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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1958

Page

7

Louisiana Leads FBLA Convention Attendance and Honors

Louisiana ranked first in convention attendance with 104 members present and nearly all 48 estates represented. West Monroe earned second largest membership, tied for second in best state recognition with Virginia, and West Monroe along with Graystone and Ruston received Gold Seal certificates. Louisiana placed third in exhibit division, Sulphur chapter fourth in parliamentary procedure, Diana Spring of Baton Rouge sixth in Miss FBLA, and Julius Combs of Natchitoches placed fourth in the FBLA contest.

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Prejudice In Reverse Splits Wis Demos

Milwaukee Wisconsin Democratic Party split over alleged racial prejudice in reverse after the selection of Vel Phillips as the state national committee woman. Two party workers quit in protest, and Harry Holloway announced a primary challenge to Senator William Proxmire. Howard Meister said the move was not racial prejudice but reverse prejudice.

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Emancipation Day Celebration in Monroe

A day-long Emancipation Day event sponsored by the XYZ Club of Monroe opened with Frank Perkins, club president, noting trucks ferried members to Black Bayou for a fish fry and other activities. He explained the holiday is observed on June 19 in the South, with many visitors expected.

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