Lane High welcomed two Negro brothers, John Martin and Donald, while a third, French Jackson, was expected.
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Charlottesville
Venable Elementary School
Lane High School
John Martin
Donald
French Jackson
Integration Opens Peacefully at Warren County High School
Warren County High School enrolled 284 white students and 21 Negroes as integration began without disorder. Federal judge ordered 18 Negroes to attend. newsmen counted 21 entering with two buses delivering children at 8:35 and 9:01 a.m. Police monitored the scene while students settled into classes amid cautious comments from a white student.
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Warren County High School
John Paul
Q. D. Gasquée
Warren County
Paul
Warren
Shelby Costello
Warren County Educational Foundation
Emmett L. Merchant
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