Highway Commission Faces Scrutiny Over U S 20 Affair
WILLIAM A. SHIRES reports the North Carolina Highway Commission emphasizes integrity amid rumors on the U S 20 relocation near Rockingham. The piece links past Burch Brewer signs case to current probes involving Webb and Goodman, notes federal road funds involvement and officials statements defending routine procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Shires
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Raleish
ULICE
Merrill Evans
Elsie Webb
North Carolina
Burch-Brewer
Burch- Brewer
Mars
Richmond County
Rockingham
J. Elsie Webb
Ellerbe
Webb
Ray Goodman
Evans
Wake Forest
Padlocks Come Off Prince Edward County Schools
Virginia moves to reopen Prince Edward County schools by transferring three public schools to a private, federally backed trustee group to educate about 1700 Negro children aged four to 18. Gov. Harrison announces a new Board of Trustees to run free private but integrated schools, with minimal white enrollment expected. Civil rights protests erupt as plans unfold amid court rulings and long delays in desegregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Prince Edward
Farmville
Virginia
Supreme Court
Prince Edward County
Gordon Moss
Jean
Longwood College
Lynchburg
Moss
George Palmer
Robert Lee Green
Michigan State University
Prince Edward Ed- Welee
Harrison
U.S. Department of
Con
Shane
William J. Vant
den Heuvel
Ers
Robert F. Kennedy
Prince Be
Place and Time Hidden in Wartime Scrapbook Clippings
A fragmented 19th century style collage from The News and Observer includes mentions of the Spanish American War era, dates like May 15 1876, places Raleigh Crtenden square San Juan Cienfuegos and Matanzas, plus varied ads and personal notes. The text blends old headlines with market prices and product pitches, reflecting a newspaper page’s pull of events, commerce and notices.
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Christopher
Crittenden Square
Associated Press
Matanzas
San Juan
United
Cienfuegos
News
Yana
Santiago de Cuba
News and Observer
Heller Brothers
St. Mary’s
Séthi
State For Preservation
J. M. Broughton & Co
West Martin Street
Black
Schleys
Lydia E. Leet
SRA
Magsie Reese
W. H. Bagley
West
Raleigh
South Street
Dobbin & Ferrall
New York
Southern Railway
W. C
Schnapps Stronach & Sons
HICK
Ling
Itel Square
BOB Tobacco
Bailey Bros
Winston, NC
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Roger Foster Jr
Cleveland
Roger
Sanford
State Bureau of Investigation
James Bureh
Ice
Kidd Brewer
Bureh
Brewer
Burch
Goodman
Mana
SBI
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
SBE
Walter Anderson
Commission
William G. Wiley
Tampa
Fla
William G. iWiley
Tampa Tribune
Wiley
St. Petersburg
Peverina
Marchase
WGN
Mary Carter
Rou
White House
Gal Mery
Casto Brand
Mary Carter Paint Store
Main ST
Higa Pont, N.C
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ward
Nct
College Village
Main Street
W. Main
Thomasville
Asm
Rey Ry Yn
A & Dust Window
Djusted
Saly
Tat Valge
Vty
Iri Ral
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