Unperturbed Kay Smith Sees No Race Equality in Albany
Kay Smith, 18, a white high school graduate in Albany, says integration protests are publicity stunts and believes segregation should continue. She criticizes mass marches, urges Harlem cleanup, and defends the rights of whites while acknowledging some youths are being used in demonstrations. She fears clashes and cites city parade permits as a concern.
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Albany
Kay Smith
Kay
Harlem
One in 50 000 Still a Dweller On Wall Street
Washington notes that Wall Street hosts 50 000 workers daily yet only one private home remains at night a five story wooden residence. The piece recalls Wall Street origin from a Dutch mud wall and its evolution through the Stock Exchange and famous events.
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Wall Street
Washington
United States
Peter Stuyvesant
National Geographic Society
New Amsterdam
Manhattan Island
East River
Trinity Church
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Europe
Wall Street Hospital
Police Commissioner Doubles in Brass As One of U.S. Top Portrait Sculptors
Pleasantville New York police commissioner Ralph J Menconi is also a leading portrait sculptor with commissions from the AFL CIO labor leaders and the Pittsburgh Bicentennial He designs three medal series the US presidents state commemoratives and signers of the Declaration of Independence each about 14 inches diameter and cast in bronze silver and platinum He plans about 140 medals and notes the first Kennedy piece circulated after his inauguration as a souvenir for Paris talks and Vienna meetings.
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U.S
Pleasantville
N.Y
UPI
Ralph J. Menconi
New York City
Menconi
Yale
Samuel Gompers
William Green
Philip Murray
AFL Cio
Pittsburgh
New York
United States
Historical Societies
Seven Roman Tombs Unearthed Near Bolzano
Archeological teams in Bolzano Italy uncover seven ancient Roman tombs dating to the 1st century A.D. officials say the tombs are in fairly good condition and provide new insights into early imperial burial practices.
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Bolzano
Italy
Newark House Paints Flag Colors Amid Neighborhood Debate
Alfredo Pereira defends his red, white and blue house scheme saying the colors fill his heart with the flag’s beauty. Neighbors debate the patriotic motif with Duffy Stanislaw calling it a disgrace and a local butcher offering a mixed view. Pereira, a 1940 naturalized citizen, notes his pride in the national colors.
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Newark
N.J
Alfredo Pereira
Duffy Stanislaw
Pereira
United States
Teenage Albany Girl Backs Freedom Marches
Gloria Ward a 16 year old Albany high school senior has been jailed four times for marching against segregation. She says she will keep protesting until freedom comes and recounts nights in crowded cells and ongoing park lunch counter discrimination as she eyes college and a career as a speech therapist.
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Albany, Ga
Gloria Ward
Albany
Gloria
William Ward Sr
Mother
Second 18th century cannon found offshore near Hampton Beach
A second cannon, about eight feet long and weighing 1,800 pounds, was located 500 feet off Hampton Beach near the Coast Guard station. Salvage efforts continue as divers prepare to raise it, with portions of the wreck and cannon to be sent to naval museums for study.
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Hampton Beach Coast
Arch bishop Markarios to visit Greece and Turkey
Cyprus president and archbishop Markarios will undertake formal visits to Greece in September and to Turkey in November, according to AP dispatch from Nicosia.
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Nicosia. Cyprus
Markarios
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Fiery Death of Old Goldenrod Nostalgic Showboat Footnote
Washington mourns the fiery loss of the Goldenrod, a relic of the brassy showboat era. The Majestic sat idle in St Louis since 1937 after leaving the Ohio River for Indiana University. The Chapman family founded US showboats, turning river drama into a staple with Shakespeare on the frontier and melodrama as entertainment.
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Goldenrod
Washington
St. Louis
Majestic
Ohio River
Indiana University
National Geographic Society
Hollywood
Chapmans
Noah Ludlow
Mississippi
London
William Chapman
United States
Mrs. Siddons
Covent Garden
Pittsburgh
Chapman
Ohio
New Orleans
Wabash
Tennessee
Yazoo
Billy Bryant
the Ohio
Ophelia
Harry the Bug
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Hampton Beach, N.H
Adm. E. M. Eller
Naval History Division
Naval and Maritime Museum of
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R.I
Truxant - Decatur Museum
Naval Museum
Cyprian
Bennington Bookshop, Inc
Main Street
Dial
Bennington, Vt
Mid-West
James Adams
Edna Ferber
Albemarle
Chesapeake
Hippodrome
Mississippi Sound
Mobile Bay
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