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State U. barred from national finals by segregation stance
The MSU president Ben Hilburn faced a moral clash over integrating the team for the national finals. A letter to the Clarion Ledger criticized the decision, praising segregation and predicting national collapse if integration continued. The piece ends indicating continuation on Page 2.
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