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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

24 Aug 1949

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Aug 24, 1949

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Fiery Klansman Leads New Union of Knights in Alabama

Lycurgus Spinks, 64, a former Baptist minister, was enthroned to head a revived Knights of the Ku Klux Klan alliance in Montgomery. About 60 masked leaders from six states met. Spinks claimed 265,000 members and vowed a campaign across 48 states.

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Montgomery Ala Knights Ku Klux Klan Lycurgus Spinks Meridian Miss Spinks Alabama Mississippi Missouri Arkansas Tensissippi Louisiana State Capitol Federated Ku Klux Klans, Inc Association of Georgia Klans Thomasville William Hugh Morris Alabama Klans Birmingham Morris Atlanta
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Record bass tears up New England reels at Newport

Joe Mello bemoaned bad luck after landing a 59 pound striped bass thought to be the largest caught on rod and reel in New England in over a decade. He landed the fish just three days before the $1,500 Newport Jamestown fishing derby opened in Newport Rhode Island.

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Newport R. I Joe Mello New England Mello Newport-Jamestown
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