Natchez Negro Boycott Near End
In Natchez Mississippi a three month Negro boycott that shut the downtown shopping area nears its end with a reported NAACP settlement. Charles Evers says a full agreement will be outlined in a news conference as 21 stores meet Negro demands and are taken off the boycott list. The Freedom Democratic party plans to protest the ending without further concessions.
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Bill Crider
Natchez
Miss
NAACP
Charles Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John Nosser
Archie Jones
Adams County
Franklin Street
Caton Ten
Cecilia Brown
Evers
South
Fy Aon
Moe
Laveon
Scott
Mississippi River
First Tuition Grant Goes To Segregation Desegregation Case
Raleigh AP report says Lewis Wilson McClain of M County will receive the first state tuition grant for a pupil at a private school. The grant of 256 dollars goes to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board for McClain who attends Carolina Military Academy in Maxton amid desegregation disputes and a civil rights backdrop.
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Raleigh
Lewis Wilson McClain
M County
Col. L. L. Blankenship
Carolina Military Academy
General Assembly
Three Years After Court Ruling Prayers Remain in N C Classrooms
An AP survey shows North Carolina public schools largely permit voluntary prayers or Bible readings. Local officials say policy is voluntary, not mandatory, with decisions left to teachers or principals, and students free to abstain. Authorities note no state law mandates prayers and practices vary by district.
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Rob Wood
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Durham
Wake County
Tom Grimes
Craven County
R. L. Pugh
L. C. Adcock
Granville
Charles Carroll
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Charlotte
Chris Folk
New AA Group Invites You To Attend Meetings
A new Alcoholics Anonymous group announces meetings for sobriety. Toasts to free coffee and support, inviting interested individuals to join. Meeting times are Tuesday and Friday at 8:00 PM. Location listed as 215 N Main second floor.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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