Negro page hopeful arrives to find no vacancy in Congress
A 14 year old Negro boy Jimmie Johnson Jr traveled from Chicago with his mother and brother to Washington to take a House page job. Lawmakers said there was no opening and that Rep Barratt O Hara had no appointment to give. Francis Walter said he advised O Hara there was no vacancy. Other officials denied racial motives. The boy stated Southern congressmen hindered him while awaiting news from O Hara. The case highlights patronage processes and race-sensitive perceptions in early 1950s Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Chicago
House of Representatives
Timmie A. Johnson, Jr
Fred
Rep. Barratt O'Hara
DTW
Jimmie
O'Hara
Francis Jh
Walter D-Pa J
Walter
House Page
Slingis
Thomas J. O'Brien
Martin Oberman
Page
O'Brien
Ethel Payne
Bunny
Miss Payne
Himmie
Capitol
House
Harry P. Sheppard
Calif
Thieman Democratic
Sid
Evan
Set Students on Ability Says Conant
Dr. Jones B. Conant urged grouping high school students by ability at a National School Boards Association meeting in San Francisco. He called for expanding opportunities for the bright while allowing slower students to drop out for work. He praised the Carnegie and Harvard findings, urged reducing small high schools, and stressed developing gifted students within the high school system.
Virginia Governor Concedes Defeat on School Segregation
Gov. J Lindsay Almond Jr concedes Virginia cannot halt the planned admission of Black students to white schools in Norfolk Arlington and Charlottesville and proposes a transition to private schooling funded by state tuition grants up to 250 per pupil An emergency session is planned while a study commission is named to craft a long range plan Almond vows to continue his anti integration fight and calls repeal of compulsory attendance law amid legislative pushback from segregationists and rural lawmakers.
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Arlington
Charlottesville
Virginia General Assembly
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Almond
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Aecess
Virginia
Cal
Barrier
Negra
Firemen Turn Fire on Codes
Sacramento conference hears fire chiefs and officials urge action on fire problem. Los Angeles fire leaders blast telephone companies for no uniform emergency number and cite delays in calls. Traffic congestion and roof shingles cited as hazards amid desert winds.
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Sacramento
Angeles
William T. Miller
Los Angeles
Miller
Swap Anything Fast Through Classified at HE 2959
A classified swap request invites rapid exchanges with the listing noted as HE 2959. Details are sparse but emphasize speed and broad items eligible for swap. Prospective participants are urged to contact or visit the classified section for terms and options.
Eisenhower to Visit Acapulco Next Month
President Eisenhower will visit Acapulco Mexico in February 1920 for informal talks with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. White House announced the invitation was accepted and the exchange between Dulles and Mexico’s ambassador Flores was publicized. Eisenhower said at a news conference he hopes to meet Lopez Mateos but no definite plans were made.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Acapulco
Mexico
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
White House
Lopez Mateos
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
Antonio Carrillo Flores
Carrillo Flores
Billion a Year Business Now in California
California’s eight counties reached a billion-dollar annual revenue for 1957-58, totaling 1 075 41 662 dollars as internal funds supplied about 55 percent and state and federal sources about 45 percent. County spending totaled 1 080 990 823 dollars under State Controller Alan Cranston’s report.
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Sacramento
California
Alan Cranston
Formosa Health Report Shows High Primary Illness Rate
Health officials disclosed that 37 percent of Formosa's primary pupils show sickness from trachoma. The survey counted 590 of 3,600,000 children infected, highlighting a significant infectious eye disease concern among students.
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Tripel Formosa
UPI Health
Ormosa
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