An oral history with Carol Lindley, 1998 Oct. 7. c2000.

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An oral history with Carol Lindley, 1998 Oct. 7. c2000.

Discusses her father, Erle Johnston. Describes his relations with Ross Barnett and his work with the State Sovereignty Commission, which she denies was ever a spy organization.

27 p. ; 28 cm.

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Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission

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Johnston, Erle

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Publisher of the Scott County times newspaper; public relations director for several Mississippi politicians; Executive Director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, 1963-1968; mayor of Forest, Mississippi, 1981-1985; and author of several books on Mississippi politics. From the description of Oral history appendix, 1964-1967. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 45039577 Mississippi journalist, newspaper publisher, political...

Findley, Melissa.

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Lindley, Carol Johnston.

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Mrs. Lindley taught school for twenty-six years across the southwest. She moved to Hattiesburg with her husband in the 1970s, where she writes freelance columns for the Hattiesburg American. She is the daughter of Erle Johnston. Erle Johnston lived in Grenada, Mississippi. He worked for several Mississippi newspapers before purchasing the Scott County Times in 1942. Mr. Johnston served as the executive director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission from 1963 to...