Pardon Board Rejects Commutations for Limpy and Wassie
The Florida Cab inet Pardon Board refused commutations for George Anderson and Percy Ambrister who faced death sentences for the 1958 fatal box-store hold up and the killing of Dade County patrolman Edward Fritz. Richard Floyd had his death sentence commuted to life. Floyd confessed and implicated the others after statements by law enforcement officers. Miami attorney Joe Eaton, who helped prosecute, advised the board during the session.
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Tallahassee
Cabinet
George
Limpy) Anderson
Percy
Wassie) Blue
Ambrister
Richard
Fatback) Floyd
Floyd
Dade County
Edward E. Fritz
Anderson
Joe Eaton
Miami
Eaton
Pardon Board
George Brautigam
Gene Williams
Mississippi Justice Prevailed In Till Lynching Trial
In Sumner Mississippi the Milam Bryant jury acquitted them in the Emmett Till murder. Jurors and locals react with mixed pride and restraint as Willie Reed and Moses Wright depart for safety. State officials avoid comment while evidence of unrest lingers in nearby towns.
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Sumner
Miss
CNS
J. W. Milam
Roy Bryant
Emmett Till
Ley — Till
Willie Reed
Till
Chicago
Chas. Diggs
Moses Wright
New York
Milam
Bryant
Bradley
Mississippi
Clarksdale
Greenwood
Georgia Leaders Set To Fight School Integration
The States Rights Council of Georgia launched Saturday to preserve segregation by legal means. Former Gov. Herman Talmadge helped form it with Gov. Marvin Griffin, Augusta leader Roy Harris, and Dalton attorney Carter Pittman elected president. The group includes former rivals, legislators, educators, judges and aims to maintain traditional race separation in public and private spheres.
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Atlanta
States Rights Council of
Georgia
Citizens Councils
Mississippi
Herman Talmadgeed
Marvin Jiffin
Augusta
Roy Harris
Bethune-Cookman To Observe Founders Day
Dr Richard V Moore announced that A Phillip Randolph will be speaker at Bethune-Cookman Colleges 51st Founders Day observance on Sunday October 1 Randolph a prominent labor leader author and educator has co authored works on race and lynching and received the Spingarn Medal in 1941 and the Clendenin Award in 1944 The Bethune-Cookman College Choir will provide music and the National Alumni Association will be represented Mrs Lillian Flynn Bryant will present the Alumni Scholarship Contribution
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Richard V. Moore
A. Phillip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Cookman Institute
Mary McLeod
Spingarn
Clendenin
Bethune- Cookman College
Florida
Bethune-Cookman College
Thomas D. Demps
National Alumni Association
Lillian Flynn Bryant
Madison Street
Ocala
Woman Charged With Murder Of Beverage Agent
In Ocala Mrs. Carleatha May Poole is charged with murder in the shooting of Roscoe H. Hargett, a Negro state beverage agent, last Saturday. She also faces a charge of interfering with state officers during their duties as agents were attempting to place Julius Poole in a car after a moonshine arrest. Hargett and J. D. Bass were shot during the incident as officers prepared to transport a seized car. The death gun was found Monday by Poole who led officers to a wooded area near her home.
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Hargett
J. D. Bass
Ocala
Poole
Florida Segregation: Arrington Joins State Attorney Office
Henry H. Arrington, a promising Miami attorney, has been named by Gov. LeRoy Collins as an assistant to State Attorney George A. Brautigam. He is the first Negro to serve in such a capacity in Florida history. Brautigam, who recommended Arrington, notes many prosecutions involve Negroes and witnesses. He cites Arrington’s defense work and Justice Department time as beneficial to Dade County residents.
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Mississippi
Hugh White
Henry H. Arrington
Miami
LeRoy Collins
George A. Brautigam
Florida
Brautigam
Arrington
State Board defers Florida Negro admission ruling
The State Board of Control refused to decide on admitting Negro students to the University of Florida, deferring to the Florida Supreme Court. The board heard speeches from a Gainesville applicant and several Black and white community leaders before promising to follow the court's ruling.
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Gainesville
State Board of Control
University of Florida
State Supreme Court
Blye
G. W. Hawkins
Miami
Edward D. Davis
Tampa
Gilbert Porter
Tallahassee
William Fordham
Robert Saunders
H. A. Armwood
Robert W. Gray
Jacksonville
Sarasota Negroes Swim At All White Beach
Sarasota police and residents clashed over six carloads of Black swimmers at Lido Beach the night before a heavy rain cleared the area. Chief Robert Wilson said no law allowed arrest and noted no gulf beach reserved for Negroes. leaders pressed for a true gulf beach since 1952 while officials offered a pool or island option. The city manager said a wait-and-see stance was likely while the casino remained a focal point of debate.
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Sarasota
Robert Wilson
Gulf
Lido Beach
Wilson
Gulf Beach
Republican
Sarasota Bay
Kenneth Thompson
Thompson
Accident victim awarded 4700 in federal suit
Mrs. Mattie Freelain received a $4700 award in a federal court suit against the government arising from a traffic crash last year. Judge George W. Whitehurst announced the verdict, with the case seeking $100,000 in damages.
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Mattie Freelain
George W. Whitehurst
Ip E.nobeiuce
Navy vehicle hit car injuring Mrs Freelain at city intersection
The government disputed Mrs. Freelain's claim for head and leg injuries after a Navy Shore Patrol vehicle on an aero run struck the car at NW Seventh Ave and 79th St. Medical expenses were included in the claim, though details remain unclear.
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Ing
Navy
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