Philip Morris Seniority System Weighs Discriminatory
Richmond AP judge ruled Philip Morris Richmond plant seniority system discriminates by design against Black workers. Order requires system change and promotion transfer opportunities for Doug Quarles and similarly situated employees, citing intentional unlawful employment practices and Title VII context. The decision hailed by NAACP Legal Defense Fund as sweeping, with potential ripple effects on related suits across the South.
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Richmond
Philip Morris Inc
U.S
John D. Butzner Jr
National Associaon For the Advancement of Colored People
Tebaccn Workers International UN ‘Ion
Afl-Cio
New York
Jack Greenberg
NAACI
Legal Defense and Education Fund
Butzner
Greenberg
South
American Tobacco
P. Lorillard Companies
Butanerirsi
Quarles
Richmond U.S. District Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Douglas HW. Quarles
Philip Morris
Attelge Butaner
Quartes
Philip Morri
Grader contract winner sold 245 units under 1960 deal
RALEIGH AP The 1960 contract winner Galion Iron Works of Galion Ohio sold 245 graders to the North Carolina Highway Commission under the original 75 unit contract and the opem end feature at a bid price of 2.8 million dollars instead of 859 thousand. Extra purchases were made to save money per highway official. N C Equipment Co handled local servicing and parts. A bidding controversy over a 101 grader contract led Gov Dan Moore to order a public hearing January 19 by the State Board of Award.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Highway Commission
Highway Department
Galion Iron Works
Galion
Ohio
Commission
Ivan Hardesty
Layton Gunter
Hardesty
N. C. Equipment Co
N. C. Equipment
Dan Moore
State
Board of Award
Miss Hattie Meadows Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for Miss Hattie M Meadows of 407 Montague Street were held at the Chapel of the Swicegood Funeral Home Thursday afternoon with Rev Norman Chat tin and Rev R O Smith officiating. Interment was at Mountain View Cemetery with pallbearers named.
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Hattie M. Meadows
Montague Street
Swicegood Funeral Home
Norman Chattin
R. O. Smith
Mountain View Cemetery
Clifford G. Gaddy
Edwin Harvie, Jr
Neal Martin
Olen Davis
Clarence Wall
Clarence Smith
Ray Scruggs
William H. Byrd
Reid Adkins
Willard Dawi
North Carolina loosens elementary teaching rules
The North Carolina Board of Education loosened elementary teacher requirements to attract high school teachers. High school certificated teachers can switch to elementary certification with six college credits per year, starting in the second year of elementary teaching. The move aims to ease shortages without lowering standards.
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Raleigh
North
Stariing
North Carolina
Carroll
J. P. Freeman
Freeman
J. B. Pillow Dies At Age 78 In Three Months
Gretna Johnnie Beard Pillow 78 died early yesterday in Memorial Hospital after a three month illness. Born May 24 1889 in Bedford County he was the son of Gideon J. Pillow and Sallie Tuck Pillow. Retired farmer survived by wife Cubie McGhee Pillow four brothers Robert Pillow Hurt W T Pillow Gretna Opie Pillow Roanoke Albert Pillow Galax. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Summerset Baptist Church Rev Bill Buchanan Interment Tuck family cemetery. Family receives friends Colbert Funeral Home Friday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Gretna
Johnnie Beard Pillow
Memorial Hospital
Bedford County
Gideon J. Pillow
Sallie Tuck Pillow
Cubie McGhee Pillow
Robert Pillow
Hurt
W. T. Pillow
Opie Pillow
Roanoke
Albert Pillow
Galax
Summerset Baptist Church
Bill Buchanan
Tuck Family
Colbert Funeral Home
Westvaco to Install $1.1 Million Anti-Pollution Device
Covington WV AP The municipal air board unveiled a new anti pollution ordinance and Westvaco will operate a $1.1 million electrostatic precipitator at its Covington pulp mill. The device aims to cut fly ash discharges and is part of a city wide push to curb air pollution.
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Westvaco
Covington
Trol Commission
West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Last Co
Friicity
Pollution Control Board
Rich- Carl
Rich- Carl O. Skoggard, Mil Man-Mond, Has Concerned Westvaco Ager
RS Atea
Skoggard
Cain I
Mrs. Shelton Dies at 33 in Salisbury NC
News late today reports the unexpected death of Mrs. Thomas I. Shelton at Rowan Community Hospital Salisbury North Carolina. Former Marolyn Knight Domer she was born in Danville thirty eight years ago. Survived by her husband and mother Katie Knight Comer of Madison North Carolina. Funeral by Summerfell Funeral Home Salisbury with interment in Madison pending. Local relatives travel to Salisbury today.
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Northtreet
Thomas I. Shelton
Rowan Community Hospital
Salisbury
North Carolina
Marolyn Knight Domer
Danville
Madison
Rowan Circle
Katie Knight Comer
Summerfell Funeral Home
N. C
Mrs Mattie Whitt Dies At 73 In South Boston
Mrs. Mattie Susan Gravitt Whitt, 73, of South Boston, died Thursday in a South Boston hospital. Survived by husband Nep Whitt, six daughters, three sons, five sisters, two brothers, 26 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shady Grove Methodist Church with Reverends Harrison Strickler officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Body at Brooks Funeral Home until noon Saturday. Family at 1928 Vaughan Street.
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South Boston
Mattie Susan Gravitt Whitt
Nep Whitt
Hester Reagan
Annie Bob Whitt
Elsie Whitt
W. J. Conner
Bernard Lowery
Roxboro
N. C
R. 8. Jones
Alexandria
William Whitt
Clarksville
Raymond R. Whitt
U. & Air Force
Riverside
Calif
Henry A. Whitt
Air Force
Germany
John Puryear
Denniston
C. P. Lowery
Raleigh
N. Y
Joe Puryear
Norfolk
Etta Wilmouth
Lewis Ford
Virgilina
Charlie Gravitt
Richmond
Hustler Gravitt
Shady Grove Methodist Church
James Harrison
Carl Strickler
Brooks Funeral Home
Vaughan Street
Funeral Rites Set for Mrs. Lottie Haley
Funeral services for Mrs. Lottie Owen Haley, 72, of Blairs Route 1, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Scott Funeral Chapel with interment in Shockoe Baptist Cemetery. She died Thursday morning at Memorial Hospital. Survived by son Alvin Haley and daughters Louise Evans, Dala Evans, Latane Gosney, and Mrs. John Haley. brother Montague Owen.
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Lottie Owen Haley
Scott Funeral Chapel
Shockoe Baptist Church
Haley
Blairs Rt. 1
Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania County
John A
Nannie
Burnett Owen
Ce’ Draper
T. Haley
Chestnut Level Baptist Church
Talvin CO. Tiaier
Blialis
Louise Haley
Dala Evans
Chatham
Latane Gosney
Ringgold Rt. 1
John Haley
Danville
Montague Owen
Ine
Miss Caldwell Dies In Hospital
Miss Annie Sarah Caldwell of Malifax died Thursday in a Durham hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Winn's Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are two sisters Mrs Ernest C Powell of Durham and Mrs W Moore of Halifax, two brothers Frank and Ed Caldwell of Halifax. The family will be at the home of Mr and Mrs Willis W Moore, Rt. 1 Halifax. The body will lie at Powell Funeral Home.
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Willis W. Moore
Rt. 1
Halifax
Powell Funeral Home
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Thorns
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Appalachian Power CO
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Boston
Lottie Haley
Miss Caldwell
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