Dr Marshall Shepard To Speak at Forum King of Clubs at Mt Zion
Dr Marshall Shepard DD councilman at large Philadelphia and Mt Olivet Baptist Church pastor will be guest speaker for the King of Clubs Forum at Mt Zion Baptist Church on Sunday at 3 45 p m Northwestern High will render music.
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Georgia Senate passes anti Negro baseball and racially mixed events bill
A Georgia state senate measure banning Negro participation in organized baseball was approved without opposition. The bill also bars racially mixed dances social events and athletic contests, signaling sweeping civil rights restrictions.
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Atlanta
Georgia
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Two Soldiers Hanged at Leavenworth for Murder
Two 23 year old African American soldiers were hanged at Fort Leavenworth for killing Charles Pettit during a robbery at Fort Bragg in 1953 and later connected slayings in Germany and North Carolina. Moore, Edwards executed after court martial at Fort Stagg and disciplinary baracks. Moore’s wife Patricia and parents are named. Edwards’ conviction details follow.
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North Carolina
Winfrd D. Moore
Virginia Beach
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Ardmore
Okla
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N. C
Moore
Charles Pettit
Pettit
Patricia
Columibus
Robert W. Moore
Edwards
Miamians on Fla Normal Honor Roll
Three Miami students earned honors at Florida Normal and Industrial Memorial College for the first semester ending January 19. Gertha Williams made the Dean’s list with a 2.6 GPA. Gladys Humes and Carolyn Bain posted GPAs at least 2.00.
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Florida Normal and Industrial Memorial College
Gertha Williams
Gladys Humes
Carolyn Bain
White Georgia Killer Slain In Gun Battle
Lucio Flowers 55, a Columbus storekeeper who killed NAACP leader Dr. Thomas H. Brewer in February 1956, was fatally shot in a dawn gun battle near his downtown store. Police found Flowers’s pistol nearby and noted multiple shots fired, with no immediate robbery motive declared.
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Lucio Flowers
H. T. Whitley
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Whitley
Flower
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Republican State Central Committee
Court Orders Virginia Schools to Integrate
U S District Judge Walter Hoffman ordered Norfolk and Newport News School Boards to end segregation in public schools by August 15. He offered to approve a compliance plan if submitted before that date and carried out despite the governor and the Legislature. He blamed the General Assembly for obstructing gradual integration.
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U. S
Walter Hoffman
Norfolk and
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Time Mag Features Dr. King on Next Issue
Time magazine plans a four-page profile on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the cover for next week. The piece, titled Attack on the Conscience, extols King as a humble, articulate leader guiding the Montgomery Bus Boycott that challenges segregation in the South.
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Montgomery
Time Magazine
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Unrest Spreads In Haiti Threatens New Government
Port au Prince reports spreading unrest as units move into the southern area to quell disorders before a potential nationwide revolt. Opponents of Provisional President Franck Sylvain push for elections amid Haiti's deepest economic crisis with near collapse of the treasury and record debt.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Franck Sylvain
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