Martinsville Seven death row appeals fail
A federal judge rejected an appeal or certificate of appeal for seven Martinsville Virginia men condemned for raping a White woman two years ago. Four are set to die Friday February 2 and three Monday. Pickets outside the White House urged the President to act, while a Moscow communiqué labeled the case a frame up and urged commutation or clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Virginia
John. Battle
John J. Parker
Johnny Smith Slain by Beach Gunman in Miami Beach
Johnny Benjamin Smith 43 of 7481 NW 14th Pl was shot and killed by former New York fight manager Edward Coco 42 of the Bronx in front of Coco’s Normandy Isle apartment. Coco is jailed on first degree murder charges after allegedly firing multiple shots. A witness, Herbert Williams, described the attack as Smith and Coco argued over money for car washes before Coco fired. Coco’s common law wife Rosalie Plas 35 was found in the apartment. she was booked for investigation and held without bond. A .32 caliber revolver found nearby is not confirmed as the murder weapon. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Benjamin Smith
New York
Normandy Isle
Miami Beach
Edward Coco
Bronx
N. Y
Rocky Graziano
Coco
Smith
Bay Drive
Rosalie Plas
Ex Deputy Arrested For Shakedowns In Brownsville Area
James Robinson, 24, once the first Negro deputy sheriff named by Sheriff Tom Kelly in December, was arrested Wednesday amid allegations he collected graft from gamblers and bootleggers. He was fired January 10 and accused of taking bolita proceeds in the Brownsville area while Chief Criminal Deputy Frank Jackson said reports of missing bolita evidence would be checked. Robinson was planning a funeral home in Liberty City under Clark's direction.
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Washington
White House
Tom Kelly
James Robinson
Brownsville
Frank Jackson
Robinson
Liberty City
Clark
Mrs Mayme Williams to Speak at King Of Clubs Forum
Mrs Mayme Williams an instructor at Booker T. Washington High School will headline the fifth program of the King Of Clubs winter forum series. A native of Ohio she studied at Arkansas State College and Vassar College and has led in many social and civic groups. Her address titled Mobilization for Human Survival will be delivered with musical interludes by Booker T. Washington High School.
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Marnie E. Williams
Booker T. Washington High School
Williams
O Ohio
Arkansas State Co
Vassar College
The
Miami Times
Miece
Doors Open To Miami Beach Opera Concerts
The winter opera season in Miami Beach opens to so called colored patrons this year, led by Linton Berrien a Dorsey high school music teacher. Tickets for the Lily Pons Andre Kostelanetz concert on Saturday February 3 are available via Mr. Berrien at the Berrien hotel 260 NW 8th st phone 2 1645. Register name is required and payment before midnight Friday. Attend by 8:00 p.m. to secure requested seats.
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Miami Beach
Linton Berrien
Dorsey
Lily Pons-Andre Kostelanetz
Mr. Berrien
Berrien
8Th St
City Manager Pushes Equal Pay For City Laborers
Miami's new city manager Chelsie J Senerchia urged ending pay differences between White and Negro laborers. He supported Civil Service Board recommendations to raise all laborers to equal pay at the same base scale, noting unions oppose disparities. He plans to act once the recommendation lands on his desk.
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Miami
Chelsie J. Senerchia
City Civil Service Board
Senerchia
NCNW Moves Into 51 Program in Washington
National Council of Negro Women outlines 1951 aims in citizenship and international relations. Anne Mason Roberts heads Citizenship Department while Edith Sampson leads International Relations. Youth Conservation and Labor Industry follow last year's studies. Mid Century Register project continues. plans include sending reps to ICW World Council in Athens March 27 to April 6, 1951.
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Washington, D. C
National
Ciena of Negro Women
Washington
Organee
Council
Vermont Avenue
N. W
Oil
Anne Mason Roberts
Edith Sampson
International Council of Women of the World
Athens
Greece
Coun
Department
Labor and Industry
Dollie Lowther
Maida Ser
St Counselbaum
National Defense
Jean Capers
Lovenia Brown
Patricia Roberts
20 Men Leave for Army Draft List Grows in Miami
A Wednesday draft surge added 20 more Miami men to the national call up. The delegation gathered from numerous local addresses including Henry W. Brinson, Nathaniel Brown, Charles Eggleston, Alphonse Wiggs, Lewis Larkin, and Joseph Scavella among others, listing them at various NW addresses as the draft proceeds.
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Henry W. Brinson
Nathaniel Brown
27Th Ave
Nathaniel R. Joseph
Ter
James A. Jones
Vernon Butler
Charles R. Eggleston
48Th St
Alphonse Wiggs
7Th St
Lewis Larkin
72Nd St
Th J. Deshazier
14Th St
William J
Frow
Charles J. Ton
Joseph Sawyer
Oscar Morley
Nathaniel Warren
46Th St
Samuel Allen
26Th Ave
James K. Gibson
50Th St
James Staten
Matthew Lewis
Eddies
Joseph H. Scavella
73Rd St
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John Itle
Soviet Union
Johnny Smith
Herbert Williams
Wiliams
C. W. Pierce
Pierce
Francis
Jackson
Mayme Williams
King of Clubs
Alpha Alpha Sorority
Crisis Magazine
National Business and Professional Women’s Association
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Rosa Bullard
Daniel W. Mullins
Disabled American Veterans
Betty Dean
Dorsey High School
City
Mgr
NCNW
Cil
Dorothy B. Ferebee
Fannie Mais
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