Atlanta Ordered To Desegregate
The Fulton County Georgia case orders desegregation of Atlanta public schools. Judges Sloan and Hooper grant the injunction against racially segregated operation while noting the 1954 Supreme Court ruling. Testimony includes fears of district turmoil and debates over district versus state actions.
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Boyd Sloan
Frank Hooper
Atlanta
City Board of Education
James C. Davis
D-Ga
District of Columbia
Davis
Hooper
B. D
Buck) Murphy
Murphy
Georgia
Supreme Court
High Court
Little Rock
Ark
Virginia
Monroe Man Faces Felony Theft Charge
Monroe detectives filed a felony theft charge against a 34 year old Memphis man Mon tell Miller returned by the parish sheriff's department. Chief H B Johnson identified the man and said the charge grew from a year old case where Miller did carpenter work for which he took high fees.
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Monroe
Memphis, Tenn
Parish Sheriff's Department
H. B. Johnson
Montell Miller
Johnson
Miller
Names Of Missing On Plane Revealed
The list of missing aircrew includes Lt William J Hatton pilot and Amelia J Hatton wife from White Stone Queens County New York Lt Robert F Toner sister Mrs Gertrude C Emerson North Attleboro Mass Lt D P Hays mother Mrs Ilsa Hays Lee s Summit Missouri Lt John S Woravka brother Alex C Woravka Cleveland Ohio Sgt Harold S Ripslinger father Frank Ripslinger Saginaw Michigan Sgt Robert E La Montte father John D La Montte Lake Linden Michigan Sgt Guy E Shelley father Guy Shelley New Cumberland Pennsylvania Sgt Vernon L Ford father Buford V Ford New Boston Ohio Sgt Samuel R Adams wife Dorothy Mae Adams Eureka Illinois.
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Gertrude C. Emerson
North Attleboro
Mass
D. P. Hays
Ilsa Hays
Lee’s Summit
John S. Woravka
Alex C. Woravka
Cleveland
Ohio
Harold S. Ripslinger
Frank Ripslinger
Saginaw
Mich
Robert E. la Montte
John D. la Montte
Lake Linden
Guy E. Shelley
Guy Shelley
New Cumberland
Vernon L. Ford
Buford V. Ford
New Boston
Samuel R. Adams
Dorothy Mae Adams
Eureka
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Bayou Bartholomew Work Set to Begin in 1960
Project work for Bayou Bartholomew is expected to start in the 1960 fiscal year beginning July 1. A public hearing is planned after the U S Army Engineers finish a re study of the bayou.
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U. S. Army Engineers
Weather Forecast Flash Monroe and Gulf States
The forecast highlights a partly cloudy pattern for Monroe area today and tomorrow with scattered showers. Louisiana is partly cloudy today and tomorrow while Arkansas expects cloudy skies with thundershowers in the same period. Yesterday's temperatures are listed but not specified here.
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Mississippi Valley
Upper Lakes
Gulf States
Appalachians
Monroe
Louisiana
Arkansas
Downtown Monroe considers ban on parking and open downtown
The Downtown Monroe Improvement Association backs an off street metered parking plan and a move to open downtown to vehicular traffic. Committee notes downtown tax impact and future beautification, shopping centers, and a new retail mall within a decade, with city leaders joining in planning efforts.
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Downtown
Monroe
Chamber
West Monroe
Twin City
Rorex
Five Northeast graduates win teaching assistantships and fellowship
Five May graduates in Northeast division of business administration receive four teaching assistantships and one research fellowship. Recipients include Charles Wilks and Virginia Lee Dunn of West Monroe, James E. Dear and Mary Louise Danna of Monroe, and Shirley Cox of Mer Rouge. Awards range from 1200 to 1440 dollars for nine months with placements at Indiana University LSU and University of Denver.
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Division of Business Administration
Northeast
Louisiana State University
Charles Wilks
Virginia Lee Dunn
West Monroe
James E. Dear
Mary Louise Danna
Monroe
Shirley Cox
Mer Rouge
Wilks
William Bruce Womack
Pi Sigma Epsilon
North Texas State College
Denton
Tex
Columbia
Indiana
Dunn
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Ouachita Parish
Dear
LSU
OPHS
Danna
Phi Mu
Newman Club
Neville
Cox
University of Denver
Denver
Colo
Commerce
Mer Rouge High School
Crowley Murder Trial Ends in Tokyo
The manslaughter trial of former Yale football star Joseph P. Crowley in Tokyo District Court ends after 11 days. verdict set for June 22. He is charged with killing his brother in law TAD Jones Jr. on May 8, 1958. possible sentence ranges from two to 15 years with four years demanded by prosecutors.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yale
Joseph P. Crowley
Crowley
T.A.D. Jones Jr
Tad” Jones
Husky
Hamden
Conn
B V Whitney Dies At Home In Oak Grove
Bonnie V. Whitney 55 died Friday night at home in Oak Grove after a lengthy illness. Tentative services at Kilbourne Pentecostal Church at 2 p m Sunday with Rev O E Lamb officiating. Interment Kilbourne Cemetery under direction of Kidder Cox Oak Grove. Survivors include wife Carrietemous Whitney three sons Harold Johnny Eugene two daughters Betty Madge Gloria Ann Mary Evelyn one sister Eunice Sills six grandchildren. Body lies in state at residence until services.
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Bonnie V. Whitney
Oak Grove
Kilbourne
Eugene Whitney
Jackson
Miss
Betty Green
Madge Ross
New Orleans
Gloria Ann Whitney
Mary Evelyn Whitney
Eunice Sills
Calhoun
Two Car Collision Injures Driver at South Third Plum
A two car crash at the South Third and Plum intersection near noon yesterday left Margie D. Smith, 31, with back and leg pain despite no visible injuries. Arthur S. Harrelson, 20, was cited for reckless driving after failing to stop.
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South Third
Plum Streets
Margie D. Smith
S. 3Rd St
Arthur S. Harrelson
S. 2Nd St
Plum St
Harrelson
Smith
Police in Cuba smash revolt plot against agrarian reform
Cuban police report dismantling a counter revolu tionary plot tied to tobacco growers in Pinar del Rio. Investigators traced the plot during a kidnapping inquiry when the abducted wife of Army Lt Modesto Ruiz Ridalgo guided them to the location. Substantial raids recovered seized military equipment and arrested five alleged plotters.
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Pinar del Rio
Santiago
Oriente
Castro
Army
Modesto Ruiz Ridalgo
Lightning kills six farmers in Niigata storms
Six farmers died and eight were injured when a severe lightning storm struck Niigata prefecture Japan. Local authorities reported the fatalities as the storm moved through rural areas Friday.
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Niigata
Japan
UPI
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Mary's Flower Shop
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