Arlington private school mirrors segregation clash and U.S. political notes
Writer recalls a future-type private model in Arlington Virginia amid a federal order to admit Black students. A Washington Post editorial mocks the plan as “grammer” school while praising Bill Colmer for decades of service in Mississippi politics. The piece frames high-stakes school policy against local figures Boyce Holleman and others as it hints at a page 3 continuation.
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Lee Nichols
Washington
Arlington
Arlington Public
Aelington
Model” School
George Mason Grammer
Academic High School
Mississippi
Washington Post
Amena
Grammer
Colmer Seeks Re-Election To Congress
Congressman William M Colmer announced his candidacy for re-election to the U S House of Representatives in the Sixth Congressional District of Mississippi. He cites seniority on the Rules Committee and essential work during world tension as reasons to continue serving Southern interests subject to the August 26 primary.
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Bill Colmer
Congress of the United States
Mississippi
Peraps
Bill
House of Representatives
House
House Rules Committee
Gulfport
Millsaps
Jackson
Boyce Holleman
Wiggins
Colmer
Congress
William M. Colter
American Congress
Sovereign Voters
Congres
Mis
South
Southland
Cipres
Don Boone in Modern Dress The Law in Vanceburg
The Vanceburg chief of police seeks state guidance as some locals adopt visible revolvers. A writer jokes that TV Western tropes offer lessons, hinting at cowboys and gunplay while lampooning the idea of enforcing order with dramatized showmanship. The piece playfuly urges continued viewing for distraction from danger.
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Don Boone
Vanceburg
Fran
Wyatt Earp
Dodge ‘City
Texas
San Francisco
Paladin
Jim Hardy
Wells-Fargo Special
Water Valley Demands Honest Probe After Sheriff Beating Death
Water Valley residents demand a thorough investigation into the beating death of Woodrow Wilson Daniels while in county jail custody. Editor Edward Shearer urges accountability, arguing the sheriff’s office must protect rights and uphold law, reflecting wider Mississippi and national concern.
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Water Valley
Mississippi
Woodrow Wilson Daniels
Yalobusha
Emmett Till
Yalobusha County
Edward Shearer
North
Mississippi Port Growth Seen Driving State Expansion
Under new state laws and a tax initiative, Mississippi's port development is set to rise in tandem with the highway program. Port progress is expected to mirror road improvements that transformed mud roads into a paved system. Ports and roads together could boost industrial growth and spur town development.
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Tcal
Mississippi
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East Side
P. D
WM. M, Colmer
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