Griffin South Georgia Solons Discuss Taxes
Gov. Marvin Griffin tours south Georgia to push a 65 million dollar tax increase package for schools and highways. About 75 north Georgia lawmakers attended Rome meetings to question the plan, while calls for a June 6 special session mix with talk of a Macon meeting and possible extraordinary session.
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Griffin
South Georgia
Solons
Tifton
Marvin Griffin
Whenwavarnan
Rome
North Georgia
General Assembly
Macon
House
Senate
B. EB. Thrasher Jr
Georgia and South defy Supreme Court on school desegregation
Georgia officials led by Atty. Gen. Cook and Gov. Griffin denounce the high court ruling and accuse it of passing the burden to district judges. NAACP leaders and Alabama Virginia officials offer cautious, mixed reactions as Florida and other states respond with local measures and commissions.
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Associated Press
Eugene Cook
Georgia Today
U. S. Supreme Court
Marvin Griffin
Griffin
High Court
Georgia
South
Cairo Couple Die in Murder Suicide Near Cairo
In a wooded area seven miles from Cairo, Norman Aubrey Merritt 32 and his wife Jeanette Owens Merritt 27 were found shot to death. A coroner’s jury ruled murder and death by own action. The couple left Cairo earlier the same day. one shotgun shell remained unfired. Survivors include three children and multiple relatives in Georgia.
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Cairo
H. L. Lunsford
Grady County
Norman Aubrey Merritt
Jeanette Owens Merritt
Lunsford
Havana Highway
Hollis F. Bearden
D. C. Hester
Merritt
Helen
Donna Gale Merritt
Larry Merritt
J. W. Dean
Bainbridge
J.L. Bishop
Donald Owens
Savannah
Bobby Owen Harrell
N. B. Merritt
H. B. Merritt
Denver
Colo
A. Merritt
Miami
H. N. Balliet
Leary
Russia and Japan Hidden Talks on World War II Peace
London reports secret talks between Russia and Japan aimed at a comprehensive peace treaty and settlement of territorial disputes, POW arrangements, fishing rights, and trade. Shunichi Matsumoto and Jacob Malik met after Molotov discussions, with negotiations potentially shaping Japan’s future ties with China and Soviet allies.
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London
Russia
Japan
Shunichi Matsumoto
Jacob Malik
Malik
V.m.molotov
Moscow
Molotov
Hatoyama
San Francisco
China
United States
Britain
Georgia and Northwest Florida Weather Update
Fair and slightly warmer this afternoon in Georgia, with clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. In Northwest Florida expect clear to partly cloudy conditions with a mild to warm trend into Thursday.
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Georgia
Florida
Conflicting Views Emerge Over School Segregation Plans
Washington AP reports sharply divided opinions on how local officials will handle desegregation after the Supreme Court ruling. NAACP promises immediate action to end segregated schools by September, while some officials vow to delay citing local conditions and court battles. The decision assigns primary responsibility to state and local authorities with a prompt start but no fixed deadline, likely leading to varied timetables and potential new court challenges.
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Washington
Aiwa
Peere Poaawee
Supreme Court
National Assn
Rothelen
Sen. George
D-Ga
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Delware
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia Denounces Supreme Court Ruling on Segregation
Georgia leaders react to the Supreme Court decision ordering school desegregation. Governor Marvin Griffin says Georgians will not submit to the ruling, while Lt. Gov. Ernest Vandiver criticizes federal judges. NAACP and Atlanta University officials view the ruling as a push toward justice and cooperation.
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Atlanta
U. S. Supreme Court
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
South
Swahow
High Court
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bifth Court
Ernest Vandiver
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
J W. Calhoun
NAACP
U. S
Rufus £. Clement
Atlanta University
Georgia Committee On
Guy H. Wells
M. D. Collins
Senator George seeks Army funding for Flint River survey
Senator George of Georgia asked Army Engineers to allocate 5000 dollars for a preliminary survey of the Flint River in Georgia. He met with Army Engineer chief Samuel D. Sturgis after Albany Georgia leaders, led by John Phillips, pressed the case. The Flint River is part of the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint system and development aims include power, navigation, flood control, and irrigation.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Army Engineers
Georgia
Samuel D. Sturgis
Albany, Ga
John Phillips
Albany Chamber of Commerce
Sturgis
Army
Alabama
Florida
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
NAACP in Kentucky Faces Federal Laces Down There
Federal officials lace down there reference a Southern context with NAACP activity in Kentucky. The snippet mentions Southerners and a numeric phrase 100, signaling a cited figure or tag within a broader civil rights note.
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NAACP
Kentucky
Official Polio Report Expected From Public Health Service
New York report outlines why vaccine release was delayed and changes in testing rules. Surgeon General Scheele said the document may be ready this weekend and will cover new knowledge from recent scientific discussions and studies. President Eisenhower cites new insights on virus behavior in large-scale manufacture and safeguards.
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New York
U.S. Public Health Service
Leonard Scheele
Eisenhower
Editors hail Supreme Court ruling on school segregation
Georgia editors comment on the high court decree praising a moderate path to integration with time for local adjustment. Articles from Macon News Atlanta Journal Columbus Ledger Waycross Journal Herald describe varied interpretations and Southern caution about immediate changes and lasting social order.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Georgia
Atlanta Journal
Columbus Ledger
Waycross Journal-Herald
Southerners To Rule On Segregation
In Atlanta AP report, five Georgia judges including Judge Sloan Judge Davis Judge Scarlett Judge Hooper and Judge Bootle oversee decisions on how segregation might end in Georgia. Biographies note origins and careers from Mercer University to Georgia Tech and Atlanta Law School with multiple district assignments since 1946 1949 and 1981.
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Atlanta
U. S. District Court
Georgia
Frank A. Hooper
William Boyd Sloan
Thomas H. Davis
William A. Bootle
Frank M. "Scarlett
Sloan
Davis
Vienna
Mercer University
Middle District
Macon
Scarlett
Brunswick
University of Georgia
Hooper
Americus
Georgia Tech
Atlanta Law School
Gainesville
Bootle
Walterboro
Catholics Clash With Argentine Police Across Four Provinces
Catholic demonstrators backing the church in its quarrel with President Juan D. Perons regime clashed with police in four Argentine provinces last night. About 24 people jailed, including a newspaper editor in Corrientes and Dr Ernesto Padraza in Cordoba, as street processions and pamphleteering continue.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Corrientes
Argentina
Tucuman
Cordoba
Ernesto Padraza
Catholic Action Societies
Memorial Day weekend death toll rises to 596
Final counts cover 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. Traffic deaths reach 369, drownings 131, miscellaneous accidents 92, surpassing the prior record of 363 set in 1957.
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TUE
Associated Press
Red China Builds Up Menon As Negotiator
Washington cites China’s support for Indian diplomat V K Menon as a potential go between for US Peiping talks. Officials note his pro China stance and cordial dealings may influence settlements while keeping the United States from appearing to pass up reasonable outreach. Concerns exist that Menon could advance Chinese interests if positioned too strongly.
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Menon
Washington
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
United States
Peiping
United Nations
New York
San Francisco
U.S
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James KE. Folsom
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