Negro Denied Admission Leads to Arrest at Mississippi Southern
Clyde Kennard, 30, denied admission to Mississippi Southern College for the third time, was arrested as he left the campus. Officials cited deficiencies in his application. Kennard faces reckless driving and liquor charges after a campus confrontation with President W B McCain. The incident mirrors earlier attempts to enroll Black students in Mississippi white colleges.
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Mississippi Southern College
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Clyde Kennard
Kennard
Southern
W. B. McCain
University of Chicago
Mississippi
Clennon King
Oxford
Kennard Arrested as Officers Seize Liquor On Route to Campus
Constables Lee Daniels and Charles Ward waited for Kennard and arrested him after a meeting with McCain when he walked to his car. They claimed Kennard's car sped toward campus and, during his absence, a search found five tall pints of liquor. Kennard’s cousin Eloise Farley disputed the claim, saying the liquor was planted. authorities said the arrest was unrelated to his alleged prior attempt to break.
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Charle Ward
Kennard
McCain
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Clyde
Two Couples Dead In Purdue Plane Wreck Near Lafayette
Two married couples were found dead entangled in a private plane wreckage in a Benton County cornfield six feet underground. The missing plane had departed from Purdue University for St Louis last Wednesday and was discovered after a six day search by the Civil Air Patrol and Indiana state police near Oxerton. Ber nard Whannebrick and Lillian his wife from Overland Missouri along with Roy Houser and his wife from St Louis County Missouri were identified among the victims.
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Overland
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Laws impose $960 fine for party line abuse in emergencies
Gov. Gaylord Nelson signed a new law setting a 960 dollar penalty for party line telephone subscribers who refuse to relinquish the line during an emergency. The measure also imposes penalties on those who falsely claim an emergency to gain use of the line.
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