St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-01-01

rake Inc Lead, q progress
the lend anniversary OF the a.
doption OF the Bin OF Rights.
Credit was given TO the Amcri-
can people and the labor move
ment for civil rights gains made.
Among the gains reported by the
MIS- report were.
1, American Federation OF
Teachers, AFL, votes TO void
charter Of any local teachers union
precticing aggregation
2. Brotherhoods OF Railroad
Trainmen and Railway Carmen
admit first Negro members
5, Two Cities. Charlton. Pa, and
Duluth, MINI. become the 10Th
and 30th to enact fair employ
ment legislation.
4 Four states strengthen their
laws against racial and religious
discrimination In places OF pub
lie accommodation Connecticut,
Massachusetts,. oregon and
Washington,
O. Eight municipal housing
authorities ordered, or were in
structed by courts to order an
end to racial segregation in pub
lie and publicly-aided housing.
8, Some OF the last remaining
restrictions on the American In
dian were wiped off the statute
books.
Z Two Negro universities were
awarded chapters OF Phi Beta
Kappa Fisk and Howard
g. Many theatres. sports areas,
restaurants and places of recera-
ton dropped their color bars and
segregation In the nations capt.
tai
A further breakdown OF pro-
gress showed:
Armed Services
Harrisburg, Pa, governor orders
end to segregation in state police
and opens way for Negroes TO
serve as state troopers.
Washington: Veterans Admin
istrator declares VA Is moving ''as
rapidly as possible" townrd end
ing segregation in veteran hos
pitfalls. Defense department sets
June, 1854 as dcadline for elimin-
ating racial segregation In the
army. and fall. 1855 as date for
eliminating segregation in state
operated schools on military posts.
Athletics
Boston. Mass Harvard track
team withdraws from Birming-
ham. Ala, relay carnival because
Negro team member Is barred.
Citizenship
Chicago; Illinois Commission
on Human Relations reports that
seven states have dropped desig-
nations OF race or color from
drivers license application forms.
bringing total number Of states
without such requirements to 10.
Dayton. Ohio; Governor APP
points first Negro municipal court
Judge
Helena. Mont. Legislature ends
ban on liquor sales to Indians.
Raleigh N. C.--LegisIature a
dopts anti-mask and anti-cross
burning statute, also law reg1ilat-
ing sale and use OF explosives as
move TO prevent hate-bombings
Tallahassee, Fla Legislature
passes Explosive Control Bill aim
cd at statewide regulation on sale
Of explosives.
New Orleans, La; District court
dismisses indictment against Me-
gro because OF absence OF Negroes
on grand Jury.
Jacksonville. Fla. State district
attorney indicted by federal grand
jury for keeping Negro youth in
jail over a year without legal pro-
ceedinR.
Mobile, Ala: White jury frees
Negro youth charged with rape Of
white woman.
brow County. Ark: State sup
RENE court reverses conviction Of
Negro and orders new trial be-
cause Negroes were excluded from
jury panel
Washington; u. s. Supreme
Court (Ayery W.. Georgia. sets
aside death sentence Of Georgia
Negro because jury which tried
him was chosen ON basis Of race.
High tribunal as in (Terry vs..
Adams) outlaws limited Jay
bird" primary in Texas as device
10 prevent Negroes from voting.
Education
Phoenix. ARR: School officials
predict complete non-segregation
in states elementary and high
schools by September. 1854. State
Superior court rules 1851 statute
permitting local school boards to
segregate Is invalid.
Topeka. Kan; Board OF edu-
cation votes TO end segregation
Of Negro children In elementary
schools.