Backer of Bill Has Dixie Forebears in Civil Rights Fight
Washington reports Rep. Richard Bolling of Missouri champions civil rights amid a Senate House clash over a landmark 1954 ruling. The piece traces Bolling ancestry and notes his wife’s genealogical theory linking plantation masters and enslaved forebears. Public sentiment remains divided as the Rules Committee weighs the civil merits bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolling
Mouse Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Elijah Lewis Forrest
Leesburgh
Forrester
Man Dies After Baptism at Singing Creek
Ashland Kentucky May 18 70 year old Chris Lowe who with his wife Effie chose baptism after two years of ill health was immersed in Singing Creek near Grahn by John W Holcom. He collapsed and died shortly after being helped from the water. Funeral service to be conducted by Holcom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Chris Lowe
Effie
John W. Holcom
Ashland Church of Christ
Lowe
Singing Creek
Grahn
Swiss Officer Sells Egyptian Secrets to French Probe
Swiss police inspector Max Ulrich admits passing official Egyptian Embassy conversations to Col. Marcel Mercier of French intelligence. Investigations by Hans Walder note the late Attorney General Rene Dubois faced espionage allegations and killed himself March 23 amid inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Max Ulrich
Hans Walder
Ulrich
Marcel Mercier
Walder
Atto
Rene Dubois
Dubois
New York State Requires Auto Liability Insurance for Plates
New York state mandates a certificate of auto liability insurance for drivers seeking vehicle plates. The requirement ties registration to proof of financial responsibility, affecting new registrants and renewals alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
British Accuse U S of Blocking Japanese Nuclear Exports
British newspapers accuse U S atomic officials of wrecking Britain’s nuclear equipment sales to Japan by misrepresentation at a Tokyo conference. Kenneth Davis and Rep. Sterling Cole criticize Calder Hall as cumbersome and dangerous, claiming Britain lags behind the United States in nuclear development. Britain seeks to boost exports amid orders over $1 billion, with a Japanese deal potentially worth $112 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japan
U.S
Tokyo
Kenneth Davis
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
Sterling Cole
R-Ny
U.S. Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Calder Hall
England
Britain
Davis
Cole
United States
North Korean Patrol Seizes South Korean Fishing Boat
Seoul police say a 12 ton South Korean fishing boat and its five crew members were seized Thursday by an armed North Korean patrol boat in the Yellow Sea and taken to North Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Yellow Sea
North Korea
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill
Dixie
Bollings
Artur Edson
Washington
Supreme Court
Richard Bolling
Thomas Bolling
Kansas City
Robert Bolling
Jane Rolfe
Pocahontas
John Bolling
Virginia
John W. Walker
Alabama
Huntsville
Ala
University of the South
Sewanee
Justice Department
New York City
Susan Harrison
Hollywood
Bronx
Kordimulch
Lubboge, Texas
Bob's Seper Merket J
Devis Perel
Memphisi
Wells Co
Seers-Reebuck & Co
Willemsen Seed Co
Abernathy, Texas
Wells Ferm Store
Abilene, Texas
Thoraton's Dept. Store
Welte's Nersery
Amherst, Texas
Wagner Grocery
Edmonson, Texas
Holland Grocery
FL Paso, Texas
Palm Seed Co
Hart, Texas
West Hensen Grocery
Hoss, New Mexico
Haughter Feed & Supply
Lovington, New Mexico
Campbell's Farm & Rench Supply
Muleshoe, Texas
Odessa, Texas
Roberts Hardware
Sears Grocery
Olton
Texas
San Angelo, Texas
Angelo Peed & Supply
Olive Seed & Nersery
Welfe's Nursery
Seymour, Texas
Preven Food Center
SPACE
Maples
Grocory
Stanton, Texas
the Friendly Store
Tulia
Griffith
Col. Mercier
Mercier
Hho Ee
Denims & Selicioth
PORT
Chenille
Tricot
M. L
Ahmed Rashid
Sultana
Woking
Vergil H. Craig
Public Accountant
34Th Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!