Appalachia Not So Poverty-Stricken, Study Finds
A Raleigh study by Glenn C. McCann of NC State University finds Appalachia shows higher living levels and incomes than depicted, with Mississippi Delta and Southeastern hills needing more aid. Data cover 1,908 rural families across seven Southern states, including Ashe NC and counties in KY and TN.
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William A. Shires
South
Glenn C. McCann
North Carolina State University
McCann
Mississippi Delta
Deep South
Piedmont
Coastal Plains
North Carolina
Robeson
Anson
Appalachia
Ashe
Kentucky
Tennesseee
Soldier Faces Murder Charge at Ft Jackson
Pvt Ver non Lee Trask, 19, charged with second degree murder in the strangling of Pfc Marie McElreath, 19, whose body was found May 7 beneath bar racks at Ft. Jackson. Trask married another Ft. Jackson WAC, Pvt Jo Childress, about 20 days after the death. trial by military tribunal to determine life imprisonment and other penalties.
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Columbia
Vernon Lee Trask
Ft. Jackson
WAC
Marie McElreath
Danielsville
Trask
Charlotte
N.C
Army
Wake County Schools Discuss Desegregation Plan
Federal officials say nearly 1,000 Negro students should enroll in predominately white Wake County schools this fall to meet desegregation orders. Wake officials say 225 Negro enrollees are insufficient and may consider up to 300 students moved, with bus transportation for equal white student transfers. A planning meeting is planned to review the suggestion.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Wake
Fred Smith
Carpet cleaning offer for wall-to-wall rental
Safe Blue Lustre re-brightens colors and leaves nap fluffy. Rent an electric shampooer for $1 a day at Mann Drug Stores.
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Mann Drug Stores
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Bob) Scott
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Slugger) Pagett
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George
Big Daddy) Wells
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