Robeson challenged on Soviet war statement
New York April 21 Walter White NAACP secretary challenged Paul Robeson over a Paris reported claim that Negro Americans would not fight the Soviet Union in any war. White said Americans would meet responsibilities and push for equality while opposing discrimination, noting Robeson lacked authority to speak for Black citizens.
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New York
Paul Robeson
Paris
Soviet Union
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Associated Press
White
Robeson
Poole Sworn in as San Francisco’s First Negro A D A
Cecil F. Poole, a prominent San Francisco lawyer, was sworn in as the city’s first African American assistant district attorney last Monday. A native of Pittsburgh, he studied at the University of Michigan and Harvard Law School. Poole came to San Francisco in 1946 after World War II, served as a special appellate attorney and led the briefing and appellate unit of the regional OPA office. He is married with a two year old daughter named Gayle.
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San Francisco
ANP
Cecil F. Poole
Hall of Justice
OPA
Poole
Gayle
African Prince Visits L A in West Coast Tour
Prince Orizu of Nnewi Nigeria attracted attention in Los Angeles at the Biltmore hotel. He travels on a mission to secure college and university scholarships for African students in the United States. Educated in the United States he studied at Ohio State Columbia and Lincoln Pa universities.
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Los Angeles
ANP
Prince Orizu
Nnewi
Nigeria
West Africa
Biltmore Hotel
U. S
Ohio State
Columbia
Lincoln
Pan American trains Haitian radio operators in Haiti
A group of young Haitians in Port-au-Prince begin a ten and a half month program to become airport radio operators for Pan American World Airways. The plan starts with an intensive two month English course led by Professor Emile Brun, then technical training under PAA staff.
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Mian
Florida
Pan American World Airways
Port-au-Prince
Haitan
Haiti
U. S
PAA
Emile Brun
Haitian Institute
Real Estate Case Dropped in Georgia Board Action
The Georgia real estate examining board dismissed charges against W. M. Aycock, a White real estate dealer, for lack of evidence after witnesses refused to support sworn statements. Aycock allegedly misrepresented that Negro buyers could purchase homes in White neighborhoods without trouble. J. H. Calhoun, a Negro realtor, faced criminal charges that ended in a mistrial and license renewal failure. A U S Supreme Court test on states' rights to revoke licenses over such grounds is anticipated.
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Atlanta
ANP
W. M. Aycock
Georgia Real Estate Examining Board
Board
E. M. Smith
Aycock
J. H. Calhoun
Calhoun
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Costa Rican trainees become airport radio operators in Caracas
Twenty Costa Ricans with no prior technical experience were trained in English and radio procedure and qualified for airport control tower roles, while most Caracas radio operators are Venezuelans.
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Caracas
Teachers Union Urges Transfer of High School to Negroes
Local American Federation of Teachers No 27 urged the school board to transfer Roosevelt High to Negro pupils to ease overcrowding in Black schools. Central High could also be used. Overcrowding at Dunbar Cardozo and Armstrong was 28, 112 and 24 percent respectively.
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Teachers Union
Washington
ANP
American Federation of Teachers
Board of Education
Roosevelt High School
Paul Cooke
Central High
Dunbar
Cardozo
Armstrong
Cooke
Texas County Has First Negro Juror
Dallas county marked a historic milestone when BR Washington of Dallas served as the first Black juror on a petit jury. The session occurred April 12 in the 14th District Court with Judge Sarah T. Hughes presiding.
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Dallas
Tex
ANP
Dallas County
BR. Washington
Sarah T. Hughes
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