Mississippi Editor Proposes TIME Ban Sparks Debate
In a September 17 Mississippi column, P. D. rails against TIME magazine coverage of Miss America, defending free press while musing on bans. He cites Murphy Weir of the Weekly Democrat, recalls TIME editors in New York, and muses on legislative action to curb distribution. He hints at broader bans to boost his paper.
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State Times
Murphy Weir
Adurphy
TIME
Mississippi
South
Murphy
Democrat
Murph
New York
A. T. Baker
Baker
P. D
Forrest County
Spirit of Dixie distributes new paper led by Spinks
W Lycurgus Spinks once led the klan and published a weekly paper. Memphis reports his return to publishing with The Spirit of Dixie Volume 1 Number 1 August issue. Spinks set a special meeting of the County Quarterly Court as a distribution point.
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W. Lycurgus Spinks
Mississippi
Spinks
Klukker Spinks
Memphis
Spirit of Dixie
Spikis
County Quarterly Court
ACLU Recruitment Drive Reported in September 4 Issue
The piece notes the American Civil Liberties Union aiming to recruit 10 000 members. It mentions taking their test with questions answered yes, claims no cheating, and references letters asking about which items were answered no. The text trails with a continuation cue and a garbled name.
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American Civil Liberties Union
Movign
Ton-Horth
Frederick
Letter from Mississippi on race liberalism and censorship
Readers in Washington Mississippi discuss McCall's magazine article The Story Nobody Tells You About the South. Orrin Alfred and Margaret Alsworth express anti integration views and worry about race mixing, offering opinions on politics and the American way of life.
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Mr. East
McCall's Magazine
The
South
Mississippi
Margaret Alsworth
P. D
Citizin's
White Council
Orrin Alfred
Grove Center “pilot project” school folds amid backlash
In Livingston Tennessee a letter recalls Union County Kentucky’s touted Grove Center segregation pilot, noting the scheme collapsed. It claims children lost a year of schooling and investors face losses as the project proved a false school. The piece labels Grove Center an institution for the cretined in a harsh critique.
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East
Union County
Kentucky
Ballyhoo
Grove Center
South
Emmerich Calls for Racial Cooperation in Mississippi Schools
Gov. Coleman argues voluntary segregation is needed after the Little Rock decision while Emmerich urges a Sears-like cooperative approach. The editorial urges calm, reason, and leadership from both races to preserve integrated education and avoid violence in Mississippi.
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J. P. Coleman
Little Rock
Mississippi
U.S. Supreme, Court
South
Sears
East
Ieave
Phony Phonetics Test Divides Voters in Georgia
A Georgia Terrell County registration test denied four Black women with college degrees the vote for mispronouncing words like equity and original. The piece notes regional speech variations from Indiana Harvard to Texas and Georgia causing eligibility disputes across several states.
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Terrell County
New York
Great Seas
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Washington, Mississippi
San Francisco
Livingston, Tenn
Emmerich
Georga
Hahvud
Indiana
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