One Room Schoolhouse Still Part Of Nation
In Iowa and across the United States there are still more than 23,000 one room schools with primitive facilities and limited resources. Elm Grove School in Davis County exemplifies the era with eight grades taught by Mrs. Ann Baker and a lean budget, showing how one room schools operate and why consolidation continues despite some advantages.
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America
G. K. Hodenfield
Bloomfield, Iowa
United States
Elm Grove
Davis County
Iowa
Ann Baker
F. N. Reppe
Davis County Community
Bloomfield
State Department of Education
South Africa Proclaims Republic Amid White Rule
South Africa became a republic with white minority rule as crowds celebrated in Pretoria and demonstrations by nonwhite citizens led to a three day strike. One African killed and two wounded in Port Elizabeth townships as police moved in with armored cars. Johannesburg and other cities showed muted activity amid the upheaval.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Africa
Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg
Alabama group denounces mob violence cries for court action
The Alabama Region National Conference of Christians and Jews executive committee deplores recent racial tensions urging restraint and urging Freedom Riders leaders to avoid provocative statements. It backs the U S attorney general and says laws and courts protect all citizens while warning democracy invites anarchy without lawful resolution.
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Birmingham
Alabama
National Conference of Christians and Jews
United States
Freedom Riders
God
Man
Arnachy
Crippled Plane With 104 Aboard Lands In Ireland
An American airliner with 104 aboard mostly women and children landed safely in Shannon Ireland after an engine trouble forced the Super Constellation to turn back from Germany to McGuire AFB New Jersey. The flight escorted by a Pan American plane with military personnel and families aboard. Forty children were among the passengers.
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Shannon
Ireland
Atlantic
U. S
Germany
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Kennedy
Europe
Ice Cream Firm Break-In Reported on 12th Ave NW
Police said the Sealtest-Southern Division ice cream plant on 12th Ave NW was broken into Tuesday night. About $5 in cash was taken from a desk cash box. Officers found the cash box opened beside the building and discarded after the break-in.
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12Th Ave
Leprosy Contagion Limited to Prolonged Skin Contact
Medical report notes leprosy is contagious only through extended skin contact and not via casual exposure. Public health guidance emphasizes preventive measures and awareness for households and communities.
Silent Lockouts Mark Holiday Amid White Supremacy Tension
The day became a holiday for most people but several Indian and Chinese merchants kept shops padlocked in silent protest against white supremacy, signaling a tense local atmosphere and peaceful restraint.
Budapest Jews consider killing Eichmann but fear replacement by harder foe
Budapest Jewish leaders debated assassinating Adolf Eichmann in 1944 to stop deportations but concluded the death mills would continue with a worse successor. Hansi Brand testified in Jerusalem that Himmler pushed a scheme trading Jewish lives for trucks, aiming to tighten Western negotiations. The Brands described Allied and Hungarian SS pressure and Eichmann's unusual immunity.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Jerusalem
Hungary
Adolf Eichmann
Nazi Germany
Hansi Brand
Eichma
Budapest
Gestapo
Europe
Mrs. Brand
Eichmann
Berlin
Auschwitz
Joel Brand
Turkey
Palestine
Heinrich Himmler
Brand
Himmler
Sit-In Protest at Frisco Real Estate Development
In San Francisco a sit-in at the Standard Building Co. development seeks access to homes priced around 32,000 dollars. NAACP leader Terry Francois says the action aims to challenge segregation and counter lockouts that deter white buyers. Willie L. Brown Jr. supports the protest as he tries to buy a home near his law offices. sales staff remain silent and model home is locked. The Bay Area RAC calls for a public, inclusive stance from the company. A reflection on a translated Psalm closes the piece.
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San Francisco
Terry Francois
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Willie L. Brown, Jr
Standard Building Co
Brown
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bay Area
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Miami
Fla
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Barbara Dodd
Smith College
New York
Copacabana
Northampton
Mass
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East Northport
N. Y
Brands
Iran
Danny Orr
Danville
Morgan County
Joe Bob Stephenson
Danny
R. B. Orr
Hartselle
Decatur Daily
Radio Outdoor
Bureau of Advertising
Anpa. Inc
Frisco Real Estate
Carl
Fred Gellert
the Gellerts
George G. Parsons
Standard Building
Doris Hill
Ellis Hill
Falkville High School
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