Capital Schools Critics Blame Riot on Overcrowding and Race
An 11 member committee reports the Thanksgiving Day stadium riot in Washington was a serious racial conflict born of an overcrowded public school system and lax discipline. It cites overcrowding, rising Black enrollment, frustration after a championship loss, and a pattern of violence fueling clashes between Negroes and whites.
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Washington
D.C. Stadium
St. John’s
Eastern High School
Shane MacCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Council On Youth Fitness
Carl F. Hansen
MacCarthy
District of Columbia
Broyhill Day Celebrated in Washington
North Carolina Republicans marked Broyhill Day with the swearing in of James T. Broyhill as the second GOP member of Congress from the state. A large delegation from the 9th District attended a gala dinner at the International Inn after the ceremony. Broyhill, a 35 year old Lenoir furniture maker, and his wife Louise live in McLean Virginia. Their children Marilyn James Eddie and Phyllis were in school.
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Washington
Broyhill
North Carolina
James T. Broyhill
Congress
New 9Th Congressional District
New International Inn
Lenoir
J. E. Broyhill
Hugh Q. Alexander
D-N.c
Louise
McLean, Va
Marilyn
James Eddie
Phyllis
Girls Admit Setting Fire In Church
Two African American girls aged 9 and 12 admitted starting a fire that destroyed the First Baptist Church on East Main Street, causing about five hundred thousand dollars in damage. Authorities said the children are held on separate petitions unrelated to the fire and investigations continue. The arson officials and local police noted the statements suggested by insiders familiar with the church.
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Spartanburg
First Baptist
State Law Enforcement Division
East Main Street
W. C. Hayes
Mona Lisa Debut in Washington Muddled by Poor Tech
The National Gallery of Art hosting Mona Lisa with 1500 dignitaries faced a failed loudspeaker system that left many unable to hear Andre Malraux and President Kennedy speak. The incident interrupted a highly anticipated exhibition to be followed by a New York showing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Washington
Mona
Lisa
National Gallery of Art
Kennedy
France
Andre Malraux
Mona Lisa
National Gallery
Leonardo da Vinci
Paris
Louvre
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
da Vinci
Congress
M. Malraux
Leonardo
Charles de Gaulle
Young Americans For Freedom
Secret Service
Marines
Katanga
Asian Flu Epidemic Hits Robeson County
Robeson County faces a worsening Asian flu outbreak with Pembroke elementary reporting 181 absences, including teachers and a janitor. Dr. E R Hardin, county health officer, cites Pembroke as the hard hit area and warns spread to the rest of the county within two to three weeks. Two Pembroke doctors report about 200 cases since the outbreak began a week ago.
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Pembroke
Hardin
Robeson County
Actors Guild Passes Up Pay Increase
The Screen Actors Guild votes 5279 to 188 to forgo a wage raise in hopes of fewer American films made abroad. The board will bargain this month on items like cast credits and reserves the right to re open negotiations as pay television looms.
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Actors Guild
Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild
Guild
Seven Hearings Set for Durham Anti Segregation Case
The Associated Press reports hearings for seven of eight anti segregation demonstrators arrested Tuesday night at a Durham Howard Johnsons. About 30 demonstrators attempted to gain service as nine Durham area restaurants refused to serve interracial groups. Moon Eng a New York resident of Chinese ancestry faced aiding and abetting forcible trespass in Guilford County indictments as 11 true bills were returned related to integrate two Greensboro cafeterias and a movie house. Trials for those charged in Guilford County not yet scheduled.
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Durham
Guilford County Grand Jury
Greensboro
Moon Eng
New York
Guilford County
Stan Morse
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mike Scott
Rock Hill
D. C
Michal Heyman
Atlanta
Gail Chamberlain
Syracuse
Duke University
Candide Lall
California
Cary Grant
Halifax
North Carolina College
Ronald Johnson
Sanford pledges top priority to higher education in NC
Gov. Sanford, aiming to elevate higher education, predicts a landmark advance in the 1961 General Assembly. He urged unity within the state university system and urged resolving campus disputes to avoid contaminating key measures. He backed more state-supported senior colleges and a unified system.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Sanford
General Assembly
North Carolina
Charlotte
Asheville
Wilmington
North Carolina State College
University of North Carolina At Raleigh
FASTERTH Promises Stable Denture Fit and Odor Control
Advertises FASTERTH as an alkaline powder to sprinkle on dentures. Claims it keeps plates from slipping and wobbling, reduces plate odor, and improves comfort. Available at drug counters nationwide.
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America
Lumberton, N.C
E. R. Hardin
Coun
M Donalds
Jacqueline
Connie
McDonald's
Idaho
Buster Brown Girls
Association
Mc Donald's
N. Main St
Borden
THE
Associated Press
Maxum M. Bingham
Thomasville
N. C
Southern Motors
Jimmy Hinson
Southern Motors, Inc
S. Main ST
Tali
Burtner Furniture Co
East Green St
High Point, N. C
South Elm St
Greensboro, N. C
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