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Newspaper
Petal Paper
Location
Petal, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1960
Page
2
An artist’s Sermon on the Mount mural sparked a controversy spreading from Canon City to Columbus. Supporters push to remove the canvas while opponents fear suppression. A committee is chosen to decide its fate as public sentiment grows tense.
A reader recalls childhood ties to colored families, growing awareness of prejudice in California, and a lifelong effort to advocate equality. The author reflects on social barriers, church attitudes, and the challenge of living by personal ideals amid public discourse in the face of widespread bias.
The Saturday Review argues for a ten year program to replace arms spending with humanitarian buildouts. It calls for 100 million prefabricated homes, refugee resettlement, hydroelectric and road projects, farm surplus usage to combat hunger, and U S investments in schools, colleges, highways, hospitals, and environmental restoration, asserting global stability hinges on progress not destruction.
A profile of W J Cash tracing the author’s life from Gaffney to Boiling Springs and his dramatic end in 1941. The piece notes his prolific travels and roles, from student to editor, and previews his famed book The Mind of the South and its enduring critical attention.
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