Truman Receives Arkansas Diamond Paperweight at Battery D Breakfast
President Truman touring Little Rock with Battery D amid orderly crowds and confetti. Frank Spina carries the guidon while J Monroe Johnson promotes a Truman 1952 movement. The Arkansas diamond paperweight, valued at $3,000, is presented by Governor Harry Murfreesboro is misrepresented here. The mayor grants freedom of the city amid playful banter about black books and discipline.
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Klan Robbery and Cross Burning Reported Near Memphis Highway
Mrs McDona l describes a masked attack by a Klansman group at her home after a fiery cross was burned. Passersby were forced to watch as the assailants lingered about 30 minutes before departing. Another cross burn occurred at a Brookside cafe owned by Steve Marshler who was accused of disorderly conduct and told to leave. Deputies T W Docherty Earl Cooper and J L Boggan were assigned to investigate.
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