Supreme Court Strikes Down Segregation in Higher Education
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously to end segregation at two state universities and on southern railroads, ordering Texas to admit Heman Marion Sweatt to the University of Texas law school and Oklahoma to desegregate its graduate program. The court also held that railroads cannot maintain segregated dining cars, finding such practices violate interstate commerce law.
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Don Sanders Washington
Supreme Court
South
Poco
Texas
Louisiana
Douglas
Tidelands
California
Gulf States
Heman Marion Sweatt
University of Texas Law School
Winson
Oklahoma
G. W. McLaurin
University of Oklahoma
McLaurin
Vinson
Burton
High Court
Defiance Of Scotus Rule Shouted In Georgia Post Rulings
Gov. Herman Talmadge denounced the Supreme Court decisions on segregation while Atlanta leaders praised the rulings as democracy in action. The rulings order admission of a black law student to an all white university and declare separate facilities unequal, prompting calls for next steps and funding for black education. Two Florida and two Georgia suits seek school equality and integration.
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Charles F. Barrett
Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Supreme Court
University of i
Talmadge
W. A. Fowlkes
Atlanta Daily World
George Mitchell
Southern Regional Council
South
Southern Negro University
Charles Harper
Georgia Negro Education Association
Florida
University of Florida
Dodson In Crash Near Superior Damages $31
Simon Dodson of the Somerset American mechanical staff was in a minor automobile accident Saturday night near Superior. He said Edward Orzebowski of Bradensville backed a vehicle half on the highway and half on the berm as he turned onto the main road. Dodson’s car sustained about $31 in damage, while the other vehicle had no reported damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Dodson
Somerset American Mechanical
Superior
Dodson
Derry
Edward Orzebowski
Bradensville
Orzebowsk
Dodson Auto
Tractor Fire At Bakersville Farm Damages Tractor
Somerset volunteer firefighters answered a 9:05 a.m. call Monday to put out a burning tractor belonging to Mead Shaulis at his Bakersville farm. Fire chief Richard Miller listed damage at 390 dollars after the tractor caught fire while Shaulis was pouring gasoline into the tank.
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Somerset
Mead Shaulis
Bakersville
Richard Miller
Shaulis
New Office Location for Custer and Sons Real Estate
George E. Custer and Sons Real Estate and Insurance announces a new office location at 130 North Center Ave Somerset Pennsylvania with a combined agency offering real estate and insurance services.
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George E. Custer & Sons Real Estate & Insurance
North Center Ave
Somerset, Pa
Liberty Bell in Somerset Opens Independence Bond Drive
The Liberty Bell replica arrived in Somerset on Monday to launch the 1950 Independence bond drive. Burgess John W. Schrock welcomed officials as the bell was paraded on Route 31, with Charles Cook ringing it and Glenn Cook outlining the drive’s purpose.
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William R. Drobnich
Somerset
Turnpike
John W. Schrock
Wee Siiing
Nhorthwest
Casebeer 4
Burgess Schrock
North Center
Diamond
Lester Wagner
Route
Burgess Schreck
Oldster
Charles Cook
Cook
Glenn Cook
U. S
Western
Pennsylvania
Matthews
A. M. Matthews
Mr. Matthews
United States
France
Liberty Bell
Russia Walks Out of UN Bill on China Delegation
Russia walked out of the United Nations International Law Commission session to protest the presence of a Nationalist China delegation. The move occurred June 5 with Russia objecting to the Chinese representation.
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Russia
Genjma
INS
United Nations International Law Commission
China
Mrs Brown Dies Of Shot She Fired
Mrs Blannie Bennett Brown aged 51 died at Broward General hospital after shooting her husband Pearson Ballman Brown 57 and herself in their Fort Lauderdale home on May 24. Frank O Brass said Mrs Brown fired two bullets into Brown then twice at herself. Brown survived and was in good condition. Funeral plans pointed to Pittsburgh, with arrangements pending.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Blannie Bennett Brown
Broward General Hospital
Frank O. Brass
Brown
Pearson Ballman Brown
Rule Two Deaths On Turnpike Are Unavoidable
A coroner inquest in the courthouse ruled both turnpike deaths unavoidable. Warren W. Weidman, 31, Lebanon, was found not at fault in Paul Henry Evans’s death, 28, of Wernersville after a tractor trailer struck a stalled car carrier. Pfc. Edward R. Kabina of MacDonaldton, on leave from Fort Belvoir, Va., died May 6 when a station wagon hit a tractor trailer. driver Russel J. Hamilton was hospitalized, later released, and the tractor driver was cleared as witnesses showed the wagon was speeding and both men had been drinking.
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Court House
Warren W. Weidman
Lebanon
Paul Henry Evans
Wernersville
Weidman
Pfc
Edward R. Kabina
MacDonaldton
Fort Belvoir
Russel J. Hamilton
Latrobe
Hamilton
Kabina
Plucky Lad Hobbies To See Liberty Bell
Wayne Beeghly 9, mascot of Somerset baseball, sprained his ankle but hobbled to the diamond with a cane to see the Liberty Bell. He then rang a truck bed bell during the bond drive ceremonies and returned home smiling. He previously lost and found his baseball glove at the Somerset ball field after a game with Listie.
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Somerset
Wayne Beeghly
Owen M. Beeghly
West Patriot Street
Wayne
Burgess John Schrock
Listie
Pipe topples, crushes worker to death near Greenville
In Greenville Pennsylvania a 40 foot pipe rolling from a storage pile struck construction worker Samuel Dearmont, killing him when it crashed against a railroad car. The incident occurred today and authorities investigated the cause.
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Greenville
Samuel Dearmont
Life Term For Buswell
Air Force Sgt. Lyle H. Buswell aged 33 was convicted of the rape murder of Wo m en Air Force Sgt. Fairy E B Decker 44 of York Pa and sentenced to life in prison today in San Francisco.
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Buswell
San Francisco
INS
Air Force
Lyle H. Buswell
Fairy EB. Decker
York
Somerset council acts on sewer projects and parking concerns
Somerset borough councilmen met past midnight to address citizen requests. Lincoln street sewers were expedited. Luther and Smith streets require dedication and a petition before sewer work. A petition against all night trailer truck parking drew questions on legal enforceability. The borough plans sale of the old scales building and hires a mosquito control contractor.
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Somerset Borough
Lincoln Street
Clarence Firestone
Webster Levits
Luther
Smith
Ogle Street
Smith Streets
Richard Pile
Scales
George Schrock
Kenneth Lohr
West Race Street
Vernon Shockey
Somerset
Adam Nicholson
Nicholson
Ralph K. Smith
State Highway Department
State Department of Highways
Center Avenue
Patriot Street
Burgess J. W. Schrock
Somerset School Board Sets 1950 51 Appointments
The Somerset school board opened bids on high school furniture paint and other items for 1950 51. They appointed J T Bowman as school doctor J R Bittner as school dentist Harry J Geisler as tax collector and school enumerator Mrs John Speicher for 1950. Donald Rininger will conduct adult safe driving classes. Fike and Cascio named school solicitor. Thomas Rogers resigns as history teacher and assistant football coach.
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Somerset School Board
Stanley Hoffman
J. T. Bowman
J. R. Bittner
Somerset
Harry J. Geisler
John Speicher
Donald Rininger
Fike and Cascio
Cancer drive surpasses goal by Windber unit support
The Somerset county chapter American Cancer Society exceeded its $6,000 goal by $2,026.02 with a major Windber unit contribution led by captain Irving J. Whalley. Mrs. Ross T. Mickle praised the community and noted Audrey Morris of the American Red Cross Windber helped.
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Somerset County
American Cancer Society
Ross T. Mickle
Windber
Irving J. Whalley
Audrey Morris
Home Service
American Red Cross
MacArthur Orders Japan To Purge Red Central Committee Members
President Truman weighs creating a bipartisan panel to probe 81 State Department employees cited by Senator McCarthy as pro Communist. White House says decision not final yet with an announcement expected tomorrow. Senator Tydings, chair of the Senate sub committee, visits the White House amid panel talk.
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Roger D. Greene
Washington
Truman
State Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
White House
Tydings
Capitol Hill
Carthy
Maryland
Senate
van Beuren J. Tydings
Amerasia
Arcibold van Beuren
West German Youth Rally Fears Schuman Plan
Berlin reports a large West German youth rally planned by FDJ to oppose Robert Schuman's plan for pooling western coal and steel. Honecker led 500000 East German youths in Berlin protests, pledging a future West German invasion and a major recruiting drive among youths.
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Berlin
West Germany
Schuman
Robert Schuman
Europe
Ruhr
Germany
Moscow
Erich Honecker
Free German Youth
FDJ
East Berlin
Bonn
Rhine
Honecker
East
Pro Leopold Backers Gain in Belgian Elections
Social Christians increase their House majority to 108 after corrections in Charleroi and Tournai. Pro Leopold supporters expect Senate control, while Socialist leaders doubt a permanent return of King Leopold. No clear premier yet as parliament deliberates.
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Brussels
Belgium
Social Christians
Charleroi
Tournai
Social Christian Party
House of Representatives
Social Christian
pro-Leopold
Senate
Ministry of Interior
Jean Duvieusart
Leopold
Switzerland
Prince Baudouin
Jacques , Pirenne
Communist central committee barred from government roles in Japan
General MacArthur orders purge of 24 Communist central committee members, barring them from any political office. Six in the House and one in the Senate are to resign. The move aims to cripple leadership though not dissolve the party, while postwar voters back Yoshida’s pro occupation stance and growing calls for independence. Memorial Day incidents and wartime parallels are referenced in the broader report.
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Russel Brines Torio
MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
Communist Party
House of Representatives
Yoshida
Japan
U. S
Weather Outlook West Virginia and Mid-Atlantic Regions
Forecast shows mostly sunny and warm conditions across West Virginia with highs from 75 to 85. Tuesday remains sunny in Maryland and western Pennsylvania with highs in the low to mid 80s and scattered thundershowers possible by afternoon in some areas.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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Mrs. Brown
Penn Furniture On the
Ask Sewers
Charles H. Coffroth
Missouri Street
North Center Avenue
Red Central Committee
W. Germany
Daniel DE Luce
Young Pioneers
Bavaria
Baltic
Stalin
Allied
Allied High Commission
Wilhelm Kaisen
Bremen
Dean Acheson
Alfred Cheval
Michael
Somerset High School
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Main Street
Outlaw Party
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U. S. Weather Observer
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