Word: progress
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Women. To the Italian Women's Center: "Women are creation's masterpiece . . . The concept of the woman of the shipyards, of the mines, of heavy labor as it is exalted and practiced by some countries in the name of progress is anything but a modern concept. It is a sad return toward epochs that Christian civilization buried long...
...Progress in Integration. There is another reason for North Carolina's popularity among Northern-based industries: it has kept integration troubles at a minimum. A strong Stevensonite in '52 and '56, Hodges is an avowed segregationist, but he has pledged that North Carolina will not defy any federal court rulings. The state legislature adopted legislation that provides for token integration now, more later; five schools in three cities now have a total of eleven Negro pupils...
...Greensboro, where Burlington Industries (textiles) recently took on a Negro chemist, a survey of 402 firms showed that 53 intend to hire strictly on the basis of merit, regardless of race; another 114 said they will hire on merit alone for some jobs. For the Deep South this represents progress. Said one industrialist: "No, I do not have an integrated plant. But check me in a year-the answer may be different then...
...concerted drive will end on Tuesday, when reports of the sales progress will be made to the Student Council. On the basis of these reports, the Council will decide whether the News can continue publication...
Four Nieman Fellows will meet next Monday evening, to discuss the position and progress of desegregation in certain Southern cities. The panelists will include Robert G. McCloskey, Chairman of the Department of Government, John P. Kelley from the Atlanta Journal, John L. Siegenthaler from the Nashville Tennessean, Philip Johnson from the New Orleans Item, and Perry E. Morgan from the Charlotte News. V. O. Key, Jr., Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History and Government, will moderate the discussion...