AFL-CIO probes bias as Negro delegate seats split unions
In Miami the AFL-CIO opens an inquiry into a racial clash over seating Negro delegates at the CLU meeting set for May 28. George Pfaffendorf of Local 643 threatens to withdraw his group if a Black delegate is seated, while McGavin and CLU officers urge fair credentials and insist color will not bar seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Afl-Cio
Pete McGavin
George Meany
George Pfaffendorf
Hebrew Butcher Workmen’s Union
Pfaffendorf
CLU
McGavin
Ed _ Chambers
Teatrick E. Gorman
Chicago
Inrnational Meat Cutters Union
Meany
Pensacola Negroes Win Golf Rights
The city owned Osceola Golf Course granted equal rights to Negroes after a summary judgment signed by U S Judge Dozier A The ruling allows a regulation compatible with civil rights and directs a separate pro shop for Negroes at the course The case was brought by Augustus R Jones Calvin R Harris and others against the city and the city attorney noted the decision aligns with the 14th Amendment context in related actions across Florida
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Pensacola
Osceola
U. S
Dozier A
Churchill Mellen
Charles Wilson
Isera A. Augustus
Augustus R. Jones
Calvin R. Harris
Mellen
AURILIARY COMPLETES PLEDGE TO HOSPITAL FUND
Members of the auxiliary to the Dade County Academy of Medicine paid the final $500 pledge for a sledge donation to Christian Hospital. The gift was presented to Mrs. Alvin Houston on National Hospital Day May 12 by president Mrs. Nathaniel Colston. Also shown are Mrs. Carrie Emanuel and Mrs. Elmer Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade County Academy of Medicine
Christian Hospital
Alvin Houston
Nathaniel Colston
Carrie Emanuel
Elmer Ward
Sidney Poitier and guests visit Nassau Bahamas
Sidney Poitier of New York with three friends and the play’s director Martin Ritt and author Robin Alan Arthur and TV producer Stephen Shoure visits Nassau staying at Royal Victoria. Poitier, son of Reginald and Lidia Poitier, left the Bahamas eight years ago for Hollywood and stars on screen and stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Poitier
New York
Martin Ritt
Roban Alan Arthur
Stephen Shoure
Nassau
Royal Victoria
Poitier
Reginald Poitier
Deveaux
Bahamas
Hollywood
Nigeria
Africa
Agents Nab Six In Dope Raid
State narcotics agents raided the downtown district and seized six alleged dope peddlers. They confiscated two rounds of marijuana and a small quantity of heroin. Names include Alfredo Castillo, Julio Burgos, Gabriel Limarto, John Dancy, Benjamin Thomas, and James Townsend.
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R. R. Bellinger
Alfredo Castillo
4Th Ave
Julio Burgos
1St Ave
Gabriel Limarto
6Th Ave
John Dancy
Benjamin Thomas
Ist
James Townsend
2Nd Ave
Homestead burglary trio given long sentences in raft of crimes
Judge Ben Willard sentenced three burglars in Criminal Court on Tuesday to a total 11 years at Raiford for crimes that netted $71. Green Clayton Williams, 41, received five years for a $35 burglary and theft on January 26 at the 46 Bar where he was wounded. accomplices Clarence Wilson, 21, and others were nearby in the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Willard
Raiford
Green Clayton Williams
Clarence Wilson
Young Entertainers Get Bosses In Dutch
Omega Psi Phi local chapter announces receipt of initial payment on a $500 life membership from NAACP national headquarters as part of a fraternity goal. Eight juvenile Calypso singers at Racquet Club in North Bay Village were taken to Youth Hall for terms of one to two weeks, with organizer Freddie Turk and club operator Randy Kipple facing delinquency-contribution charges. In Homestead a drowning occurred when an 8-year-old granddaughter of Rev. and Mrs. Prince A. Be of Homestead fell from a canal bank during a picnic. funeral services set for Greater Bethel AME Church with Rev. M J Fayson officiating.
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Mannatee I. Bannerman
Basileus
Sigma Alpha Chapter
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Naacp National
Omega
North Bay
Bethel Wi Funeral Home
Greater Bethel Ame Church
Homestead
M. J. Fayson
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AFL - Cio
Pensacola Negroes
John Chaney, Jr
Tyler Street
Annie Mae Gaskins
Harold Eugene Gay
Aaron Gay
Norfolk
Gay
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Atty
Francisco Rodriguez
Tampa
Beach
U. S. District Court
Delray
Catherin Strong
West Palm Beach
Strong
T,. L. Youngblood
Rodriguez
Fullell
Ern‘t C. Cheate
Delray Commission
Tuskegee Grad
Auriliary
Deveaux St
Omegas
Naacp Life
Freddie Turk
Randy Kipple
Turk
Kipple
Walter H. Beckham
Juvenile Court
Sylvia Jean
Prince A. Be
Hometead
Florida City
Sylvia
A.L. Lewis Elementary School
Silvia
Ida Tillman
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