davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1955-07-21

10 the National Foundation for
I1nfantile Paralysis for distribu-
tion.
The service reported. mean
while, that SOS new polio cases
occurred in the country for the
week ended July 16. 1t said this
represents a 40 per cent increase
over the previous week. but noted
the increase is not s'greatly diff
ferent" from those in compare
tive weeks over the last five years.
The services weekly report on
polio statistics added that the
number is below the figures re-
ported for the same week in
each of the years 1850 to 1854,
Inclusive" 1t added, however:
This should not be inter-
preted at this time to indicate
that relatively few cases will be
for either the calendar
year 1855 or the disease year.
beginning April /, 1855"
The total of 565 cases for the
week ended July 16 included 204
paralytic cases. This compares
with a total of 1858 cases for
the comparable week in 1854. in
419 paralytic cases.
The cumulative total for the
calendar year this year is 1862
cases, including 1857 paralytic;
1913 non-paralytic and 1912
unspecifled.
The cumulative total for the
comparable period in 1854 was
6.517 cases, including 2,518 para
lytic: 1876 non paralytic, and
2,123 unSpecifled.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
BY the Associated Press

Representative Passman, Dem
ocrat of Louisiana, has accused
foreign aid officials of giving mis-
information to Senators and said
I'VE will demand they either re-
tract what they told the Senate
or be discharged"
If no retraction Is forthcom-
ing. he said, he will seek to have
all foreign aid funds held up for
an inquiry into "the whole
mess"
Mr.. Passman heads a House
Appropriations Subcommittee
which cut $627 million from new
foreign aid funds. The Senate
Appropriations Committee has
voted to restore $565 million; the
Senate has not yet acted.
Passman said in an interview
yesterday foreign aid officials
have misrepresented to the Sen
ate committee that Representa-
tive Taber. Republican of New
York. had given his sanction to
their action in reserving money
voted in previous years.
II never approved such a
thing" said Mr.. Taber, senior
Republican on the House Appro-
priations Committee. ''It is a
sinking mess"
Evening star., 1955-07-21
Aid Officials Accused
Of Misinforminq Senate

The problem centers on a $420
million cut the House made in
military assistance funds. Sena-
tor Mansfield. Democrat of
Montana, told the Senate he
would oppose restoration of this
sum.
Senator Mansfield said that
for years Congress has been CIV
ing the Defense Department
more money than it has been
able to obligate in a year for
military assistance. He con-
tinued:
"The result has been that dur
ing the last months-indeed
during the last days of each
fiscal year-the Defense De-
partment engages in an orgy Of
financial manipulations to salt
away excess funds so that they
will not revert to the national
Treasury"
Mr.. PaSsman, who will be
chairman Of the House members
of a conference committee to
compromise the House and
Senate versions Of the bill. said,
Il will never agree to appropriat-
ing one penny of that $420 mil
lion If I have to stay here until
Christmas-and I'm Q pretty
stlIhhorn man"
Evening star., 1955-07-21
IVA Should Be Operated
Like Business, VogeI Says

An administration spokesman
for the Tennessee Valley Author
ity said today the vast Federal
public power proect should be
operated on the same basis as
private business ventures.
Testifying before a Senate
Public Works subcommittee on
legislation to authorize the iva
to finance future expansion
through bonds or notes. iva
Board Chairman Gen. Kenneth
D. Vogel said:
The Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, in its role of power pro-
ducer. is a wholly-owned Gov
ernment corporation. AS such,
it has an obligation to conduct
its operations as nearly in con-
sonance with established busi-
ness methods as possible and to
be generally subject to the same
limitations and privileges that
accrue to private enterprises.
BY so doing it will strengthen
itself and reduce adverse criti-
cisi11.
In response to a question from
Senator Case, Republican of
South Dakota, Gen. Vogel said
IVA would issue roughly $500
million in bonds for a six-year
expansion program. This figure
compared with about $3.50 mil
lion proposed by the Budget
Bureau.
The hearing today was on a
bill by Democratic Senators
Kerr of Oklahoma and Gore of
Tennessee. 1t does not contain
h Budget Bureau proposal under
which the iva would finance its
own expansion and would set
Evening star., 1955-07-21

rates that would enable it to
Iamortize an investment of some
$500 million which the Govern
ment has made in IVA power
facilities over the past two
decades.
Gen. Vogel disclosed a differ
ence of opinion between him and
the other two iva directors-Dr.
Raymond r. Patty and Harry
Curtis, both Democratic hold
overs.
Gen. Vogel said the Demo-
Gratis felt the returns to be made
to the Treasury from power
earnings would be larger than
contemplated in an original
self financing plan which the
IVA board itself drafted. They
also objected. Gen. Vogel said.
that the financing proposed
would impose obligations be-
yond those indicated by normal
business standards" Gen. Vogel
said he did not agree.
IVA" he said, should be
neither singly favored nor singly
handicapped"
A plan to have IVA finance
it's own operations has been ad-
vocated intermittently for several
years, even drawing support from
some Democrats. The idea,
however, has received particular
impetus since the Republicans
came to power and President
Eisenhower denied funds for
further iva expansion.
Gen. Vogel today described to
the subcommittee the growing
electricity needs of TWA terri
tory, which now gets about so
Evening star., 1955-07-21

per cent of its supply from
steam rather than water power.
The Government uses about so
per cent of the TVA power now
for defense needs - largely
atomic. Gen. Vogel said that by
the end of 1857 the iva would
not have the margin of capacity
that would be normally sought
by private utilities" unless its
facilities are expanded. He said
there is need for six more steam
units. but there was no money
in sight to pay for them except
through the proposed bond issue.
Evening star., 1955-07-21
10000 Polio
Shots Released
BY the Associated Press

The Public Health Service to-
day released approximately 970.-
600 shots of polio vaccine pro-
duced by the Eli Lilly Co.
Surgeon General Leonard A.
Scheele said this, brings to ap-
proximately 3,968!O00 shots the
amount of polio vaccine approved
since revised testing requirements
were adopted May 26.
About 100000 shots-cubic
centimeters-of this total was
produced by the Eli Lilly Co.. an
Indianapolis firm.
The vaccine will be turned over
Evening star., 1955-07-21
ALARM BRINGS OFFICIAL FLEET,
BUT RESCUE IS A MINOR FEAT

SAN PEDRO, Calf tP9.-A12- outboard motorboat
overturned in Los Angeles Harbor yesterday and then
things really happened.
An unidentified spectator evidently turned in all sorts
OF alarms because presently two fire boats appeared along
with police boat three Coast Guard boats Coast Guard
land resuce truck, fire chief and assorted police
Amid the marine hubbub. unidentified water taxi
operator nosed in among the official fotia and calmly
hshed Harlan Siles and Ed Burcham out of the water
They got back in their rghed boat and went cruising
about the harbor again. while the hremen Coast Guards
and policemen looked for quiet restfu place anchor
Evening star., 1955-07-21

It's so much more satisfying to SHOP
co-oP! Toke the Wheaton Coop for
example, with its acres Of free parking
space. There, you park IMMEDIATELY
end in seconds, you're shopping in
perfect dir conditioned comfort; so
soothing and reloxing from the Days
heat. Shop Coop this weekend. Like
the thousands Of customers who own
the Coop stores, you'll soy: "cmon
in, the shoppins's fine!
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
.Asia-Africa I alks
Are Set For April
Colombo Powers
Impose Veil Of
Secrecy On
Preparatory
Conference

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 28-
The Prime Ministers of the five
Colombo powers held the first ses-
sion of their two-day meeting this
afternoon. The only decision an
nounced was an agreement that
the conference of Asian and At
rican nations that the Premiers
had convened here to arrange
would take place the last week in
April, according to a special re-
port to the New York Times by
Tillman Durdin.
Mohammed All of Pakistan,
Jawaharial Nehru of India, Sir
John Kotelawala Of Ceylon, DR.. All
Sastroamidjojo of Indonesia and
u NJ of Burma will continue their
discussions tomorrow. They ex-
pect to complete plans for the
April meeting before terminating
their talks.
The Prime Ministers and their
staffs are staying and holding their
conference in the pillared white
palace of President Sukarno on
Bogor. The structure, set in a
vast park, formerly was the resi-
dence of Dutch Governors General
of the East Indies.
The countries represented at
the meeting are known as the
Colombo powers because the Pre-
miers met earlier in Ceylon's capt.
tai
Secrecy Is Imposed
DR.. Ali presided today. News
paper men were kept away and
the participants were sworn to sec
recy. They would reveal little OF
what had happened beyond the
information that a date had been
fixed for the African-Asian gath
ering. The delegates refused to
saw whether the question of Com
munist China's participation had
been preached.
Indonesia is to be the host for
the April conference, the idea for
which was proposed by her Pre-
mier. The mountain city OF Band
mig will be the conference site.
Sir John Kotelawala, who arrived
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
Drop The Pigeon
Racket Claims
Another Victim

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 8
For the sixth time during 1854, a
Negro woman has fallen prey to
the ancient drop the pigeon"
racket in New Orleans.
Twas a few days after Christ
mas, according to police, that Miss
Elouise Byrd, 81, 1911 S. Robert
son, complained she was robbed
of SAP in cash and two rings
valued at $3.50 by two men who
told her she would receive a share
of $1,000 they claimed they had
found. But the catch was that she
had to put up money and the
rings as evidence Of good faith, po-
lice said.
Miss Byrd said the incident oc-
Cured at Baronne and Terpischore
around 3:45 pm. Monday. She
said that after giving the duo her
money and rings they left to con-
suit with their so-called "boss" and
would return shortly with her
share. They never came back.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
<a1R1$ z82I3
NAL Whitfield FIRST NEGRO
TO RECEIVE SULLIVAN TROPHY
In AMATEUR ATHLETICS
Olympic Champion Gets 1859 Points
Whitfield Is 18th Track Star To Win
Sullivan Award; Mrs. Mccormick Next

New York, N. Y, Jan. 3.-Mal
Whitfield attained a long-cher-
ished goal yesterday. The final
tally of votes established the great
half-miler as the 1854 winner of
the James E. Sullivan Memorial
Trophy.
The two-time Olympic 800-meter
champion is the first Negro to win
this award. The trophy has been
presented annually since 1880 by
the Amateur Athletic Union to
"the amateur athlete who, by per-
Torrance, example and good influ-
ence, did most TO advance the
cause of good craftsmanship dur
ing the year"
Whitfield, who is in the Middle
East on a goodwill tour jointly
sponsored by the A. A. U. and
State Department, was first choice
on 252 of the 657 ballots cast by
a nationwide tribunal of sports
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08

authorities.
On a 5-3-1 count of first, second
and third place votes, the 30-year-
old former Air Force sergeant
who represents the Los Angeles
Athletic Club, gained 1859 points.
This gave him a wide lead over
the eight other contestants who
figured in the final balloting.
Diving Star Scores 1928
Mrs. Patricia Keller Mccormick
of the Los Angeles A. C. was the
runner-up for the second straight
year. The 1852 Olympic SPRING
board and platform diving cham
pion received 149 first-place votes
and scored 1928 points. Tom Cola,
La Sale College basketball star,
ranked third with 50 firsts and
682 points.
Following in order were Bud
Held, San Francisco jevalin throw
er, AT firsts and 600 points; Bob
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
SP0 R rs
CLOSEUP
By FRITZ POLLARD

NEW YORK, (GlobaD - We
here record our wishes for some
of our sports friends and their
fans for 1855:
For Jimmy Slade we wish a few
even matches, with enough space in
between for sufficient recuperation
and rejuventation.
For Jackie Robinson, a nice man.
agerial job so he can trade in his
bruises for ulcers.
For Willie Mays, another season
like 1854, if that's possible.
For J. c. Caroline, a straight
A scholastic average to match his
top flight performance on the
gridiron.
For Pee Wee Reese, one more
great season on the playing field
before he takes over the Manager
ship of the Dodgers.
For the New York Yankees, a
little courage to abandon their Jim
Grow policies and bring Elson
Howard into Yankee Stadium. in
fact, we wish the same for all of
the Major League ball clubs, so
that those who DO not now have
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
Red Sox Seek
End Baseman
Charley Neal

BOSTON, Mass.-The big news
in the sports world this week was
the unconfirmed announcement
that the Boston Red Sox, whose
front office once turned down Jack
lie Robinson, was in the market to
spend roughly 100000 for the
services of Charley Neal, a Negro
second baseman currently in the
employ of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Red Sox need a second base
man very badly and UNDERSTANDABLE
would be willing to pay the highest
price ever offered in trade.
The Red Sox front office made
the following announcement to the
press relative to the sensational
news:
"The Dodgers have turned down
a substantial offer made by the
Red Sox several weeks for Charley
Neal, second baseman, who starred
last season for St. Paul in the
American associations.
"The only reason (we) won't
name the price is that it might
add some pressure on the young
ster breaking into the National
League next season."
1t was a substantial bona fide
offer made before we brought Char
ley up to the Brooklyn roster just
before the end of the season. The
only reason we didn't accept it is
that Neal figures in our plan for
next season. n
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08

Backus, New York Athletic Club
weight thrower, Al firsts and 472
points, and Norbert Schemansky,
Detroit weight litter, 80 firsts and
$50 points.
Then came Shelly Mann, a 16-
year-old girl swimmer from Ar
lington, Va, % firsts and 316
points; Ar. Bragg, Baltimore
sprinter, 10 firsts and 269 points,
and Don Schlundt, Indiana basket
ball player, z firsts and Ill points.
Candidates for the award origin
ally were nominated by the forty
seven A. A. U. district associations
and affiliated organizations. A
committee headed by Willard N.
Greim then pared the list to the
athletes "whose qualifications were
most worthy"
His Achievements Are Listed
A powerful, determined athlete
who stands 6 feet / inch and
weighs 165 pounds, Whitfield since
1948 has not lost an collective"
race at his favorite distances. He
holds the world 880-yard record of
1892 at London in 1913 and
equaled that mark at Helsinki. He
scored a 4OO-S00 double at the
1851 Pan-American national out
door and indoor titles.
On the Sullivan Award ballot,
Whitfield also was cited as being
"held in high regard by contest
ants in this country and abroad;
popular with fellow athletes and
officials and most cooperative in
assisting youngsters who request
information on training"
Louis G. Wilkie of Bartlesville,
Okla, the national president of A.
A. u, will present the Sullivan
Trophy to Whitfield at the New
York Athletic Club on Sunday, Feb.
20. He is the fifteenth track ath-
lete to have won the award.
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Politics
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loudspeakers and wildly painted
in political colors, are familiar
throughout the territories.
Startling Spontaneity
All this goes on despite the
fact that no election is in the off
ing, nor is there at the moment
any great local issue providing
justification for specific demagog-
uery. Politics simply has swept
this town and the vast region en-
circling it with a spontaneity that
has startled those who always de-
cried the illiteracy and backward
ness in the Northern Territories.
The politically shrewd and soph-
isticated coastal Africans have al
ways looked askance at the bush
people of the north, where land is
poor from overuse, education is
meager and living is extremely
primitive.
In the bush beyond this town
there was, until just a few years
ago, scarcely any conception of
modern political processes. The
driving force of the young propa-
gandists from the south, most of
the disciples of Prime Minister
Kwame Nkrumah's Convention
Peoples Party, revolutionized
thought. Their efforts, in turn,
proved an incentive to local poll
ticians who feared loss of place to
the influences from the coast.
White Man a Novelty
One may now drive to regions
where the white man is still a
novelty and find that the principal
political parties crude symbols,
which help the voter make his
choice, are familiar in the remotest
compounds.
The first and most dramatic
result of this political education
came last June when the north,
voting for the first time in an
election by means of direct ballot.
gave the Gold Coast Assembly its
official opposition and also brought
the most serious constitutional i'm
passe the country had experienced
since winning self-government.
An organized opposition for the
Assembly had been regarded as its
most CONSPICUOUS lack until the
June elections when the newly
formed Northern Peoples (Mos-
LEM party led by barrister, Sam
uel Dombo, won Is seats, making
it the largest single group opposed
to Prime Minister Nkrumah. The
government, which won a majority
of II seats, refused to recognize
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
Lawrence First
Cardinal To
Sign For'55

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Brooks Law
renee, king-sized Negro right
handler who kept the Cardinals
in the running after joining the
team two months late last sea-
son, became the first player to
sign for the 1855 season with the
club, when he turned in his con-
tract last Monday, the club an
nounced.
A late starter in the majors at
20. Lawrence soon picked up the
monicker, "The Bull" because of
his willingness to start or relieve
any or every day.
Lawrence won Is games, saved
lot more, lost six, and hung up
a STA earned-run average.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
Tenn. Beats
Xavier 86-57

The Tennessee State hoopsters
lived up to their reputation by
giving Coach John McLendon his
second tournament victory in a
fourth night by defeating Xavier
University Gold Rush 86-57 in the
finals of the annual Holiday Bas-
ketball Tourney held in the Xavier
University gymnasium.
Grambling bounced back into the
win column after having lost to
Xavier University on the first
night of the tourney and managed
to overcome the determined billiard
Blue Devils team by a score of
82-73. Robert Hopkins, currently
leading the nation in scoring, was
held to total of 81 points in the
two contests. This is considerably
under the records Ct 376 per game
established prior to the tourna-
ment by Hopkins. The most thrill
ing game of the series was I'M
doubtedly encountered between
Xavier University and Grambling
College, with the lead having see
sawed back and forth between the
two cOntenders, Xavier Universitys'
Captain Paul Gaines scored two
points as the horn blew ending
the terrific battle giving Xavier
60-59 win.
The teams played to capacity
crowds on both nights which was
not disappointed by the outstand-
ing performances of Marvin Rob-
erts, senior center of Tennessee
State, Robert Hopkins of Gramb-
ling, Richard Calvin of billiard and
Thurston Warlick of Xavier.
versity.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08

the Northern Peoples party as the
official opposition.
Unofficial Critics"
The Gold Coasts constitution,
modelled on parliamentary lines,
contains a provision under which
there is to be a leader of opposi-
ton in Parliament with a salary of
Sd $500 a year. Rejecting the North
ern Peoples party's claim for the
title and privileges, Mr.. Nkrumah
described Mr.. Dombo's party as
unofficial critics" The opposition
had to be something more" than
a regional group to win recogni-
ton, ne added.
The Northern Peoples party
walked out of the Assembly and
appealed to the Governor General.
The speaker of the House, a gov
eminent appointee, supported the
Northern Peoples party and the
group now has official status.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08

by plane this morning, said at a
press conference that he had drop
ped any idea of bringing up the
question of the United States air
men imprisoned in Communist
China at the current conference.
1.-THE United Nations has started
an official action in this case since
first mentioned it," he said. ut
would be upsetting the applicant
of the United Nations to do any
thing now"
1t was understood here that his
decision met with the approval of
Washington officials.
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lent clash between members of the
Mozao and Nkweni tribes over
marriage payments.
Sixty-two Africans were arrested
after a clash in the Wartburg
area.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
Virginia
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NNUITtIfIUeu II VIh' u 3
course worth while.
Major j. S. Howerton, head of
the Richmond Police Academy and
director of the Statewide school
said the Negro group went through
the same course of study outlined
for white officers who attended the
school in May.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08

not been rewritten for the new pro-
duction.
At NAACP headquarters in New
York the opinion was expressed
that nothing would remain of the
film except it's title if the anti
Negro theme and the glorification
of the XXX were deleted. In a
telegram to Mr.. Wilkins, Ted Thai,
head of the syndicate, proposed a
conference between Mr.. Ryan and
an NAACP representative.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-01-08
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be offered. Sheer economic self
interest dictates that the new
shooting script must bear little or
no resemblance to Griffith's. Nor
can it be overlooked that Ameri-
cas- 100000 Negroes today are
respected and courted five bill
lion-dollar market and big film
goers. On top of economic fac
tors of morality and social re-
sponsibility."
In lengthy story in it's Deem
Der 8 edition, Variety reviews the
NAACP's long fight against the
film and quotes Roy wilkins wire
protesting the proposal to remake
the picture, which in the original
production "slandered the entire
through its naked Indictment to
racial hatred and violence"
Meanwhile in Hollywood, Phil L.
Ryan, member of the syndicate
indicated that an entire new script
would be written and declared that
the NAACP protest was "prema-
ture" inasmuch as the story had
Negroes on their rosters will snap
up a few good ones and make
baseball the truly American past
time.
For Leo Durocher = nothing
He's got everything.
For all of our readers, a truly
wonderful 1855.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-31

The services will be conducted
nightly at 1880 except Saturday.
Easter Sunday services will be at
10:30 a. m. and 1880 p. m.