Alabama lawmakers pledge segregation and spending focus
Alabama lawmakers prepare for the upcoming biennial session with emphasis on segregation and state funding. The Supreme Court ban on bus segregation prompts bills to maintain separate seating, with proposals granting riders and drivers authority to enforce rules. Debates also surround school integration and higher education, including Autherine Lucy’s brief University of Alabama admission and bills to require recommendations for prospective students.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Supreme Court
House
Senate
N S Hare
Monroe County
Hare
Jack Owen
Public Service Commission
Moulton Cook Faces Prison In Poison Case
A 45-year-old Moulton cook, Hattie Burgess, was denied probation after conviction for attempted poisoning of her common-law husband Mack Burgess. She received a 10 year sentence, while Blake T. Wimberly and Jessie Thomas Yates also denied probation for burglary, each sentenced to two years. Woodrow James Allen received four years probation after pleading guilty to a Lawrence County High School burglary. Other related hearings were postponed.
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Moulton
S. A. Lynne
Russellville
Hattie Burgess
Mack Burgess
Birmingham
Blake T. Wimberly
Decatur
Wren
Wimberly
Jessie Thomas Yates
Hatton
James Alton Hamilton
Gordon Barnett
Louis Edward Townsend
Morgan
Madison County
Political Debate Over School Admissions and Tax Policy
The article discusses proposals from former students seeking entry to a college amid Alabama school integration tensions. It notes no Negro has graduated from a state-supported white school, possible white endorsements, and a committee review. It also covers upcoming May legislative tax debates and education funding shortages. It mentions Gov. James E. Folsom's spending and mansion fund use as criticism grows. The Panama Canal location meaning is noted.
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Alabama
McKay
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Executive Mansion
Honor Roll Students Listed At Danville High School
Five seventh graders named to the A honor roll for the second six weeks at Danville High. The B honor roll includes 23 students across grades nine to twelve, with the largest single grade representation being eight in the seventh grade.
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Danville
Chesterleane Johnson
Julia Hogan
Sandra Hardwick
Margent Sims
Ted Lee
Mary Wallace
Peggy
West
Carolyn Phickett
Jerry Stewart
Barbara
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Thorize
Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
Charles W. McKay
Ladega County
Ceck
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Carl Schwachow
Kiwanian
Robert H. Evans
Wahl
Profemionsl
Diemot
Busch Eredit Jewelers—Opticians
Hollywood Clothing CO
Moulton Cook
Panama
Panama Canal
Cricket Rockers
Xmas Price
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