Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-04-28
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and LOwdOwn"
BY BAHEE THOMAS

sovereign nation, Secretary of
State Acheson can give no salts
factory reply to what Is really be-
hind the jet planes and other
armament going to Arab nations.
Expect Harold Stassen to get
back in the COP presidential race
by a strong play for support of in
ternationally minded people. His
request TO appear before the Sen
ate foreign relations committee to
testify on Asia is the first gun in
his comeback trail.
1t was good public relations for
the Catholic church to bring the
African Bishop of Unganda, East
Africa to America.
NATIONAL: Job discrimination
based on race, color or creed
shows an increase in New York.
Edward w Edwards Of the N. Y.
state FEPC reported last week.
Rudolph Bing. new director of
the Metropolitan Opera Co, who
takes office claims he will hire
Negro singers that can qualify
for operate roles Berea Col
lege, old private school has open
ed its doors to Negro students d.
Marva Louis Is expected to wed
Or. Albert l. spaulding. Louisville.
KY, medic.
Saturday night at the Music Box
theatre on Broadway. Lost in
the Stars" gave its 200th perfor-
nance. The Stars" stars Todd
Duncan.
ROY ACIN COMMIES-- Roy
Wilkins, acting secretary of the
NAACP. gave the Communists
(Stalinist brandt q good going
over in a recent article in the N.
Y, Amsterdam news. Roy claims
that since the Communists have
been cleaned out Of the union Ia
Dor movement they have infiltra.
ted into the NAACP.
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TWIN TOWN TOPICS: Three
charter members of Johnny Baker
Post, American Legion who have
stuck by the organization since its
formation, through thick and
thin" are Enrol NJ. Fasett, E. v.
Marshall and Martin Brown.
William Bill Russell. husband
of columnist Nell Russell Is now a
foreman in Wards Bakery. In
Minneapolis. despite his skill as a
commercial baker. he couldn't get
a look-in at any OF the larger
bakeries. Bill. you see, Ii Q brown
skin.
Nellie Stone. veteran employee
Of the Minneapolis Athletic Club,
has been fired. She's q member Of
the Minneapolis Library board.
known best as q leftist, active in
union labor circles. Talk IL that
her discharge was pressured by .
Minneapolis attorney. who has
posed for years a. q friend Of the
Negro. Extremely popular In un-
ION labor circles. both right and
left, Nellie Stones firing may
have considerable repercussions.
Alice onque. Halle head resi-
dent In out East interviewing pro-
spects for . $500 per year pro-
gram co-ordinator -. Almost
singlehanded Boyer 4 Gilnilan's
Jimmy SIemmons u making the
Negro auto market In the Twin
Cities Ford and Mercury conscious.
DRUG HABIT: Increased
smoking Of REFERS. harmful
narcotic by teen-Agers win soon
be the subject Of Federal and 10
cal police action. Places Of buEi-
ness and private clubs which
allow the use Of pot are sub
ject to police action also. Many
youngsters smoke the dangerous
stuff first a. a lark-then u be-
comes q habit.
Musicians are alleged 70 be the
chief spreaders Of the REFER hab-
L. Alarmed parents al over the
country are going TO force law
enforcement agencies TO take some
action. Local action 10 already on
the way.
George Grim 10 scheduled 70
speak 20 the Frontiers Club 1t the
Dyehman Hotel Saturday, April
-. az Has. Ths Frontiers con-
inue 70 grow. ortm's subject Ia.
Life Under A Communist Gov
ernment.-
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