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The US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare gave Rome a very clear ultimatum this week in 1964: either end all forms of school segre...

The very first time I saw an IBM Selectric typewriter was in the front office of West Rome High School in late 1965. I had grown up around...

After a cold snap dropped temperatures into the teens the in the final week of autumn, Rome warmed up for the beginning of winter, with temp...

This was the final week of school before the Christmas Holidays for all of us Chieftains--and the vacation was slated to continue until stud...

Apparently there were lots of ambitious plans in the 1960s that never came to fruition: A Georgia state legislative committee talked about l...

Rome officially began the Christmas season with the Monday evening arrival of Santa, who landed at Barron Stadium via helicopter before join...

it was a short school week for Rome City Schools students: students attended school on Monday, November 23rd, then took the rest of the week...

Economic good times continued in Rome in the last quarter of 1964: all of Rome's department stores posted an increase of 4%+ above sales...

West Rome High School class favorites were announced on Thursday, November 12th. Judy Wessinger and Dickie Sapp were chosen from the senior ...

Celanese announced a major two-year expansion of the Rome plant to increase its acetate filament production by 25%; Celanese fibers were use...