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Newspaper
Miami Times
Location
Miami, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1956
Page
5
Mrs Eva Barker a white tavern operator is held on a discrimination charge after a Negro woman testified Barker told her to leave Herman s Bar and Grill on Rt 35 June 30. The grand jury will consider the case. Barker was found innocent of an assault charge by Mrs Sarah Claiborne.
Richard Graddick, assistant public information officer on the USS Saratoga, will depart with the carrier for South and Cuba. A Philadelphia native, Graddick is a journalist by training and has served in the Navy for a decade as a press relations pioneer.
Mayme Williams of Florida joins Fieldston School as part of the summer staff. She will assist in classroom activities and campus programs, bringing experience from Florida education settings to the Fieldston community.
George Mitchell was saluted as the best informed person on the Catholic Interracial Forum held last week, reflecting his prominent role and knowledge within the discussion.
The Guardian feature traces Kwame Nkrumah from peasant roots to leadership, with W E B DuBois recalling his interviews in Paris and England. Africa In the News notes a new truck by African Lumber and Home Building Corp before shipment to Liberia, led by R O Thomas. Earl Robinson of Ballad for Americans and Schaler Butler Associates expand advertising across Eye St to Connecticut Ave in Washington.
In our mailbag Fannie Lee of Fayetteville North Carolina and her minister husband are expected to hit New York shortly. Singer Hubert Dilworth is expected to join.
President Nixon asks church leaders to present religious and moral ideals before Americans conscience to ease bitterness and improve labor-management relations. He notes many ministers stay silent despite civil rights calls, urging courage for right outcomes and respect from people worldwide.
Furnished efficiency units with private entrance include electricity and hot water. Weekly rent is $15 or $60 monthly. Located at 2472 N W 65th Street. Contact NE 4 8342 for details.
At a New York Legion convention in Rochester supporters urged the 40 and 8 to drop its white only clause. Brooklyn leader Nicholas E. Lanese said the issue hinges on the National American Legion Convention. The resolution, led by Kings County, aims to end racial discrimination despite opposition from the 40 and 8.
The Council on Human Relations in Frankfort announced that racial integration will be in effect in the majority of Kentucky school systems this fall. It reported that 100 districts are expected to begin desegregation when the fall term starts, with all but 20 of the state's 120 districts involved.
State Attorney General Jacob Javits told the convention that the 40 & 8 veteran group can serve better by ensuring their own organization has no discrimination or segregation anywhere in the country.
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