Desegregation Drive Returns to Albany Courtroom
A week of protests in Albany ends with hearings for 601 arrested as the desegregation march led by Martin Luther King Jr. resumes. King and 265 others jailed on charges of parading without a permit and obstructing traffic, with calls for a nationwide pilgrimage and a boycott of white merchants.
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Albany, Ga
Freedom Riders
Albany
Freedom Rider
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
W. G. Anderson
Albany Movement
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
M. 8
Page
Anderson
Abernathy
King
Grimage
Kennedy
Americus
Good Earth and Drums Remain in Pontiac Schools
Pontiac Michigan AP report states Good Earth by Pearl S Buck will stay in use for required reading and Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter Edmonds will remain optional reading for Pontiac's two high schools. Dr Dana P Whitmer says protests by 12 parents were rejected after staff study and input from teachers and citizens. The Scarlet Letter was mentioned but no protest occurred.
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Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac
Dana P. Whitmer
Pearl S. Buck
Whitmer
Walter L Edmonds
Board of Education
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Two Killed in Bed Room Pistol Duel in Lawton
Army sergeant Don Farrar on emergency leave shot police Lt. Davis and himself after forcing entry into the home of Leatha Chiles where his wife Lilian Farrar and Detective Captain Cleo Stout witnessed the confrontation. Davis was killed. Farrar died from abdomen wounds after firing.
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Lawton
Okla
Don Farrar
Germany
Lilian
Davis
Cleo Stout
Stout
Farrar
Leatha Chiles
Farar
Fire Levels Block in Manila Market District
A Saturday blaze swept through a Manila market district block injuring no one. Police estimate damage at 300000 dollars. Most structures burned were textile shops and tenement homes.
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MAN LA
Manila
Engineers Press Reform to Oust Union Leader in Ohio
In Columbus the six district reps of Local 18 IUOE demand new election rules to end Frank Converse 30-year tenure as general business manager. They call for full elections of all business representatives planning board and executive board under democratic processes. Melvin Jackfott of Cleveland accuses Converse of hand-picking candidates and states members should elect leaders.
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Columbus
Ohio
International Union of Operating Engineers
Frank Converse
Melvin Jackfott
Cleveland
Converse
Jackfort
Escapee Napier captured after motor chase in Michigan
Eugene Napier, 26, an escapee from a Florida prison farm, was arrested near Paw Paw Michigan after driving from Cincinnati with Rita Holmes, wife of Guy Holmes, who was unaware Napier was a fugitive. Police details say Napier faced a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid detention and was wanted for multiple offenses including murder.
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Paw Paw
Mich
Florida
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eugene Napier
Doval County
Fla
Napier
Guy Holmes
Rockford
Holmes
Tuesday Deadline Noted For Post Office Exam
Lebanon postmaster Ed ward Allum says Tuesday is the closing date for applications to the substitute clerk carrier examination at Lebanon Post Office. Applications received after that date will not be accepted. Full details from Postmaster H. G. Diehl, executive secretary, board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners.
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Lebanon
Edward Allum
Three Named Reappointed to Lebanon Library Board
Lebanon City Council reappointed Evan Steddom president Meryl Gray and Ray Van Camp to the Lebanon Library Board. Other members are Mrs Stanley Markey John Oswald and Dixon Maple serving as secretary.
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Lebanon — Lebanon
Lebanon
Evan Steddom
Prsident
Meryl B. Gray
Ray van Camp
Stanley Markey
John Oswald
Dixon Maple
Comedy star Jerry Lewis faces injunction over suspension
A process server chased comedian Jerry Lewis onto a golf course to deliver legal notice that he cannot work for any other studio while under suspension by York Pictures Corp. The studio, owned by Jaramnane Studios, suspended him for the week for not appearing on a new film. The film filed suit Saturday seeking an injunction to stop Lewis from working with any other studio.
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Hollywood
Jerry Lewis
York Pictures Corp
Jaramnane Studios
Lewis
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Michiigan
Mrs. Holmes
Lebanon Board
McClain
TYTUS
ThriftsCheck
Barnitz
the Bank
Walburg
Iohin
G&g
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Palomino
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