Talmadge Shouts Defiance Against High Court Rule
Georgia governor Herman Talmadge led a strong staunch defense of segregation amid Supreme Court rulings on school integration. He warned that as governor, Negroes will not be admitted to white schools, while others urged implementing equality and welcoming qualified Black students. The debate highlighted Southern resistance and calls for funding for Negro education.
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Georgia
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Atlanta Daily World
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Florida
All-White
University of Florida
Mail Funds Run Out In Rural Service Charge
President Truman asked Congress for 4 000 900 dollars to keep rural mail service going for the rest of June. The request aims to prevent disruption of postal deliveries to rural areas nationwide.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Bids Open June 14 For Road Bond Sales
Bids will be opened June 14 for an additional 4,000,900 in secondary road bonds, largest yet, to finance a heavy summer construction program. The sale, to be at 1 p.m. in the Governor's office, increases the bond total to 15,000,000 from the 50,000,000 approved in 1948. Treasurer William H. Ansel explained the plan.
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William H. Ansel
Road Commission
Morrison files for Kanawha County House of Delegates
Glen C. Morrison a Democrat of Pinch filed a certificate of candidacy for the House of Delegates from Kanawha County yesterday in the circuit clerk office. Also filing were C H Reese a Democrat of South Park constable London District and B N George a Democrat of Dunbar constable Union District.
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House of Delegates
Pinch
Kanawha County
Circuit Clerk
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South Park
London
B. N. George
Dunbar
Union
Life T ermer Flees Utah Prison Farm
A life prisoner convicted of murder escaped from a Utah state prison farm near Salt Lake City. Police issued a statewide alert identifying the fugitive as Ben H. May, 31, a Tennessee-born coal miner, convicted in Carbon County for the April 25, 1954 murder during a fight over a woman. Marriage applications data follow with names and locations.
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UNS
Utah
Ben H. May
Tennessee
May
Carbon County
Joseph Strinsky
Police Seek Couple In Wild Chase Across Southeast
Police hunt for Carl Baskin Hensley and Martha Louise Hill Hensley of Spartanburg after a Chattanooga incident where they reportedly used stolen cars and exchanged shots with a Tennessee patrolman. An accomplice, Edward Clyde McAllister of Huntsville, was arrested in Spartanburg on the same pursuit.
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Tennessee
Chattanooga
Spartanburg
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Carl Baskin Hensley
Martha Louise Hill” Hensley
Edward Clyde McAl-lisiter
Huntsville
Ala
Hensleys
McAlister
Danny Garland
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Douglasville
Atlanta
Jimmy Smith
Man Dies After Gunmen Strike Richmond Operator
Roy V. Vaden, a Richmond tourist court operator, died hours after three armed men struck him on the head with a gun butt during a hold up at his establishment. Police said the trio escaped with about $300 as they fled to an unknown location.
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Roy V. Vaden
Medical College of Virginia
Congress Seeks Arlington Burials for Last War Vets
Congress hopes that when the last members of the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans die they will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The House adopted a sentiment resolution after Senate approval, not requiring Presidential action. Next kin must consent to the services.
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Plaintiffs Drop Suit Against Mr and Mrs Rust
The Tackett of Dunbar dropped a $10,000 suit in Circuit Court against Mr and Mrs Q B Rust of Charleston after the plaintiffs completed their case. They claimed unlawful interference with Rust Inn operations caused losses and injuries. Rusts say the Tackett s were in rent arrears.
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Dunbar
Q. B. Rust
Charleston
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Rusts
Rust Inn
Blanche Barrickman Exhibit at Charleston Art Gallery
Charleston artist Blanche Barrickman presents eight oil and pastel portraits at the Charleston Art Gallery in the Coyle and Richardson Department Store. The show runs until June 17 and she studies at Mason College of Music and Fine Arts while belonging to the Allied Artists of West Virginia.
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Charleston
Coyle and Richard Son
Mason College of Music and Fine Arts
Allied Artists of West Virginia
Election Today Nitro Reminded For City Officials
Election day in Nitro centers on mayor recorder and five council seats. Incumbent W. W Alexander L. R. Stone and L. L. Betz vie for mayor while Grace Lewis seeks reelection as recorder. Council candidates include M. L. Bush George O Nelson W H Jones Cabot White Baily Hendricks Jerome Collins Border Gewin James F Roe and J L McGill. Polls run 630 am to 730 pm.
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L. L. Betz
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W. H. Jones
Cabot White
Baily Hendricks
Jerome Collins
Two Candidates Seek State Senate Posts
Two candidates filed yesterday for nominations to State Senate posts. William J. B. Simmons of Sandstone Summers County entered his name for the Democratic nomination from the 10th district. William A. Hanning of Wheeling became a candidate for his third term from the first district as a Republican.
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Sandstone
Summers County
William A. Hanning
Wheeling
Marines to Demonstrate Beachhead Tactics to Truman
President Truman will witness Marine training at Quantico Virginia during a two day cruise aboard the yacht Williams burg. The visit, planned for June 14 and 15, will showcase amphibious assault exercises and current beachhead establishing techniques by the Marines.
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Washington
Truman
Quantico
Williamsburg
Burnside Requests Surveys of Market Facilities in State
Washington June 5 Rep Burnside D WYV said he has asked administration officials to survey facilities at Parkersburg Pt Pleasant and Spencer West Virginia. The surveys aim to recommendations for improvements checking on poultry vegetables and fruit marketing at Parkersburg and livestock marketing at Pt Pleasant and Spencer A move is underway to develop market facilities at Huntington Burnside has offered a bill to provide federal loans for building and improving such facilities.
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Burnside
Mar Administration
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant and Spencer
W. Va
Huntington
Why BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia So Quickly
The BC formula combines several popular pain relievers in tablet and powder forms. Fast-dissolving ingredients provide rapid relief for headaches, neuralgia, and minor muscle aches. BC is promoted as safe when taken as directed and available in 10c and 24c sizes.
Openings for Americans Abroad Studying or Teaching Recipients
The State Department announced openings for more than 1,000 Americans to study teach or research abroad next year with most expenses paid Opportunities cover Australia Belgium Burma France Greece India Iran Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Philippines Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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Italy
Netherlands
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Norway
Philippines
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Wage Gap Grows Between Increases and Rates for WV Telephone Workers
Since 1939 West Virginia telephone workers have received eight general wage increases. The recent contract adds no general rise but adjusts wage schedules, widening the gap between cumulative wage increases and rate hikes. Current annual cost of wage increases is 6.625 million, while annual rate increases total under two thirds of that.
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