Watch on the Potomac Rolt. spivack
Chattanooga Klan sponsors a youth softball team in a Nashville tournament. Chattanooga Gas Co and St Elmo Baptist Church also field teams. Chattanooga officials publicly supported Klan affiliated groups despite being on the Attorney General subversive list. Maplesville Alabama reports 150 hooded Klansmen flogging three Negroes, signaling ongoing southern civil rights tensions.
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Capitol
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ku Klux Klan
KKK
Nashville
Chattanooga Gas Co
St. Elmo
Chattanooga Times
Communist Party
Clinton
Alabama
Maplesville
Ala
United Press
South
Why the Housing Boom Became a Bust
Housing activity in the United States has fallen to its lowest point in eight officials at federal agencies led by Albert Cole. The group, including a former congressman who opposed public housing, is expressing concern over the downturn.
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U. S
Federal
Albert Cole
FHA Loan Interest Rises Sharply Amid Mortgage Windfall Claim
The article notes FHA guaranteed loan rates jumped from 4 1/2 percent last December to 5 percent later, with a mortgage insurance charge raising the total cost. Senator Sparkman calls the rise a windfall for bankers, estimating about 15 million dollars.
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Eisenhower
Federal Reserve
Sen. Sparkman
D. Ala
Rejoining the Union: A Call to Restore One Nation
The speaker argues the United States must remain a single nation not forty eight balkanized states. Survival hinges on recognizing reality and choosing to rejoin the Union as a state. The emphasis is on national unity and practical choice in the final analysis.
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United States of America
Balkan
Local Bakery Warns of Pecans Shortage and Early Orders
East Side note from Mrs. Louise Crosby in Hattiesburg urges customers to order cakes early due to a pecan crop shortage. She says prices may rise and cakes will be limited. customers should include postage with orders.
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Louise Crosby
West Pine St
Hattiesburg
Miss
Lou
U S Auto Makers Push for Efficiency Over Size
In 1958 context British and German cars gain fuel economy while U S manufacturers focus on more efficient engines rather than smaller cars. Dr Albert Pogs notes aims for around 30 percent mpg increase despite high gas prices and Morris Minor achieving over 35 mpg.
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U. S
Volkswagen
Ford
Albert Pogs
City Research Association
Fogg
Cornell Teaches First Poultry Course in America
The earliest poultry course in the United States was taught at Cornell University in 1692 marking a milestone in agricultural education and poultry science.
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America
Cornell University
New Industry Can Save Woodlands in Mississippi
A new woodchip industry, now starting in Mississippi, could save thousands of acres by chipping waste sawlog slabs. Bark removal, enabled by debarkers, makes slabs chipable. Full operation predicts 280,000 tons yearly, reducing wood growth loss by over 59,000 acres annually.
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Mississippi
New Industry to Boost Woodland Conservation and Regional Income
The plan aims to conserve woodlands while introducing a new industry that will significantly raise area income. It emphasizes environmental preservation alongside economic growth for the region.
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