The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-22
NotionoI News Summary
Check Conduct OF
.NAACP Lawyers
Committee Asks

The BOatwright committee has
asked the Virginia Bar Association
to investigate the activities of law
yers representing Negro plaintiffs
IN three school desegregation suits
In report filed with Gov. Almond
this committee Of the Virginia Gen
eral Assembly said the bar should
determine whether counsel for Ne
gro children in Prince Edward
Warren, and Floyd counties are
guilty of unprofessional conduct. 1t
said testimony has shown that the
lawsuits were paid for by the
NAACP and that some Ct the plains
tiffs never wanted to become in!
volved in litigation
Richmond police mobnlzed Satur-
day to fight a growing wave Of
robberleS, a S III us, and purse
snatchings IN the city Police Chief
Carton ordered riot guns I2-gauge
shotguns loaded with buckshotl is
sued to about Is police cars and
called in off-duty officers to aug
ment regular patrols. In nearby
Henrlco county police held 90
year-old Negro for robbing So
year-old storekeeper and beating
him to death. Authorities said they
were looking for a second man in
connection with the Staying Shortly
after the crime ! breakdown was
called. t h I storekeeper was
robbed at gun point, but was not
harmed. Police reported "all quiet
Sunday
President Eisenhower repeatedly
urged French President de Garlle
to give ground IN his opposition to
migrating Frances military forces
with those Of the other Western al
hes. The two met privately follow
ing the opening session OF the Yves
tern summit meeting in Paris Sat
nrday which brought together the
President, de Gaulle. British Prime
Minister Macmillan, and West Ger
many'S Chancellor Adenauer. They
were TO spend three DAYS trying to
hammer out urified front TO pre-
sent at summit meeting with
Russia.
NATO foreign and defense minis
ters were told Russia's military
strength Is growing at an enormous
rate during their meeting in Paris
last week. Authoritative sources
say secret intelligence information
demonstrating this was presented TO
representatives OF the Is nation
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
by U. S. Adm. Walter r. Boone.
An Atlas ICBM was fired sue
cessfully from Cape Canaveral Fri
day night. 1t Travelled 6.325 miles
down range on a test flight to hit an
imaginary target off Ascension Is
land in the South Atlantic.
An American FLYER. accused Of
carrying out bombing attacks for
North Celebes rebels in May 1858,
will go on trial Dec. % in Jakarta
lndoneSian authorities announced
Saturday. They said Allan Law
renee Pope. who has been detained
since his B29 was shot down 10
months ago, will be defended by a
local lawyer He is accused of caus-
ing the deaths Of several civilians
and loss Of property.
The Shah Of Iran, Mohamned
ReZa Pahlevi, 40, was set to marry
q colninoner Monday. Il is the third
marriage for the Shah who divorced
two former wives because they did
not bear him son The constitution
requires that there be q male heir
to the throne. The new bride is
F'arah Dlba. 81. until recently ar
art student in Paris.
A firing squad executed two form
/ er soldiers of ex-dictator Batista il
Cuba Saturday. These we're thu
first executions since June ane
brought TO $50 the unofficial nun
Der of persons who have died be
fore firing squads since Fidel Cas-
tro took over the Cuban govern
ment Jan, Saturdays execution
were conducted with dignity" a
one military official claimed. Il
contrast with earlier executions
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