NAACP Delegates Rebel Over Governance At Boston Convention
About half of the NAACP convention delegates staged a rebellion after adjournment in a dark ballroom. The New York conference led by Donald Lee refused to leave, while 500 delegates remained seated and chanted We shall not be moved as a youth-tinged emergency resolution called for closer public contact.
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James F. Donohue
Boston
NAACP
New York State Conference
Donald Lee
Buffalo
Matthew Perry
Perry
Ile
Lee
New York
NAACP expands youth board as tensions rise at convention
Alfred Williams urged the NAACP to boost youth directors from three to 17, saying new civil rights trends demand youth leadership. Roy Wilkins suspended Philadelphia Branch President Cecil Moore amid charges claims by the Young Turks that UAW funds financed delegate expenses to seize control during the convention.
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NAACP
Alfred Williams
East Lansing
Mich
Williams
Roy Wilkins
Philadelphia
Cecil Moore
Young Turks
United Auto Workers
UAW Action
Moore
Eugene Reed
New York State
UAW
New York
Finns Help Reds With Advertising
Finns and Estonians cooperate to improve Soviet advertising through Western techniques. The Finland Estonia connection, aided by neutral policy and Tallinn access, spreads into store displays and printed ads including Finnish cheese and appliances on Soviet television.
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Thomas M. Brown
Helsinki
UPI
Moscow
Kremlin
Finland
Tallin
Gulf of Finland
Soviet Union
Washington
Russia
State Department
Millionaire Widow Charged After California Apartment Shooting
In Compton California Pearl Choate Birch 60 widow of millionaire A Otis Birch was charged with assault with intent to murder after firing a .22 rifle in a dispute over rent at her duplex. A brother in law and a police officer were endangered as Miss Harris faced eviction and the widow claimed ownership of the property.
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Birch
Texas
California
Pearl
Mary Harris
Harris
Rod Ferguson
Ferguson
Rex Council
Los Angeles County
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