Racial Violence Roils Detroit and Grenada in Civil Rights Era
The Associated Press reports racial violence in Detroit and Grenada Mississippi after Congress passed a rights bill. A white man was beaten by a mob in Detroit, police restored order with riot units, and three Black suspects were charged. In Grenada, whites hurled missiles at protesting Black residents. officers kept the groups apart. The House passage shifts focus to the Senate as protests and legal battles unfold across Chicago and Cleveland, with debates over housing and enforcement intensifying.
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Lawrence Plans County Roads for Rural Lawns
MOULTON The Lawrence County Board of Revenue approved two rural road projects Clark Rd and Masterson Mill Pond Rd Contracts for construction will be let soon The Clark Rd will lie east of here and the other north of here Belleville Kan AP Albert H Bachelor has a sample license tag reading 000007 with extra seven added claiming it should be okay after checking with officers
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Lawrence County Board of Revenue
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Belleville, Kan
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Sparkman to Participate in Big Nance Groundbreaking
Senator John Sparkman and state soil conservation leaders will attend August 1 groundbreaking for the Big Nance Creek Water shed phase one, a $2.5 million project. Groundbreaking at 10 a.m. near the Lawrence County Coliseum marks the start of a 15 mile channel built by Holland and Woodard Construction Co. of Decatur at $215,171.40, with bridges funded by the county. Construction starts August 20 and should take about a year, improving drainage across several hundred acres and potentially saving the county millions. Free barbecue will follow.
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Board of Revenue
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Holland and Woodard Construction Co
Decatur
Mount Moriah
Wren
Sherrill Parker
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Coliseum
Gerald Wisdom Named Daily Paperboy Of The Month
Gerald Wisdom, a Decatur High School student, has been named Daily paperboy of the month for July by the Decatur Daily. He has delivered papers for two years, recently switching to Ninth Street and Ninth Avenue routes, and plans to become a hair stylist like his father. He cites punctuality and good service as reasons for the honor. He lives at 231 Jackson St with his parents, Edward and the family includes six younger siblings.
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Ninth Ave
Boys Club Plans Indoor Pool in Decatur
The Boys Club of Decatur aims to build an indoor pool next year pending zoning board approval. Board chair Joe McPherson said plans call for a 75 by 35 foot pool behind the existing building at 407 3rd St. SW with final drawings to follow after building approval.
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Executives Order Probe of BBC Sex Discussion
London AP. BBC executives ordered a probe into the Exit 19 program that showed a young couple in bed discussing sex. Hundreds of viewers complained, labeling it the frankest and most intimate British TV ever.
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British Broadcasting Corporation Today
Britain
BBC
Population impact if death rate stayed at 1935 level
The estimate states that over 4.5 million Americans alive today would be dead if the United States death rate had remained at the 1935 level. The assertion highlights long term mortality differences and potential historical baselines.
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Athens Limestone Chamber Drive Reaches 38 New Members
Thalcom Turner announced Tuesday that 38 firms or individuals joined the Athens Limestone County Chamber of Commerce during the current membership drive. A report breakfast noted the drive will end by August 16 with Turner serving as co chair.
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