East Side Broadcasts Reach Africa and Middle East
Excerpts from Cairo Radio broadcasts dated Sept 9 1958 criticize racial discrimination in Britain and the United States. The commentator Dr Ahmed Assayyid Hamid condemns segregation in America, cites Jimmie Wilson's death sentence, condemns white justice, and urges integration of Little Rock high schools as a turning point in civil rights.
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Middle East
Swahili
East
Central Africa
Cairo Radio
Ahmed Assayyid Hamid
Sawt As-Sudan
Britain
United States
America
Free World
Jimmie Wilson
Wilson
U. S
Faubus
U. S. Supreme Court
Equal Rights
Little Rock
Jackson Tops Nation in Business Gain
Jackson led the nation in business activity with a 13 percent gain as reported in a national business journal. It remained in the top ten cities for a third straight month, while Sioux Falls and Albuquerque each rose seven percent. Mississippi generally showed two months of improved conditions.
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Jackson
Journal of Business and Finance
Sioux Falls
S.D
Albuquerque
N. M
Mississippi
Mississippi's Industrial Development booklet aids communities
A statewide booklet from the State Agricultural and Industrial Board titled Mississippi's Industrial Development offers timely information and advice to help communities attract industry and manage benefits and challenges. It serves as a public service to guide planning, payrolls, and plant development across Mississippi.
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Mississippi
State Agricultural and Industrial Board
Generation Gaps Shape Aspirations Across Eras
A reflection on how each generation seeks distinct goals influenced by their unique experiences. The text notes that wants shift with time and context, producing varied ambitions and priorities across cohorts.
Book Review on Segregation and Reconstruction Ghosts
The review argues segregation persists as a defense against the Reconstruction era ghosts. It praises the author’s condemnation of old barriers and his call for the South to rise to its democratic traditions. It credits the author with deep knowledge and love for the land and urges acceptance of a shared historical fact.
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Ben L. Smith
Greensboro
North Caveling
U.S
Adams Role in Power Policy and Court Criticism
Liberal Democrats probe Sherman Adams record linking him to Idaho Power Dixon Yates and TVA while noting how coat and rug receipts fit a larger pattern. The piece also surveys Supreme Court criticism from Dixie lawmakers business interests and right wing editors, arguing critics pursue power over precedent.
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Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Adams
Congress
Power Trust
Liberal Democrats
Senate Anti-trust
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Hells Canyon
Idaho Power Co
Dixon- Yates
TVA
Kefauver Anti-Trust Subcommittee
Idaho Powers
Gordon Gray
Office of Defense Mobilization
Dixon-Yates
Anti-Trust Committee
Dixons Yates
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dixon Yates
Roosevelt
Dixie
Supreme Court
High Court
Sens
Jenner
Indiana
Butler
Maryland
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East Side
A&i
Book Review
Potomac
By Robt. G. Spivack
Mr. Gray
Ms. Wyckoff
ODM
Mr Gray
Mr. Wyckoff
Gerald P. Morgan
Elmer Bennett
Secretary of the Interior
Powell
Arizona
Howard Pyle
White House
Gray
United States Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Petal
Pascagoula
Miss
D. East
Eatioy
South
Joe Morris
Broadway Drive
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