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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07
: EDITORIAL :
The Best Route

In the last few tvmultous weeks of racial strife both
in South Africa and South United Sales among
is that direct economic pressure the best route to recog
milton of human rights
In South Africa without black African labor the South
African economy would wither and possibly perish.
The business community there has quickly recognized
this and is Just as quickly seeking to persuade Prime Min
lister Hendrix F. Norwood and his Government allies that
changes in policy must be made to avert disaster
few figures tell the story The total labor force in
South Africa is approximately twoand-ahalfmllion Of
this number all but about 600 are natives Should the
natives feel driven to withdraw their labor completely to
realize their political social and economic goals they could
easily cripple the economy
That is why their political organization have been so
ruthessy smashed and their leaders jailed under
gency regulations.
When the Africans did stay for day or So the pro-
duce market in johannesburg virtually at standsl
very little meat produced by the slaughter houses and
delivery services non-eXistent.
The racial division Of the labor shows broad
way the dependence of the country African labor.
Perhaps this is why special cable dispatches of this
week explore the shift in emphasis which has occurred in
the last two weeks in comments by government officials
the crisis.
Government spokemen have preached possible new
approach the situation revolving around modification Of
the hasher provisions of South Afcas racial segregation
policies
Perhaps at long last the light is beginning to seep
through in this hellhoe of the world
In SOUTH the focus of the stn demonstrations has
assumed definite economic Overtones with the Easter boy
colt and the policy of seectve buying Reports of last
week that sales Woolworth Co stores had declined 89
percent major significance to the effectiveness
of the sit-ins
A drop of that proportion when dealing in big volume
sales and millions of dollars is thing that hurts
In the eyes of many American businessmen the dollar
has replaced God Almighty the deity consequently he'll
sit up and take notice when his pockeboOk is affected
We predict he'll forget about secondcass citizenship
and racial bgory and won't permit to flourish among the
poor-whites where it ab0unds most abundantly.
Yes we reiterate the lesson being driven sharply home
the direct economic pressure could well be the best route
10 recognition of human rights.
philadelphia independent
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07

Spring is here and most gard
en- enthusiasts are busy clean.
ing out the debris which has ac-
cumulated over the winter.
Morton Sterling, Chief, Bureau
of Air Pollution Control, has
asked for the cooperation of the
citizens of Detroit in helping to
keep Dctroit's air clean by re-
framing from burning the ac-
cumulatcd debris.
Open fires are prohibited by
ordinance, and il is requested
that all wastes be put into suit
able containers for pickup by
the Department of Public works.
The following reasons ana or
detrimental effects are cited as
reasons for prohibiting open
burning:
/. Improperly attended open
fires are a hazard to children,
trees, inflammable materials and
automobiles.
2. Flying sparks are a danger
to the neighborhood.
g. The burning of materials
such as leaves, clippings. twigS
and branches creates excessive
smoke which is carried aloft into
the atmosphere.
4. Resulting smoke is a severe
irritant to persons suffering from
asthma. chronic bronchitis, or
other respiratory ailments.
5. The smoke will carry great
distances and will cause soiling.
property damage, and Visibility
interference about the communi-
~.
6. The proper disposal of gard
en- debris will help maintain the
beauty and cleanliness of your
neighborhood.
z. The smoke and fly ash emit
ted into the air may create a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07
Help Keep Air Clean

direct nuisance TO your neigh
Dor. who usually accepts the in
convenience because of his re-
luctancc TO say anything about
il for fear of losing a friendship.
Citizens arc also requested TO
refrain from burning weeds when
that reason arrives, for the same
reasons.
Lot clearance should be ac-
hicvcd by cutting or chemical
treatment.
1t is hoped that the public
will cooperate with this request.
Sc that we can all enjoy a nui-
sance.fccc and refreshing spring
time season
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07
High Court
10 Hear Two
Contempt Cases

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The us.
Supreme Court has agreed TO
hear the appeal of Carl Braden.
Southern indignation worker, who
is under a years sentence for
contempt of Congress.
The court said il will hear
arguments on the case next fall.
before II hears the appeal of
frank Wilkinson, Los Angeles
civil liberties worker.
Bradcn and Wilkinson refused
to cooperate with the the House
Committee on Un-American Ac-
tlvities at hearing in Atlanta.
Ga. in 1858 The committee
claimed il was looking for sub
versivcS.' but Wilkinson and
Bradcn said it was trying TO ha-
rass and discrcdit people work
irg for civil rights and civil
liberties.
Informed of the courts de-
cision to hear his case, Bradcn
said at his home in Louisville,
KY
Il believe the Supreme Court
viii uphold the right of a citi-
1cn to work for indignation with
out being constantly harasscd by
the SegrcgationistS who control
the House Committee and the
Senate Internal Security Sub
committee
Rrsden is field secretary and
editor for the Southern Confer
ence Educational Fund, a South.
wide group working TO end rs-
eisl segregation and discrimina.
ton.
4 few years ago he was sen
fenced to is years in prison after
helping a Negro TO buy house
in white suburb of Louisville.
He was freed by a decision of
he Supreme Court after serving
8 months in jail and prison.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07
VIC VET
SAYS

GA year ago | asked VA to
held my annual CT insurance
dividend as credit, from which
TO pay my premium in case /
should miss a payment. Do |
have to renew this arrangement
each year with the VA?
A-No. Once the credit ar
ransement on dividends is az
thorized by you. il remains in
effects until cancelled. II is not
necessary to renew your author
ization each year.
Q-My husbands electrical APP
pliancc shop was burned out 3
months ago and he recovered
his losses through fire insur-
ance policy. Is il necessary for
him TO report this money when
he tells VA about his income?
He is applying for pension.
A-No. Proceeds Of fire insvr-
snce policies are not considered
income for VA pension purposes
Q-Is every disabled Korea
veteran, regardless of the degree
of his disability. entitled to spc-
cial vocati o nal rehabilitation
training?
A-No. This training is avail.
able only TO disabled veterans
who need il n overcome the
handicap Of their serviee-connec-
ted disabilities. However, those
who don't need vocational rehs-
Utilization training may be eIiei-
BILE for Korean cI Bill training.
Q-My husband died of a SER
vicc-conncct condition and | draw
death compensation from VA.
Docs the size Of my outside in
come make any difference in
my eligibility to get these pay
mentS?
A-No. Your other income has
no effect on your eligibility for
death compensation. Income linn
itations, however. do apply in
the case Of pension payments
based on deaths not connected
with military service.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07
Stop, Look, Live

school teachers this week. was
printed by the Traffic Safety
Association. with the cooperation
of the Detroit Police Department
and the Department Report and
Information Committee of De
troit. and with the assistance and
approval of public and parochial
school officials.
The leafIef points out that
May and June are the most dan
gerous months for traffic acct
dents, that most accidents TO
children five through eight years
old are the chief victims and
that the greatest cause Of child
accidents is running suddenly
into the street from place
where the driver can't see" the
child.
Last year 264 children were
struck down by motor vehicles
in May and 268 in June the
lcaflct points out. The two
most dangerous hours OF the
day were between 3 and 5 o'clock
and the six and seven-year-
old youngsters were most fire.
qvenf victims"
Teachers were requested to
give the children a last minute
reminder just before the young
stcrs leave school Such a re-
hinder. the leaflet suggests,
could be that the children fol
low the approved safety.route
home and obey the instructions
Of the safety patrol boys.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07

The Nero swimmers were
driven lfom the Dcacn by white
hoodlums while local police look
cd on. The attack, started on the
beach. was extended TO the city
that night with clashes between
Negro and white citizens Eight
Negroes and two white men suf-
fercd gunshot wounds Involved
in the melee were seven white
Air Force men from the nearly
kcsslcr base
Or Felix Dunn. president Of
the Biloxi branch Of the NAACP,
promptly denied charges that the
NAACP had instigated the wade.
in demonstration Meanwhile in
New York City NAACP ENccu-
tive Secretary Roy wilkins. back
cd up DR. Dunns denial lie
further stated that the charge
by Anthony Ragusin. general
manager of the Biloxi Chamber
of Commerce, that the NAACP
is acting as an agent Of the
enemies of the United States by
inspiring demonstrations finan.
ccd by money from overseas is
a deliberate. premeditated and
vicious falschood"
The city was patroIled by po-
lice armed with riot guns. Never
fheless shooting went on in sew
eraI parts Of the city. Among
the wounded were three Negro
women who we're shot at from
passing car. The riot is de-
scribed as the worst in MISSISSIPPI
pi.
Arrested with DR. Mason. lead
or of the group. were two other
Negroes. Dr. Mason was fined
S25 each on two counts and the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07

other SD t.I. fOur DINER Ne
groeS were arrcstd in an auto
mobile in which police said they
found gun.
The attack on the swimmers
came an hour after they had
pcaceably entered the water.
Some 80 Negro men, women and
chlldre participated in the
swimming AS the police stood
By several carloads Of white
hocdlums drove up and set upon
the swimmers with clubs, chains
and sticks.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07

When I consider Thy heav-
ems. /. F.. the moon and the stars
which Thou hast ordained;
What is man, that Thou art
mindful of him?-(Psalm 8;
3.D.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07
Memo: To Teachers
1915 Too Many-Stop. Look,
Live"

GtvSs
That's the provocative title of
a lcaflct distributed to 5000 Gle
mentary school teachers in De-
troit, supplying them with facts
to teach children about the grav-
ity of the traffic accident pro
blem II is being distributed in
connection with an intensive,
city-wide pedestrian safety pro-
gram.
The 1916 Too Many refers
to tho 25 children who were kill
cd and 1891 injured while walk
ing across or riding bicycles on
Detroit streets last year.
The leaflet, being distributed TO
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07
NAA(P Counsel Flies To
Defend Biloxi Victims

BILOXI Miss IL Robert l.. Carter NAACP general
counsel arrived here by arplane today to conduct the
defense CT Dr. Glbo Mason and others arrested in con-
necon with The S.sdcr dcnonSrrn of Negroes on the
municipal beach here on April "a
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-07

trhood OF God, and The bro
fhcrhood of man. And this
will do away with belief In
TIE realty Of human false
cminence. And will make
plenty of room for the mani
festation of immortal divine
Love in all human affairs.
Quoting from Science x
Health with Key to the Scrip
lures by Mary Baker Eddy.
Emerge gently from mat
ter into Spirit. Think not
Evening star., 1960-01-11

The text of Mr.. Finnegan's
statement follows:
A story involving the Federal
Mediation and Cancellation
Service appeared today in the
Washington press which is mis-
leading and inaccurate. I feel,
as director of the Federal Me-
diation and Cancellation Serv-
Evening star., 1960-01-11
BARDOT
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'"Babette Goes to War" At
that time she was supposedly
engaged to a grooming guitarist,
Sacha Distel.
Miss Bardot married Mr..
Charter last June in the Office
of the mayor of suburban Louv-
eciennes. 1t was his first mar
riage. Five months later the
groom, son Of retired colonel,
was drafted into the army. He
spent only five weeks in the
Service-most of the time in
hospitals.
Less than two weeks after
being sent to a training camp
in Southern France, he got
leave to visit his pregnant wife
in Paris. He repeatedly was
worried about her.
While in the capital he en-
tered the Val de Grace mill
tary hospital for a nervous
breakdown. Newspapers and a
member Of the National Assem-
bly, wanted to know if he was
getting favored treatment be-
cause of his wife.
Miss Bardot came to the de-
fense Of her husband. In a
letter to a Paris newspaper,
she rebuked his critics and
said he wanted to do his time
in the army like everyone else.
He was given a temporary med
ical discharge December IL.
Evening star., 1960-01-11
Kenyo Police Bar
American Negro
Lawyer at Farley

NAIROBI. Kenya. Jan. IL
(AP). - Thurgood Marshall,
American Negro lawyer. was
barred by police yesterday from
entering a private political
meeting at Kaimbu, near
Nairobi.
Mr.. Marshall, who is to be
the special adviser to Kenya s
Authenticated members at the
London Constitutional Con-
ference, opening January 18,
was accompanied by Tom
Mboya, an African nationalist
leader.
Mr.. Mboya and Mr.. Marshall.
a leader Of the United States
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie, were told by police they
could not attend because the
license granted for the meeting
did not include their attend
ance. Political meetings in
Kenya are still controlled by
the government and license
conditions are strictly U-
forced.
Mr.. Marshall arrived in
Nairobi yesterday after wit
Messing the Liberian presiden-
tial inauguration in Monrovia.
He plans extensive talks with
African elected members in
Nairobi and will fly to London
with them Thursday.
Evening star., 1960-01-11

that which is directed toward
those who defend and protect
us.
I'VE pray for the Brereton
family and for the injured Pvt.
Winters. May justice be served
and the guilty punished in ac-
cordance with the law of the
land. May our fair city be
spared any recurrence of such
violence"
Evening star., 1960-01-11
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standpoint much of his work
is carried on in a small office
under the Interior Ministry. Its
job is to promote the teaching
Of citizenship by the distribu-
ton Of pamphlets, films and
appropriate texts. The amount
Of material distributed is
limited by a budget of less than
81 million a year.
I'VE know that it gets into
hands of school teachers" an
official explained. But what
use is made of it after that is
something over which we have
no control"
NaZi Backgrounds
One of the more difficult
problems faced by educators is
the fact that many German
school teachers today-lik e
many judges. army officers and
civil servantS-held similar Jobs
under the Nazis. In a pros
porous and materialistic pe-
riod. the teaching profession is
not overloaded with applicants.
And the job Of bringing in new
generation Of teachers will take
many years.
Even the most politically pure
OF them, however, have their
troubles. The problem of ham
ding a class in which a Jewish
child may sit next to the son
OF former storm trooper is
one American educators may
be able to appreciate.
Not unnaturally, there has
been a general tendency to
duck issues which might stir
old conflicts. In the interests
OF the children themselves and
also in the interests of child
parent-teacher relations, most
schools have preferred to bring
UP children in ignorance land
innocence) about the past
rather than insist on dissecting
the sins of their fathers.
This may explain partly
why modern history in most
German schools is simply not
taught. High schools cover, as
one teacher put it, everything
from Adam to Adenauer" have
a way Of running short of time
in the final chapters.
In Bonn, ministers may issue
stern warnings to school teach
ers to mend their ways. But no
one can expect the federal
government to supervise the
scheduling Of subjects In in
dividual claSsroomS.
Dhemma OF Society
To a great extent the di-
lemma Of German schools is a
dilemma of the German society
as well. One of the more strik-
ing facts about postwar Ger
man life has been the un-
willingness to discuss the past
or face up to future problems.
I'VE just didn't want to
think about it or talk about it. ="
an elderly German admitted.
Il don't say this was a good
thing, but it was natural"
Because this fact has been
reflected in government policy,
less has been done that might
have been done to deal with
problems which everyone recog-
nizes. Apart from the practical
difficulties of uprooting all for
mer Nazis from public life,
there has been a general un-
willingness to undertake any
Evening star., 1960-01-11

for the story from a
ice, that it should not be left
unehallenged.
The article, referring to an
unidentified Informed source"
as its authority, states that the
recently concluded steel settle
ment was unnecessarily costly
and that Federal mediators
characterized it as political"
The same story, however, ad-
mitS that when questioned yes
terday, I refused to comment
on the settlement or on the
circumstances of the final ne
gotiationS.
The article states that I had
drafted a proposed settlement
compromise package. The fact
is that the Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service steel
mediation panel, which I
chaired, had explored with the
parties possible settlement al
ternatives, but the latter had
not seen At to accept them. No
formal recommendations were
drafted by me.
Parties DeadIOcked
When joint mediation meet
ings were temporarily suspend
ed pending the vote to be con-
Quoted by the National Labor
Board, the parties
were deadlocked on the main
issues in dispute-wageS and
work rules.
This was the situation into
which the Vice President and
the Secretary of Labor entered.
Through their Joint efforts the
parties were able to find a COM
mon ground for voluntary ad-
justment Of their dispute, and
thus the country was spared
from the possibility of an
other economic dislocation.
To say that a lesser settle
ment was contemplated or pos
Sible is rank speculation. A set
tlement implies voluntary
agreement by both parties.
There was nothing in the atti-
tudeS Of the parties when Fed
eral mediation efforts were tenn
porarily suspended which could
conceivably have implied an ac-
ceptance by the parties Of a Diff
ferent package than they finally
agreed on.
CyniciSm Denied
The unsupported statement
that professional mediators"
are cynical about the settle
ment certainly does not apply
to me or my associates on
the Federal Mediation and
Cancellation Service steel panel.
The truth is that we all felt,
as I put it to Secretary Mitch
ell, that the settlement was
the best New Years gift that
he and Vice President Nixon
could have given. not only to
America. but also to the Fed
eral mediation steel panel
members who had been ham,
mering at this dispute since
last July.
The article further states
that just before New Years
Day, I was told by higher
authorities to step out of the
picture. This statement is un-
true. I never received such
instructions. On the contrary,
throughout our mediation ef-
forts the service received the
wholehearted support of Vice
President Nixon and Secre-
tary of Labor Mitchell. I kept
Secretary Mitchell fully advised
at all times as to the status
Of the dispute. and he in turn
kept in close touch with me
and informed me of all devel-
opmentS.
Secretary Mitchell and the
service have worked harmoni-
ously and in close co-opera-
ton in many labor disputes Of
national Importance and the
steel dispute was no exception.
Evening star., 1960-01-11


.quor Store, SOL Florida avenue
N. W.. scene Of the holdup; sew
eral police officers and two un-
Identified colored men.
Friend Worked at Hospital
Earlier, it was disclosed that
Miss Pitts was working at her
job as an addressograph oper-
ator at the Washington Hos
pital Center on Thursday night
when the two wounded police
men were brought there. She
said she made up addreSsograph
plates on both the slain Pvt.
Brereton and the wounded Pvt.
Winters about 8 pm. and then,
ironically, received a phone call
from William Coleman.
William. she said, asked if he
could see her. Shortly afterward
she went home and William
appeared there with Raymond
and his wife. She said the four
Of them sat in a car out front
and talked for a while. but she
declared that William made no
mention Of the holdup or shoot
ing.
Then they drove to Williams
house in the 400 block of Bel
mont street NV, where the
women walked in and we're
seized as material witnesses by
police. When the women did
not return to the car, the men
left. Raymond was picked up
shortly afterward at his home.
Plea to Cab Drivers
Meanwhile, Chief of Detec-
tives E. e. Scott issued a plea
for any cab drivers who may
have driven the Coleman
brothers on Thursday night
after the holdup to come for
ward. He said William has ad-
mitted taking a cab from
Fourth and Bryant streets NV.
to Eleventh and Clifton streets
NV, and Raymond says he
took a cab from Seventh and o
streets NV. to his home at
1892 Seventeenth street NV.
Deputy Chief Scott wants
any cab driver who has these
trips on his manifest to notify
the Detective Bureau.
Raymond was arrested about
Evening star., 1960-01-11

source - not Mr.. Flnnegan -
who was in a position to know
what was going on in steel
negotiations.
Yesterdays story stated that
Mr., Finnegan had drafted a
settlement package which he
intended to propose to labor
and management after the
scheduled vote by steelworkers
January 11-13 on their en-
ployers' offer. Mr.. Finnegan's
proposal was less generous to
the union than the settlement
recommended by Mr.. Nixon and
Labor Secretary Mitchell, and
accepted by both sides last
week. the story said.
Mr.. Finnegan'S statement to
the press said mediators had
explored with the parties
possible settlement alternatives,
but the latter had not seen fit
to accept them. No formal
recommendations were drafted
by me-"
Speculation" Charged
He added that the dispute
was "deadlocked" when he
suspended mediation efforts
and Mr.. Nixon and Mr.. Mitchell
stepped in. ITO say that a
lesser settlement was contem-
plated or possible is rank
speculation," Mr.. Finnegan
said. adding there was nothing
in the attitudes of the parties
when Federal mediation efforts
were temporarily suspended
which could conceivably have
implied an acceptance by the
parties of a different package
than they finally agreed on"
On these points, The Star
story said:
There was no guarantee, of
course, that the union would
have accepted the Finnegan
package. But intensified pres
sure by the administration,
along with the threat of con-
gressional action, might have
done the job"
The story noted that Mr.. Fin
negan had tried out many set
tlement suggestions without
much success, but added that
he believed he had a chance
after the January lib vote.
Mr.. Finnegan's statement did
not explain what he meant by
saying that he drafted no for
NAL recommendations" 1t has
been widely understood hat he
planned to make settlement
proposals, but there was no
understanding about whether
they would be formal.
Mr.. Finnegan this morning
declined to elaborate on bis
statement.
The Star called Mr.. Finnegan
Saturday. before publication of
the story, and asked him about
the report that he had planned
to propose a less pro-union
settlement than was finally
reached. He declined to COM
ment.
Text of Statement
The text of Mr.. Finnegan's
statement follows:
A story involving the Federal
Mediation and Cancellation
Service appeared today in the
Washington press which is mis-
leading and inaccurate. I feel,
as director of the Federal Me-
diation and Cancellation Sery-