NAACP Plans Southwide Drive To Boost Negro Voter Turnout
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People maps a three year plan to raise Negro registration in the 11 Southern states to about 60 percent of eligible voters by 1960 with aims of electing three Negro congressmen from Mississippi and one from the Carolinas. Roy Wilkins and Clarence Mitchell lead the push, stressing nonpartisan participation and improvements in voting access, while noting current white registration averages around 60 percent.
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Mississippi
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Clarence Mitchell
Washington
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National Organization
Wilkins
Mitchell
Richard Russell
D-Ga
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Senate
Nixon
Civil Rights Commission
Eisenhower
U.S
Smaiee
Sen
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Guy Trial To Resume Tomorrow In Santa Monica
The murder trial of Charles Lee Guy III pauses no longer as defense attorney Everett L. Doffermyre joins Charles Lee Guy Jr. and John Agnus in Santa Monica. The 19 year old is accused of killing Guy Earl Roberts in a motel near Los Angeles, the case involving Nina James Agnus, his mother’s former husbands, and a contentious family background.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Charles Lee Guy III
Everett L. Doffermyre
Dunn
N.C
Charles Lee Guy Jr
John Agnus
Guy
Yer
Nina Yer
Nina James Agnus
Guy Earl Roberts
Hollywood
Here
Ep silon Aurigae, A Giant Star With Vast Diameter
Ep silon Aurigae is described as a supergiant among stars with a diameter of 2.4 billion miles. The figure highlights the enormous scale of this celestial object in the Milky Way.
New Tablet Claimed To Drain Sinus Cavities Fast
A new tablet is advertised to relieve sinus congestion and headaches by draining the sinus areas quickly and with no discomfort. Marketed by Whitehall Pharmacal Company in 1957, the Dristan Tablets offer rapid internal action and a refund guarantee with a bottle of 24 for 98 cents.
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New York
N. Y
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
Rediscovering Science Why Scientists Are People Too
AP Science Reporter Alton L Blakeslee notes scientists are ordinary people with specialized knowledge, not oddballs. The piece highlights common human traits, public stereotypes, and examples from Yale figures to show scientists share daily life worries, interests, and family roles.
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Science Reporter
New York
Russia
Margaret Mead
Einstein
Ports Body To Visit Wilmington
The new State Ports Authority makes its first official visit to port facilities in Port City and Wilmington, spends the night at Morehead City, and surveys facilities the next day. Gov Hodges urged a modern ports program and relocation of headquarters to Raleigh. John M Reeves of Pinehurst is chairman, with William G Clark Jr. of Tarboro as vice chairman and Collier Cobb Jr. of Chapel Hill on the Executive Committee.
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Southport
N.C
New State Ports Authority
Wilmington
Morehead City
Hodges
Raleigh
John M. Reeves
Pinehurst
William G. Clark Jr
Tarboro
Reeves
Clark
Collier Cobb Jr
Chapel Hill
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
Report claims a new healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H can shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. Case after case shows thorough relief, with shoppers noting piles no longer a problem. Available as suppository or ointment at druggists with money back guarantee.
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