First Mississippi Negro elected to legislature cites work training as motive
Robert G. Clark, 37, athletic director at Saints Junior College, won as an independent against J P Love to become the first Black member of the Mississippi Legislature since Reconstruction. He stated the school board's refusal to sponsor a Black work-training program motivated his run, and he pledged to push laws for universal junior college access, compulsory attendance, and lowering the voting age. Clark holds degrees from Jackson State and Michigan State, and lives near Lexington with relatives on a 70 acre farm. He was one of seven Black elected, with 25 others defeated.
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Saturn 5 third stage to simulate Apollo lunar mission
The article notes the Saturn 5 third stage with a total orbiting vehicle weight of 280 036 pounds surpassing the 58 537 pound previous record, and compares it with the Proton 2 satellite's 26 900 pounds. The test, planned for two Earth orbits at 117 miles, mimics early Apollo flight phases before the stage restarts engines near 10 15 a m to propel the spacecraft.
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Prof Outlines Needs Of White Ghetto In City Areas
A LaSalle College professor warns ignoring needs of poor white urban residents could trigger riots, citing Kensington Philadelphia where 1,000 residents rioted in 1966. He says few projects exist for Kensington while Model Cities funds favor Black neighborhoods, reflecting broader social neglect.
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Election Results Stir War, Voters in 1967 Off-Year
Democrats and Republicans claim mixed victories in off year ballots. Negro mayors were elected in Cleveland and Gary while Boston rejected Louise Day Hicks. War policy and party shifts influenced outcomes as Kentucky and New Jersey elected GOP leaders and Mississippi and Virginia saw Negro successes.
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Final rites for Mrs Florence Heckman
Funeral services for Mrs Edward Florence Heckman will be held at Bracken Funeral Home Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Florence) Heckman
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