Brown v. Board ruling changes American schools
The 1954 Brown decision declared separate educational facilities inherently unequal. It spurred nationwide desegregation and court actions, with long lasting effects on public facilities beyond schools. Georgia officials and NAACP leaders reflect on a decade of progress and ongoing challenges.
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Atlanta
UPI
Su— Court of the United Tes
United States
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Brown
The
Boar of Education
Kansas
Virginia
South Carolina
Ware
Topeka
Robert L. Carter
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Gary
Ind
Prince Edward County
District of Columbia
Psece
Aately
Old South
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
South
John Letson
Georgia
Carl Sanders
Famous Linda Brown remembered in Topeka biography
Mrs. Charles Smith recalls her daughter Linda Brown who sparked Brown v Board of Education. The Topeka case led to school desegregation across the nation and influenced Linda’s life as her father pursued equal education. The piece reflects civil rights history through a scrap book and family memory.
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Linda
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Charles Smith
Linda Brown
Topeka
Kan
Brown
Board of Education
Oliver Leon Brown
Springfield
Smith
Record heat tops U.S. readings with 102 at Presidio
The highest temperature reported Friday by the Weather Bureau excluding Hawaii and Alaska reached 102 at Presidio Texas. This morning the low fell to 27 at Ely Nevada.
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New York
TV Notes and New Show Buzz From New York
UPI reports on Festus Haggen’s growing charm on Gunsmoke and Ken Curtis’s distinctive accent. NBC cancels Sing Along with Mitch with Las Vegas summer dates. CBS tests a new title Reporter then reverts. Hanna Barbera’s Johnny Quest debuts on ABC Fridays at 730 PM. Westinghouse launches Shakespeare centered TV and radio programs hosted by Dr. Frank Baxter.
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New York
UPI
Dennis Weaver
Chester
Ken Curtis
Festus Haggen
Festus
Curtis
Mitch
NBC
Desert Inn
Las Vegas
Nev
CBS
Danny Taylor
Keefe Brasselle
Bill Hanna
Joe Barbera
ABC
Johnny Quest
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company
Frank Baxter
Skein
Etna Lava Flows From Central Crater in Sicily
A lava stream descended Mt Etna's central crater on Saturday. Scientists said the eruption poses no threat to life or nearby property despite the visible lava flow.
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Cantania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Amarillo Woman Dies After Auto Strike
Mrs. George Barton aged 70 mother of Frank Barton Asst. Secretary of Commerce in Washington was struck by an automobile on an Amarillo street Friday night and died about two hours later in a hospital.
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Amarillo
UPI
George Barton
Frank Barton
Washington
Panhandle Mutual Hail Association
Texas
Lloyd's OF London
Panhandle Mutual
Panhandle
West Texas
Panhandle Mutal Hail Association
DUNNE
Fire and Casualty Report
Panhandle Mutual Hats Association
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Kenneth Rogers
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