Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1949-03-18
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and L0wdOwn"
BY BAILEE THOMAS

senate. southern DtNiecfatS aid
ed and abetted by two score north.
ern Republicans have almost
sounded the death knen OF any
apprecIRble civil rights Legislation
in the SLst Congress. Only hops
IL intense drive by majority
groups to put heat on the COP
and some starch In TrimAn'I
Democratic senatorial leaders In
the Senate. DIR. Ralph Bunchs
will receive the saith SplngAFu
medal for the highest achieve.
ment during the preceding yeAI
or years in any honorable field OF
human endcRvor." The citation
reads: For n: priceless eoRtTi,
button 10 the settlement of armed
conflict In the Middle East and
his enduring patience. industry
courage and selfleAsneAs in attain.
ing that goal
Other SplngArn medAIlsts are;
Harry 7. BurIeIgh. w. E. d. Du
BOls, the late George Washing.
ton Carver. ChArIes GIlpln. Rich.
ard Berry Harrison. Anthony
OVeFtOn. Marian Anderson. Paul
RObcson. Mary Bcthune A.
Phillip Randolph. Walter white,
Percy Julian. DIR. Louis T.
Wright. DIR. ChAFIsa Drew and
Gov. William HASTE.
LIBEL; William Kirby. director
OF the Kansas City office OF the
State Employment Dept
thought he was talking TO q white
social worker over the phone
when he said, You know all Ne.
groes will steal" Kirby II u for.
mer board member Of the X. C.
Urban League.
LUCK: Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Hubert Of Philadelphia won $685.
900 In cash and prizes when they
hit the Jackpot two Sunday nights
ago on the stop the Music" radio
show. One prise was . l0a9 auto
Those who claim they
know. claim the new Secretary Of
Defense Louis johnson Ia not %
hot on Indignation OF Negroes In
services FOrrcstAl, tbs
man he succeeds, was responsible
for Indignation in the Navy, which
has gone along beautifully with.
out any serious problems. .Ths
National Urban League press ser.
vice says retired world champ
Gene Tunney claims The U. q. ia
losing an estimated purchasing
power through income and job OPP
withheld from Ne
Eroes." To Twin Citians Tunney'I
II true. but old stuff "a
them. Charley Horn, local indus
trtAllSt, said the same thing and
more fully two years ago az the
banquet given In his honor BY
Twin Gtians. II bears repeating
again and again.
senator waFreA q. RGaRmusou
JDem.. waAh.D has introduced q
bin which would outlaw Segrega.
ton Of passengers In intsrStats
travel. D.. The Republican NEW
YORK HERALD TRIBUNE said
Of the nlIbuster. The obhgAti0n
u plainly on the Republicans In
the Senate TO stick 70 their prin.
ciples and shun the Democratic
The DiKiecrats didn't
win the November elections: ever
the Democrats ought 70 know that
much. Someone should send
I'd Thye that HERALD TRIB.
UNE editorial
OTHER NATIONAL NOTES.
II you care. Marva Louis In DONG
all right after going under tha
knife In . Mexico CITY hospital. ~.
Efforts BY nswumsn travelling
with Truman In F1oCIda 70 &c,
him 10 talk about eivil rights wer'
unavailing. I'm EDWARDS. WhE
played In the North star DRAINS
Guild's Deep Are the Roots" h
In Minneapolis being screened ID
the chief male role In q pietur,
titled Home Of the Brave b
sereenplaya. Inc. The picture n
labeled - an anti-NsGrO preJudic'
film. and h slated to be released
BY United ArtistS Several Of IN.
top film firms are eOaadsFinS
filming Negro prObleEn movies
similar 70 -0eattsmea's Agree
msst-. .ChasAss n HS1sesa
waahtngtna attorney whom n,
sheet thinks would make . GOO
y. 3 suprsns court tsstios. h -