Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-09-06
Northwest AME Conference
In 9th Session In St. Paul

irons World Airiines
Appoints Negro To
High Exec. Position
New York tANr1 IN y move
HNled hy Wee President Richard
NJ Nixon as significant step 20.
ward the adoption ot non disorim-
matory hiring policies IN the air
lire industry Trans World Ar.
lines last week named James o
rNHtop former aitforer pilot as
executive assistant to the director
% personnel nnd industrial rca-
tions
The as year old Negro flyer
businessman thus became the
first 81 bis race Go De named 90
am oNrrutlyc post with major
American passenger airline lie
ia assigned 20 Trans warlda home
Office here
appointment 4 Trait nIasrr
tils hiring marked the FIRST blg
hreal, Ia the night 81 various on
CARNATIONS 20 break dawn The
rare taboo long standing IN the Ia
1ugtry against The hiring OF Ne
Erugs 90 certain front line jobs
it prcaagcs the possibility ~ No
Efurs breaking into such jobs n
the Nights field as pilots. night
engineers. stcwartovsus and stow
Bria
Immediately after riintona apa
pointmont was announced, hpokou
men for twp organisation which
have been fighting ta break down
discrimination ia the industry.
Joined W praiHinR the move Said
Edward q Lewis executive a
rector 81 the Urban League
Urban League official
Iau.ls Action
IT ln our expectation that
rranB World and the nations
other great atrltnsz win now fol
low up this appointment by end
,nE the industry vide ban on the
hiring ~ Negroes Cor night poal
ttahs. sooh "a pilot faaht sngln-
Ger stewariess and steward
Lewis isuded TwA for having
broken through the color barrier
ia hiring for policy making oscou
tive positions"
Herbert iiiii labor secretary
u the NAACp. while saying that
hts organization was " graft.
fied Win the appointment
added
rhia desirable appointment to
no way changes the fact the rWA
has pantjacd the deliberate and
systematic policy ~ racial dla
elimination in the employment or
%eRrner tgf Night personnel gc
equations
'The EAACT has been involved
with ihe state Commission 4
gaiuaL Discrimination In tho pro
rreaiHr ~ cases against TWh and
several other major aiflinra that
have ratcEorlrsiiy refused ~ EN-
rloy qualified Negroes for Night
positions"
a spokesman Jor the state com
mission derliBri "a comment On
piintgus appointment
- Significant step"
but In Washington. Vice presi
Cent HisoH was quick and frank
IN discussing the airiihas action
iir called u "a significant first
step IN the s1opiioH Of nopdis
erfuaHa'ory hiring policies In the
airline Industry"
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rnrc in the night field a nysr
and night instructor IN tba fam
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