Segregation in Mississippi Schools Now Before Federal Court
A federal court in Jackson opened hearings on suits to desegregate Mississippi public schools including Jackson Biloxi and Leake County. Witness Kirby P Walker testified that mixed classrooms could endanger children and that tests show whites have higher aptitudes. Negro plaintiffs seek permanent injunction and desegregation plans by July 15. Other items note Milwaukee boycott, New York desegregation anniversary actions, Nashville protests, Hattiesburg courthouse vigil arrests, and Cambridge letters urging federal protection for Mississippi civil rights workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby P. Walker
Jackson City
Mississippi
Walker
Jackson
Biloxi
Leake County
Miss
Milwaukee
Wis
New York State
U.S. Supreme Court
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Hattiesburg
Forrest County
Cambridge
Mass
Johnson
You Your Child and School Good Science Teachers Develop Pupils
David Nydice explains that science is more than lab work. Teachers and parents can foster curiosity by embracing scientific thinking, problem solving, and an inquiry based approach using simple at home or school activities.
Methodists To Meet For Conference In Albany
The 132nd Troy Annual Methodist Conference opens at 3 p.m. May 20 at Trinity Methodist Church Albany with ministers and lay delegates from Albany Bennington Troy Glens Falls and Burlington Districts attending a five day session. Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke presides and ordains dea cons and elders May 24. Dr D Elton Trueblood Earlham College will lecture May 21 22 and 23 on spiritual topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Trinity Methodist Church
Albany
N.Y
Bennington - Troy
Glens Falls
Burelington
Lloyd C. Wicke
D. Elton Trueblood
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Church of Tomorrow
Wicke
Walter J. Whitney
Gloversville
Board of Education
Glenn H. Frank
New York State Methodist
Trinity Acapella
Rural Fellowship
Calvary Methodist Church
Board of Missions
Trinity Church
J. Cassius Miller
Chestertown
Holy Land
Urban Work Committee
Calvary Church
Grover C. Bagby
Los Angeles
Calif
General Board of
Christian Social Concerns
Pine Grove Methodist Church
Third Reformed Church
Margaret F. Donaldeson
New York Area
George D. Kelsey
Drew University
First Methodist Church
Delmar
Robert B. Thomas
John G. Rhinesmith
James A. Boyd Jr
Schenectady
G. Roy Bragg
St. Johnsbury
Laos Crisis Reopens Debate on Neutrality Myth
From Vientiane Laotian dispatches report Kong Le and his neutralist forces routed by Pathet Lao and Viet Minh with 7 000 fighters armed by American weapons seeking Meo sanctuary. The events echo the 1962 crisis when Nam Tha and Mekong scenes pressured Royalists and U S advisers amid broader Indochina instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Robert McNamara
Saigon
Vientiane
Laos
Kong le
Plain of Jars
Pathet Lao
Viet Minh
Nam Tha
Mekiong
Thailand
Tran Ninh
Indochina
Mekong
Paksane
WSCS Installs New Officers at Shaftsbury Church
A candlelight service at Shaftsbury Methodist Church marks the installation of new WSCS officers including President elect to be installed later. Officers named include Ardella Morin Secretary Eleanor Lawrence and Stella Hawkins Treasurer. Past president Mildred Millington led the meeting and a committee proposed renovation plans for the annex. The group voted to pay Summer School of Missions registration for delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Stockwell
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Shaftsbury Methodist Church
Lucy Mattis
Ardella Morin
Eleanor Lawrence
Stella Hawkins
Christian Social Relations
Emma Hoyt
Louise McDonald
Laura Montgomery
Lucy Mattison
Virginia Dooley
Mildred Millington
Alice Bronson
Summer School of Missions
Green Mountain
British Teeners Clash Again On Holiday
British press condemns teen gangs during a three day Pentecost weekend at Brighton and Margate. Mods clashed with rockers, terrorizing holiday visitors and prompting calls for stiffer penalties to curb hooliganism on England s southern coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Brighton
Margate
Daily Herald
England
State Colleges Okay 3.5 Million Bonds
Vermont State Colleges Board approves a 35 year bonding program totaling 3.65 million dollars for dining hall and dormitory construction across four state colleges. Goldman Sachs & Co. to manage. construction to start at Johnson Castleton and Lyndon colleges with Vermont Technical College housing projects to follow.
Dallas DA Says Ruby Needs Mental Treatment
Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade said a court appointed psychiatrist believes Jack Ruby needs mental treatment. Judge Joe Brown is likely to order a sanity hearing as Ruby appeals his death sentence for the slay of Lee Harvey Oswald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Joe Brown
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Robert Stubblefield
Brown
Stubblefield
Wade
Invisible condition haunts millions with silent isolation
Local note from Bennington Banner highlights a painless invisible condition affecting millions, causing decapsulation and isolation without obvious symptoms. The piece urges awareness and divides daily life from medical mystery in a concise public notice.
Also Mentioned on This Page
NASA
United Press International
David Nydice
UPI Education
Savogran
Main St
Bennington
Methodists
United States
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Gulf of Siam
Whitingham
Southwestern Vermont Association For Industrial Arts
Whitingham High School
Jacksonville
Bennington High School
Bennington Catholic High
Arlington High
North Bennington High
Molly Stark
Wilmington High
Whitingham High
Francis Hicks School
Brattleboro
John Gallinelli
Bangkok
Soviet Union
Red China
WSCS
Poultney
Howard
Almond Wetherell
Audrey Jones
Luella Wilson
Lila Bronson
Dallas DA
OMEGA
Atkins. Jewelers & Silversmiths
Vermont
Main Street
Vermont National
National_NGS BANK
Bennington Windham
Windsor Counties
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
Federal Reserve System
First National Stores
North Bennington Rd
Bennington, Vt
Education Division
Bennington Banner
R&h
Chevrolet
W.H
Eddington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!