Five year old shoots boy to death in Goulds
A five year old boy shot and killed thirteen year old Henry Lewis Bryant Tuesday night in Goulds. Joseph Merritt claimed he thought Bryant was harming his half brother. Funeral services for Bryant are set for Monday at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev J H Dolphus officiating Bethel Williams Funeral Home handling arrangements. Bryant leaves behind a mother father five brothers and one sister.
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Henry Lewis Bryant
Goulds
Joseph Merritt
Bryant
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
J. H. Dolphus
Bethel Williams Funeral Home
Eisenhower asks churches to help with school integration
President Eisenhower appealed to cler gy for help and urged the South to make progress toward racial integration of public schools. He said religious leaders bear a very great responsibility to promote moderation and avoid a divisive fight while pushing for steady progress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Peole
House Committee Approves Civil Rights Bill Action
Washington reports a House judiciary subcommittee backing an omnibus civil rights and anti lynching bill. It creates a five member presidential civil rights commission and a seven member joint congressional civil rights committee, plus a civil rights division in the State Department. It guarantees voting rights, bans segregation on transportation facilities, and sets penalties up to 20 years imprisonment or 10 000 dollars for rights violations with enhancements if death results.
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Washington
House
Judiciary
Presidential Commission On Civil Rights
Congressional Civil Rights Committee
King Faces Fine in Alabama Bus Boycott Case
Montgomery Alabama Rev. M L King a 27 year old Baptist minister was fined 500 dollars in a bus boycott case with a suspended sentence and costs of court. Circuit Judge Eugene set a hearing without a jury while witnesses described bitter grievances over bus treatment. As King left the courthouse a large crowd shouted Long live King.
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Montgomery
Ala
M. L. King
Eugene
Rev. King
King
Autherine Lucy Towed April 22 Home Visit Planned
Autherine Lucy, a 26 year old Birmingham secretary, will be hosted by Rev. Ernest C. Estell this Friday as she plans her marriage. The Rev. Foster, a Butler student and classmate, will assist in the ministerial social event.
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Autherine Lucy
Ernest C. Estell
Birmingham
St Petersburg Beach Admission Appeal Ends Order
Federal Judge George W Whitehurst suspended his order admitting Negroes to St Petersburgs municipal Spa Beach pending the citys appeal. He had upheld a petition by local Negroes for beach access and granted the appeal motion while keeping enforcement on hold.
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Tampa
George W. Whitehurst
St. Petersburg
Whitehurst
Homestead Man Surrenders in Taverns Owner Slaying
Earlie Owens 28 of 606 SW 6th St Homestead surrendered to Miami police admitting the slaying of Chris Tempelton owner of a Homestead tavern shot to death at 345 SW 5th Ave The beach area was cited in a civil rights suit proceeding to the U S District Court of Appeals in New Orleans
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Earlie Owens
6Th St
Homestead
Miami
Chris Tempelton
Tempelton
of the Beach
Supreme Court
U. S. District Court of Apppeals
New Orleans
Florida Governor At Segregation Conference Proposes Four Actions
Governor LeRoy Collins led a Tallahassee gathering on segregation with cabinet officials and university leaders. The conference adopted four recommendations: seek Supreme Court reconsideration of Hawkins and an oral hearing for the attorney general. have Collins accompany Ervin if a hearing is granted. have the state board of education review admissions regulations. and appoint a legal committee to review segregation proposals and report back.
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LeRoy Collins
Tallahassee
Board of Control
George W. Gore
Fla. A & M
Supreme Court
Hawkins
Gov. Collins
Richard Ervin
State Board of Education
Atty
Ervin
NAACP Drive Ends Sunday at Mt Zion Miami Event
NAACP Branch director Gloster B. Current will close the Dade County Membership Campaign Victory Meeting at Mt Zion Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Also featured are The Southland Singers of Miami and Choir No. 2. Marion Muldrow Rev. James N. Byrd co chairmen and division leaders participate. Prizes honor top workers. public invited.
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Gloster B
NAACP
Southland Singers of Miami
Choir No. 2
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Dade County
Edward T. Graham
Current
Marion Muldrow
James N. Byrd
Cochairmen
Miami
Brothers do six months for campus beating in Alabama
In Tuscaloosa a Circuit Court jury convicted Arthur Washington and John Washington of assault and battery for beating a University of Alabama student over mob actions against Auther ine Lucy. Each brother received a $500 fine and six months in jail, avoiding the originally charged assault with intent to murder. They did not appeal.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Arthur Washington
John Washington
Autherine Lucy
Washingtons
Governor Collins Criticized Over Arrington Suspension
Gov. Leroy Collins faces strong criticism from both African American and white voters after suspending Asst. State Attorney Henry H. Arrington for alleged malfeasance and incompetence. Supporters frame it as necessary for accountability, while critics argue it hinges on preserving white electoral support in a segregated South. A telegram from State Attorney George Brautigam cited Arrington's refusal to answer questions about remarks on WMBM after a February broadcast.
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Leroy Collins
Florida
Henry H. Arrington
Collins
North Florida
George Brautigam
Arrington
WMBM
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Young Merritt
Willie Mitchell
Henry Eet
Wilmer
Meritt
Sestan Department
Mt. Zion
South
Brautigam
Brautigam and
Happier Daye
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