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Petal Paper in Petal, Mississippi

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Petal Paper

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Petal, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1961

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Mabry Methodist Movement Mississippi Style Confession Essay

A columnist recalls confessing to sin and finding spiritual clarity through Mabry's Did You Know report. The piece notes Mississippi ministers at a Dallas Human Relations Conference with Thurgood Marshall and quotes Rev Harry Denman's stand for integration. Continued on Page 2.

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Mississippi Plato Burke Locke Voltaire Paine Emerson Jesus Methodist Church Malcolm H. Mabry Dublin Mabry Methodist Mabry Methodist Movement Brother Mabry Southern Methodist University Dallas Texas Thurgood Marshall NAACP R. L. Long Como J. W. Chatham Sardis Methodist Garland Holliman Clarksdale Harry Denman North Mississippi
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LSU Letter Sparks Legislature Censure Debate

General Troy Middleton confirmed on January 4 that Professor Waldo McNeir resigned after writing a December letter to a state representative criticizing segregation and the legislature. The missive helped trigger a censure resolution and an investigation into alleged anti Louisiana activity on the LSU campus amid the New Orleans integration crisis and subsequent clashes between federal orders and state actions.

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Troy Middleton Louisiana State University Waldo McNeir McNeir Louisiana McNeil LSU McDonough William Frantz New Orleans White Citizens Council Leander Perez Plaquemines Parish Perez Wendell Harris East Baton Rouge Parish United States South Middleton
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Teachers Protest At Louisiana State University

A petition signed by 117 of about 750 faculty members criticizes the state legislature for curtailing freedom of expression and creating an atmosphere of fear at the university. It upholds the legislature's right to investigate but says legislative actions and statements harm the university and degrade its image.

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Baton Rouge
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Recount of House Vote Shifts on the Measure

The measure failed on the first roll call but passed on January 4 after a house rule allowed reconsideration when a member changes position. Rep. Wrisley Tribe, Davis' floor leader, switched his vote from nay to yea enabling the administration to gauge opposition before reintroducing the measure.

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Wrisley Tribe Davis Fac
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Mabry East Side P. D the Legislature Frantz Jimmie Davis Ulty House University English Department Ralph McGill, JR
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