Prince Edward County Desegregation Fight Sparks Statewide Debate
In Farmville Virginia the Prince Edward County school crisis mirrors a regional clash over integration. After the 1954 Supreme Court ruling, county officials cut school funding and formed a private educational corporation to pay white teachers, signaling ongoing resistance to federal desegregation orders.
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Prince Edward County
Georgia
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Nottoway
Sussex
Virginia
County Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward County Educational Corporation
Canada’s coal industry faces survival with costs cuts says Prudham
Mines Minister Prudham told the Commons Canadian coal faces hard times. Nova Scotia mines push cost-cutting mechanization to widen markets while Alberta mines offer no revival amid oil and gas surpluses. West markets may shrink with diesel railways and oil growth, delaying large-scale coal upturn.
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West
Month Long Season For Duck Hunters In South Next Fall
Ottawa reports a nationwide extension of migratory bird hunting seasons in most provinces with British Columbia excluded. The resources department announced longer seasons in the Atlantic provinces Quebec Alberta and Saskatchewan with Ontario gaining a one day increase and mourning doves added to the Ontario bag for the first time since 1917. Open season on some game birds was lengthened in Alberta and Saskatchewan due to late spring seeding.
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Ottawa
British Columbia
The
Resources Department
Atlantic
Quebec
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Galveston crackdown pads doors on bawdy houses
In Galveston Texas police padlocked bawdy houses after protests by the Ministerial Association and the American Social Hygiene Association. Police Chief Burns warned any house not locking its doors would be raided and kept closed. Mayor Clough supported the crackdown but warned the city may struggle to eliminate prostitution long term.
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Texas
Galveston Ministerial Association
American Social Hygiene Association
W. J. Burns
Burns
George Roy Clough
Texas Gulf Coast
Hygiene Association
Bridge Bank Theft Still Is Unsolved
A Canadian bank teller, 18 year old Charlie Fazakereley of Lethbridge, allegedly stole 30000 during the May 24 Victoria Day weekend then fled to Los Angeles. Authorities know his first destination. rest of where he went remains unknown and unresolved after two months.
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Canada
Charlie Fazakereley
Lethbridge
Bank of Montreal
Fazakereley
Los Angeles
Western Airlines
Fazakerley
Lad
Smilestones Encore at School Sparks Humorous Quip
A playful exchange about a student claiming the only encore at school prompts a teacher’s cheeky remark about homework and cleanliness. The line ends with a tossed pun on “cleanliness.”
Farmer jailed for chaining eight year old son for a week
William Ferguson, 68, was sentenced to a year of hard labor after chaining his eight year old son, Harry Ferguson, to a neck chain in a filthy stable for a week. Police rescued the boy as authorities described the squalid conditions and brutal confinement.
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Alta
William Robert Ferguson
Eva
RCMP
Bruce Sutherland
B. C. Hendricks
Harry Harold Ferguson
Ferguson Farm
Sutherland
Ferguson
Admiral Sir Percy Noble Dies at 75 in London
Reuters reports Admiral Sir Percy Noble, a key British naval figure in the Battle of the Atlantic, died at his home in London at age 75. Noble led Western Approaches as commander in chief from 1941 and directed destroyer tactics to keep vital convoy routes open for Allied forces.
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Reuters
Percy Noble
Britain
Western Approaches
Magrath Plaque Marks Start of Alberta Irrigation
In Magrath Alberta a plaque was unveiled marking Canada’s first large scale irrigation scheme begun in 1901. Professor M A Long presented the tablet on Magrath’s main street during a golden jubilee event. Work started 1898 with the Alberta Irrigation Co funded by British capital aided by the federal government.
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Alberta
Canada
M. A. Long
Edmonton
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
P.M .Lauder
St. Mary Milk Rivers
Af Land Surveyor
Alberta Irrigation Co
Alexander Galt
Federal Government of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources
Historic Sites and Monuments ‘Board of Canada
Weather keeps cool unsettled for Western Prairies
Cool unsettled weather continues over the Western Prairies with a new disturbance moving through Wednesday. Showers or thunderstorms expected as the system passes, bringing unsettled skies across the district.
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Edmonton
Prairies
Moroccan Riot Turmoil Forces Cancelled Fact Finding Tour
Official tallies placed dead at 12 to 15 with 49 wounded including nine police. Grandval’s planned Fez stop canceled amid tense climate as Moroccans clash with police. riots spread from Casablanca to other centers with martial law and French Legion involvement.
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Casablanca
Drought Hits Central Canada Farmers Hardest Since 1914
An agriculture official says drought in Ontario and Quebec may force farmers to sell livestock due to winter feed shortages. Estimated losses reach at least 85 million dollars across 26 000 farms, with hay, corn, pasture rent, and dairy and beef sectors hard hit. Grain imports cannot offset the shortage as eastern Canada and the Maritimes face drought. Only irrigated tobacco might escape losses. Ontario Quebec have seen only 13.46 inches of rain this year versus the 63 year average of 21.33.
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Quebec
United States
Maritimes
Central
Sizzling Heat Wave Hits Alaska
Arctic Alaska endures a heat wave with Wainwright reporting 80 degrees and Fairbanks posting 93 F, a dramatic swing from 54 below zero on Christmas Day. The event underscores record warmth in the far north and notable temperature contrasts across regions.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic
Wainwright
Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow
Talks on Far East issues with China eyed if Americans freed
The United States signals readiness to discuss Far East problems directly with Communist China if about 50 American citizens imprisoned there are released. The sweep of news also notes a Danish submarine installation fire, a missing jet trainer near Gimli, and storms hitting Edmonton with heavy rain.
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Far East
China
Reds
Nordegg Declares Ghost Town as Pensioners Stay Behind
Nordegg Alberta once had about 1000 residents. After Brazeau Collieries closed the mine, 270 houses sit vacant, the hotel is padlocked, and most services close Saturday. A few pensioners plan to remain, eyeing oil exploration and dam projects for future hopes.
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Rockies
Edmonton
Brazeau Collieries
Brazeau
Big Horn Trading Company
See
Calgary Studies Costs of Solving Water Problem
Calgary faces a growing water shortage with a projected expenditure of 25.34 million dollars to secure supplies after 1975. The plan calls for Bow river works, continued summer restrictions, and meters to delay major extensions, with a choice between 800 thousand for meters or 10.7 million for further waterworks.
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Calgary
Bow River
Disappeared husband spurs Redcliff woman toward Vancouver
Ivy Craig 29 of Redcliff says she will move with her 18 month old daughter Marilyn to live with sister and brother in law in Vancouver if no news about her husband Bill Craig 30 who vanished July 15 after leaving for Medicine Hat for a business appointment. Police and RCMP searched the area with no trace of him or his 1949 light blue Ford. Craig, a draftsman at Dominion Glass, also worked nights for Medicine Hat city.
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Vancouver
Ivy Craig
Marilyn
Pete Pelletier
Bill’ Craig
Medicine Hat
RCMP
Craig
Dominion Glass Co
Dominion Glass
City of
Progress Toward Start of Ford Nitro Chemical Plant
City officials and engineers from Ford Bacon and Davis from New York examine arrangements for a multi million dollar nitro chemical plant. Water main extension, power and intake duplications, and incorporation of the industrial area are in progress with a hearing possible before the Public Utilities Commissioners. Northwest Nitro Chemicals Ltd is the Canadian subsidiary of Commercial Solvents Corp.
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New York
Public Works Department
Crescent Heights
Civ
Board of Public Utilities Commissioners
A. T. Legge
Northwest Nitro-Chemicals Ltd
Commercial Solvents Corp
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