Politician Parade Reform Called in 1952 View
Washington observers note the 1952 convention TV coverage exposed flaws in polling and demonstrations. Democratic Chair Paul Butler backs private delegation polling to curb vulgar on-air staging. Report cites past theatrics at Willkie, Smith, MacAdoo conventions as warning signs.
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Leslie C. Wilson
Washington
Democratic Party
Paul M. Butler
Wendell L. Willkie
Alfred E. Smith
William G. MacAdoo
John W. Davis
Stooges
Convicts sue over segregation in Texas prisons
Five Latin American inmates at Harlem Prison Farm No. 1 in Fort Bend County filed a federal suit alleging racial segregation and humiliation. They seek an injunction and $50,000 damages from prison officials and the board, claiming a common plan of discriminatory segregation. Ellis said all five are serving 10-year terms, four for criminal assault, and he will refer the matter to the state attorney general.
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Houston
Fort Bend
Texas
Alianza Hispano-Americana
Tuscan
Ariz
Harlem
O. B. Ellis
Prison System Board
Ellis
Trailer Trucks Flip Twice in Front of Providence Library
Two trailer trucks toppled near the Providence Public Library in a single month, underscoring ongoing safety concerns around the area. No injuries reported as responders, police, and tow crews cleared the scene.
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Smey
Providence, R. I
Providence Public Library
Negro Man Shot Dead Linked to Washington Murder Trial
Troy Leroy Hancock was found shot to death in the Cen-Tex motel room of witness Bill Henderson in Waco Texas. Grady Campbell, a night clerk, reported seeing Hancock strike Henderson before the shooting. Washington was convicted and sentenced to death for the April killing of Airman Henry Poole.
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Waco
Tex
Marion A. Washington
Troy Leroy Hancock
Bill Henderson
Washington
Grady Campbell
Hancock
Henderson
Henry Poole
Poole
Support Price Set for Coffee Crop Financing
Brazil's official bank announced the new coffee crop will be financed at 1,900 cruzeiros per 60 kg sack of Santos type four in ports. Cruzeiros quoted at 5.44 cents. 1 kilogram equals 2.205 pounds. Rate effective July 1. old rate was 2,000 cruzeiros per sack.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Official
Bank of Brazil
Foreign Exchange
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