Difference between bootleggers and liquor dealers in Mississippi and Louisiana
A reader from Ellisville asks why Mississippi uses bootlegger for whiskey distributors while Louisiana uses liquor dealer or whiskey wholesaler. H S Cave of Roswell adds a note from a visitor to Mississippi about licensed black market liquor and reports a waitress at Angelo's restaurant offered unclear explanation.
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Billie
Karen
Mississippi
Louisiana
Biloxi
Review of A Book About Venka by Pavel Nilin
A playful, critical note mocks a Soviet author and his tale of Comrade Venka. The writer contrasts American and Soviet settings, referencing Peredelkino, a dark forest symbol, and a sled scene while riffing on cops and robbers. The piece blends satire with broad cultural jab.
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Pavel Nilin
Peredelkino
Moscow
Dark Forest
Chum
Roger
Ozarks
Shady Lane
Venka
Letter Suggests Replacing Blackboards With Whiteboards
Louise Collins of Petal Mississippi writes to P D East proposing whiteboards with pastel chalks to replace blackboards in white schools. She suggests repurposing discarded blackboards for separate but equal facilities and blames taxes for added equipment on the same basis.
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P. D
Magnolia State
Southland
No Basis For Race Prejudice Says Institute Panel
A London symposium by the Institute of Race Relations reviews genetic research on human differences. Experts caution against linking race to innate ability, noting environmental and cultural factors shape intelligence and that observed gaps largely depend on context and measurement.
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County Dublin
J. A. Fraser Roberts
London
Institute of Race Relations
Wells
Huxley
Central America
West Africa
North America
P. E. Vernon
Marie Jahoda
New York
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Ike Farris
Ellisville, Miss
Roswell
New Mexico
H. S. Cave
East Side
Washington, D. C
P. D. East
the Petal Paper Petal
Louise ‘Collins
Manchester Guardian
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