Promotion Of Three Negroes In Dallas Post Office Touches Off Controversy
The Dallas post office promoted three college educated Black employees raising charges of discrimination from white workers and sparking debate in Dallas and Washington. Officials say promotions followed civil service rules under a merit plan while opponents argue favoritism and race bias.
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Dallas
Ter
Washington
Stanley Meisler Washington
Tex
Bruce Alger
R-Tex
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lee C. White
Kenneday
Civil Service Commission
Post Office Department
Richard J. Murphy
J. Edward Day
University of Oklahoma
Post Office
Kennedy
Owen
Murphy
South
Day
Texas
W. B. Hudson
Buford
R. Tyler
Andrew J. Calloway
Herschel Gillins
United Federation of Postal Clerks
National Association of Letter Carriers
Owen Murphy
Letter Carriers
Rep. Alger
John W. Macy Jr
Cvil Service Commission
Cool Front Drops Temperatures Across the East
A UPI report notes a cool front moving southwest from a New England low pressure area lowers east coast temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees. Severe weather erupts nationwide with earthquakes and tornadoes causing injuries and damage from Utah to Florida and Colorado.
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Weather Bureau
New England
Utah
Charles Richter
Cali
City Office Joins Contest for Epilepsy Workplace Awards
The local employment office has been invited by the Epilepsy Foundation to compete for state and national awards recognizing work in community acceptance and counseling and placement of workers with epilepsy. The manager and two staffers may travel to Washington for bronze plaques. State awards include a silver office plaque and participant certificates. the project began July 1 and runs for one year.
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State Employment Service
Epilepsy Foundation
Washington, D.C
Washington
Nine Die in Stuttgart Tourist Bus Collision
A Sunday crash in Stuttgart, Germany killed nine people, including six British tourists, when a tourist bus collided with several other vehicles. Police report three West Germans also died and 29 people were injured.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Civil Defense Directors Meet in Oklahoma City
Regional civil defense leaders from five states including Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas Texas and New Mexico gathered in Oklahoma City to discuss regional defense issues. State director Don Guier stated attendees from the four neighboring states are expected.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Don Guier
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Fire Damages Tulsa Market
A two alarm blaze at a supermarket in the Ranch Acres Shopping Center Tulsa caused heavy damage. Firemen said losses would be determined after cooling and inspection. Smoke and water affected six other stores as sixty firefighters fought the fire for nearly two hours, starting in the meat department with the first alarm at 3:50 a.m.
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Tulsa
UPI
Ranch Acres
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Deland
Fla
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Watertown
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