Editor's Notebook on University Integration Delays
The piece critiques Odum's plan to extend deadlines for surveys on ending segregation at the University of Florida. It notes Hawkins' case against entry, Kent's harsh rebuke of faculty urging integration, and quotes strong rhetoric about the Supreme Court ruling, questioning migration fears and timing.
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Ralph Odum
University of Florida Law School
Florida A & M University
Odum
State Supreme Court
Virgil Hawkins
Atty
Horace Hill
U. S. Supreme Court
Hawkins
University of Florida
FAM University
State Board of Control
Fred Kent
Florida University
University
Kent
Florida
George Benttley
The
American Assn. of
Miami Transit votes favorably on 20 year bus franchise
Voters turnout for the Miami Transit Company franchise was low with 8,419 of 106,000 registering voters casting ballots. Of those, 5,684 supported the deal and 2,735 opposed, securing a 20 year franchise for operator William D. Pawley with seven percent annual profits on a 150000 investment before city taxes.
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Miami Transit Company
William D. Pawley
Pawley
City lifts 20 year transit franchise vote amid light turnout
City Manager Arthur Evans blasted the unexpectedly small vote on the 20-year public transportation franchise. He called the light turnout discouraging and frustrating given the major impact of the decision.
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Arthur Evans
Local Candidates File for May Primaries in County Races
Veteran County Commissioner Preston Bird seeks reelection in District 4 and faces challenger Stacy Rowell an automobile dealer. In District 2 Hugh Peters is opposed by attorney Edwin Lee Mason. State Attorney George A. Brautigam also announces candidacy.
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Veteran County
Preston Bird
Stacy Rowell
Hugh Peters
Edwin Lee Mason
George A. Brautigam
State Political Organization Formed in Ocala Meeting
At a January 15 Ocala gathering, 56 Florida political group representatives discussed racial and other issues and laid the groundwork for a new state political organization. Plans for a $10 plate Polk County fundraiser in March were announced. officers named Edward Davis as chairman, M. E. Hunter as secretary, and L. V. Davis as assistant.
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Ocala
Florida
Polk County
Edward Davis
M. E. Hunter
L. V. Davis
Arthur King and two White men charged in bank fraud cleared
A nine man and three woman jury found Arthur King and two White men innocent of conspiring to misuse funds at Central Bank and Trust Company. A 1953 clerk had pleaded guilty to misuse of 91131 and was sentenced to two years.
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Arthur King
Central Bank and Trust Company
Local Officials Indict Sheriff in High-Profile Robbery Case
Former Dade County Sheriff Robert Thomas indicted on transporting stolen money across state lines in a $100,000 robbery and widow strangling case. Noted supporters DeHaven Billy Vines Cab Calloway Marion Marlowe The Tre Niers and Edith Piar donated time to the effort.
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DeHaven
Billy Vines
Cab Calloway
Marion Marlowe
the Treniers
Edith Piar
Dade County
Robert Thomas
Fire destroys Gouldtown frame home killing six children
A defective heater caused a blaze in a Gouldtown two storey frame house, killing six children aged 18 months to 16 years. The fire destroyed the residence and the children died in the blaze.
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Gouldtown
Roosevelt Hadley Hurt After Miami Beach Fall
Roosevelt Hadley of 1365 NW 62nd Street fell from a garbage truck at Collins Avenue and 58th Street in Miami Beach on Tuesday, breaking his right arm and being taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital.
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Roosevelt Hadley
62Nd St
Miami Beach
Collins Ave
58Th St
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Florida Senator Aims to Force Railway Station Removal
Senator George Smathers introduced a Senate bill authorizing Florida to compel the Florida East Coast Railway to demolish or relocate its dilapidated downtown Miami station amid pressure to modernize transit facilities.
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George Smathers
Senate
State of
Florida
Florida East Coast Railway
Miami
Martinsville teacher kills family in bath tub deaths
In Martinsville Indiana a White Sunday School teacher struck his wife and two sons with a public safety item. The bodies were found in a bath tub. He told police this is dooms day and I sent them to heaven.
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Martinsville
Ind
Four Governors Plan Protest Over School Segregation Ruling
Four governors Marion Griffin of Georgia Thomas Stanley of Virginia George Timmerman of South Carolina and Luther Hodges of North Carolina have agreed to protest to Congress against the U S Supreme Court ruling on school segregation.
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Marion Griffin
Georgia
Thomas Stanley
Virginia
George Timmerman
South Carolina
Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Congress
Montgomery Bus Boycott Protest Proposal Sparks Segregation Plan
In Montgomery Alabama after a six week Negro boycott of city buses officials propose a plan to end the strike by offering equal courtesy with seating segregation. The first ten seats would be reserved for Whites and the last ten for Negroes with Whites sitting from the front and Negroes from the rear.
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Montgomery
Ala
City Commission
Train Derailment Tragedy Kills 47 in Los Angeles
A Santa Fe diesel locomotive derailed and overturned on Sunday night in Los Angeles, leaving 47 dead and 120 injured. Emergency crews treated victims as investigators began to determine the cause of the fatal crash.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Catholic Church Drives Efficiency Among Non-Profit Bodies
The American Institute of Management head notes an 88 point rating places the church among highly efficient organizations. He compares it to corporations and says only three of 4,000 analyzed scored 94 and 17 scored 90. He adds Standard Oil differs by product, while the church sells a way of life and thought.
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American Institute of Management
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Catholic Church
Standard
United Cerebral Palsy Telethon Raises Over Target
The United Cerebral Palsy Telethon streamed Saturday night and Sunday, aiming for 400000 dollars, and by 3 p.m. Sunday had reported 401000. Emcees included Jack Paar, Toni Gilman, Capt. Kangaroo, WTVJ personalities Jim Dooley Alec Gibson Ralph Rennick Glenn Mickey, Frank Wilcox and Del Frank. Performers listed included Sammy Davis Jr. Katherine Dunham dancers and Maxie Rosenbloom.
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United Cerebral Palsy
Jack Paar
CBS
Toni Gilman
Capt. Kangaroo
CBS TV
WTVJ
Jim Dooley
Alec Gibson
Ralph Rennick
Glenn and
Mickey
Frank Wilcox
del Frank
Sammy Davis, Jr
Katherine Dunham
Maxie Rosenbloom
Gloria
Residents Fight Zoning Change In Miami Ward
Neal Adams leads Brownsville Improvement Association residents opposing the school board plan to zone 10 acres at NW 50th St and 23rd Ave for a transportation warehouse. Adams toured the area with board members offering to seek a different site. the board deferred a decision for study.
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Neal Adams
School Board
Adams
Brownsville Inrovement Association
50Th St
23Rd Ave
Miami
Arch bishop Rommel backs integration in New Orleans
Archbishop Joseph Rommel born in Germany and head of the church in New Orleans is called “a Yankee” yet favors integration and fair treatment for all. His stance favors racial equality within church and city.
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Joseph Rommel
Germany
New Orleans
Pate Family Opens New Home in Miami Area
Mr and Mrs William Pate of Detroit now occupy their new home at 6831 NW 13th Ave Miami Their family has wintered in Miami since 1946 and chose to buy a lot and build They have three daughters all teachers in Detroit Mr Pate works for Ford Motor Co in Detroit.
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William Pate
Detroit
13Th Ave
Pates
Miami
Pate
Ford Motor Co
Ida Isaacs Guest of Mrs. Edna Bailey Williams
Mrs. Ida Isaacs, a frequent visitor from Detroit, is staying as house guest of Mrs. Edna Bailey Williams at 6640 NW 10th Ave. The note confirms a social visit and the residence of the host in the neighborhood.
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Ida Isaacs
Edna Bailey Williams
10Th Ave
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