Soldiers begin indoctrination training at Lackland Air Force Base
Seven uniformed recruits start basic indoctrination at Lackland AFB San Antonio known as The Gateway to the Air Force. The program includes vocational testing guidance counseling and potential assignment to technical training. Recruits listed by address and parentage reflect the local community’s contribution to national service.
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Miami
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
Lackland
USAF
Officer Candidate School
Human Resources Research Center
Second W P B Civil Rights Suit Lost Drive In Theater Permit
County commissioners denied a variance permit for an open air movie theatre at 62nd Street and 21st Avenue citing detrimental to the general welfare of the neighborhood. Observers alleged protests by White residents and nearby apartment project owners influenced the decision, ending Negroes hope for a drive in theatre this week.
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62Nd St
21St Ave
West Palm Beach Drive-In Denied by Zoning Board
County zoning board twice rejected W. N. Bernstein’s drive in proposal citing traffic hazards. Commissioners concurred with the recommendation. Federal Judge Whitehurst dismissed a $100,000 civil rights suit by a group of Negroes against the city, without prejudice, allowing renewal if city changes loom. A prior suit against the Palm Beach county school board was dismissed with prejudice.
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County Zoning Board
W. N. Bernstein
Gorge W. Whitehurst
West Palm Beach
Whitehurst
Palm Beach County School Board
Student Denounces Korean War in Prague Speech
Prague speakers report American student Davis, an African American, attacking U.S. Korea policy before an international student group. He urged withdrawal of American troops and described the war as contrary to Korea’s democratic interests. He acted as a spokesman for the Committee for International Student Cooperation in the United States.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Chester Davis
Committee For International Student Cooperation
United States
West Indian Minister Tours Christ Church Vicarage Guests
The West Indian Minister visits The Rev Irvin Johnson at Christ Church St David Vicarage Barbados. He and two sisters Kathleen and Dorothy Johnson are spending two weeks vacation in Miami as guests of Mrs Maggie Culmer of Percival Avenue Coconut Grove.
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Irvin Johnson
Christ Church
St. David Vicarage
Barbados
Kathleen
Dorothy John
Son
Miami
Maggie Culmer
Percival Avenue
Coconut Grove
Fowler Back in Court in Palm Beach Case
Alton Fowler, previously tied to a Miami civil rights suit against city and county officers, appeared in municipal court in West Palm Beach on resisting arrest charges. He was released on a $250 bond after a Sunday arrest following a Pine Ridge complaint that a woman was struck and injured. Fowler had alleged police and railroad detectives beat him to coerce a confession regarding a railroad car theft. the Miami trial ended with acquittal for the defendants.
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West Palm Beach
Alton Fowler
Miami
Federal District Court
Fowler
Pine Ridge 1
Miami Times Newsboys Outing at Dixie Park Pool
All Miami Times newsboys will be treated to a picnic at Dixie Park swimming pool on Saturday August 26. Carriers meet at the Times office at 9 30 a m. Diving and swimming contests will be held and refreshments will be provided.
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Miami Times
Dixie Park
Times
Educators on Caribbean Tour Led by Frederick Clement
A Caribbean tour organized by Frederick Clement of West Virginia State College gathers educators, authors, and travelers in Miami before departure. Participants from Chicago Kansas City Institute West Virginia Ohio join a schedule visiting Haiti and Havana with hotel reservations—Ravioli in Port-au-Prince Vedada in Havana—returning to Miami.
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Frederick Clement
W.ginia State College
Miami
Chicago
Kansas City
Institute
W. Va
Bus
Ohio
Mary Elizabeth Hotel
Haiti
Petlogville
Havana
Vedada Hotel
Ida Bell
Mary Kerr
Clayton
Thelma Pratt
Virgil Miller
Kate Miller
Ida W. Brown
Louise Thompson
de Chancellor
Frederick A.ment
Coral Gables Tries Negro Police Force Experiment
Coral Gables is experimenting with Negro policemen in Coconut Grove. Earl Garrett, 27, of 3697 Williams Avenue, served temporary duty last weekend as patrolman. The chief says the Sunday to Friday schedule may expand the force if the experiment succeeds.
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Coral Gables
Earl Garrett
Williams Avenue
Coconut Grove
Garrett
Repercussions From Kefauver Hearing
The Kefauver investigation triggers gambling crackdowns across Florida. Governor Warren orders raids to enforce local laws and threaten officer removals while bolita activity shrinks in Tampa and Miami areas. Operators fear closures though some remain active in Coconut Grove and Liberty City.
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U. S. Senate
Kefauver
Miami
Coconut Grove
Liberty City
Warren
Gov. Warren
Kefauver Crime Committee
Tampa
Passer Clyde Rowe Held on Six Bad Check Charges
Clyde Rowe of 1245 NW Tist Street is jailed on six counts of passing bad checks to local soft drink bottlers. Using aliases while acting as treasurer for a fictitious fraternal lodge, he was arrested Monday after detectives traced a drink order for a picnic to his location at 1385 NW 68th ter. He sent checks for $31 to $65, asking the bottling firm to forward cash for change.
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Clyde Rowe
Tist St
Rowe
Ter
Families Of GI's To Get Good Allowances
Enlisted personnel and their families would receive monthly cash allowances from 85 to 155 dollars under a Senate approved measure. The bill, spearheaded by Senator Millard Tydings, covers Army Navy Air Force Marines and Coast Guard with varying contributions by service members. The plan sets minimums for one to three or more dependents and scales higher for noncommissioned officers, up to 155 dollars for a master sergeant or chief petty officer family.
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Senate
House
Millard Tydings
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
FAMC tennis star breaks tradition at Forest Hills
New York 22 year old Althea Gibson of New York is among 52 entrants for the U S women’s singles championship at the West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills N Y. This marks the first time a Negro will compete for the title beginning Monday.
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FAMC
New York
U. S
West Side
Forest Hills
N.Y
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Althea Gibson
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4Th Ave
Lewis Raymond Ingraham, Jr
Amy Olive Ingraham
14Th St
William R. Mayo Jr
Fred Noble
10Th St
George Bright
Vernell Bright
Willie H. Lewis
Henry Lewis
Quintus Moss Jr
Quintus Moss
3Rd Ave
Samuel Johnson
Eunice Johnson
5Th Ave
Ingraham
ATE Benet
Bright
Lewis
Moss
W.P.B
Polk County
Fran Kaams
Florida
William Johnson
Fisk University Department of Music
Liberty Square
Johnson
Sam
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