Catholic Schools Ordered to Integrate in Atlanta
The Roman Catholic Church ordered Atlanta archdiocesan schools to desegregate this fall affecting 7,500 pupils across 71 counties. Archbishop Hallinan said local bishops would decide on action elsewhere in the province. The pastoral letter announced that Catholic children will be admitted to archdiocese schools as of Sept 1, 1962.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
North Georgia
G. Albert Lawton
Georgia International Life Insurance Co
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Superior Court
Sam P. MacKenzie
Ivan Allen Jr
Constant Awarded Baker University Union Remodel Contract
Baker University board awards Constant Construction Company of Lawrence a 152000 dollar contract to remodel and expand the Student Union this summer. The project adds about one third space, enlarges the dining area with two serving lines and a snack service area, and expands the bookstore. A temporary Case Library remodel for academic use is approved, with the education department to move in September.
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Baker University
Constant Construction Company
Lawrence
W. Irving Boone
Eureka
Robert E. Russell
Topeka
Board of Trustees
Case
Education Department
Shepard Receives Honorary Dartmouth Master of Arts
Alan B. Shepard Jr., the nation’s first man in space, was awarded an honorary master of arts degree by Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire. The award honors bravery with skill and marks Shepard’s first return to his home state since his May 5 1961 sub orbital flight. Shepard was born in Derry New Hampshire where his parents still live.
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Hanover
N.H
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Dartmouth College
Navy
Shepard
Derry
Supreme Court upholds ham labeling ruling
The Supreme Court let stand a lower court decision that Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman cannot require an imitation ham label for smoked ham with added water. A separate note mentions a new carriageless electric typewriter reaching 186 words per minute.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Scientific Advances From Light to Electron Microscopy
The text reviews progress from light to electron microscopes achieving magnifications up to 100000 diameters. It notes seeing viruses and living tissue parts, with biochemists joining medical researchers to explore cancer causes. It predicts future breakthroughs and global benefits, stressing unequal access and lasting advances for mankind.
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London
Graham Faces Chicago Tough Guys At Crusade Session
About 175 Chicago gang youths sat in a South Side Christian Center room for Billy Graham to speak. He urged them that Christian faith requires guts and strength and urged personal change despite street violence. Twenty five raised their hands seeking more on Christ as the sermon ended.
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Chicago
McCormick Place
Billy Graham
Graham
South Side Christian Center Room
South Side
Christ
Jesus
Ora Hess Named State VFW Head At Topeka Convention
Ora D. Bud Hess of 421 Pleasant Street was chosen as commander of the Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars at the two day Topeka convention. Hess, a WWII China Burma India veteran and Lawrence Paper Co. employee, rose from senior vice commander and has held multiple Kansas VFW posts offices. The gathering approved many resolutions including a veto of a Topeka committee plan to ship wheat to Communist China.
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Ora D
Bud) Hess
Pleasant St
Kansas Veterans of Foreign Wars
Topeka
China
Hess
China- Burma-India
Lawrence Paper Co
Kansas Vfw
Lawrence Post
Kansas Department
Bridge 601 Mass RT Nease Standard Serv
Bridge 601 Mass reported for service work by Nease Standard Service. Phone number VI3 9849 listed.
Old West Lawrence Picnic Draws 2300 Residents in Central Park
The Old West Lawrence Association hosts its annual picnic today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Central Park. It serves drinks while attendees bring their own baskets, with the district spanning Sixth to Ninth Street and Kentucky to Illinois. Lake Kittakittacoloo and Lake Koolkootinnie are noted for their names and arid South Australian setting.
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Old
Lake Kittakittacoloo
Lake Koolkootinnie
South Australia
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