Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-10-19
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
High and Lowdown"
BY RAII.EE THOMAS

I BY BAII.EE THOMAS },
Congressman Adam Clayton
poweu's endorsement OF Essen
hover brought peals of glee from
the Republicans and howls of pain
from the Demos. The Republicans
pointed with pride and took Adam
to their breasts and the Democrats
said II didn't matter and referred
TO Powell's lack OF intestinal forti-
tude demonstrated they said when
a IS year old fellow Democra,
slapped him in the jaw at a COM
mittee meeting and PowelPs re
fusal 10 keep a speaking commit
ment in Mississippi per the sug.
gestion OF Governor Coleman that
he wouldn't be welcome In the
state.
The most exciting political
meeting locally was a debate spon-
sored by non-partisan Minneapolis
NAACP between Congressman
Walter Judd. Republican and as.
pirant Joseph Robbie, DFL stal.
wart, Although the crowd seemed
about evenly divided in numbers,
Robbie gained In stature by his
deft napier attacks on Judd. who
for years has been one of the
most articulate voices in American
Congressional politics.
A new s754.00 dial telephone
central office opens January 1.
1887 TO take over the telephone
calls now handled by the Mime
apohs downtown offices. G. ID.
Gietsen. N. w. Bell division mana
ger reported this week.
On Third Av. s.. residents who
have been displaying Robbie for
Congress signs are complaining
that their signs have been stolen
and Judd signs placed ON their
lawns. Whoever II doing that In
not doing the incumbent any good
The Judd headquarters report
similar incidents. Such tomfool-
ishness does not help either can.
didate.
Spectators bhnked unbelieveing-
~ at the lapel pin holding up the
Eisenhower special guest badge
worn by Publisher Cecil Newman
In the special section reserved for
the press Tuesday in Minneapolis.
The pin was q Freeman for Gov
ernor pin Newman claims IL was
not a gag or rchcarsed, II Just
happened that he needed n pin TO |
fssten the badge in place and the |
first person he asked happened 10 |
be White Bear publisher Aaron |
LttmRn. Mr. Littman had only a |
Freeman for Governor lapel pin |
which he readily gave Newman
who wore IL blithely despite the
glowcrs OF few staunch Rcpubli-
can supporters who apparently
suspected foul play
RAJ in T,irrarrxy argfs,, r,t.I -,
q note asking forgiveness was re-
ceived by "A New Prague, MINI.
business man the other day. The
business man asked the New
Prague TIMES 20 tell the anany-
nous sender that forgiveness IN
granted
Carl r Rowan. Minneapolis
TRIBUNE writer IL among those
announced IA members Of the 1857
March 81 Dimsa state advisory
COMMITTEES. Bradley MORRISON. a.
s9ctate editor Of the Minneapolis
STAR and TRIBUNE editorial
pages winner ~, ,v,,, sgya,,ls and
much praise for his editorials on
the race question waa off Ia Ger.
mani, eo, -. ,t,,,o. ,,.o,.l,..- ,,f.t,
Hirnsao,a burie,w are yysrraa
that woods and fields in the state
are perVder dry 4, many area. ,bi.
year. All are urged 10 he careful
with matches and esmpr,ea which
with careleExness co,ua ada m the
II 600 acres O, precioois forests
and fields which nog lie rbarred
and black I'm the ugas, ~ Mime.
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