Leaders Urge Action on Hastie Nomination to Appeals Court
In New York July 7 alarm over Senate Judiciary delays on Judge William H. Hastie prompts a telegram from 7 national black leaders to Senator Pat McCarran urging speedy action. Signers include Walter White and Dor othy Ferebee who stress Hastie as first Negro nominated to such a high federal court and offer to testify.
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Hastie
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
William H. Hastie
Circuit Court of Appeals
Pat McCarran
Truman
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
The
Virgin Islands
Secretary of War
Howard University Law School
McCarran
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Channing H. Tobias
Phelps- Stokes Fund
J. H. Booker
National Bar Association
D. W. Jamison
National Baptist Convention
P. B. Young, Jr
Negro Newspaper Publishers Association
Dorothy Ferebee
National Council of Negro Women
Cora T. Walker
Harlem Lawyers Association
White
Nevada
Judge Hastie
People’s Vigil for FEPC in Washington
Prominent civic, fraternal, church and labor leaders joined in a Washington vigil for FEPC. The picket line before the White House built to two days of mass meetings at Shiloh Baptist Church on July 11 12. The effort resumed after a July 4 pause and was led by the Progressive party fearing the administration would delay FEPC passage.
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Washington
ANP
FEPC
White House
Shiloh Baptist Church
Congress
Progressive Party
Legisla
One Shot Penicillin War On Yaws Begins In Haiti
In Port au Prince a 40 member team launches a mass eradication program against yaws using one shot procaine penicillin injections. The Haiti World Health Organization and UNICEF joint effort aims to cover the nation and pave ways for similar campaigns worldwide. The disease spreads by close contact in children, caused by Treponema pertenue and can debilitate young adults.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Caribbean Republic
World Health Organization of the UN
International Children Emergency Fund
Robinson Receives National League Most Valuable Player Award
Brooklyn news reports Jackie Robinson received the Kenesaw Mountain Landis memorial trophy as the National League MVP for 1940 at Ebbets Field before a game against Boston. Robinson had strained his knee in a July 4 clash with the New York Giants and sat out the scheduled game with the Giants, which the Dodgers won 8 to 3.
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Brooklyn
ANP
Jackie Robinson
Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial
Ebbetsfield
Boston
Robinson
New York Giants
Giants
Dodgers
Anderson Signs For Concert Film With Red Seal Stars
Philadelphia reports Marian Anderson will be filmed by 20th Century Fox with Sol Hurok. A thirty minute short will feature her familiar repertoire, joining later with shorts on Jascha Heifetz Arthur Rubenstein Jan Peerce Dimitri Mitropoulos and Patrice Munsel. Hollywood production by Rudolph Polk Bernard Luber aims for a fall national release.
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Philadelphia
Marian Anderson
RCA Victor
Red Seal
20Th Century Fox
Sol Hurock
Miss Anderson
Jascha Heifetz
Arthur Rubenstein
Jan Peerce
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Patrice Munsel
Hollywood
Rudolph Polk
Bernard Luber
World Artists Incorporated
Celtics sign Duquesne star Charley Cooper
The Boston Celtics announced the signing of Charley Cooper from Duquesne. Cooper, 23, 6'5" and 215 pounds, earned Look magazine's 1950 All American team honors for his combined offensive and defensive play. The article notes a prior tryout by Tom Blair from Northwestern who did not secure a roster spot.
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Boston
ANP
Boston Celtics
Charley Cooper
Duquesne University Court
Cooper
Celt
Look
Celtics
Tom Blair
Northwestern
Blair
Six-Pound Baby Born To Girl at Flowers Hospital
A 12-year-old girl in West Point Mississippi gave birth to a six-pound baby girl last week at Flowers hospital. Both mother Eva Belle Humphries and the infant are reported in excellent condition. The father is not listed.
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West Point
Miss
ANP
Flowers Hospital
Eva Belle Humphries
Clifton Rose Farm
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