Campaign Opposes Integration in Charlotte Schools
Mecklen burg County chapter of the Patriots of North Carolina launches a mail drive sending about 1000 letters to Central High parents urging transfers to all white schools to block integration. The note cites North Carolina Pupil Assignment Act and Pearsall Plan provisions as leverage for school closure threats.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Patriots of
North Carolina
Patriots
Central High School
Central
Pearsall
Train Hits Automobile Killing Two Georgia Dealers
A southbound Southern Railway freight train near Mooresville North Carolina struck an automobile early today killing two Georgia auto dealers and injuring a third. The victims were Reuben John Westbrooks 47 of Mt Airy Georgia and John K McDuffie 44 of Baldwin Georgia. Edwin 30 of Alto Georgia suffered a broken right leg and internal injuries. The crew did not know of the collision until the train reached Mooresville around 4 30.
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Mooresville
N.C
Southern Railway
Georgia
J. F. Davis
Reuben John Westbrooks
Mt. Airy
John K. McDuffie
Baldwin
Edwin
Alto
Blackburn
Davis
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Here
Westbrooks
McDuffie
Burglars Make Clean Getaway
Fifty workmen were needed recently to wash the 67-year accumulation of dirt from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Negro family to move into white neighborhood in North
Augusta Georgia–A family of Southern Negroes will be moved within 60 days into an exclusive all white northern neighborhood. State Senator A A Fowler and others organize the American Resettlement Foundation to place lower income Negro families in upper class communities. The plan includes rent of 1 per year on a 75000 dollar home and possible legal defense if residents protest.
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Augusta
Chronicle
A. A. Fowler
Peale
Georgia
South
Fowler
Atty
Roy V. Harris
Allan Kemper
American Resettlement Foundation Inc
Vending machine looting clues emerge in Austin
Officers inspected a looted vending machine in Austin Texas and found a clue in a note left on the device reading Guess what. The note hints at how the thief gained access and is under investigation.
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Austin, Tex
College degree via TV predicted
St. Louis reports Harry Bannister, vice president of a national association, predicted a college degree earned via television. In a speech to broadcasters he urged TV to supplement education and help meet growing facilities needs.
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ST. Louis
Harry Bannister
National
Mit
Bannister
National Assn
Reg Broadcasters
Yester
Lafayette Grave Holds Virginia Earth From Revolution
A fragmentary note states that Lafayette's grave contains a handful of Virginia soil, gathered from the land where he lived during the American Revolution.
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Lafayette
Virginia
Death of W W Jones Mourned by State Officials
RALEIGH Gov Hodges and other state officials mourn the death of Banking Commissioner W W Jones aged 54 who died yesterday afternoon after a heart attack during a discussion in the State Treasurer Edwin Gill s office. Jones served as banking commissioner since 19 and previously ran a Raleigh bank and the State Employers Credit Union. He leaves a widow, Ruth Dorval Jones, a mother Mrs Beulah T Jones and a sister Mrs J A Rickards of Winter Park Florida.
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Raleigh
Gov. Hodges
W. W. Jones
Jones
Edwin Gill
Gill
State Banking Commission
Banking Commission
State Banking Department
Credit Uion
Credit Union
Scott
Gurney P. Hood
Ruth Dorval Jones
Wal T
Beulah T. Jones
J. A. Rickards
Winter Park
Fila
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Big Value
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High Point, N. C
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