Federalized Arkansas Guard and Winchester parade shock city
President Eisenhower ordered federal troops into Little Rock amid a racial crisis, while Winchester plans the largest Community Chest Kickoff parade Monday with 40 units and multiple bands. A crackdown by police followed at Central High, with 11 arrests and ongoing clashes between white and Negro youths.
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George Washington Hotel
Robert E. Berry
Brown Lovett
Frederick County
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Capon Bridge High
Hampshire County
W. Va
W. H. Henderson
Stephens City
Scarlet Rebels
Handley Band
Rouss
Handley
Gaylen Strance
Bussey Crabin
Capon Bridge
Robert H. Singer
Buddy Cain
Jimmy Owens
H. P. Teets
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
London
Cork
Cameron
Piccadilly
Berry
Veterans’ Organization
Berry and Lovett
LaMar Keen
Community Chest Information Section
Wendell Barney
Mail Advertising Committee
Faubus
Little Rock
Sea Island
Central High School
C.lls
Louis Cone
Cone
Curtis Patrick
Clarence R. Sanders
Bunkie
Little Rock Air Force Base
Sanders
Patrick
Rosalee Hubbard
Faubus to Leave Conference and Return to Arkansas
Gov. Orval Faubus decided to leave the Southern governors conference in Sea Island and return to Arkansas. He said he would act as governor and noted Little Rock was quiet. he questioned federal action and favored using the National Guard if needed.
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Arkansas National Guard
Washington
Claude Carpenter
Orval Faubus
Associated Press
Nathan Gordon
Gov. Faubus
Conference
Arkansas
Sea Island
Faubus
Little Rock
Eisenhower
National Guard
Federal troops in Little Rock spark editorial clash
An Arkansas editorial denounces President Eisenhower for using federal troops to enforce school integration. It argues this marks federal domination, condemns mob violence, warns of political motives behind the move, and stresses the broader stakes for states’ rights and Negro progress.
President to Address Nation on Little Rock Crisis Tonight
President Eisenhower orders federalization of the Arkansas National Guard and Air National Guard to enforce school integration and plans a nationwide radio and television address around 9 p.m. EDT. He signs an executive order citing willful refusal to obey court orders as crowds gather at Central High School.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
Arkansas National Guard
Air National Guard
Little Rock
Washington
Eapseenuower Oraeregd
Secretary of
Wilson
Arkansas Guard
Cost of Living Rises Again in August
The Labor Department reports August CPI up two tenths of one percent marking the 12th straight monthly rise. CPI reaches 121.1 percent of 1947-49 average, 56 percent above a year ago, with food prices up four tenths and housing costs up two tenths. Automatic raises await about 157,000 workers tied to the index.
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Washington
Labor Department
Two Unions Indicted by AFL CIO Ethical Practices Panel
The AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee indicted the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union and United Textile Workers of America for misuse of funds and ethical breaches. The Teamsters faced a 30 day ultimatum to reform as the Executive Council met to decide further action. Hoffa looms as a key figure in the union corruption probe.
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New York
Afl-Cio
Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union
United Textile Workers of America
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio High Command
Labor Federation
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Labor Movement
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Tee
Hoffa
UTWA
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Ani
Little Rock Troubles Show Dalton Assignment Plan in Action
Richmond and Virginia campaign leaders tie Little Rock school troubles to Ted Dalton's pupil assignment plan. Almond says the situation in Arkansas illustrates the plan's operation. Dalton travels to Suffolk, Virginia, as heated debates center on preserving segregated schools with state board control.
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Ted Dalton
Almond
Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Ark
Dalton
Arkansas
Radford
Suffolk
Virginia
Soldier testifies Girard fired shell for joke in Japan trial
SOMAGAHARA, Japan A U.S. soldier testified that William Girard fired an empty cartridge case as a joke, killing a Japanese woman after they lured her within range. Victor Nickel said he helped prepare brass shells and that Girard motioned to the woman to approach before the shots.
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Somagahara
Japan
U.S
William 8S. Girard
Victor Nickel
Mamasan
daijJobu
Naka Sakai
Nickel
Yuzo Kawachi
Nixon faulted Faubus for Little Rock crisis
Vice President Nixon blamed Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus for the Little Rock integration situation. He said Faubus’ handling inspired extremists and voiced confidence the public backs the President’s law and order stance. Nixon also praised Florida Governor LeRoy Collins for urging an end to racial furor.
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Nixon
Little Rock
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Washington
Law and Order
South
Florida
Leroy Collins
Collins
Sea Island
Try On Broiled Halibut Steak at Howard Johnson
A feature on trying a broiled halibut steak at the Howard Johnson restaurant located in the George Washington Hotel. The item is presented as a dining option within the hotel’s hospitality section.
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Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Southern Border Governors Oppose Use of Federal Troops
Southern and border state governors united against using federal troops to enforce school integration in Arkansas and other Dixie areas. The meeting reacted to President Eisenhower’s pledge to use all means to uphold Federal Court orders, prompting fears of troop deployment to enforce desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock. Governor McKeldin urged compliance with the law. Governor Faubus defended state actions and warned against clashes.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
United States Congress
United States
Central High School
White House
James C. Hagerty
Central
Hagerty
Atty
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Supreme Court
Arkansas
Maine
Virginia
New Jersey
Georgia
North Dakota
Sea Island
Dixie
Grover Cleveland
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Eiisenhower Rooter
Ark
Woodrow Wilson Mann
McKeldi
Orval Faubus
Nasser Offers Arms to Tunisia Amid Regional Tensions
Cairo reports President Nasser offers arms to Tunisia and a Tunisian spokesman confirms acceptance. A mission will travel to Cairo to fix delivery terms, though weapons type remains unspecified. Tunisia denies any shift toward the Western bloc and anticipates a Czech arm accord alongside U.S. consideration.
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Tunisia
Alayer el Sahbani
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Habib Bourguiba
Algeria
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Arma
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Justice Department
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Clinton
America
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Herbert Brownell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Rhodes Drug Store
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Macedonia Church
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