Jehovah's Witnesses Missionaries Deported from Dominican Republic
Ten American Jehovah's Witnesses were deported from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico on Aug 3. Bennie Crump said officials banned Witness activity since 1945 and warned to renounce ties or face imprisonment. About 250 were questioned, with reports of beatings. 50 remain in prison under a two year sentence.
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Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Bennie Crump
Miami West
Brooklyn
Arturo Espaillat
U. S
Jesus de Galindez
Jehovah’s ‘Witnesses
Hector Trujillo
The Negro Economy and Self Preservation Plan
Pro and Con No 6 argues that the weak are ruled by the strong and that racial uplift depends on self preservation. It states that plans for progress should avoid quarrels, urge Negro savings, and invest earnings toward dignified employment, credit, and higher social standing.
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Robert Hughes Bennett
Haiti to Hold Elections in September
Haiti will elect a civil government in September, Brig. Gen. Antonio Kebrea, head of the three man military junta, announced. The army has governed Haiti for nearly two months after Magloire was ousted, with six governments and repeated military presence. Citizens favor restoring normal elections with civil rule and civilian police oversight.
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Port-Au-Prince
ANP
Kaiti
Antonio Kebre
Mil
Itary
Haiti
Paul E. Magloire
African Play Is Big Hit On Broadway
The all African play The Next Phase created by six members of Parliament of Ghana has toured Washington Atlanta and New York. It opened July 24 at the National Theatre Washington and earned a standing ovation from Congress diplomats and officials. After three extra Washington performances the cast flew to Atlanta but drew four thousand in two shows at the Municipal Auditorium. In New York on Broadway a 54 member cast from 14 African nations received a prolonged ovation at the American National Theatre with notable guests including Marion Anderson.
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New York
Ghana
Washington,d. C
Atlanta
Assembly of Nations
Mackinac Island
Mich
National Theatre
Washington
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
State Department
Pentagon
The
Press, Labor and Social Washington
Africa
American National Theatre
Marion Anderson
Broadway
The Peons Soul By Huff On A Georgia Farm
Poem by William Henry Huff for ANP details a Georgia farm laborer who earns his wage and maintains dignity. It describes the peon with a bloody brow showing inner soul and God writing his name upon a scroll in heaven’s records.
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William Henry Huff
ANP
Georgia
Carnation Milk Promoted as Safe Infant Feeding Choice
An advertisement touts Carnation as the safest and most nourishing milk for baby formula. It claims higher usage by mothers and hospitals than any other brand and notes ready made formulas cost more than Carnation. It positions Carnation as the proven milk every doctor knows for infant feeding.
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