Atlanta Archdiocese hints at desegregated school policy
Archbishop Hallinan announced a 1962 policy move toward desegregation in Catholic schools within the Atlanta diocese. He noted about 8,000 students in five high schools and 18 elementary schools, with 535 Black students currently enrolled in one high school and two elementary schools. A pastoral letter from bishops in Atlanta and Savannah stated parochial schools in their areas would desegregate no earlier than Atlanta schools.
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Hallinan
Archdiocoese
S.C
Atlanta
Savannan
Loungetie Wrap Makes Waves in Hawaiian Competition Style
The latest loungetie entry is a multi purposer wrap around bound to the Maui tied Hawaiian muu muu event. Styled in solid Awhape colors the nap wrap combines terry and broadcloth fabrics and is worn front or back with toned finish.
France railroad unions launch Mediterranean strike
France's CGT led a regional railway walkout affecting Marseille Nice and Avignon. The 4 am stoppage aimed to last through most of Tuesday, disrupting Whit Sunday holidaymakers on the holiday weekend.
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Paris
France
Communist
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Marsailles
Nice
Avignon
Fight Cancer With a Checkup and a Check
A health outreach urges readers to schedule regular cancer screenings and support fundraising efforts. The campaign links preventive care with donations to treatment programs, emphasizing early detection and community support.
Just War and Natural Law Discussed by Bishop Dwyer
Bishop Dwyer argued that rhetoric often honors natural law while failing to prove its credentials. He warned against status seeking and urged clarity on natural law in atomic warfare, suggesting Rome may never declare a view on a just atomic war. He linked unbelief to attacks on dogmatics and moral code.
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Dwyer
Rome
Land grab notice targets Clark County parcels in 1962 bid
The Bureau of Land Management posted a notice in June 1962 signed by H Curt Hammit listing sections 10 11 12 18 15 19 24 25 36 30 31 covering 1153.13 acres in Clark County. Small tract owners led by Howard Greene denounced the action saying it appears aimed at their group and questioned the need for drainage and canals.
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Corps of Engineers
Federal Register
H. Curt Hammit
Bureau of Land Management
Reno
Clark County
BLM
Howard Greene
Las Vegas
Green
Courtesty Cars Row Sparks Governor Mediation Push
Transportation officials protested the use of free courtesy cars for Louis Spitz head of the Motor Vehicle Department. Spitz pulled the permits and cars were taken off the road. Governor Sawyer urged a compromise in the public interest at Friday’s meeting.
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Louis Spitz
Spitz
Sawyer
Hollywood Sees New 6-Foot Boa Constrictor
Hollywood residents were startled by a 6 foot long boa constrictor sighted near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. The unusual visitor drew onlookers as authorities cleared the area and studied the reptile.
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Hollywood
UPS
Filmland
Hollywood and
Vine
Ormandy Conducts Philadelphia Orchestra in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas Convention Hall audience sparsely attended a Philadelphia Orchestra concert led by Eugene Ormandy. The reviewer faults the program for weak choices and calls for more challenging repertoire, praising Berg excerpts and the Ravel Daphnis and Chloe suite despite overall mixed impressions.
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Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Royal Festival Hall
Royal Albert Hall
London
North America
Tchaikovsky
Berg
Ormandy
Las Vegas Convention Hall
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Bombs Hit Algiers Amid Fire and Gunfire Clashes
In Algiers fires from bombs damaged the water works bakery cinema book store auto and tax office with no casualties reported by morning. Overnight clashes near Baraki between FLN and MNA left six dead and fifteen wounded.
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City Water Company
Bab-el-Oued
Algiers
OAS
Algeria
Maison Caree
Baraki
National Liberation Front
FLN
Algerian Nationalist Movement
MNA
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