Amendment 14 Enters Debate on Segregation
The Supreme Court resumes hearings on whether states may constitutionally maintain separate white and Negro schools. NAACP argues it violates the 14th Amendment while Kansas and South Carolina defend their laws, citing equal protection and classification limits.
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Karl R. Bauman
Washington
South
Supreme Court
Kansas
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
High Court
Avis
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Robert L. Carter
Paul E. Wilson
Wilson
Kansas City
Fred Astaire Sings Against His Wishes
Hollywood profile notes Fred Astaire dislikes his singing yet leads a major nine song voice album for film use. He explains the project arose from Norman Grant and Jazz at the Philharmonic, with plans to release standard albums later and a busy future including White Christmas and new travel plans to Europe.
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Hollywood
Fred Astaire
Phonograph
Astaire
Irving Berlin
Bing Crosby
New Orleans
Europe
Paris
Film Maker Signs Christina Jorgenson
Hollywood producer Al Rosen says Christina Jorgenson, a former man who underwent sex conversion in Copenhagen, has signed to star in a new version of Mary Had a Little and will make stage appearances with the picture. He notes she previously tried to crash Hollywood three years ago and expects her to arrive next month while she remains under medical care in Copenhagen.
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Hollywood
al Rosen
Christina Jorgenson
Copenhagen
Rosen
Mary
Miss Jorgenson
Men Need Girdles, Woman Doctor Says
LOS ANGELES Dr Burgess Gordon president of the Women's Medical College Philadelphia says men will wear girdles and benefit in politics industry and medicine. He asserts girdles lift the abdomen support breathing and improve oxygen delivery aiding success for men.
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Los Angeles
Charleston
Burgess Gordon
Women's Medical College
Philadelphia
Gordon
Right Accent to Be Officer, Briton Says
Labor MP George Wigg charges in the Commons that British Army officers are selected for accents more than competence. He cites an Army statement showing 80 percent of commissions go to men south of the Birmingham line. War Minister Antony Head confirms the regional pattern and offers no explanation. The report ends with a note on ocean depths.
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London
House of Commons
George Wigg
Midlands
Birmingham
Wigg
Dudley
Cranberry Cocktail Recipe Notes for Holiday Drink
A holiday drink recipe describes a cran berry cocktail made by mixing two cups of cranberries one half cup of sugar two cups of water and one eighth teaspoon salt then blending in a liquidifier.
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