Word: feemster
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Dates: during 1967-1967
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...opening occurs on the court, segregationists and civil rights lawyers hold their respective breaths until the President nominates a new man. Because of the court's work load, it was expanded last year from nine to thirteen judges. This week the final vacancy will be filled when Claude Feemster Clayton, 58, takes the path of office. When news of his nomination came down, waiting lawyers on both sides of the integration fence breathed sighs of relief. Mississippi-born and -bred, Clayton is segregationist by heritage and inclination, but as a federal district judge, he slowly-and no doubt painfully...
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