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Claremont Racial Clash Over City Services Heads Courthouse
Ida Mae Shuford, a 70 year old Black maid, challenges Claremont North Carolina officials over water and sewer access for her property. The NAACP backs a federal racial discrimination suit while the ORS withholds 1977 revenue sharing funds and seeks repayment of nearly 87 000 dollars. US Supreme Court action looms as letters fly between Washington and the town hall.
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Claremont
N.C
Ida Mae Shuford
U.S. Office of Revenue Sharing
ORS
Shuford
Shufords
Whisnant
Glenn Morrow Jr
Morrow
Shuford Defense Fund