U.S. Population Hits 179 Million After 28 Million Rise
Census Bureau quick tabulations show a 28 million gain in the last decade, raising the population to about 179 million with detailed final counts and state rankings to follow. New York California Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Texas Michigan New Jersey Massachusetts and Florida are top states. Florida posts a 76.6 percent gain to 4,893,098, while Nevada Alaska and Arizona show large percentage increases. West Virginia Arkansas Mississippi and the District of Columbia report declines.
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California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
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Texas
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Massachusetts
Florida
North Carolina
Nevada
Alaska
Arizona
West Virginia
Arkansas
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Two Juveniles Admit Burglaries Linked To 1958
Monroe police report two Negro youths, ages ten and sixteen, confessed to a string of burglaries dating back to 1958. The younger admitted to Swayze School and the Feb 17 Riley's Store break, while the older confessed to four 1958 crimes including Terzia High School hubcap theft, a tractor battery theft, and the Little Green Drive In burglary. Police also probe thefts at Star Hardware on DeSiard Street and other local entries, with items taken totaling small cash losses, a transistor radio, a pistol from a desk, and shoes plus cash from a residence.
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Monroe
Parish
Swayze School
Riley’s
Terzia High School
Terzia
Little Green Drive
Conover Street
Star Hardware and Furniture
DeSiard Street
W. H. Dixon
W. C. Littleton
Martha Williams
South 15Th Street
Woman Named To Top Post At Winnfield
Winnfield appoints Mary Allen as mayor after the death of D. C. Allen. Gov Jimmie Davis made the appointment, commission dated June 10 to arrive. oath to be taken upon receipt. Officials say a 25 percent petition would trigger an election.
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Winnfield
Mary Allen
Jimmie Davis Itoff
D. C. Allen
Louisiana
Guy Alford
Columbia
Allen
Baton Rouge
Census data show cities losing population to suburbs
The Census Bureau reports that many major U S cities are losing population to nearby suburbs, signaling urban population shifts and suburban growth patterns across multiple metro areas.
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Census Bureau
U. S
Actress Bette Davis Sues Over Brentwood Accident
Actress Bette Davis files an $85,000 damage suit against the house owners and the rental agency after an alleged closet misstep led to a fall down a dark steep trap like staircase. She sustained a crushed vertebrae, wore a back brace for months, and lost the Broadway lead in Look Homeward Angel.
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Los Angeles
Bette Davis
Miss Davis
Brentwood
Grand Jury Hears Vote Machine Bill
A grand jury interrogated key figures in the vote machine issue as messages flood a legislative probe. WBRZ-TV president Douglas Manship testified after a rigging demonstration, while lawmakers and staff received dozens of telegrams urging deeper inquiry to clear workers tied to the machines. Gov. Jimmie Davis urged resolution if machines can be rigged.
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East Baton Rouge
B. H. Rogers
Grand Cane
Jackson B. Davis
Shreveport
Rogers
Jimmie Davis
Joint Committee
C. C. Saxton
Baton Rouge
Saxton
Douglas Fowler
al Hines
Fowler
Cody Wimberly
Dist. Atty. J
Sovereignty Commission Bill Signed in Louisiana
Gov Jimmie H Davis signed the Sovereignty Commission bill creating a 13 member panel to defend states rights and segregation from federal actions. The emergency measure takes immediate effect and includes eight governor appointed members plus five ex officio officials. The panel can subpoena witnesses and conducts investigations via state courts.
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Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
State Sovereignty Commission
Davis
Sovereignty Commission
Wendell Harris
William Rainach
Summerfield
Louisiana
Rainach
Commission
House
Senate
First Negro woman candidate for Tennessee legislature
Eva L. Bowman, a former inspector and examiner in the state division of cosmetology, announced her candidacy in Nashville for the August 4 Democratic primary. Bowman is noted as the first Black woman to seek a Tennessee Legislature seat.
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Nashville, Tenn
Miss China Gets Contest Visa for Miss Universe
Vivien Cheung, crowned Miss Hong Kong, won a US visa to compete in Miss Universe in Miami Beach after American authorities clarified her father Cheung Ying is a left-leaning actor and her godfather. She will depart Hong Kong on June 22 and arrive in New York June 23.
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Hong Kong
Today
Vivien Cheung
Miami
Beach
Fla
Vivien
Cheung Ying
United States
Miss Cheung
Formosa
New York
Guard Caught Buries Loot From Needham Bank Heist
Eugene Hicks 32 a bank and prison guard was charged with stealing 103000 from Norfolk County Trust Co Needham vault and burying it in relatives graves He led police to the sites located 34000 in his father's grave 34000 in Fairview Cemetery and more in Forest Hills graves plus 930 in a vase Hicks surrendered after telephoning Needham police indicating it was a sudden impulse and that no one was around when he took the money.
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Eugene Hicks
Roslindale
Mass
Louis Romantleft
Wedo Sammarco
Needham, Mass
Charles River
Needham
Hicks
Boston
Norfolk County Trust Co
Needham Bank
Dedham District Court
FBI
West Roxbury
Fairview Cemetery
Forest Hills Cemetery
Walpole State Prison
Drownings Reported in Gravel Pit Near Columbus Miss
Three African American children died in a water-filled gravel pit near Columbus Mississippi on Thursday. Roosevelt Barry Jr. aged 10 Illie Barry 8 and cousin Thomasine Gregory 9 were identified as the victims. Rescue crews said a child fell in and pulled others under.
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Columbus, Miss
UPI
Roosevelt Barry Jr
Illie Barry
Thomasine Gregory
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