16 Jun 1960
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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
1
Ralph McGill, acclaimed columnist, is the author of My First Boss. The Atlanta Constitution notes its prior publication in the Atlantic and Reader's Digest and explains ongoing requests for copies. The editor repeats permission granted and offers the article for readers.
In early 1919 Marines could apply for discharge to return to school, and the narrator, after directing to Vanderbilt, recalls a summer working roofing with Charlie White, a hump-backed Black man, underlines racial tensions and a formative rural South setting.
A brisk nontechnical appraisal notes that radiation can mutate genetics and threatens future generations. Wallace and Dobzhansky summarize basic physics, genes and chromosomes, mutation rules, and how mutant genes affect populations, warning no dose is entirely safe.
Amid rising anti-Semitic vandalism, statesmen and religious leaders urge united action. Experts discuss conspiracy theories and the psychology of hooliganism shaping public worry, while calls for vigilance and education grow across communities.
A columnist ruminates on handedness and prejudice, arguing differences are only physical and urging readers to challenge racial bias. He contrasts beliefs with historical, social injustices, cites St Peter, Native Americans, and Jackie Robinson, and urges ten minutes of critical thinking daily.
Fire Lt. Harold praised seven year old John Newberry after his hand was caught in an electric mixer in the kitchen. The rescue involved a fire department engine company and the boy remained brave despite a severely beaten thumb.
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