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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1959
Page
8
Atlanta reformers debate how Judge Hooper s ruling against segregation and possible token integration may affect Georgia. Mayor Hartsfield urges revising laws to allow public choice between integration or school closures while other districts brace for possible statewide effects.
Fulton Superior Court Judge Durwood Pye fined Atlanta Newspapers Inc. 2000 dollars for publishing material not part of trial records in the Harold Meriwether armed robbery case. The ruling cited a 1954 Supreme Court decision and faced immediate appeals with a 40000 dollar bond offered.
Rene LesCombe a 24 year old Frenchman plans a solo cross Atlantic voyage in a metallic craft with no provisions. He expects a 55 day crossing to the French West Indies and will rely on fishing for food.
In MIMEJI Japan Mrs Chi yono Inoue, 87, finished a Buddha of human hair after 19 years of collecting strands from 15,000 women including Emperor Nagako. She began May 8 1940 and worked as dignitaries sent five strands each for the religious portrait.
In France the school subsidy clash pits left against right as Debre struggles to avert a broader split in the National Assembly. The government weighs compromises to maintain church-state separation while Catholic schools claim a vital public service amid a teacher shortage.
In Hilo Hawaii an aged group of Japanese men and women attend a citizenship class. The average age is high with two oldest nearly ninety and three nearly blind. Debre seeks a solution to school funding debates amid Catholic opposition to state control while rights factions push constitutional freedoms.
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