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October 1959
John L. Lewis, a giant in the American labor movement stops just briefly in New Orleans on Oct. 26, 1959. His only remarks to reporters is that such short interviews produce nothing that a reader will want to know or remember. |
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| Clarinetist, soprano saxophonist and band leader Sidney Bechet dies in Paris at the height of his fame and musical power. Irma Thomas records a rowdy jump blues record Don't Mess with My Man with Ron Records. | A ten-story control tower and the first permanent terminal (still in use today) are dedicated at Moisant Airport | Faubourg de Montluzin; bought by New Orleans East, Inc., | The Battle of New Orleans originally written by Johnny Horton as a history class lesson. | St. Augustine High School celebrates as one of its graduates is the first black student to graduate from Loyola University. | Louisiana State defeats Clemson 7-0 in this year's Sugar Bowl. |
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