Fourteen Jailed In Bus Seating Case In Birmingham
Fourteen Black residents, led by Rev F L Shuttlesworth, were jailed after convictions under Birmingham’s new bus seating law. Judge Bailes delayed habeas writs, keeping defendants jailed until Monday. Sentences range up to 24 months and fines up to 400 dollars for Shuttlesworth and 18 months and 300 dollars for others.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Lewis Bailes
William C. Conway
F. L. Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
City Commission
Genteel Family Ghost Rooms Old House eeme
Eliza Bet Porter Phelps is a genteel ghost at the Porter Phelps Huntington house. Dr James Huntington, descendant and curator, recalls childhood sightings and ongoing hauntings in a preserved 1799 colonial mansion at Forty Acres. Elizabeth continues to drift through rooms, rarely seen by the public, but inspires museum interest and family lore.
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Joy Miller
Hadley
Mass
Eliza‘bet Porter Phelps
Porter-Phelps-Huntington
Elizabeth
James L. Huntington
Dr. Huntington
Boston
Northampton
Charles Phelps
Frederic Huntington
Huntington
Taxidermist And Sculptor George Adams Works Art From Animals
George Adams, a longtime taxidermist and sculptor, describes modern mounting as art not stuffing. His Alaska moose project shows life-size modeling, hollow plaster, and stretched hides to reveal muscles and veins. His career spans Kanab Utah to New York’s American Museum of Natural History before settling in Los Angeles.
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George Adams
Adams
Los Angeles County Museum
Alaska
Caribou
Kanab
Utah
Utah Hills
New York City
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Los Angeles
Treasure Islands of the Caicos and nearby treasure hunts
The Caicos Islands stand in the southeastern Bahamas region north of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, famed as sites for searches of sunken treasure ships. Explorers pursue maritime relics amid coral reefs and historic seafaring routes.
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Caicos Islands
Bahamas
Haiti
Charlotte Bus Strike Ends After Pay Increases
The 25 day strike by Charlotte City Coach Lines workers ends as drivers accept a contract increasing pay four cents per hour now and in two future increments. Mechanics also gain raises and vacation benefits. city officials helped mediate the agreement.
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Charlotte
N.C
Charlotte City Coach Lines
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
North Carolina Farm Land Under Soil Conservation Plan
North Carolina has 18,260,346 acres of farm land in the Agriculture Department soil conservation program across 267,906 farms. Practices include conservation crop rotation 2,490,389 acres contour farming 1,506,000 acres cover cropping 1,724,916 acres stripcropping 187,911 acres pasture planting 699,283 acres wildlife area improvement 21,308 acres tree planting 111,516 acres windbreaks ponds 30,771 acres terracing 78,469 miles diversions 1,205 miles farm drainage 913,627 acres.
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Washington
North Carolina
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation Program
Soil Conservation Service
UNC Receives Science Grant From NSF
The National Science Foundation announced grants totaling more than 8.6 million dollars to 32 colleges and universities. About 270 thousand dollars per school funds academic year institutes to boost high school science and mathematics teachers. Institutions include the University of North Carolina and the University of Virginia.
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Washington
National Science Foundation
Atlanta University
Uniof North Carolina
University of Virginia
Canal tolls fixed by dead weight tonnage rule
Tolls for the Panama and Suez canals are set by the ship's dead weight tonnage. Rates apply uniformly whether the vessel carries oil or sand, affecting cost regardless of cargo.
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Canal
Panama and
Suez Canals
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Wm. M. Scholl
Chicago
Dr. Scholl
Brown
Saad
Washington St
Harvard
Lustre Sheen Service
High Point
Lotte Ry
Pine ST
Bedford Sales Company
N. Wrenn ST
Patrick McNulty
The
Aircraft Industries Assn
George Adams and
Moose
UNC
Huffman Paint & Wallpaper CO
W. Washington ST
For Savings & Loan Association
Foue
Erie
N. Main St
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