Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01

/ TAIN tickets to Memphis at the
white" ticket window. The three,
Mary Jane Pigee, Is; Adrian
Beard. 10 and Wilma Smith, II
were booked by local police.
The South Carolina Supreme
court overturned lower court con-
victions Of % Morris college stu
dents who staged a sit-in here on
March 4.
Roy wilkins of the NAACP
addressing the annual national
meeting Of the National student
Association warned the group
against reactionary movements.
These movements, he asserted,
would return civil rights and race
relations to 1861 Gas they are now
attempting to do with the Civil
War Centennial minutes) and
leaving to a village constable or
the Monday Luncheon Club the in
depreciation Of the United States
Constitution"
The Columbus, Ohio, Junior
Chamber (Jaycees) Of Commerce
moved their regular meeting place
from the Columbus Athletic Club
to a hotel where all are welcome
despite race or color.
Three reporters from the alert
AFRO-AAIERICAN newspaper in
Baltimore disguised as African
diplomats tested various restaur-
ants on roads leading out of WASH
ington the nations capital to see
how representatives from nations
the US. needs in the present world
struggle are treated at eating
places. The three were AFRO
asst. managing editor Rufus Wells,
and reporters George Collins and
Herbert Mangium.
Two of the restaurants served
the diplomats in segregated din
ing rooms. Three restaurants not
ed for refusing American blacks
gave the diplomats" good service.
At some restaurants they were
asked for credentials. The report
ers passed themselves off as dip
lomats" from the non-eSdstant
state of "GObam".
The US. State Department is
trying to get operators Of the
plush restaurants in the Wash
ington area in Maryland and Vir-
ginia to serve the African diplo-
mats without segregation and in
cidents for the benefit of the us.
international position.
A month ago it got some Of the |
Washington, D. c. apartment house
operators to agree to lease apart
ments to African diplomats.
That us. State department
meeting Of so prominent leaders
from thruout the country was en-
gineered by former Minnesotan
Richard X. Fox, Jr. The meeting |
was called to aid in recruitment Of |
qualified Negro personnel for the
us. State department
The Pennsylvania NAACP has
asked the FEP commission Of that !
state to crack down on the flag
rant job discrimination by the
major airlines serving that area.
The NAACP charged the state
FEPC has been doing nothing !
about job discrimination in the air
line industry In a Washington
court a district judge has ousted
Bishop Walter Mccullough, elect
ed successor Of Bishop @. NJ.
(Sweet Daddy Grace from his
position. The judges decision de-
clared Mccullough election Feb.
8, 1860 was Illegal and enjoined
him from handling any financial
transactions for the church. Grace
left a reputed 10 million dollars
in the church (his) treasury when
he died.
, A 20 year old New Orleans coed
Freedom Rider has chosen six
months hard labor rather than
have CORE post bond for her E. i
Attacking what he calls gross race
in all branches Of
the military services including the
reserves and National Guard Con-
gresham Charles Diggs, Dem.
o. asked the Secretary of Defense
to set up a Citizens Committee
to study the continued discrimina-
ton in some areas of the nations
military.