Race tensions blamed for Anson County school fires
In Wadesboro North Carolina arson hit two rural school buildings used by whites and to be occupied by Black students this fall. Superintendent J O Bowman cautioned that while race relations have been generally good, investigators probed the ruins for clues as insurance probes and police examined both sites. A second fire destroyed the eight room structure after a final check by a rural officer.
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Bowman
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alaska Boasts Fastest Growing Population in Nation
Alaska notes it has the fastest population growth in the United States and has tripled its population since 1940. The claim highlights rapid demographic expansion as a hallmark of the state’s development and appeal.
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Alaska
Auto Industry Strikes Idle 9,000 Workers Across Plants
The ongoing scattered strikes at the start of 1959 car production left about 9,000 workers idle. A 1,450 worker walkout at Chrysler’s Dodge and DeSoto plants was settled overnight. GM’s Pontiac plant and Ford plants in Ohio and Cleveland area are among the largest affected, with no contract progress in UAW talks with Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Dodge
DeSoto
Michigan
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
Pontiac
Mich
Cleveland
Warren
Newark
Del
Indians Seek Transfer To Indian School In North Carolina
Warren and Halifax County boards planned a joint meeting to decide on a Haliwa Indians group request to move children from a Negro school to an Indian public school. If declined, the group may seek Pearsall Plan tuition grants for an Indian school.
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Littleton
N.C
Warren
Halifax County
Hollister
J. R. Peeler
Warren Schools
Pearsall
State Tax Collections Set Record
North Carolina's fiscal 1958 state tax receipts reached a record 374 million dollars, ranking 11th nationwide and equal to 83.09 per person. The figure rose 4 million from 1957, a 1.1 percent increase versus a 2.6 percent national rise.
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Washington
SAP
North Carolina
United States
U.S. Census Bureau
Negro Youths Continue Campaign for Luncheonette Service
In Oklahoma City the NAACP Youth Council led by Barbara Posey 15 says sit down protests for food service at John A Brown's downtown luncheonette persist into a fifth day with 85 African American youths seeking service along with whites. The campaign has reached a stalemate as both sides hold out.
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Oklahoma City
Barbara Posey
Naacp Youth Council
John A. Brown
Miss Posey
Gibson
Graham
Carter County
Preston School
Okmulgee County
Piedmont Pilots Threaten Strike Over Pay Pension and Rules
Air Line Pilots Association says Piedmont Airlines pilots plan a strike on Sept. 1 after mediation failed to resolve wage pension and working condition disputes. About 160 pilots represented. Piedmont serves 46 cities in nine Eastern states and D C.
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Chicago
Piedmont Airlines
C. N. Sayen
Air Line Pilots Assn
Piedmont
Sayen
National Mediation Board
Union
Layden
Winston - Salem
N.C
ALPA
District of Columbia
Fewer Monthly School Electrical Inspections Sought
The 1959 Legislature may cut routine electrical inspections of public schools from monthly to three times a year. The move followed a study by the County Commissioners' Assn and state officials chaired by Assistant Attorney General Claude Love. The 1957 law, sparked by a Surry County school fire that killed a teacher and a pupil, required monthly checks.
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Raleigh
County Commissioners’ Assn
Asst. Atty
Claude ‘Love
Love
Joe Fowler
Surry County
Surry
Salem Quaker Center with 1772 Meeting House Still Active
Salem New Jersey has long hosted a Quaker community since 1675. The Friends Meeting House built in 1772 remains in active use today.
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Salem
N. J
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