Negroes press civil rights case over Miami Springs golf access
A group of nine Negro golfers sought U S Attorney Fred Botts to file a civil rights complaint over denied play at the municipal Miami Springs course. Botts said no federal rights violation. the group plans to file in Washington. Atty. G E Graves Jr led the delegation, with two more golfers present. Whites also played as the city had designated Monday for Negroes exclusive use.
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Miami
United States
Miami Springs
Fred W. Botts
Justice Department
Washington
Botts
Atty. G. EB. Graves, Jr
H. H. Arnold
Moss
Atty Graves Receives Threatening Letter From KKK
Atty. G E Graves Jr. reported receiving a threatening note postmarked Miami Beach. The scribbled message signed KKK urged him to quit using a local golf course and accused him of promoting communist Jewish ideas, taunting violence and warning Jews would suffer.
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Atty. G. E.graves, Jr
Miami Beach
N. Y
KKK
Mammoth Local Housing Rally Planned for May 7
Miami Mayor and Jack Bell among speakers at a Washington Heights rally to press for immediate enactment of housing legislation. The event, hosted with the National Veterans Housing Conference, occurs May 7 at St. Agnes Center to boost low rent public housing and middle income family support.
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Washington, D. C
Miami
Washington Heights
St. Agnes Adult and Youth Center
St. Agnes Parish Hall
3Rd Ct
Miami Beach
Floridian First To Get Cancer Study Fellowship
A rally sponsored with the Annual State Convention of the American Veterans Committee meets May 7 and 8 at the Miami Beach area. The event, held in the Negro section at the remodeled St Agnes Adult And Youth Center, aims to address housing issues with an accompanying musical program. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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the American Veterans Committee
Miami Beach
Negro Section
St. Agnes
First Negro awarded Memorial Hospital cancer fellowship
Dr. Jack Edward White, a 27 year old native of Stuart and Florida A. and M. College graduate, became the first Black recipient of a Memorial Hospital cancer study fellowship in New York. The $2,500 award funds a year of study beginning July 1, presented by Dr. Harry H. Kerr of the American Cancer Society. White currently serves as the cancer specialist at Freedman’s Hospital in Washington, D. C.
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Jack Edward White
New York
Memorial Hospital
Stuart
Florida A. and
M. College
Harry H. Kerr
American Cancer Society
White
Freedman’s Hospital
Washington, D. C
Pledge Air Conditioning And Other Improvements At Ritz Theatre
Wometco Enterprises responds to a petition by Clyde Killens and others requesting better Ritz Theatre operation. In a three page cordial letter, the company addresses items including insect and rodent control, stating improvements have been made and an exclusive theater exterminator has been hired.
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Ritz Theatre
Wometc Enterprises
Clyde Killens
Wometco
Ritz air conditioning promised for summer
Citizens respond to petitions while Founder's Day draws large crowds. Gene Pepper outlines a federal project as no complaints surface. The Ritz faces a complaint about cooling, with a promise to install air conditioning this summer, explained in detail on page 2.
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Ritz
Florida flood control boosted by Truman budget says Smathers
Congressman George Smathers highlights President Truman’s recommendation to raise Florida flood control funding from one to four million dollars in the coming year. Senator Claude Pepper will discuss Florida projects on radio, including river and harbor work, school lunch, rural electrification, and forestry programs, citing flood losses of 100 million in 1947 and 20 million in 1948.
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Truman
Florida
Congress
Claude Pepper
WGBS
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pepper
Surgeon Named Chief Resident at Howard Hospital
A 1943 yearlong surgery at the United States Marine Hospital in Boston preceded his return to Howard where he has served as chief resident in surgery since 1947.
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United States Marine Hospital
Boston
Howard
How Much Does The Negro Get Out of His Tax Dollar
The Negro Citizen's Service League hosts its fourth Pan African Town Hall on May 1 1949 from 4 to 5 pm at the Negro Service Council 340 NW 13th St. Speakers include Atty G E Graves Dr H H Green and John A Diaz of the Pittsburgh Courier. The public is invited.
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Negro Citizen's Service League
Negro Service Council
13Th St
Atty. G. E. Graves
H. H. Green
John A. Diaz
Pittsburgh Courier
Theodore Gibson
I. P. Davis
John D. Johnson
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Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Palestine
Bunche
Dear Acheson
Betn
Forceier
Senate
Howard University
Atty. Graves
Mammoth
Jack Bell
Eliaott J. Pieze
N. Y. Memorial Hospital
Arlington Sands
George Smathers
House
Horatio Hil
Drake
J. W. Drake
St. John Baptist Church
Florida East Coast Association
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