Special Attorney Added in Murder Trial of Two Men
Sumner Mississippi dispatch reports the state appointed Robert B. Smith III a special assistant attorney general for the Emmett Till case. The two half brothers Roy Bryant and J Milam face murder charges with death as maximum penalty. Trial opens Sept 19 with the state pursuing murder indictments first.
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Sumner
Miss
Chicago
FBI
Robert B. Smith III
Ripley
Emmett Till
J. P. Coleman
Mississippi
Smith
Atty
Gerald Chatham
Roy Bryant
Money
J. Milam
Glandora
Bryant
Milam
Till
Wright
Heavy Rains Flood Indian Coast Drought Hit Orissa Rice Bow of India
A low pressure system dumped heavy rain on Orissa's 170 mile coastline. Three million people endure flood misery with seven dead confirmed and about 100 believed drowned. Food drops face Hindu refusal to touch army rations, prompting temple kitchen meals from Jagannath temple in Puri. Rescue boats and planes deliver aid to those stranded on trees and hilltops.
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Calcutta
Orissa
Puri
Orisea
Street Car and Bus Workers Strike In French City
Street car and bus workers struck in MANTES with Nantes union leaders calling a general strike Monday in protest of a shipyard lockout. The lockout, ordered by the employers association for alleged abnormal working, followed a month of strike activity and riots that left one man killed and many injured over a wage demand of 40 francs per hour and a 25 percent increase.
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Mantes
France
Nantes
Employers Association
Board declines to reconsider airline ruling
The Civil Aeronautics Board has declined to reconsider its July 12 order that authorizes Capital Airlines to operate non stop service between Norfolk Virginia and Atlanta. The same order denied rival applications of Delta Eastern and National. Petitions for reconsideration had been filed by Delta and Eastern.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Capital Airlines
Norfolk
Atlanta
Delta
Eastern
National
Finalists in Miss America pageant announced tonight
Six contestants including baton twirler Virginia Maf fucci of Watertown Massachusetts and a drama student from Miami Florida are expected to be among the ten finalists when final judging begins tonight.
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Miami, Fla
Virginia E. Maffucci
Watertown
Mass
Turkish designers study earthquake resistant tech in Istanbul
Turkish architects and engineers study earthquake resistant materials and designs hoping to profit from Japanese experience. Prof. Takahiro Hagiwara of Tokyo completed a two year UNESCO assignment in Turkey helping establish a seismological institute in Istanbul and three observation stations.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Takahiro Hagiwara
Tokyo
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Court Action Sought in Furore Over Pastor
Covington Virginia. The Covington Baptist Church dispute over Pastor Barney Freasier continues with 225 dissidents seeking his ouster and records production. Freasier supporters and dissidents clash as petitions request a declaratory judgment and the hearing is reset to Friday.
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Covington
Barney Freasier
Covington Baptist Church
Oustor
Freasier
Lexington Avenue
Richmond
Polio Strikes Seven Of Fourteen Walsh Children
In Durand Illinois the Walsh family of farmer Keren has seven of fourteen children diagnosed with polio. Rosellen 5 was the first case on Sept 2 and is hospitalized at St Anthony s in Rockford. David 17 is in Winnebago County Hospital, Rockford. The remaining five are treated at home: Francis 2 Susan 11 Joan and Julia 13 and Ann 15.
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Durand
Keren Walsh
Durand Farmer
Rosellen
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Rockford
David
Winnebago County Hospital
Francis
Susan
Joan
Julia
Ann
Czechs Blow Up Glass Factory Near Border
The Czechs blew up a glass factory near the Bavarian border after warning German residents. The action followed the razing of two Czech border villages and aimed to remove border hideouts used by refugees fleeing West, Bavarian police said.
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Furth
Germany
Grant Permission To Climb Peak
Nepal grants an international expedition led by Norman Dyrenfurth permission to attempt Lhotse in the Everest region. The team had planned Gyan Chung Koan first but faced denial due to access routes through part of Red China.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Lhotse
Norman Dyrenfurth
Gyan Chung Koan
Red China
American aid floods San Sebastiano after Italian flood
In San Sebastiano, Italy, relief services of the National Catholic Welfare Conference say ton loads of American food and clothing were distributed within 24 hours of a cloudburst. The relief report notes spaghetti oil butter milk and cocoa enough for 15 days and four deaths plus 35 homes destroyed and 120 damaged.
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Rome
San Sebastiano
National Catholic Welfare Conference
NCWC
Ambassador Cancels India Inspection Trip Over Labor Unrest
U S Ambassador John Sherman Cooper canceled a planned inspection of Ludlow Jute Co in Calcutta citing labor unrest. Workers had held the plant manager and staff for three days over payroll deductions for a state health insurance levy. Similar disputes affected Bird & Co and Andrew Yule jute mills as workers objected to the state health plan.
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Calcutta
India
U.S
John Sherman Cooper
Earl Wentzel
Ludlow Jute Co
Bird & Co
Andrew Yule & Co
All Mills
Nations Move To Investigate Border Tension
Four guarantor nations Brazil Argentina Chile and the United States agreed to send a commission to inspect tensions between Ecuador and Peru. Ecuador welcomed the move after alleging Peru massed 20000 to 30000 troops near the border.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Ecuador
Peru
Argentina
Chile
United States
Organization of American States
Washington
Quito
Penaherrera
Riots at Nebraska State Reformatory Prompt Armed Guard Response
In Lincoln Nebraska state guards reinforced the Nebraska State Reformatory after a riot injured an inmate named Luis Morales 28 of San Antonio Texas who was shot in the back during the outbreak. Fire swept two prison shops as guards from the reformatory and the state penitentiary moved rioters back to cells. Superintendent M L Wimberley and Lancaster County Attorney Elmer Scheele questioned 23 inmates as inquiries continued.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Reformatory
Reformatory
State Penitentiary
Iron Bar
Luis Maroles
San Antonio
Tex
M. L. Wimberley
Lancaster County
Elmer Scheele
Wimberley
Scheele
Morales
State Board of Control
Morris
Autopsy Ordered In Page County Man Death
An autopsy at a Charlottesville hospital was ordered to determine the cause of death of 64 year old Frank Gilliam Burton Sr. whose body was found upside down in a water filled barrel at his home in Page County. A farmer visiting to collect horses discovered the body. police did not speculate on how he came to be in the barrel.
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Shenandoah
Charlottesville
Page County
Frank Gilliam Burton Sr
Burton
Shenandoah Valley Inc Plans 1956 centennial program
Shenandoah Valley Inc board ties its December meeting to the Woodrow Wilson centennial year starting in 1956. A program outlining activities through December will be prepared for adoption. Commissions from state and federal governments will coordinate the commemorations of Wilson's birth in Staunton on December 28, 1956. The board authorized printing 150000 revised folders and endorsed National Apple Week observance October 20 to 29.
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Staunton
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Convicts Rescued Girl From Mud Hole May Get Early Release
Four prison convicts who pulled 6 year old Lynn Celeste Hooper to safety from a deep mud pit near Fairfax County Road Camp 30 may see sentence reductions. Corrections director Major Rice M Youell backed shortened terms saying all four were equally helpful in the rescue. Names listed are Charles K Stewart Millard Gibson James Lane and Preston King.
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Richmond
Corrections Division
Welfare and Institutions Board
Rice M. Youell
Lynn Celeste Hooper
Fairfax County
Prison Road
Charles K. Stewart
Millard Gibson
James Lane
Preston King
Man AWOL Twenty Years Will Get Discharge
Leroy Van Camp, 43, a mechanic from Blue Springs Missouri, was sent home to await a discharge after leaving his Army unit without leave in 1935. Investigations showed he quit at Ft Douglas Utah. Officials cited peace time desertion statutes as expired and planned a discharge under conditions other than honorable.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Leroy van Camp
Blue Springs
van Camp
Kansas City
Ft. Douglas
Utah
Henry Robertus Jr
Tito to Visit France After UN and Big Four Meetings
French officials say President Tito of Yugoslavia will make an official visit to France soon but no date is fixed. With UN and Big Four meetings keeping Premier Edgar Faure and Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay busy through November, Tito’s trip is unlikely before then.
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Paris
Tito
Yugoslavia
France
United Nations
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Courts move to hold ILA officials in contempt and sue union
Courts pursue contempt charges against ILA officials and seek 10 million dollars in damages from the union. The ILA had signed a nostrike pact with shipping firms in January. A temporary injunction restraining New Jersey union locals was issued in Jersey City by the shipping association, with a show cause returnable next Thursday. Justice Hecht deferred action to Monday and urged union lawyers to win back striking workers by then.
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ILA
New Jersey Union
Jersey City
The
Shipping Association
Justice Hecht
State Leaders Favor Early Announcement for Campaign Kickoff
Several state leaders say an early announcement would greatly aid campaign planning. They note several attractive prospects for state and congressional offices are declining to commit to run.
President’s reelection decision delays race participation
Reporters note candidates and party operatives linger in uncertainty as they await the President’s decision on reentry to the race. The ongoing doubt shapes scheduling and campaign strategy across several weeks.
Braddock Street Kindergarten Opens for Fall Term
The Daily Kindergarten of the Braddock Street Methodist Church will open its fall term on Monday with sessions Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. The program will be directed by Mrs Landon Boyer and Mrs Woodrow Harper.
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Braddock Street Methodist Church
Landon Boyer
Woodrow Harper
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