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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1959
Page
3
Pittsburg January ban on private housing discrimination marks a turn toward equal opportunity. New York followed a year earlier with an ordinance imposing fines up to $100 and jail up to 30 days for violations.
The piece notes Mississippi saw about 2100 car thefts last year, averaging 107 per 100000 residents, and urges simple steps such as removing keys, hiding valuables, and locking doors to deter potential juvenile thieves, while professional thieves may still operate. It also mentions Lincoln presenting ebony silver headed canes to Pueblo leaders after New Mexico became a U S territory.
The world's first offshore sulfur mining facility is under construction on a steel island seven miles from the Louisiana shore. Workers will travel to the site by helicopter, marking a bold step in offshore mineral extraction.
The Petal Paper published weekly by Advertiser Publishing Co Pascagoula Mississippi and East Publications Co Hattiesburg Mississippi. It is a second class matter re entered at Pascagoula under March 8 1879 act and may include subscription offers and postal information.
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