Judge orders three pupils stay home to avoid Klan picket
In Buckeye Louisiana a state judge who escorted three white girls to Buckeye High defied desegregation orders. He advised they not attend classes to dodge Ku Klux Klan protests while amid a dispute over transferring to a black junior high. Contempt actions threaten fines up to $1000 a day.
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Buckeye, la
UPI
Buckeye High
Nauman Scott
Scott
Rapides Parish
Alexandria
Richard Lee
Lee
KALB
Buckeye
Ina Laborde
Nelson
Ballad honors Judge Lee in Buckeye desegregation fight
A radio hit in Alexandria tells of State Judge Richard Lee and the Buckeye High School desegregation clash. Kirby Clark recorded The Ballad of Judge Lee, praising the judge for enforcing the federal desegregation order amid local opposition. The song, nearing radio charts, reflects community tensions and the judge’s role in allowing three white girls to attend Buckeye High.
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Alexandria, la
UPT
Richard Lee
Rapides Parish
Buckeye High School
Judge Lee
Kirby Clark
Alexandria
Chuck Ellis
Ellis
Lee
Feds
Jones Street
Clark
Rise of anti Semitism cited by ADL task force
The Anti-Defamation League reports a revival of anti Jewish hostility in the United States fueled by economic downturn oil prices policy and Arab propaganda. Teens commit most offenses with a cross section of backgrounds, and the task force urges politicians to denounce prejudice and form coalitions to combat discrimination.
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New York
UPI
Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai Brith
United States
League
U.S
Melvin Tumin
Tumin
ADL
Northeast
New York State
New Jersey
Tamin
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