Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-11-24
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and LowdOwU"
BY BAnEE THOMAS


ing told the press that the Ameri-
can race problem win be solved
In 100 years! That gives Walter
and some of the rest Of US a job
tenure OF at least another CEN
fury st. Louis mayor named
David NJ. Grant is q member of
the board of trustees of the Po-
hce Retirement board. Grant
spoke in Minneapolis and st. Paul
several years ago =.
Good news h that Senator
Richard ID. Russell Of Georgia
doesn't want 20 be Democratic
party leader In the Senate.
He'd rather stay on the side
lines and sabotage the Truman
Fair Deal.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission finally got around to or
dering southern railroads to de-
sist segregating dining car
passengers in interstate travel.
The ICC order was issued In con-
formity to the recent Supreme
Court decision in the cose OF Ell
mer Henderson, director OF the
American Council Of Human
Rights.
Twin CItians win recall Mr..
Henderson, then q Presidents
FEPC official speaking Mt the
Minneapolis WV In I944 under
the auspices OF the Minneapolis
Town Meeting
Deputy District Attorney Ce-
Gil Poole Of San Francisco was
slugged by an opposing attorney,
William Kidd in a courtroom last
week. Poole, husband Of the for
mer Charlotte Crump Of st. Paul
In one Of the Vests most promIs-
ing attorneys. Kidd took q poke
at Poole and received five days in
Jail for contempt Of court. At
Poole's suggestion, however. the
angry. JIkge alSe..ed The punch
ing" lawyer to be released after
he spent four hours and 20
minutes in jail
After much shadow boxing and
double talk. the American Red
Cross, at its Chicago meeting this
week has finally decided to come
clean on the segregated blood
plasmA gimmick. Daihes report
the Red Cross has taken steps
10 eliminate racial designation in
It's blood collection program"
Modernistic design Of the U.N.
headquarters in New York has
been derided by one Of the COM
mon people who Is supported by
top British architect Sir Giles
Gilbert Scott. An unnamed N. Y.
taxi driver has labeled the UN
structure "a soapbox." Giles. one
Of Britaln's most eminent archi-
tects agrees that the building
dose not convey anything TO the
people who see and use L.
Bunche Is the New York Wei
fare conference chief speaker
Nov. 20.
College and University RoTC
much abused since the late war.
Ii now tops in popularity with en-
roIlment high. Reason: Korean
conflict and draft. University
RoTC men are safe from draft
until their studies are COM
pleted.
Present tubilation over failure
Of Chinese Red troops to with
stand UN forces heavy fire
power might easily be short-liv-
ed II the Chinese Reds get ar
tinery and air help from Stain.
Best course for UN forces Ia 70
get in and pitch to prepare for a
long struggle.
The U. g., supported by twelve
other nations, has drawn up q
long and detailed report which
causes creation Of . new federal
state embracing Ethiopia and
Eritsa. The latter IL q former
Italian colony whose future ID
now under discussion in the I'M
BY the US. proposal the one mil
hon Eritreans would be added %
the IS million EthiopianS.
Under uhe Point -Four program
the development Of Eberian re-
sources are rapid Oscar Meier
chief OF the U. s. economic mis-
aion TO the African republic, told
q two day conference on Africa
At Oxford, Pa. last week. Lbsr,
las health program. the erection
Of q navigable harbor at Monro-
via and other organizations Of the
eountry's resources with Amer
can help was praised
Jim Kelly. grand secretary Of
TIE EIks CIBPoEwD died In
his sleep at his Memphis, Tenn
home. Nov. g. Kelly had beer
secretary Of the Brother Ban
mnee 1894
QBstabas oBOtes: The K G
Gala Rankin In the House and
Ezlender IN the Senate add mil
Hons Of fighting men 70 cur en-
eukea FanlSn" MIlton Bledaoe