Blockbusting and racial profiteering on Long Island
The report outlines how racial prejudice profits from housing and lending discrimination. It details blockbusting, inflated prices, and slum conditions in Harlem, Chicago, and San Francisco, showing white profiteers exploiting Black buyers and tenants, with quotes from Urban League figures and examples of eviction pressure, higher prices, poor repairs, and limited mortgage access.
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Associated Press
New York State
New York
North
Philadelphia
CORE
Reginald A. Johnson
National Urban League
Saturday Evening Post
Smith
Whitney M. Young Jr
Urban League
Harlem
South Side
Chicago
Fillmore Street
San Francisco
Warren Banner
The
Poaching Fines Fund Deer Restocking in Florida
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission uses court fines to buy deer from Texas and stock them in northeast Florida after illegal killings. Violations include out of season hunting and taking does. Fifteen Texas deer were released recently in the region.
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Lake City
Fla
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
The
Game Commission
Texas
Florida
Solar Eclipse Provides Lessons For Astronomy
New York report notes that the July 20 eclipse, partially visible to millions, advanced solar science. It highlights discoveries about the sun’s corona, hydrogen fusion, and starlight deflection during eclipse, with teams using cameras rockets radio beams and spectrographs amid weather interruptions.
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New York
Thomas D. Nicholson
Hayden Planetarium
Albert Einstein
Earth
Wisecracks Face Toupee Wearers
New York AP report features jokes about a man with a toupee prompting futuristic zingers. Remarks poke at hair, manners, and social perception with humorous quips about Washington wigs, salt on hair, backward wear, bird nest soup, electric fans, and a crew-cut caution.
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New York
Old Goldilocks
Ronald
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