Segregation In Schools Exists In Missouri
In Missouri the 1954 Brown v. Board ruling failed to end segregation in urban public schools. Officials say de facto segregation persists in St Louis and Kansas City due to housing patterns and economic factors, despite some early desegregation strides. court cases on Kinloch, St Louis County districts move slowly while calls for open housing and district consolidation surface.
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Jefferson City
United State Supreme Court
State Manual of Missouri
Secretary of State’s Office
Oliver Brown
Board of Education
Topeka
Kan
Missouri
Adella T. Smiley
St Louis
Henry Givens
St. Louis
Kansas City
Brown Vs. Board
Missouri “Supreme Court
Givens
Arthur Mallory
Mallory
Kinloch
St. Louis County
Elmwood Park
Ritenour
U.S. Supreme Court
Detroit
Checkers Speech and Nixon Fund Fallout
In 1952 during the national campaign Nixon faced the Checkers Fund controversy. California businessmen donated $18,000 to a fund Nixon could use as he pleased, sparking calls to drop him. Nixon defended himself on television, invoking his dog Checkers and stating no funds were used personally. The speech preserved his place on the ticket as Eisenhower won.
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Associated Press
Nixon
California
GOP
Eisenhower
Paris Optimists fundraiser and club notes highlight
Personal News of Paris notes a $25 donation to the Hultz family after a recent fire and updates from the district meeting. Plans include a merry-go-round at the Old Threshers reunion, a lemonade stand with balloons, and the Peppermints reading and letter writing for rest homes. Members announce uniforms and a tea, two departures, and a convention invitation. Also listed are bean planting plans, a funeral in Bloomington for Walter Malcom, a surgery return for Orval Vandelngham, and Thomas B. Curtis resigning from the National News Council in St Louis.
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Hultz
Jim Rives
Edwin Bush
Old Threshers
Paris Peppermints
South Missouri
David Hawkins
Crown Center
Kansas City
Lawrence Hempstead
Bloomington
Ill
Walter Malcom
Orval Vanlandingham
Audrain Medical Center
Mexico
Cleanup in flood areas after Missouri river deluge
Flooding across Clay Platte and Jackson counties receded as cleanup began. Smithville Mayor Buford Dean said streets are clear though mud remains. Water in Smithville was drinkable again after a boil advisory. Little Platte River crested 17 feet above flood stage. Red Cross says nearly 600 families lost belongings. damages reach millions. Three deaths were attributed to the floods. Five people were rescued from a capsized float near Platte City as police and rescue boats were lost. Sheriff Tom Thomas noted the swift current. Many residents left shelters and returned home to survey damage.
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Smithville
Missouri
Buford Dean
Kansas City
Clay County
Little Platte
Clay
Platte
Jackson
Red Cross
Platte River
Platte City
Platte County
Tom Thomas
Floodstrickens
Three Officers Attend Drug Seminar at NSU Kirksville
Three law officers from Audrain County attended a narcotics seminar conducted by the Law Enforcement School at Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville on Tuesday and Wednesday. Participants included Chief Carl Sellers and Lt. David Jones of the Vandalia Police Force and Sgt. Mike MacPherson, investigator for the Mexico Public Safety Department and Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney. The two day event featured programs by Federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents and clients from the Women's Correctional Institution at Tipton, Missouri.
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Audtain County
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
Carl Sellers
David Jones
Vandalia
Mike MacPherson
Mexico
Personal News From Laddonia and Nearby Visits
Personal notes report visits and hosting across Laddonia and neighboring towns. Chinsons and Dorothy Jane from Godfrey Illinois were guests of Dorothy Hut chinson for Mother's Day. Sturgeon visitors stop by, plus fishing trips to Stockton Lake and Bennett Springs. Coonce family from Cabot Arkansas hosted by Chester Avery. Kalamazoo Michigan guests with Ruby Thomson. West family from Jacksonville Illinois spent Tuesday with G. H. Berry and Dale. Ida West Past Nobie Grand Club to meet May 20 at 7 30 p.m.
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Chinson
Dorothy Jane
Godfrey, Il
Dorothy Hutchinson
Clayton Lower
Bob Love
Sturgeon
IDA West Past Nobie Grand Club
Wellsville Personal News Highlights Local Events
Wellsville notes list: Hannibal LaGrange College director of admissions Mr Hicks to speak at worship service with Ed Dorris as soloist. Training Union moves to 6 p.m. Sundays starting June. Baptist Women meet Tuesday 6 45 p.m. at Mrs Edna Martin’s home. Gov Christopher Bond hosts reception and concert featuring Gary Ellison with Mr and Mrs Brace and Mr and Mrs Suter from Jonesburg. Wally Frisbie undergoes kidney removal surgery at University of Iowa Hospital with potential transplant from his mother. Karen Goshorn had a tonsillectomy and was discharged. Del Stevenson discharged after surgery. Two new businesses opening in Wellsville this month. Western Auto Store to be run by Mr and Mrs?
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Hannibal-LaGrange College
Hicks
Ed Dorris
Training Union
Edna Martin
H. Lampe
Robert. Brace
Wellsville
Jack Suter
Jonesburg
Christopher Bond
Executive Mansion
Gary Ellison
Wally Frisbie
Burlington
Iowa
C. E. Frisbie
University of Iowa Hospital
Iowa City
J. B
Eleanor) Frisbie
Mexico
J. B. Frisbie
Wally
J and J Hobby Shop Opens with Ceramic Classes
The J and J Hobby Shop, run by Mrs. Howard Myers and Mrs. Kent Myers, opened today with plans for ceramic classes. Ground was broken on Wilson street for lots recently purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hampton of Mexico who plan to build and move to Wellsville.
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George Asher
Howard Myers
Kent Myers
Jean and
Jane
Wilson Street
Victor Hampton
Mexico
Hamptons
Wellsville
Centralia Club Plans Banquet For Graduates
Centralia committee reports outlined a June 9 banquet to honor graduating seniors, followed by a prayer and social hour. The next meeting is set for June 11 at Mrs. John James’s home with Mrs. Harry Munson as program leader. Mrs. Bill Hollander hosted Thursday Bridge Night on May 16 with top cards awarded to Mrs. Helen Smith and Mrs. Francis Lamm. Guests included Mrs. Robert Ashworth, Mrs. Dee Mason, and Mrs. Clarence Mackey, who received gifts.
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Ivan Donaldson
John James
Harry Munson
Bill Hollander
Helen Smith
Francis Lamm
Robert Ashworth
Dee Mason
Clarence Mackey
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South Trails
Hwy
Odaranties
Paris
Curtis
News Council
Thomas B. Curtis
U.S. Senate
National News Council
Sanitone Pt Na Ren
Donna Minnick
W. Clark
Laddonia
C.R. Jones
Stockton Mo
Bennett Springs
Lebanon
Claude Coonce
Cabot, Ark
Chester Avery
Coonce
Mr. Avery
Milford Dinges
Kalamazoo, Mich
Ruby Thomson
M. G. West
Jacksonville, Ill
G. H. Berry and
Dale
Wallace Sterling
Rose Point
All Wallace
Stradivari
Feliciana
Michele
Christopher
Led Beverage
Pilcher Jewery Co
Jefferson
Willard Britt
Lewis Harris
C. W. Conover
Larry Spiers
Cape Girardeau
Ledger
Robert Spiers
Middletown
Karen Goshorn
Paul Goshorn
del Stevenson
Western Auto
Centralia
Singer
GER
Mexico Square
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Singer Company
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