City OKs 500 Public Housing Units On South NW 54th
Miami City Commission designated a tract on the south side of NW 54th street between 27th and 32nd avenues for 500 public housing units to be built under federal funding. The plan envisions two to three blocks of homes, some one and two story, with possible private development via a slum clearance program after a federal survey.
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City Commission
54Th St
27Th
32Nd Aves
Miami Housing Authority
J. T. Knight
Authority
Charles Morehead
Miss Fashionetta at Booker T Washington school fashion show
The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will crown Miss Fashionetta at Booker T. Washington School during a fashion show featuring local models and Marva Louis. Contenders include Miss Burroughs and Miss Chandler. A Perrine branch NAACP banner was won for largest representation at the quarterly meeting.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororityary
Booker T. Washington
Marva Louis
Miss Burroughs
Miss Chandler
J. E B. Murray
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church
Perrine
NAACP
Miami
Thelma Taylor
Inez Armster
Army orders mixed units to integrate Black soldiers in White combat posts
Army Secretary and Gray announced a policy change dated September 80 to place Black soldiers into White combat units, while guarding against lip service. Field commanders limit Black personnel to support roles in many areas with segregated housing and dining. The policy stops short of full desegregation, preserving some existing unit structures amid ongoing integration efforts.
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Army
Gray
E. H. Brooks
Army Personnel and Administration
Policeman Killed by Waitress in Excusable Homicide Case
Patrolman Charlie Cohen, 24, was fatally shot on a Rockland Palace porch during a dispute with waitress Sally McDonald, 21. The gun discharged during a scuffle after Cohen allegedly brandished his service revolver. A first degree murder warrant was signed but the hearing deemed the death excusable homicide. Cohen was buried from the Church of God In Christ.
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Charlie Cohen
Sally McDonald
Rockland Palace
Cohen
20Th St
Extortion Case Against Miami Officers Mistrial Declared
A six man jury failed to reach a verdict in the extortion case against two White Miami police officers, Thompson and Reddish, after more than three hours of deliberations. Assistant county solicitor Kehoe said both officers will face trial again. The deadlock was 5 to 1 against conviction. The defense argued a small package was delivered to Reddish by Leonard Rolle containing $2.
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Miami
Emmett Kehoe
Cullen J. Thompson
Willie Reddish
Reddish
Leonard Rolle
Informa
Dyes May Fight Ray For Welterweight Title Shot
Cliff Dyes aims to defeat Melvin Batholomew Monday at the Coliseum and earn a title bout against welterweight champion Ray Robinson next month. Dyes, hailed as a top state fighter, is seen by fans as a strong challenger to Sugar Ray.
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Cliff Dyes
Melvin Batholomew
Ray Robinson
Dyes
Joe Walcott Sparmate
Sugar Ray
Police Testimony on Bolita Case Reveals Payoffs
Two police officers testified they saw Rolle hand the defendants $50. Rolle claimed officers demanded payment to protect him from arrest after they caught him in a car with a woman at 4am on May 7, 1949.
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Ion
Bolita
Rolle
Convicted Murderer Of Negro Kills Wife Self In Fort Myers
Fort Myers—R. W. Randell, 66, a well known local realtor, shot his second wife to death then killed himself yesterday. Randell had been in ill health and faced a recent manslaughter conviction for killing a Negro tenant. He was the first White man in Lee county convicted and sentenced for such a crime and had been free on bond pending appeal.
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Fort Myers
Flanders Thompson
R. W. Randell
Randell
Lee County
Supreme Court
Man shot after attack at Oriental Cafe standoff
Tom Jones alias Alonzo Lowe, 30, of 720 NW 2nd Ave, was shot in the arm and groin Sunday after pushing patrolman John English through a plate glass window at the Oriental Cafe 828 NW 2nd Ave. Jones is in fair condition at Jackson Memorial. English, 24, of 1999% NW 2nd Ave, had been called to collect a 20 cent check. Cicero Anderson, English's partner, shot Jones twice as patrons fled.
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Tom Jones
Alonzo Lowe
2Nd Ave
Jones
Jackson Memorial Hospital
John English
Cicero Anderson
English
Slain In Gambling Rift Ends Two Leaders’ Fight
An argument over a $1050 gambling debt led to a shootout at Jesse Porter’s beer garden on 18th Avenue. Leaders Robert Redden, 37, of 4th Avenue and Eddie Dickson, 41, of Homestead, died. Charles McLendon of Homestead was seriously injured.
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18Th Ave
Robert Redden
4Th Ave
19Th St
Eddie Dickson
Homestead
Jesse Porter
Charles McLendon
U M Prof 3rd Forum Speaker at Ebenezer Church
University of Miami associate professor Donald Sprague will address the January 22 forum, the eighth in a 1950 series, on The Growing Political Power of the Negro. His past roles include Hamilton College professor and Army Air Force lecturer. Carver High band provides music. event at Ebenezer ME Church third Ave and lith St at 4 p.m.
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Donald Sprague
University of Miami
Sprague
Hamilton College
American Army Air Force
Escola Tecnica de Aviacao
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Carver High Group
Ebenezer ME Church
Third Ave
Vets Get Insurance Rebate Checks
Uncle Sam began issuing 16 million insurance rebate checks to World War II veterans starting Monday. Large numbers were distributed Monday and Tuesday with a second batch due next week. Checks ranged from 60 cents to 528 dollars. Ex army sergeant Bennie O Berry was among the first recipients receiving 198 dollars.
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Uncle Sam
Bennie O’berry
Dodgers Schedule Eight Spring Ex games at Miami Stadium
Brooklyn’s Dodgers plan the bulk of their spring exhibition games at Miami Stadium to accommodate large Florida crowds. Eight games are set in a revised training program. Seventeen of 27 Grapefruit League contests are against major leaguers, with a Miami Stadium debut against the Boston Braves on March 11 and 12. They will face the Yankees on March 17, 25 and 26 and the A’s on March 22 and April 1 and 2.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
Miami Stadium
Dodger
Brooks
Boston Braves
Yankees
A’s
Seek To Oust Bowling Congress From New York State
New York Attorney General Nathaniel L. Goldstein said legal steps were begun to oust the American Bowling Congress from New York State on racial discrimination grounds. Papers were filed in New York County Supreme Court seeking an injunction to restrain ABC activities in the state. The complaint alleges the organization’s constitution and rules enforce discrimination based on race and color.
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Nathaniel L. Goldstein
American Bowling Congress
New York State
New York County Supreme Court
The
ABC
Congress
Goldstein
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