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January 6, 1962
The Atlanta Inquirer
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
State Sen. Wendell P. Harris of Baton Rouge indicted for wiretapping opponents of segregation in Baton Rouge, while his son Wendell Harris played football for LSU in the Orange Bowl against integrated Colorado.
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Senior Is Caught Holding Line Junior's A Star
New Orleans, La.
While Junior was playing football against Negroes in the Orange Bowl, Senior was under federal indictment charged with wiretapping.
The senior is State Sen. Wendell P. Harris of Baton Rouge, vice chairman of the Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission, the state body to preserve segregation.
Junior is Wendell Harris of the LSU team that defeated integrated Colorado in Miami.
Sen. Harris was accused along with two other men of interfering with a telephone conversation between three persons who had opposed segregation in Baton Rouge.
New Orleans, La.
While Junior was playing football against Negroes in the Orange Bowl, Senior was under federal indictment charged with wiretapping.
The senior is State Sen. Wendell P. Harris of Baton Rouge, vice chairman of the Louisiana State Sovereignty Commission, the state body to preserve segregation.
Junior is Wendell Harris of the LSU team that defeated integrated Colorado in Miami.
Sen. Harris was accused along with two other men of interfering with a telephone conversation between three persons who had opposed segregation in Baton Rouge.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Wiretapping
Segregation
Indictment
Louisiana
Senator
Orange Bowl
What entities or persons were involved?
Wendell P. Harris
Wendell Harris
Where did it happen?
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Story Details
Key Persons
Wendell P. Harris
Wendell Harris
Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Story Details
State Sen. Wendell P. Harris indicted federally for wiretapping a conversation of three segregation opponents in Baton Rouge, along with two other men; this occurred while his son Wendell Harris played for LSU in the Orange Bowl.