Bus Boycotters Win First Round in Tallahassee
In Tallahassee, Henry Smith, among 22 defendants in a four month bus boycott case, testified that he did not ask about family ties until after police processing. Defense lawyer Franc Rodriguez pressed questions on whether passengers with Smith were his relatives or cousins, as the Inter civic Council previously debated. The trial, before City Judge John Rudd, moves forward with further testimony.
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Tallahassee
Henry Smith
Franc Rodriguez
Smith
Intercivic
John Rudd
Two Manslaughter Cases Dismissed Fast in Miami Court
In Judge Ben C. Willard's courtroom on Wednesday two manslaughter indictments were disposed of in about thirty minutes. Lee Alexander, 27, and another defendant were cleared after prosecutors failed to prove their cases with the available testimony and evidence.
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Ben C. Willard
Willard
Lee Alexander
Speseat
Teen-ager Acquitted in Knife Slaying Case
A 15 year old girl was freed by a grand jury on first degree murder charges in the knife slaying of Stanley Brown, 21, at their Princeton apartment in August. Jurors ruled the girl acted in self defense and returned a no true bill.
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Stanley Brown
Princeton
Courtroom Crowded as Jury Rules in Municipal Case
In a municipal court on Wednesday segregation remained in place with the aisle crowded by Negro spectators while many seats on the opposite side remained vacant. The scene reflected standard courtroom protocol of the era.
Goulds Man 44 Killed by Auto in Sunday Crash
Robert Temple, a 44 year old migratory worker from Goulds, was killed when struck by Willard G. Shiver's car on U S 1 near Princeton. The impact threw him 36 feet. Temple was Dade County's 104th traffic fatality of the year. Shiver faces charge of failure to control the vehicle. case awaiting investigation. Two teens robbed a Miami Transit Co bus driver at NW 11th Ave and 64th St, taking 43.64 and the driver's money changer. no passengers aboard.
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Miami Transit Co
11Th Ave
64Th St
Robert Temple
Goulds
Princeton
Dade County
Bertrand
Temple
Shiver
Delta National Head Visits Miami Sorority Event
Miss Dorothy I Heights of New York City and Mrs Thelma Cobb of Tallahassee visited Zeta Zeta Sigma Chapter in Miami over the weekend. The 105 Deltas in the area hosted the national officers at the Sir John Hotel and at social gatherings with local chapter leaders and friends.
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Dorothy I. Heights
Newark City
Delta Sigma Theat Sorority, Inc
Thelma Cobb
Tallahassee
Zeta Zeta Sigma
Miami
Miss Height
Charles L. Williams
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Augusta Colston
Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter
Linnie West Fannin
Thieves Rob Gift Shop At Carribean Driftwood Shop
Two young men robbed the Carribean Driftwood Shop at 1859 Biscayne Blvd, getting 210 dollars from a cash drawer while daylight robbery occurred Tuesday. One suspect, Theo dore Albert Bonamy, 20, of 1614 NW 2nd Ave, was chased and nabbed by Sey mour Terr and identified by police. The second suspect remains at large and the owner Miss Gladys Eveler says they posed as workers.
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Biscayne Blvd
Seymour Terr
Theodore Albert Bonamy
2Nd Ave
Gladys Eveler
Get Out The Vote Bond Issue Drive Fact Sheet
Civic duty to register and vote in November on a bond issue. Jackson Memorial hospital has about 220 beds for colored patients, deemed inadequate. If approved, 190 more beds for colored patients will be added, and 100 beds for blacks at Dede County’s hospital in Kendall. Freeholders urged to vote yes to relieve healthcare shortages.
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Jackson Memorial Hospital
Dede County
Kendall
Register
Man Killed in Tamiami Trail Crash
Harrisburg Pa The Unit ed Lutheran Church convention condemned enforced racial segregation and rejected an assertion that the Supreme Court ruling ending segregation in schools aligns with Christian beliefs A speeding car driven by Rev Leonard W Wall 52 of 242 NW 48th St died in a crash on the Tamiami Trail about 5 40 am near the city limits Wall was traveling 70 to 80 mph before skidding 225 feet and sideswiping a tree His death marked the 106th traffic fatality in Dade County this year
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Harrisburg
United Lutheran Church
Supreme Court
Leonard W. Wall
48Th St
Tamiami Trail
Wall
Harold C. Letts
New York
America
Wynne C. Bolick
Greenville
Christian Brothers
South
Ing
Dade County
Waitress Freed In Murder Case
A Circuit Court jury acquitted 33 year old Victoria Adderley of Saree Sly on murder charges in a fatal shooting case. The trial lingered through several days as prosecutors argued first degree intent while defense claimed self defense and misidentification.
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Victoria Adderley
Twelve Graduate From Dade Police Academy Ceremony
Eleven men and one woman will receive graduation certificates from the Dade County Police Academy Monday night at Dorsey Junior High School. The class completed training in police work from jiu jitsu to first aid under the county board of public instruction. Members include Richard H. Bailey Victor Butler Jr Charles Gordon Nathaniel E Lacey Thomas Pittman Jr Nathaniel E Robinson Raphael A Shepard Nathaniel Dean Ernest Ferguson W A Miller James T Love and Frances V Wood, the first colored woman in Florida to take the examination, who will receive an award.
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Woma
Cer Cates
Dade County Police Academy
Dorsey Junior High School
County Board of Public Instruction
Clas
Richard H. Bailey
Victor But
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A. B. Shirley
Florida
Joseph Bertrand
Willard G. Shiver
Leisure City
Delta National Head
Todd Duncan
Washington
Myrna Loy
Hollywood
Duncan
Katie Louchheim
Democratic National Committee
Police Academy
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