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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1958
Page
1
P. D. argues Harper's could fade from the American scene after a dispute with Editor John Fischer over a proposed piece. He recalls past editorials and mentions potential loss of subscribers, noting a 60 cent price for what he hopes will be a last issue and the fate of a storied publication.
Mike Barry the World's Greatest Handicapper shares a quip about the Cape Canaveral countdown. He notes the sequence 10 to 1 ending with dammit and then poses two questions.
Columnist David Lawrence, famed quarterback of prose, asks when the tragic dispute over desegregation will be viewed realistically everywhere. The prompt note points readers to continue on Page 2 for the full discussion.
A critical look at Harry Ashmore's Breakthrough On The Color Front. The reviewer discusses the book's challenge to anti integration rhetoric and its examination of race issue logic. Goldhurst argues the author exposes foggy reasoning used to resist confronting facts about segregation.
A Mississippi opinion piece argues state rights must balance with duties to the nation and majority. It recalls 1865 secession, New Deal-era federal aid, and Eisenhower's call for responsibility, urging Mississippi to rejoin the Union and face reality.
Unionists rally to aid victims after a bombing at Clinton High School in Clinton Tennessee. Dick Gray, president of the AFL-CIO Building Trades Council, responded with a call for support as coverage continues on the next page.
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