Tallahassee Bus Boycott Reaches 90 Percent Effective
In Tallahassee a bus boycott has reached 90 percent effectiveness as locals fund a car pool for workers. Over 500 Negro residents attended a Wednesday meeting and raised 1500 dollars, plus a 1000 dollar anonymous gift. NAACP leader Rev. W K Steele calls the federal ruling a major step toward equal rights. A Montgomery Alabama ruling on intra city buses cited the 14th Amendment, signaling broader impact.
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W. K. Steele
NAACP
Theatest
Federal Court
Legal Vic
Miami Transit Co
Miami
Montgomery
Anetes Tanhasecs
Episcopal Church
Naacp Educational Committee
S.and
Bus Company
Father Gibson
Gibson
Judge Refuses Bond for Four White Men in Rape Case
McComb Mississippi a county judge denied temporary freedom for Ernest Dillion Olen Duncan Durea Duncan and Ollie Dillion four white men accused in the kidnap rape of a 16 year old Black girl. Bonds kept until Pike County grand jury reviews charges two separate items mixed within.
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UDGE
Hansford Simmons
Pike County
Grand Jury
Ernest Dillion
Olen Duncan
Durea Duncan
Ollie Dillon
Dope Peddlers Sent To Raiford
Judge Ben C. Willard sentenced John Dancy, 29, of 1633 NW 3rd Ave., to five years after pleading guilty in Criminal Court to selling nine narcotic tablets on May 8. Benjamin Thomas, 26, of 1000 NW 1st Ave., received one year for selling 15 heroin capsules during May. State agent Clyde Tyner posed as an addict to contact the accused. Cases are pending against five other men rounded up in a downtown narcotics drive.
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John Dancy
3Rd Ave
Benjamin Thomas
1St Ave
Tyner
Delray Beach Seeks To Exclude Negro Area From City Limits
Delray Beach moves to exclude the entire Negro area from city limits amid a push for further segregation measures. A proposed resolution would redefine the municipality to remove about 3,000 residents across four square miles, requiring state action and voter approval if passed. A separate May 25 search and seizure ordinance followed a riot scare after Negroes used the beach, with police confiscating weapons from cars near the shoreline. Negro leaders seek a beach 500 feet long or a lease site, but purchase hurdles persist.
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Beach
Muni-St
Catherine Strong
Mile-Long
Delray
Boca Raton
Hubby Slayer Charged With First Degree Murder
Mrs. Ruby Kendall, 28, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of her husband Sandy Kendall, 31, at their home on 14900 Tyler Street in Richmond Heights. Deputies say she stabbed him during a domestic argument. he died at Dade County Hospital.
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Ruby Kendall
Sandy
Tyler St
Richmond Heights
CBI
Leader honored Dr Martin Luther King Jr by Fisk alumni
Fisk University alumni awarded Dr Martin King Jr a distinguished service citation and a 500 honorarium. The citation praised him as a beacon of moral conviction in the struggle for equal justice and liberty in the democratic and Christian traditions. Louise P Clark, Fisk alumni president, presents the Jerome Davis award in a Guster photo.
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Martin King, Jr
Montgomery
Fisk University
Confederacy
Jerome Davis
Louise P. Clark
Fisk Alumni Association
Guster
Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Worker’s Shooting
Willie Grant, 28, a Per ri ne farm laborer, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the March 3 shooting of fellow worker James Nesmith, 45. He faced possible first degree murder trial and the death penalty but accepted the lesser charge with a maximum 20 year sentence. sentencing was delayed after a prior jury deadlock and pending background checks.
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Willie Grant
Perrine
Grant
Mured
James Nesmith
16 Year Olds Given 10 Year Burglary Sentences
Two 16 year olds and one 19 year old were sentenced to ten years each by Judge Ben C. Willard in Criminal Court. They faced a spree of 87 burglaries car prowlings and the shooting of a policeman. Winston Clark 16 of 2756 NW 42nd St and Lawrence 16 of 17089 NW 2nd Ct received sentences for one admitted burglary. Isaac Hicks continued on page 18.
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Ben C. Willard
Winston Clark
N.W
42Nd St
Lawrence
2Nd Ct
Isaac Hicks
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Alabama
Here
Ernest Dillon
Raiford
Clyde
Willard
Randolph
Williams
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Social 12 Club
Jockey Bar
Marie
Helen Stewart
Rich
Joseph Lee Randolph
Delray Beach
Negro Area
Hubby
Vincent C. Gibin
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