NAACP Moves to Block Little Rock Ordinance
The Arkansas NAACP seeks a temporary restraining order in U S District Court to halt a new Little Rock ordinance forcing organizations to file confidential lists with the city clerk. NAACP leaders argue the measure aims to cripple them amid the integration crisis as nine Black students attend Central High School for a sixth week of classes.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
The
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
U.S. District Court
NAACP
L. C. Bates
J. C. Crenhhaw
Bates
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New York Special reports a new healing substance Bio-Dyne enables shrinkage of hemorrhoids and pain relief without surgery. Studies claim actual reduction occurs with continuous use of Preparation H suppository or ointment, backed by a money back guarantee from a world famous research institute.
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New York, N. Y
Reg
New Tablet Claims To Drain Sinus Cavities Fast
A 1957 Whitehall Pharmacal Company notice announces Dristan Tablets as a prescription free remedy to drain clogged sinus cavities and relieve headaches and pressure. It markets rapid internal action, broad use by doctors, and a 24 count bottle for 98 cents with a full refund guarantee.
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New York
N. Y
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
Sam Stayman flusters West with heart bid in six spades
In a tricky bridge hand Sam Stayman sits South and, after a sequence ending in six spades, West reasons the Stayman heart bid was a double cross to provoke a heart lead. West concludes Sam aimed to prevent a diamond lead and used the heart bid to force the play. Morocco leather is goatskin crafted by hand after glazing.
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Sam Stayman
New York
West
Sam
North
East
Morocco
Leaf prices hold steady in NC Virginia tobacco belts
The Federal State Market News Service reports mixed results as three flue cured belts show mostly steady to lower prices. Old Belt and Eastern Belt average prices were steady, Middle Belt declines. volume light with quality slipping. Season totals show large poundage and higher season averages despite weekly dips.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Virginia
Federal State Market News Service
North Carolina-Virginia
Middle Belt
Rocky Mount
Wilson
Kangaroo balances on makeshift tripod pose
A kangaroo steadies itself using a makeshift tripod stance described as a shotheay angvnrep by observers. The odd pose showcases the animal's balance and adaptability in a confined space.
History Review Puzzle Clues and War Grain Facts
A historical word puzzle lists clues for across and down terms on topics from battles to daily life. A closing statistic notes 1947 U S grain destruction by rats totaling 33 million tons and that about three quarters of Americans over 65 lack substantial personal income.
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United States
Longest Cantilever Bridge Near Quebec Completed in 1917
The world’s longest cantilever bridge near Quebec spans 1800 feet the channel section and was completed in 1917. A high quality egg when cracked on a plate reveals a centered round yolk surrounded by thick white.
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Quebec
Canada
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Cue Hoodwinks West
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West East
SOUTH
By Oswald Jacoby
Ilderton Oil Company
Sinclair
Sinclair Products
High Point
Thomasville
Jamestown
Tel
History Review
Betsy Ross
Lucy
Pacific Island
Shest
French Islands
Gertrude
New
U.S
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Ford-Aire
English Motor Company
Washington & Wrenn Sts
High Point, N. C
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