Segregation Strife Flanks Final 1956 Day in the South
Violence flared across the South as bus segregation and school integration debates dominated. Alabama saw buses fired on in Montgomery and Birmingham with injuries reported. 400 Negroes rallied in Tallahassee supporting integrated seating. Desegregation progress varied, with 208 districts desegregating in eight states and Baton Rouge NAACP filing membership lists amid Louisiana suppression of the organization.
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Integra
Evansville
Inc
Alabama
Tallahassee
Fla
Tampa
Baton Rouge
Inter-Civil Council
Steele
Montgomery
Rosa Jordan
City Commission
Birmingham
Joe Lindsey
James E. Folsom
Tuskegee
Ala.) Institute
Delaware
Maryland
Kentucky
Missouri
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Texas
Tennessee
Louisville
A. P. Tureaud
New Orleans
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Industrial Investments Show Gain in North Carolina 1956
North Carolina reports a 33 million dollar gain in 1956 industrial investments from the State Conservation and Development Department. Planned for 147 new and 154 expansions total 148,229,500 dollars, generating 15,911 jobs and a 44,412,000 dollar payroll. Most new industries target Piedmont. 37 percent for the eastern coastal plain and 2 percent for the western mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Conservation and Development Department
Commerce and Industry Division
C&d Department
A. H. Grant
Piedmont
Grant
Indus
Mooresville Boy Wins National Scholarship on Giant Step
Eleven year old George Miller of Mooresville won a $10,000 national scholarship on CBS Giant Step for his answer in the Nations of the World category. He plans to study international affairs at a college of his choice after a four year scholarship. his victory brings additional funds for study in six other countries. His father is Amity Elementary principal and he is a ninth grade student at Unity High School Statesville. He returned to Mooresville yesterday after New York victory.
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Mooresville
N.C
George Miller
George
College
Amity
Iredell County
Unity High School
Statesville
New York
New Chairman Named at Johnson Motor Lines
Brig. Gen. Thomas Bayne Wilson resigns as deputy under secretary for transportation and will assume the post as board chairman of Johnson Motor Lines Inc in Charlotte. He will begin Jan 7 and comes with wartime service in World War II and a background in Kansas politics and federal service.
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Charlotte
Thomas Bayne Wilson
Transportation
Johnson Motor Lines, Inc
Secretary of Commerce
Washington
Wilson
Commerce Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Weather and Maritime Bureaus
Civil Aeronautics and Defense Air Transport Administration
Kansas
General Services Administration
London
Defense Materials Procurement Agency
North Carolina Payroll Output Increases Under Employment Law
The Employment Security Commission reports NC firms covered by unemployment benefits paid 2.43 billion dollars in 1955 56 up 310 million from 1954 55. Kendall notes extension to firms with four or more workers expanded coverage while average weekly earnings rose to 59 56 dollars in Q2. About 1 040 million workers are now covered and 29 000 firms joined, up from 17 527 in 1955.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Henry E. Kendall
Employment Security Commission
Kendall
Written Word Across and Down Clues Puzzle
A compact crossword style clue list with entries for across and down terms. Includes references to poets, writers, minerals, Biblical figures, and common crossword answers like molten rock mineral rock and various adjective and noun clues.
Tuskegee Institute reports on race relations in 1956
The 43rd annual Tuskegee Institute report says Deep South resistance to desegregation remained strong while nationwide citizens resisted inflammatory appeals. It cites court decisions supporting nonsegregation, but notes delays due to uncertainty and implementation problems. The document covers violence, intimidation, white Citizens Council activity, and ICC antisegregation rulings on transport plus regional voter registration issues and a NC golf course opening to Negroes.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Organizaons
Wert
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Savannah River
Georgia
South Carolina
ICC
Texas
Virginia
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
North Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
High Point
N.C
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
States Rights League
Patriots of North Carolina
Kulux Klan
Dana Andrews Charged With Drunk Driving
Hollywood actor Dana Andrews, 47, is scheduled to appear in court today on a drunk driving charge. He was arrested after a minor auto collision in North Hollywood on Saturday and told police he had been drinking. Bail was set at $263.
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Hollywood
Dana Andrews
Andrews
North Hollywood
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Burns and Allen
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