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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1959
Page
6
Boston AP report describes Mrs Slattery's scream upon spotting 5 year old Bobby Eaton hanging by a clothesline from a shed. George Slattery heard the commotion and responders were summoned as the child was suspended briefly.
Governor Orval Faubus, weary of school desegregation tensions, rejects using police powers again but vows to uphold his responsibility to quell disturbances. Tension rises over impending integration at the Dollarway School District near Pine Bluff.
A man grabbed a knife and ran into the yard cutting a clothes line. Neighbors performed artificial respiration and Bobby was taken to a hospital where doctors said he was rescued before serious damage occurred.
Federal judge orders the admission of three Negro students to the 1,150 pupil Dollarway School when it opens Sept. 8. The district appeals the ruling to the 8th Circuit at St. Louis, with a hearing set for Monday.
Marine Pfc. Thomas A. Fienner graduates third in a class of 39 after six months at Memphis Air Technical Training Center with an 87 average. Charles Adams Jr. joins Lackland basic training after high school sports involvement. F. J. Kowalski serves aboard USS Taconic in the Mediterranean. Pvt. Gary M. Snapp completes Fort Jackson basic and reports to Fort Knox armored division. David Ramsburg Jr. begins pre flight at Pensacola after attending Dartmouth and UVa extension. The minstrel show origins note references Thomas D. Rice in Louisville.
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