Taft urged as Dixiecrat ticket choice by NAACP
NAACP chief Walter White denounces Robert A. Taft in Durham North Carolina saying Taft would grovel to Dixiecrats and undermine democracy by supporting segregated schools. He accuses Taft of constitutional defiance and hypocrisy over funding for separate but equal education while courting Dixiecrat support.
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Scholarship Christmas Tree Supports Music College Donors
Dr J Collin Niatz trustee urges Cincinnati citizens to fund the Scholarship Christmas Tree at the Cincinnati College of Music. A colored student is admitted for the first time and enjoys opportunities. Givers contribute time and money to aid eminent students in completing their studies through the fund and its ornamented tree listing contributors.
Model railroad exhibit from Baltimore & Ohio in Cincinnati
Children and adults are invited to see an HO gauge portable model railroad brought by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The display, 14 by 34 feet with remotely controlled tracks, runs December 1 to 31, 1951, at The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company lobby from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays. Groups can arrange viewings through Miss Emma Cordes.
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Truman Signs Kepc Order In Labor Equality Move
President Truman signed a fair employment practice order applying to government contracts to prevent discrimination against Negroes and other minority groups. A six member committee will be created to enforce clauses and work with the Defense and Labor departments plus other agencies to ensure compliance.
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Intellectual Celebrities at UNCF Symposium at Hunter College
Dr. F. D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee Institute, told 2,300 at Hunter College Auditorium that no special privileges are needed for Negroes to gain equal rights within the democratic framework. The United Negro College Fund symposium theme was Are We Close to Solving Our Race Problem, with leaders from education and law weighing progress and continued discrimination.
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McDonald urges Bunche for Israel diplomacy at Waldorf feast
New York businessman gather at the Waldorf Astoria to honor James G. McDonald on his 65th birthday. He urges Dr. Ralph Bunche to lead renewed conciliation and support for Israel bond efforts. McDonald praises Bunche's role in armistices and calls for continued mediation.
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Equal Rights Petition Condemned by Columbus Urban League
Columbus Ohio While the National Negro Labor Council circulates an Equal Rights petition a Columbus civic leader denounces it as a Communist front. N B Allen executive secretary of the Columbus Urban League warns Negroes against signing, saying white Communists seek to disrupt local efforts for equal rights. He cites a May Day 1952 march on Washington plan and notes 20 percent white delegates in the council. Ohio State Journal.
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The Commons Orator Mocking Communism, Bowman Speaks
Joseph E Bowman vented sharp defiance against communism in a satirical piece. He mocks fears voiced by an oracle figure and argues against repealing foundational rights, urging readers to preserve the Constitution and Bill of Rights rather than retreat. He suggests repealing independence era guarantees and Magna Carta, then retreat to caves, as a provocative critique.
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Truman vows to push civil rights across party lines
In Key West President Truman says he will push Fair Deal civil rights proposals throughout the Democratic party and against Republicans. Critics doubt rival Senator Taft will show similar courage in backing a frank program.
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