Georgia Won't Mix Pupils Governor Says
Atlanta amid mixed reactions after the U S Supreme Court outlawed school segregation in the Deep South Governor Herman Talmadge declared no mixed schools while he governs and accused the court of undermining the Constitution Several neighboring governors voiced shock concern and calls for restraint while officials in border states and Virginia Florida and Maryland weighed steps to adapt to desegregation efforts and non integration timelines
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U. S. Supreme Court
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
James F. Byrnes
Adiolina
Supreme Court
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Talmadge
Court
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U. S
Mey Supreme Court
Hugh White
Mississippi
William B. Umstead
North Carolina
Charley Johns
Florida
Virginia
Thomas
Stanley
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
West Virginia
W. Trent
Supreme Court Rules Against Segregation in Public Schools
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that segregating Negro and white students in public schools is unconstitutional. The decision ends the “separate but equal” doctrine, with hearings scheduled this fall to determine how to end segregation nationwide.
Court Links Education Equality to Due Process in Segregation Case
The court states that public education is foundational to citizenship and, using the 14th Amendment, holds that segregated schools violate equal protection. It notes the 5th Amendment basis for the District of Columbia ruling, declaring racial segregation in district schools a denial of due process.
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Hive Warner
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District of Columbia
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Columbia
Proposed FHA Laws Sent To Congress
Washington May 17 The Federal Housing Administration sent Congress a bundle of proposed laws and regulations to curb windfall profits and alleged overcharging under FHA programs. Acting Commissioner Norman P Mason urged action to stop building swimming pools and barbecue pits with federally insured mortgages and to empower suspension of firms from FHA dealings.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration Today
Congress
Norman P. Mason
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
FHA
Mason
Full of Pep at 75 and Iron Boost Promise
A vintage ad touts Ostrez Tome Tabs a high potency iron supplement claiming to restore pep and vitality for those feeling aged or tired. It targets adults 40 and up with testimonials of renewed energy and youth, urging readers to try a 7-day trial and economy sizes at Allens in Frederick.
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Huw
Ostrez
Frederick
Allens
Abuses Tied to Housing Program Windfalls
The text alleges salesmen and dealers obstructed a cooperative housing plan to block windfalls for builders. It recalls the pre 1930 apartment scheme where certified cost statements determined mortgage amounts, preventing overestimates. In that era mortgages exceeded actual costs, with promoters allegedly pocketing the difference.
Arms shipment to Guatemala tied to Soviet controlled ports
The State Department announced an important shipment of arms to Guatemala from a Soviet controlled port region. The arms arrived at Puerto Barrios aboard the Alfheim ship after sailing from the Communist port of Stettin, now in Poland. Details on origin, quantity, or U.S. planned action were not disclosed.
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State Department
Guatemala
Department of State
Puerto Barrios
Alfhelm
Stettin
East Germany
Poland
Department
Lincoln White
Ansyer
Keis
Costello is Given Five Years and 30000 Fine
Federal Judge John F. X. McGahey sentenced Frank Costello to five years in prison and a $30,000 fine on three income tax counts after a May 13 conviction for evading about $39,000 in taxes from 1947 to 1949. He will serve about three years and four months with good-behavior time.
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Frank Costello
Costello
U.S
Lloyd F. MacMahon
Ati
Leo Fennelly
John F. X. McGahey
McGahey
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Capone
Costello Faces Deportation After Prison Release
A man released from prison in 1947 is described as a broken figure. Authorities also pursue a government order to deport him to his native Italy, highlighting ongoing legal action and removal proceedings.
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Costello
Italy
Pilot Identified In Crop-Duster Crash Near Hopeland
State Trooper James W. Hardy identified James Alvin Mentgis Jr., 28, of Cheverly as the pilot of a crop dusting Boeing N2S5 that crashed near Hopeland while based at Maryland Airport Pomonkey. Mentgis walked away uninjured. the aircraft was heavily damaged. The plane, owned by Mentgis and two partners of Midway Aerial Spray Co, crashed after hitting tree tops along Baker Valley road off U. S. 240-A.
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James W. Hardy
James Alvin Mentgis Jr
Cheverly
Hopeland
Meatgis
Maryland
Pomonkey
Jesse L. Stup
Baker Valley Road
U. S. 240-A
Mentgis
Hardy
Tal Igauk
Midway Aerial Spray Co
Rate Case Briefs Filed With PSC
Maryland rate case briefs filed with the Public Service Commission argue for and against higher telephone charges. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co seeks three cents more per day per line to cover rising costs and service demands. Opponents led by Joseph Allen and H. Donald Schwab urge reviewing the parent company AT&T’s role and costs.
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Maryland
State Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
People’s
Joseph Allen
H. Donald Schwab
Baltmore
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Schwab and Allen
AT & T
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