First US year without lynching since 1882
Tuskegee Institute reports 1952 had no lynching deaths, the first such year since records began in 1882, but warns of rising mob violence and nonlethal police brutality. The 1949–52 period saw 68 bombings or attempted bombings, mainly against African Americans and institutions, with two fatalities in 1951.
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Tuskegee
Ala
United States
Tuskegee Institute
F. D. Patterson
Clarendon County
S. C
Clarendon
P. T. Braeham
Lighthouse and Informer
Columbia
Jessie P. Guzman
Patterson
Chicago Defender
Harry T. Moore
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mims
Fla
Tuskegee Report
South
Tuskee
Alabama
Birmingham
Crossville
Cottonwood
Dothan
Phenix City
California
Los Angeles
Florida
Bartow
Jacksonville
Orlando
Miami
Mimi
Georgia
Atlanta
Released Atom Spy Says He Did Right
Dr. Alan Nunn May, the Wests first atom spy, declares he acted rightly by passing A-bomb secrets to the Russians in World War II. Freed after six years eight months of a 10 year sentence, he seeks scientific work to serve Britain and mankind, insists he was not a traitor, and hopes for fair treatment and a new start.
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London
Alan Nunn May
West
Britain
Germany
Japan
May
Ralph Nunn May
Chalfont St. Peter
A. N. May
Canada
Scientist May Remains Free After Espionage Case
The British physicist May, who passed atomic secrets to a Soviet agent in 1945, has served his sentence and is now free on the same footing as other Britons. He faces uncertain prospects for employment in science and cannot easily re-enter government research without a passport.
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U. S. Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
May
Britain
Joint Atomic Program
United States
Canada
King's College London University
Igor Gouzenko
Ottawa
Indicted Starr County Clerk Faced Misappropriation Charges
Rio Grande City Texas December 31 The Starr County grand jury indicted district clerk Ernesto Trevino on failure to report and misappropriation of funds tied to about $20000 worth of missing road equipment. Trevino allegedly ordered assistant Maria Garcia not to release minutes. the panel also cited bad records and poor fee accounting.
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Rio Grande City
Tex
Ernesto Trevino
Starr County Grand Jury
Trevino
Maria Garcia
Garcia
79Th Judicial District
C. Woodrow Laughlin
Alice
Jim Wells
Stray Mule Seeks End At Rendering Plant
An old black mare mule trekked about 15 miles toward West Monroe and entered a rendering plant. Operator Charles A. Webber calls it a remarkable case of animal despair while he holds the mule and searches for its owner with no luck yet.
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West Monroe
Cheniere Inn
Charles A. Webber
Webber
Four Northeast Parishes Gain Population in 1950 Census
In Northeast Louisiana, Ouachita Morehouse LaSalle and Lincoln showed population increases from 1940 to 1950 while 29 of 64 parishes declined. Ouachita led with 26.3 percent growth to about 75 thousand, Morehouse up 16.2 percent to 32 thousand.
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Ouachita
Morehouse
LaSalle
Lincoln
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Quachita
Census Bureau
Guachita
Catahoula Parish
Tensas
Caldwell
Claiborne
Concordia
East Carroll
Franklin
Jackson
Madison
Richland
Union
West Carroll
Winn
Strauss Named to Polio Group in Louisiana
Clifford M. Strauss of Monroe is among 11 Louisianans named by Governor Kennon to a special legislative polio survey committee. The panel includes one member from each of eight districts and three doctors to study measures against polio. members serve without pay.
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Clifford M. Strauss
Monroe
Fire Fighters Honor Mayor Coon with Lifetime Membership
The Shreveport Fire Fighters Association awarded Mayor John E. Coon an honorary lifetime membership for outstanding contributions to fire service. The honor was conveyed in a formal letter from the association praising his support and service to firefighting efforts.
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Louisiana
Victor Bussie
Coon
Shreveport Fire Fighters Association
Monroe
John E. Coon
Association For
Court House Employees Honor Miss Collins Going Away
Court house employees will hold a 2 to 4 p m today going away party for Miss Lillian Collins retiring as Ouachita parish registrar of voters. The coffee and cake event will be in the police jury room and at 4 p m Mrs Mae Lucky will be sworn in as the new registrar. Collins has served as parish registrar for 27 years.
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Court House
Lillian Collins
Ouachita Parish
Mae Lucky
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