Wherever the revolt of the Negro may lead in the long run, one direct clash looms dead ahead. Alabama's Democratic Governor George Corley Wallace, 43, a fiery ex-Golden Gloves featherweight, is looking toward a showdown next week when two Negroes will attempt to enter the University of Alabama for the summer session.
Wallace intends to defy a federal court order for the enrollment of Vivian Malone, 20, at the university's main campus in Tuscaloosa, and David McGlathery, 27, at the school's Huntsville extension. Wallace's plan, as outlined to confidants, goes like this: 1) he will ring the Tuscaloosa campus with highway patrolmen;...
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