Black Power In America’s Soul Towns Faces Jobs and Pride
In Mound Bayou Mississippi and other all-Negro towns like Mitchellville Arkansas Hobson City Alabama Kinloch Missouri Idlewild Michigan and others the black power movement meets everyday needs. Mayors and residents report job scarcity housing gaps and integration debates while NAACP chapters push for civic progress without violence. Tourism and migration shape futures as towns seek economic opportunity and equal rights.
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Jerry Buck
Associated Press
Mound Bayou
Miss
America
Charles Kelley
Mitchellville
Ark
Stobson City
Ala
Nimrod Q. Reynolds
Mounc ‘Bayou
Howardville
Travis Howard
Missouri
Howard
Hobson City
J.R. Striplin
James Snow
Housing Authority
Kelley
Jocal
Na Tional Association For the
Mowlard
Er Elston Howard
Julia Ann Boyd
Kinloch
St. Louis County
Boyd
Kinloch Gateway Center
Leona B. Simmons
Idlewild
Mich
Leestons
Simmons
Lake Idlewild
Harrison Wilson
Wilson
Lake County
Americans Work For Biafrans Amid War in Nigeria
Mary Lou Bennett and three other American volunteers at a war torn hospital near Afikpo treat severely malnourished children with limited supplies. They live under nightly fire and rely on high protein feeds while awaiting aid and medicines from Catholic agencies.
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Mort Rosenblum
Associated Press
Apikpo
Nigeria
APF
Mary Lou Bennett
New York
Biafra
Miss Bennett
Rory O’brien
Clancy Brothers
U.S. Catholic Medical Mission Board
Catholic Relief Service
Abakalihi
Judy Baker
SouthHend
Ind
Saint Kizitas Hospital
Medical Missionaries of Mary
Nancy Rockin
Cleveland
Ohio
Frederick Mary
Ryan Loan
Opoja
Miss Baker
Nancy
Mies Baker
Tas
Ababa
TSS
Thieves Steal Man's Watchdog and Valuables in Albuquerque
Smith W. Howard of Albuquerque told police Wednesday that thieves abducted his watchdog along with a telephone and parts of outdoor Christmas decorations. The report notes the theft occurred in Albuquerque and involved several missing items.
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Albuquerque
Smith W. Howard
Driver Faces Snow Charge in Clarence Traffic Court
Buffalo reporting by AP states Dennis Frey 25 of Lancaster will appear in Clarence Town Traffic Court to answer a charge of speeding 20 mph over the limit on a snowmobile.
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Buffalo
Dennis Frey
Lancaster
Clarence
Trustees Named by Gov for Maryland Libraries
Gov Spiro T. Agnew announced the appointment of library trustees in 15 Maryland counties for seven year terms dating from January 1. Most are reappointments with several new appointees including Allegany Fort Hill, La Vale. Baltimore County Patlett. Calvert Nancy Haifley Owings. Carroll Norman Btzler. Charles Frank Beech Turner. Garrett Eric Amman Deer Park. Harford C Scott.
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Annapolis
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Allegany County
Fort i Fee Ise
la Vale
Baltimore County
Stoweart Patlett
Calvert County
Nancy Haifley
Owings
Petery G. Bowen
Caroling County
Morgan Williams
Denton
Local Names Listed For Various County Positions
A fragmented list presents residents including Mrs Azalea Benoit Milcott City Howard County Mrs Margaret KK Bramble Chestertown and Mrs Sophie Bradoretzky Acvokeeh with successors noted for St Marys and Princess Ann areas. The text also mentions Mrs Mary Combs Barber Tall Timbers Somerset County and Mrs Eve rly Mumford Ocean City succeeding Mrs Warner Foley.
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Nevin
Nomrisville
Howard County
Azalea Benoit
Milcott City
Kent County
Margaret KK
Bramble
Chestertown
Prince Georges County
Sophie Bradoretzky
Acvokeeh
Huby LE
Whitfield
St. Marys County
Mary Combs Barber
Agnew Reflects on Overlooked Vice Presidents
Maryland Gov. Spiro T. Agnew says two former vice presidents told him the nation often overlooks the vice presidency. He notes Richard Nixon, once a vice president, could have been overlooked too and cautions against that fate.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard M. Nixon
Avice
Arnew
Nesday
Nixon
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City
Frederick
Gas House Pike
Charles Warfield
Mars Opticians
West Second Street
Clamoriz
Fabulous Savings
Potomac Edison
Allegheny Power System
Frederick —Taneytown
Mt. Airy
Brunswick
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