Three Whites Charged With Murder in Miss Slaying
In Lincoln County Mississippi a four hour inquest ended with a jury naming three white men Noah Smith Mack Smith and Charles Falvey all of near Brookhaven as the defendants in the slaying of Lamar Smith a 63 year old farmer and convicted bootlegger who had actively opposed an incumbent county supervisor. The case drew attention as a political dispute and the press was barred during proceedings. The U S Justice Department said it was studying possible voting denial claims by Negroes in the region and jurisdiction issues remain unresolved. Dist Atty E C Barlow filed charges and the men were jailed without bond ahead of a press hearing.
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Lamar Smith
Thejustice Department
Washington
Smith
Dist
Atty
E. C. Barlow
Noah Smith
Mack Smith
Charles Falvey
West Indies Graduates Begin U S goodwill tour
A group of twenty five graduates from the University College of the West Indies, including 19 Negroes, one White, one East Indian and four Chinese, arrives in Miami for a multi state goodwill tour. The Association For World Travel Exchange sponsors the trip. local arrangements in Miami are by Dr. George W Hawkins, president of the Miami ... continued on page four.
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The
University College of the West Indies
United States
Miami
Association For World Travel Exchange
George W. Hawkins
Virgin Islands Governor resigns amid health and protest
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Virgin Islands Governor Archie Alexander effective Sept 1 after protests accusing him of dictatorial power and unethical conduct. Alexander, a Des Moines business executive in office since 1954, cited advice from doctors about failing health. Secretary McKay supported his administration despite calls for removal.
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Fraser
Colo
Archie A. Alexander
Virgin Islands
Eisenhower
Alexander
Pres. Eisenhower
Congress
Des Moines
Iowa
Interior
Douglas McKay
Perrine Teenager Faces Murder Charge
A 17 year old girl from Perrine was bound over on a second degree murder charge by Justice of the Peace Sylvester P. Adair after a coroner’s inquest into the stabbing death of Alma Jean Jones, 6, of Homestead avenue Perrine. Bond set at 1000 dollars. defense by Mark O Quinn and A Meadows. defendant not present at hearing.
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Perrine
Dade County
Sylvester P. Adair
Homestead
Alma Jean Jones
Homestead Ave
Miss Jones
Miss Blackwell
Adair
Mark O’quinn
A Meadows
Board Stalls On GA Teacher NAACP Resolutions
Georgia state board, hearing a clarification from Atty. Gen. Eugene Cook, tabled two hotly debated resolutions. One would fire teachers who support mixed classes. the other revoke for life any teacher affiliated with the NAACP after a Sept. 15 deadline. The resolutions, debated statewide, hinge on an oath renewals requirement tied to employment.
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Atlanta
State
Georgia
NAACP
Waynesboro
Cook
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Florida State Teachers Plan District Meeting at Booker T. Washington
Miss Dorothy Mitchell, a Tuskegee Institute nursing student and Gamma Tau sorority officer, attends the Florida State Teachers Association Tenth District meeting at Booker T. Washington High School. The program includes speeches by Dr. Gilbert Porter and State Superintendent Thomas Bailey, with officer installations and musical selections from Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties.
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Miss Mitchell
Gamma Tau
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Epsilon Beta Chapter
Chi Eta Phi Nurses
Tuskegee Institute
Florida State Teachers’ Association, Inc
Booker T. Washington High School
N. W. 6Th Avenue
Irene Roberts Straughter
O. K. Phillips
Broward County
Supt. of Public Instruction
Gilbert L. Porter
Sec’y
Florida State Teacher’s Association
Porter
James Gant
Thomas Bailey
National Education Association
Ivets Crosby
Dade County Teachers’ Association, Inc
Estranged Husband Fires at Wife in Club Killing Suspect Held
William Simmons 30 fired at his estranged wife Inez 28 at the Marine Lounge 1721 NW 69th terrace Tuesday night injuring her severely. Patrons hid as Simmons fled, then was arrested at his home about 12:45 Wednesday. He is charged with suspicion to commit first degree murder and detained without bond.
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Marine Lounge
69Th Terrace
Dade County Sheriff's Dept
Sheriff's Department
William Simmons
2Nd Ave
Inez
NW 17Th Court
Simmons
Jackson Memorial Hopital
Bowles
Morley
Red Cross fire damages building on Biscayne Boulevard
Charles Hudson at the Red Cross headquarters Biscayne Boulevard discovered a fire while pulling a switch to cut power to a faulty electric fan. Damage pegged at 5500 dollars.
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Charles Hudson
Red Cross
Biscayne Blvd
Seville hotel section collapses injuring five workers
Five construction workers were injured when a portion of the fourth floor of the Seville hotel, a $8,000,000, 300-room project, collapsed sending wet concrete into the third floor lobby. Several men were treated and released. others remained for observation.
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Seville
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Brookhaven
Barlow
Lincoln County
Chicago
Lord Calvert Pool
Miss Dare
Havana
Cuba
S.S. Florida
North Travel Agency
Johnson
Charming Ikube Dale
Dale
W.I
Gen
Eugene Cook
Florida State Teachers
Dorothy T. Mitchell
Mer Miamian
BTW
Mt. Sinai Church
Ira Mitchell
New York
Kingston
Metropoli
Gilbert Porter
Broward, Monroe
Dade Counties
Mrs. Simmons
Bettie
Jesse Dozier
Willie Lee Sapp
72Nd St
Ike Conley
Claude Johnson
55Th St
Charles Mullis
Franklin Ave
Woodrow Jackson
16Th Ave
Wines Hospital
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