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Lester Maddox, Whites-Only Restaurateur and Georgia Governor, Dies at 87
Lester Maddox, Atlanta restaurant owner and Georgia governor who opposed desegregation, dies at age 87; photo (L)
John Maddox, Editor Who Enlivened Nature, Is Dead at 83
Mr. Maddox turned the British journal Nature into an internationally influential showcase for the most recent developments in scientific research.
Brenda Maddox, Biographer Who Revealed Joyce’s Muse, Dies at 87
Her “Nora” shed new light on the writer’s overlooked wife. A later book did the same for a woman of science.
WILLIAM T. MADDOX; Retired Cashier of The Globe Dies in Los Angeles at 82
Maddox, William T
EDWARD H. MADDOX DIES.; Ex-Reglster of Kings County a Victim of Heart Disease.
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JUSTICE MADDOX BURIED.; Members of the City and State Bench Attend the Funeral,
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Lester Maddox, Whites-Only Restaurateur and Georgia Governor, Dies at 87
Lester Maddox, the Atlanta restaurant owner and archsegregationist who adopted the pick handle as his symbol of defiance in a successful bid for the Georgia governorship in 1966, died on Wednesday in Atlanta. He was 87. Mr. Maddox first came to national attention in 1964, after he violated the newly signed federal Civil Rights Act by refusing to serve three black Georgia Tech students at his Pickrick Restaurant. The Pickrick was noted for the quality of its fried chicken and for its reasonabl ...
Brenda Maddox, Biographer Who Revealed Joyce’s Muse, Dies at 87
Her “Nora” shed new light on the writer’s overlooked wife. A later book did the same for a woman of science.
JUSTICE MADDOX BURIED.; Members of the City and State Bench Attend the Funeral,
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EDWARD H. MADDOX DIES.; Ex-Reglster of Kings County a Victim of Heart Disease.
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