Gaines proposal for Supreme Court picks from governors and senators
In a letter to the president a private citizen proposes two possible replacements if Justices Hugo Black and Felix Frankfurter retire. The author names Arkansas Governor Jaubus and Mississippi Senator Eastland as options, or Georgia figures Governor Marvin Griffin and Senator Herman Talmadge as alternatives for the vacancies.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Felix Frankfurter
Eisenhower
Jaubus
Arkansas
Eastland
Mississippi
Georgia
Frankfurter
Marvin Griffin
Hermmmmmn Talmadge
President’s golf course interruption cited during bombing claim
An aid to the president allegedly rushed a foursome at Burning Tree Golf Course asking to let the president play through after claiming New York had just been bombed. No corroborating source is provided.
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Burning Tree
New York
Notice Colored People Only at Campus Theatre
The Campus Theatre in Denton announces a special screening of Albert Schweitzer’s film for Negroes under the banner Notice, Colored People Only. Manager J P Harrison claims it will be the first time colored audiences can enter the theater and asserts the South’s “Our Southern Way of Life” remains separate but equal. The notice appears in the Denton Record-Chronicle and echoes controversial racial segregation language from that era.
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Campus
Denton
Texas
Récord- Chronicle
Albert Schweitzer
Aoete
J. P. Harrison
United States
New Republic
Massa
South
Supreme Court
Mr. East
South Carolina
Senate
Harper's
McGill
Atlanta
Ashmore
Greenville
S. C
Little Rock
Clemson
North
Mississippi
Pye
Abdae
Comeaeeae United Uo Ag
Variation on a Theme
Fragmentary note from a newspaper page mentions Orrin Alfred in San Francisco and a literary line about men traveling highways by night. It references a new star and radio news about red sidings and a launch pad at Cape Canaveral with a continuation on a later page.
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Orrin Alfred
San Francisco
Cape Canaveral
Letters of satire and southern politics to Mr East
An amusing and pointed letter from Charlene Harris praising Harper's while lampooning Mr East and Southern politics. It touches on segregation, Mississippi race demographics, and criticisms of southern pride, with references to notable figures and publishers.
Editor’s note on letters from students and drafts
Part one discusses the writer’s Harper’s letters from students at many institutions, noting two exceptions Mississippi schools. It recounts meeting John Fischer, the draft process from outline to final, and his aim to fill space without teaching. The writer hints at future prints of exchanged letters and drafts.
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Harper's
Coleges
University of Mississippi
Mississippi Southern College
John Fischer
Fischer Agein
Americus
Clarence Jordan
John
Petal Tales and a Life of Distinction in Mississippi
A petal town boast turns into a satirical self portrait by a Petal newspaper owner. He describes low circulation, a unique telephone listing, and the odd path to distinction, noting race remarks and quirky local lore in a reflective, tongue in cheek style.
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Petal
Lal
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Mort
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Paris
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Charlene Harris
Pde
Eustus
P. D. East
Mississippi River
Natchedhe
Hattiesburg
Robert Ripley
Leaf
Forrest
Ripley
Magnolia Jungle
Tiamyas
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