Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-03-31
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NEWS
SCENE
High and LOwdOWn"
BY BAHEE THOMAS

harrington Dunbar has been nam
ed by U. N. to supervise its cam
paign against yaws and syphilis
IN Haiti and Domingo. Four mil
hon dollars win be spent by the
". N. International Children's
Emergency Fund TO fight disease
In 10 Latin American countries.
American Negro teachers are
bcing invited 10 apply for pO.
hitioRs IN u new Junior College
for Negroes living In the Canal
Zone. The school opens next
6eptembeF. ... ...-
In Accra, Gold Coast Africa,
American educated publisher Dr.
Kwame Nkrumah OF the Accra
Evening News and head OF the IA
tionalist Peoples Party must
serve two years IN jail for pArti-
cfpating IN strike and writing
what the British High Court az
firmed was Q "diSlOyAf' editorial
~ Haiti's Exposition at, Pprt=Ag-
Prince Is attracting thousands OF
,YiHitors to the Black Republic.
The lovely climate of the country
which ds only . brief four and one
half hours from the u. s.. u highly
praised by Associated Negro Press
chief Claude Barnett. ft.na
National scenes Governor nLu-
naer Youngdahl Of Minnesota al
Creased students at e. Louisiana
University last week. He pulled
no punches in describing what
Minnesota does in the realm, OF
friendly interracial cooperation.
He told how the Governors Inter
racial Commission works and how
he ordered admission Of Negroes
into the National Guard His
talk was well received and at its
conclusion the younger professors
and the students gathered around
to congratulate him on his forth
right talk. Thu governor thinks
progress Is bsing made In the
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abagI yHH r. III Vol 8V.sG4y3 lHH
sb Hi0 failure to Soft-pedRl his
views on the Negro question while
tIIldng m the south was prece-
dent making because most north
ernp public officials when speaking
In that section do not have the
courage to say In the south. what
they say in the north, "" %. - gen.
Humphrey. champion Of the
civil rights movement In the ., 8.
Senate Is q little bit discouraged
with ooagrRssJ Hs found . lot Of
northern liberals In Mis- own party
ale privately lust lukewarn to the
eiyl rights program. ,n...gr -
-a,NAACP national Office Is b0s-
Etng With news Waiter White WIN
return TO the helm at the conciu-
sion Of his leaye -. That oFgani-
EatiOn's acting, secretary, Mime
sofas Roy Wilkins told the South
east Regional conference that the
Ici1fi Nights fight h no finger .
North South fights sIt's q, fight OF
decent people SvsRywhera" VIII
lCins SAID = aHOEBL .yaH
The DixiecrftS IN the Senate do
r0e have enough votes &C. prseent
to pkevsnt cloture Whaas TIE ERPc
BIN eonpek up. TIE DGnss MORN.
ING NEWS fexaa 4 dtys9 u
'aWth0Fity for -thS >StAtsmeAt that
the Dtxiecrats and other sOutherN
ners do not YET have the Strength
10 prevent elotare when Ehe FEPc
IHbustsr. " ShuttIAe Sff debate
The AndWsSt 4 regional Confer
lence o. tire NAACP Of which bEln.
lnasotA 10 q part meets In East b.
Louis, NJ, ApF4l and 2. AshbS
G&slriAs. preaidents Of the Minnes
sota state Conference, N pro-
grammSd a. q member Of . panel
on discrimipation in education.
housing, pubic aceOmcd cations and
employment.
In AtlGhtA q ernzsd yosafk Col
lege student walteE q. Houser.
who killed hiS brother In law and
his neice failed to end his own
life when ehloroforIn he consum-
ed was 5ot fatal. Hin original plan
was to Kin his SISTER also. In .
isttsr 70 the police he described
what he planned 70 DO. The youth
As In the city hospital psycopathis
wizard. UsSJ .s.N.h e3hAEt "a
Over 10000 chicago NseroeS
are ineligible for public hOusinS
because OF hgh. incomes =. Res
cap fees at railrOad terminals a
Cinctnatti. Columbus, IndiAhapoliS
and 81 Louis have been raised
from IS 70 Is cents.
Political observers are of the
opinion that Congressman william
lDaSsons poHdeai power AWfthia
me Democratic party has been
lstrengthened by his appointment
l&a one Of, the viee-ehAlruien Of
ltl1s Democratic Medicinal Commit.
tee.
--FrAAls FOlsOsh, president % the
Radio Cooperation Of America WIN
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