Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-08-07
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and LOwdown"
BY RAn.EE THOMAS

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naming has been vigorously at.
tackled by tho NAACP. the Ma
tional Urban League, the Ameri'
cans for Democratic Action. the
American Jewish Committee, the
United Packing House Workers
and various other groups,
PROSPECTS, The most TALKED
OF prospects for the Democrats
Presidential nomination At this
date are Stevenson and stuart
SymingtOn, U. 8. senator from
Missouri.
SPORTS FRACAs; Lew Bur
dette. the Milwaukee Brave pit
cher who was accused OF calling
both Jackie Robinson and Roy
Campanella the hated epithet,
n----r, halls from the coal mining
town Of Nitro. West Virginia
As sports page readers know,
Burdette almost provoked q free
for-all at Milwaukee August 3.
when after busting Roy campan-
ella with two pitches, called
Campy the hated name. Roy,
turned and headed for the
pitchers mound. with bat In
hand. Burdette, who Ii no coward
started towards the Brooklyn
catcher. Quick action by an UNI
pire and team mates broke up
what might have been "a donny-
brook" Burdette clashed with
Jackie Robinson two weeks ago.
SUPREME COURT RESETS
SCHOOL JIM CROW CASES;
Upon the request OF Attorney
0enSral Herbert BroWnsIl the
U. 8. Supreme Court has reset
hearings Of the five school ssgre-
CATION cases back 10 Dec. Z, In
stead Of Oct. IL. The attorney
general. who win enter the gov
eminent on the side Of the MAJ
CP and organizations fighting 10
abolish Jim Crow In tax sup
ported schools Of our states and
the District Of Columbia
In entering the suits, Brownell
follows the policy established In
the Truman administration Of CIV
ing federal support 10 civil
rights cases where violation Of the
Constitution In fragrant.
n the NAACP with Republican
BrOWneIl's assistance In able 20
get q favorable decision from the
Supreme court AbOllahlng school
segregation, Il win b. the begin.
ming Of = trek back 10 the COP
fold BY n largo number Of Negro.
American voters who have been
voting Democratic for the past
20 years.
DENTISTS PROTESTS A.
Philadelphia Tuesday. Or. Audrey
NJ. MAcksL president Of the Ma
tionAI Dental Association, chaFE-
cd that American schools Of dem
tiStry with restricting the num-
Der Of Negro students in such
schools. DR. Mackel said that there
In a tremendous shortage Of
dentists 10 serve Negroes In
those areas where white dentists
do not accept their patronage.
TOPS IN READINGi An ar
tIcIs In the June July issue Of
The CRISIS MAGAZINE m .
must for serious thinkers. Titled
Role Of the Negro Intellectual"
pennsd by Wilson Record, II is
one Of the finest expeditions
read by this writer In many .
day.
IN OMAHA; whitney Young.
the Omaha Urban League man.
reports the formation IN that city
Of an organization similar 20 the
old Minneapolis Council Of Or
gAnizations and the ~. Paul
Council Of Organizations which
were started here IN the early
5Oa and died after q brief life.
Young says Omaha has many
problems which the community
leadership feels may be solved BY
joint action and the council Of
10 ths result Of the
present community thinking.
COT SOME yOBi The member
snip chairman for this years Min
city NAACP drive IL Rev. Moses
Blackwell, young minister. He's
has some job. NinnesOtA Negroes
often give les support 70 the
NAAcP than their fellow white
NInnssOtans. Ths NAAcP n an
intsFTaeial oGamzAtion II 10
true. but more Negroes should
support Il for the gains II has
made IN the 20 years have bsns-
htsd chiefly the Negro citizen
and his family. Rev. Blackwell has
. tough AMaRnmsnt. but this
seTibblsr thinks be. Bm Cratic and
his gang Of workers can DO TIE
Job.
POoD . NAACPi In ~. Paul
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