Eisenhower Opposes FEPC Enforcement Powers
In a New York interview, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican presidential candidate, reiterates opposition to a compulsory FEPC with enforcement powers. He favors a commission to study employment patterns over federal legislation and pledges to end discrimination in federal employment if elected.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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FEPC
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Ohio
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California
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Haitian President Magloire to Speak on WLIB Radio Program
Haitian President Paul E. Magloire will be interviewed by Walter White of the NAACP on Station WLIB New York at 7 pm Monday September 8. The program will also air on KLIS Dallas WCFL Chicago WBMS Boston KSWB Hollywood WIP Philadelphia KWK St Louis WWJ Detroit and other affiliated stations.
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Paul E. Magloire
Haiti
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
WLIB
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KLIS
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WCFL
Chicago
WBMS
Boston
KSWB
Hollywood
WIP
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KWK
St. Louis
WWJ
Detroit
NCC to Award PhD Degree at Durham College
North Carolina College will launch a PhD program starting Sept 17 with courses leading to the doctor of philosophy degree. The move has backing from the state board of education, UNC, and white educators in NC and SC. Dr. Pearson and Dr. King join 12 UNC authorities to supervise the new advanced studies effort.
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N.C
ANP
North Carolina College
State Board of Education of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South
William Watley Pearson
NCC
Arnold Kimsey King
NCC To Supervise What It Called the Department In Advanced Studies
Durham College
Pearson
King
Chapel Hill
Carson Ryan
Department of Education
University
Another Man Executed for Rape in Virginia
Gov. John S. Battle refused commutation for Albert Jackson Jr. and he was electrocuted on August 25 for raping a 40 year old white woman in Charlottesville. The defense argued doubt over guilt and cited alleged racial bias in Virginia rape prosecutions dating back to 1908.
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ANP
John S. Battle
Albert Jackson Jr
Jackson
State Penitentiary
Battle
Spottswood W. Robinson III
Robinson
State Supreme Court
Martinsville
Virginia
NAACP Demands Probe Into Florida Posse Killing
The NAACP urged Florida Governor Fuller Warren to order an independent inquiry into the August 23 shooting of James Sullivan by a deputized posse in a Florida swamp. Sullivan, alias James Couch, was described as a suspected rapist. officials debate who fired first. The NAACP and Rev. W. E. Hilsman are both probing the case, with suspicions about the speedy coroner verdict.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fuller Warren
Florida
James Sullivan
Sullivan
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Marshall
W. E. Hilsman
Dothan
Ala
Chipley
Fla
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