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TONEY v. WHITE

No. 72-3307.

476 F.2d 203 (1973)

Albert C. TONEY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. N. A. WHITE et al., Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Myrtis BISHOP et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted June 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Seale, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tallulah, La., for defendants-appellants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen. of La., Baton Rouge, La., George Strichler, New Orleans, La., Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., M. Karl Shurtliff, Gerald W. Jones, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Thomas Clark, Dist. Atty., St. Joseph, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before ALDRICH, SIMPSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

On April 4, 1970, a Democratic primary for Mayor, Village Marshall, Board of Aldermen, and Democratic Executive Committee was conducted in Tallulah, Louisiana. Black candidates opposed whites for each of the positions. With the exception of Town Marshall and one of the three positions on the Democratic Executive Committee, white candidates won by margins ranging from 24 to 140 votes. On May 4, 1970, the defeated black candidates and their supporters...

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