Negroes Triumph In Voting In Alabama Sheriff Race
Lucius A. Amerson, a 32 year old former postal worker, won the Democratic nomination for sheriff in Macon County in a runoff, the first Black candidate for sheriff in Alabama since Reconstruction. The statewide results showed mixed wins for Black candidates with several losses including notable lawyer Fred D. Gray. none of eight Black candidates for the state legislature won. Amendment notes shifting Black voting power in Macon County to a 2 to 1 majority and mentions other Black victories in local offices.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Lucius A. Amerson
Macon County
Fred D. Gray
Amerson
Hervey Sadler
K. L. Buford
Sadler
L. A. Locklair
Harold Webb
Board of Revenue
Peter Kirksey
Greene County
Coun
Pennsylvanian budget bills loom large after holiday
In Harrisburg the General Assembly returned to face 196 appropriations bills totaling 975 million dollars aimed at replacing the 1.3 billion general appropriation. House Democrats push to send many to the Senate as Governor Scranton cites risk to executive operations. Mullen defends breaking the budget into multiple bills for control.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
House
Senate
Martin P. Mullen
Appropriations Committee
Mullen
Scranton
Albert R. Pechan
R-Armstrong
House Committee
Indiana University
Last Rites Held For Mrs. E. Malek
Funeral service for Mrs. Ethel B. Malek was conducted at Bracken Funeral Home at 2 PM. Burial followed at Spring Creek Cemetery with bearers Henry Dart, Frank DeLury, Glenn Ted Bauer, Harry Black, and John Jingleski. Attending from away were Sgt. ert Malek Linwood, Pa R T Richard Malek U S Coast Guard Alaska and Merle Ma Wohlers Warren plus Mr and Mrs Frank Malek Mr and Mrs George Strong Mr and Mrs Lowell Blum Clarendon Pa Mr and Mrs Joseph Malek Jr Covington Va and many local friends.
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Ethel B. Malek
Bracken Funeral
Ing
Spring Creek
Henry Dart
Frank DeLury
Glenn
Ted Bauer
Harry Black
John Jingleski
Ert Malek
Linwood
Richard Malek
U.S. Coast Guard
Alaska
Merle Ma Gata "Wohlers
Warren
Frank Malek
George Strong
Eric
Lowell Blum
Clarendon
Joseph Malek Jr
Covington
School District Nixes $190 000 From Gov t
Downington, Pa. federal funds of 190000 to the Downingtown Joint High School district were rejected for a fourth time. A HEW official told the board that since the district will not participate, HEW will release the funds for another proposal.
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Downington
Verl W. Snydee
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Male Nurses Facing Draft in Kings Park
Two lifelong friends Calvin Cunningham and James Girvan, both married with families, face induction for military service as male nurses. Cunningham plans to report July 8 leaving his family, while Girvan will rent their home and move with five children. They expect eight weeks of Army medical center orientation in Texas before commissioning.
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Kings Park
N.Y
Long Island
Calvin M.—Cunningham
James J. Girvan
Cunningham
Selective Service System
Girvan
Army Medical Center
Texas
School board rejects federal funding for materials center
The school board in Pennsylvania again votes down a federal grant request. In a 13 to 6 decision they rejected money to build an experimental educational materials resource center, with a member calling the move foot-in-the-door federal intervention.
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Pennsylvania
Aero Flow and Boeing plan new test center at West Main plant
Aero-Flow Dynamics and Boeing representatives discussed installing a test facility at the West Main street plant to support Aero’s lye plant order for Bucknell University commencement. The project costs exceed 100000 dollars and will supply high temperature, high pressure air from two 750-horsepower compressors to test valves for Boeing.
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Aero-Flow Dynamics
Boeing
West Main Street
Aero
Lye
Bucknell
Ronald de Brown
Roger M. Brown
Attorney Brown
West Frederick Street
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Economics Club
State of Washington
Standing
R. J.” Forrester
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