Governors Meet on Segregation Policy and School Integration
Gov Marland and State Supt Trent flew to Richmond for a Southern governors conference on segregation. Marland urged focus on applying the Supreme Court ruling, not evading it, while Randolph County, Elkins, announced integration of 20 Negro pupils next fall and dismissals of three Negro teachers.
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Charleston
Marland
W. W. Trent
Richmond
Thomas Stanley
Virginia
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Trent
Elkins
Randolph County Board of Education
Randolph County
Riverside
Supt
Sion
Robert Gene Crider
Charlie Lawrence Lambert
James Robert Campbell
Robert Charles Martin
Richard Hunter Mercer
Wilson Proffitt
Arthur Wilburn
Ambers Mer! McCoy
Conley Burks
Crockett Franklin Bishop
J B Richardson Named As Marion Town Treasurer
Marion Virginia June 9 The town council appointed James B Richardson as town treasurer and collector to succeed his father Blaine Richardson who died May 20 in Marion. The council also named Lieut Walter Boone acting Police Chief to replace Ralph Wolfe who died from injuries in a car crash in Jessup Georgia last Wednesday.
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Marion
James B. Richardson
Blaine Richardson
Walter Boone
Ralph Wolfe
Jessup
West Virginia Board Opens Colleges to Negroes
The West Virginia Board of Education decided that any qualified student may be admitted to all state colleges under the system. The action, effective immediately, cites the U S Supreme Court nonsegregation rulings and caps a month of legal review.
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Charleston
West Virginia
West Vir
K Baer
Atty, el One
Fox
West
Virginie University
Irvin Stewart
U. Supreme Court
Asst
Fred H. Caplan
West Virginia University
West Virginia Aid of Education
Caplan
Correction in Virginia Side vote tally
The Bluefield Virginia Side council race was misreported with Pope 252 and Andes 120. Official count shows J M Pope 209 and Mrs Andes 120, making her the first woman to seek municipal office in a Virginia Side election.
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Bluefield
Telegraph
J. M. Pope
A. E. Andes
Pope
Castle Apartments Open for Rent in Devizes Castle
Retired scientist William Beesford-Meciem converts 11th Century Devizes Castle, 88 miles from London, into four self contained flats with running water and electric lights. One unit kept for owner while three rent at 11.20 a week. roof renewed and moat filled. No ghosts promised to timid tenants.
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Devizes
Nelend
Catle
William Beesford-Meciem
London
Beresford Mediem
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Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Woarfolk Railway
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WVU
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Athens
Fair-West Virginia Tech
Montgomment
Glenville State Ety
Marshall College
Hunt
Potomac State College - Negro Colleges
Ve Speer Aoe
Shepherd Copodi
Institute and
West Liberty State College
Britain
Seagram
America
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Coors
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