Word: davises
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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While running for Governor at the turn of the year, Louisiana's ballad-singing, guitar-plunking Jimmie (You Are My Sunshine) Davis vowed that he would rather go to jail than see Negro children admitted to the state's white schools. He might not be heading for jail...
Last May the federal district court in New Orleans ordered public schools in Orleans Parish-New Orleans and vicini ty-to integrate their first grades this fall. To get around the ruling, Davis' legislature passed laws vesting in itself the sole authority to reclassify the state's white...
Lawyers for the N.A.A.C.P. quickly secured a federal court order summoning Governor Davis to defend his action in a hearing this week. Just as quickly, the Governor decided to go catfishing, well out of subpoena range. Unable to track him down, U.S. deputy marshals lamely delivered three summonses: two left...
It is all funny enough when things finally begin to move. But before things do, Sinatra and his chums spend more time than is really necessary punching each other kiddingly, talking tough to dolls, practicing judo chops on waiters and in general playing themselves. The action, when it comes, is...
In the flashy cash-and-carriage world of Hollywood, actors are often known by the cars they keep. The premier model: a Dual-Ghia convertible. Hand assembled in Detroit, with an Italian body and Chrysler motor, the Dual-Ghia cost $7,500 cash (no trade-ins), and only 117 were...