Negroes Gain in Court Rulings Since 1896 in Civil Rights
James Marlow surveys Supreme Court actions over 54 years, noting key rulings from 1896 onward on segregation, voting, housing, travel, and education. He highlights 1917 1948 1941 1946 and 1950 decisions expanding Black access to equal accommodations, housing, travel, and higher education.
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James Marlow Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Court
South
Texas
U. S. Court’ of Appeals
South Carolina
Privateer Senate Clears 241 Bills In Four Hours
In a brisk calendar day the Senate dispatched 241 bills in four hours and a half. One minute saw six bills pass between 2:11 and 2:12 p.m., a rapid pace that touched individuals like Lyon Hibberd of Elizabethtown Kentucky and Dr Ta Fu Wu in Fall River Massachusetts with small, specific outcomes. The process requires House approval and President Truman's signature to become law, with debates tightly limited to five minutes per bill.
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Arthur
Edson
Washington
Senate
Lyon F. Hibberd
Elizabethtown
Ft. Knox
Hibberd
Uncle Sam
House
Truman
Ta Fu Wu
Chungking
China
St. Anne’s Hospital
Fall River
Mass
Barkley
Sen. Flanders
R-Vt
Sen. Lucas
D-Ill
McDonald to Leave Israel Rumor Denied by U S Embassy
Maariv reported that U S Ambassador James G McDonald would resign and return to the United States with Maj Gen William E Riley named to succeed him as UN Middle East truce supervisor. The U S embassy denied any such plans.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Maariv
U. S
James G. McDonald
United States
McDonald
William E Riley
United Nations
Middle East
Burma’s Stars Set Date For Independence Monument
In Rangoon the 75 foot obelisk marking Burma's independence will be formally unveiled on November 26 at 7:10 a.m., after astrologers Kan oyunt Kyaw Nyein Kyaw Trio advised the timing. The delay stems from political turmoil and a need to choose a propitious moment by Burma's mystics.
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Rangoon
Burma
Great Britain
Thakin Nu
Mandalay
Sayas
Kan Oyunt
Kyaw Nyein
Kyaw
Air Burma Co
Young Deer Escapes Bronx Zoo Tries Restaurant Entry
A Chinese water deer born yesterday escaped the Bronx zoo and squeezed through a fence, crossed a busy road, and attempted to enter a nearby restaurant before a patrolman returned it to the zoo. The incident highlights the animal's bold, if accidental, adventure through urban streets.
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New York
Bronx
Congressman Dies and Son Seeks 16th Michigan Seat
Detroit June 9 John Lesinski Jr a Navy veteran and 35 announced his candidacy to succeed his father Democratic Rep Lesinski who died last week in the 16th Michigan district He is assistant manager of a lumber and coal firm tied to his father and faces other hopefuls including Miss Mary Beck and Mayor Orville Hubbard in a vote not yet scheduled.
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Detroit
John Lesinski Jr
Michigan
Lesinski
Orville Hubbard
Dearborn
Baltic mystery of Privateer draped in Cold War intrigue
Experts argue the vanished Privateer may have picked up a Russian secret or was targeted by the Soviets over Liepaja Latvia, with theories about radar sightings and possible sensitive equipment. Officials question why the plane did not signal an attack and whether it influenced Baltic military behavior or submarine fears.
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London
U.P
Baltic
United States
Russia
Liepaja
Sweden
America
Europe
Fight On Foreign Oil Will Continue
Washington June 9 Following a setback in the house Ways and Means Committee coal and independent oil producers have pressed their fight before two other congressional groups for restrictions on oil imports. One claim says fuel oil is causing unemployment in guent ie industries. the Ways and Means Committee yesterday turned down a raise in the oil tariff from the proposal.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
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