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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-09-14
Serious Problem Faces
ROndO-St. Anthony Area

Leroy Lazenberry the president Of the North
Central Community Council makes a serious charge
against the St Paul Housing and Redevelopment
Authority and city officials this week when he
stated he felt there deliberate plan to ignore
the needs Of the Rondo-st. Anthony area.
The Council has been carrying on a vail
ant fight to protect and secure the interests Of
property owners Of the area where the largest
concentration Of Negro residents live. The Council
is calling a meeting of residents for Sunday, Sep
tember 49, at Halle O. Brown House at 4 pm. to
report its lack Of progress and future plans.
Residents Of the area interested in the health,
welfare and good housing and neighborhood main
tenance should attend this meeting and hear the
story Of what the council Is attempting to do for the
benefit Of the community against tremendous odds,
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Good News, Ii It's True

Miss Catherine Woodward Hennepin County
probation officer who is in England a British
us. exchange program was quoted in Mondays
Minneapolis Star as having told London reporter
Racial prejudice has not been any problem to in
Minneapolis"
If Miss Woodland who is Negro was quoted
correctly she is unique in that she is the only Negro
residing either in Minneapolis or st. Paul we've
ever heard Of whe has not had some problem with
race prejudice We are all for doing a real Chamber
Of Commerce job for our state but we have yet to
meet a fellow Negro in this state community
who has not been effected by the problem not
withstanding Miss woodard's rather optimistic re-
port to the London press.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-09-14

reading Allen advise and Conent) Drurs new
which will be published September
TO- predict bestseer More anonCecl New
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-09-14

Justice William Douglas recently disposed
of the oft repeated claim of segregaonsts that places of public
only policy private thereby
and national laws which forbid discrimination
Justice Douglas wrote in a concurring opinion:
Restaurants whether
of the public life of most of communities
the states not enforce policy Of racial segregation
may constuionay policy segrega
facilities Some of the argument assumed that
restaurants private property the that ones home
property
purposes Constitution railways
other enterprises which held
public constitutional rights
involved the proprietary interests of individuals must Towns
wholly interests perform municipal functions
constitutional requirements ordinary
municipalities State regulations private enterprise falls when it
only
only blacks only yeows browns Race inpersb
parks other municipal facilities
the Protection Clause Of the Fourteenth Amendment
State consutonaly
licensing power
the the licensed The authority to license
public the public Negroes
that public whites municipality granting
operate public represents Negroes
license establish restaurant
establish public facility necessarily imports
equality o members Of the public.
whereby
distinguished public
his desires
enterprise license
privilege derives Whether retail
municipality different footing pre-
necessity license that the public
rights respect premises
private
Constitution
overriding constitutional requirement
not protection
AS the first Mr. Justice Harlan stated in dissent in Plessy
Ferguson Constitution
country superior dominant ruling citizens
caste here Our constitution color blind Exchange
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-09-14

the first
book multi centennial history of the Civil War We are
citizenship today the struggle between the
md anti-savery the precavn War period
beginning of country been the
shadowing political nation
when most Negroes chattel slaves
In Cations great speeches
planters politicians in behalf of the institution Of
The similarity of reasoning the appeal to irrational emotions
holding politician
marably present day Eaands DIN Jonston Tamage
political South want the Negro Of
today kept in quas-state Of slavery.
In book, part speech William LOwndes Yancey
prOavery faction Of the Democratic party
like the appeal Of Eastand Of today
speaking sssppPs right tOdays Negro Mississippi I'm
virtual bondage
Yancey support and its extension and against
ansavery forces property invaded Ours the
that is to be destroyed
children the Of fam
lilies the lives perhaps
havng volcano of passion and crime
If you enabled to consumate your designs"
OF course speaking NOrhernes
who convinced that slavery had to go In
supporter balef
today using Louisiana
an effort segregation
dollars Of wasted human Any
attempt practices the mind Of Perez and
destroying life the Of life Of
Yancey hoped to have maintained in 1850.
Reading historian like Cation experience
easily makes the reader walk the streets
Charleston Washington the 1905 with him. view
ing goes political greats the streets the halls
of Congress- political conventions
We also reading Consent) DrIrys
will published September
predict another besteler More anonCel New
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-09-14
Focus On
Africa
BY EDDIE L. MADISON, JR.

JUSTIN BOMBOKO, minis
ter of foreign affairs for the
Congo Ueopoldville), has
called on Portugal to stop
bloodshed in the Portuguese
colony of Angola. Bomboko
said recently that the Portu-
guese had established a policy Of
racial Indignation" in Angola
which has never been equalled by
another colonial power" but warn
ed that failure by Portugal to halt
bloodshed In Angola would destroy
this image. In an official state
ment, he confirmed aid by the Re-
public of Congo to the Angolan
rebels in training on Congolese
soil. In his statement he asked the
Portuguese government and people
to understand the uselessness of
q war, the outcome Of which cam
not be In doubt, no matter how
long It lasts"
BoMBoKo FURTHER stated
that 1t is only by stopping the
resistance to Angolan independ-
ence that Portugal will gain the
friendship not only Of the Angolan
people but of the entire African
continent" He said the Angolans
were the victims Of IAN intoler-
able policy, colonialism, which has
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The
HIGH
And Low
wv M

Does the drugstore still give a
free bowl Of goldfish with a dollar
purchase Is the town radi-
cal - the one who quoted Vol
taire - still hanging around the
post-office? Remember the
two town celebrities? The woman
who got second prize for her jams
at the Iowa State Fair - and the
man who once lived in Chicago ?
Do you know why the water
tank, the tallest thing in town,
didn't have the town name on
top? Cause there weren't any
planes up there Remember
when we SWITCHED candy in John
sons Emporium, and Dad got the
bill a month later?
Remember how we became
aware of cows on the old lot-by
sliding into third base? And
everybody in town whitfield but
few did wood carving? -. Where's
Eddie Case, who put football in
his trunk and went away to a
faraway place called Yale? @. .
How about Margaret Tierney, who
sang Hello Central, Give Me
Heaven" in the eighth grade
play? -.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-09-14
No Tinkering With United
Nations Vote Formula

1t would be big mistake for the United Ma
tons to attempt to change the voting formula of
that body at this time. The recurring demand for
more equitable system of voting" did not arise
until the increase of African and Asian nations in
the UN. Then the grumblng began among the
big powers" notably Britain, Belgium and from
some sources in this country, that the new nations,
especially the smaller nations had right to have
the same vote in the assembly as the big powers.
AS it is today and properly so this newspaper
thinks, tiny nation has the same one vote
which the big power has in final ballotng. Those
early advocates Of a world body designed to keep
the peace knew that any other method Of voting
would give the big powers all the say in the U.N,
and they therefore planned well to give the smaller
nations the dignity and heart of the vote
the mightier nations.
In this country the chief complaint against the
one nation one-vote rule in the U.N comes from
sources who against the UN no matter how
well 1t operates. This U s.. anti-UN position has be-
come vrulent since the black and yellow coun-
tries have been admitted in increasing numbers
In the United Nations as they have thrown off the
shackles of colonialism.
If we are to continue to have U.N. with
real meaning it will have to be body where there
is Juggling of voting rights to benefit the whims
and power positions Of the larger nations.
sure way to kill off the UN would be to
change the voting formula the basis Of the size
Of nations This would be the same changing our
American Constitution that states would elect
US senators on the basis Of size in population In
stead Of each state having two members.
IF the big powers" feel that they cannot in
good conscience remain in a world peace body where
the small nations vote parity with them,
they will admit what some enemies Of the UN have
been saying all along, namely: 1.-THE UN is the tool
of the imperalist west"
The Russian Communists and their bloc have
made no bones about their dissatisfaction with the
U.N BY its present rules despite the cumbersome
veto they cannot completely have their way. Con-
certed action Of nations in the U.N. have stopped
Soviet aggression a number Of times and probably
prolonged world peace.
If the U.N. breaks up over western nations at
tempting to obtain a new vote formula, the situa-
ton will be handmade for the Soviet which would
rather not have a world body unless it can control
its course
This would seem also to be the unwilling
unsound, position also of the western nations who
seek to upset the present rules for voting.
This newspaper still thinks the United Nations
with all its natural imperfections Is the one best
hope Of world peace which exists today. Those in
dividuals, groups and bocs which would destroy it
would return the world to the total jungle which
has brought 1t to the brink Of destruction.
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DRY-POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

Erohca specialized literary been
largely ecpsed by competition literary
they unemployment
long time to
1t obvious that great deal of thought planning
guidance signs and traffic Minnesota highways
y that it mostly after-thought.
the that making great
monumental liars of human history
politician who for the uncertainties Of
posves absoutes his campaign oatory
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07
The Silly Season

That old campaigner for the Right Fringe, the
Minneapolis Trbunes Washington Bureau chief
Richard Wilson, is at it again He accuses the Ken
nedy Administration Of policy of 1.-The big fib" in
"misinforming the American public. He gives a
bill of 10 particulars.
Curiously of particulars Is the way the
government handled the U-2 incident at the time
the observation plane shot down over Russia
We suspect that lot Of people will consider that
it borders Just bit the unfair side to indict the
Kennedy Administration for something which the
Eisenhower Administration handled. But this is the
sort Of thing you have to watch out for you take
your intelligence from the Fringe.
Only one of the other nine big fibs" listed by
Wilson involves clearcut point Of fact The others
are matters Of prediction ('"The federal budget for
fiscal 1868 would be balanced Untrue"O or matters
Of evaluaton of military intelligence reports ono
Russian troops were landed in Cuba. Untrue'D or
matters of opinion Ono favored treatment was
given to Billy Sol Estes. Untrue.")
The one item that may have been a fib: The
President called off his personal campaigning be-
cause he had cold. Untrue" The President did
have a cold, but he also had urgent business in
Washington concerned with missile bases in Cuba
The fib, If any, was not big And considering
the comprehensive report that the President made
business that took him back to Washington, Wilson
looks pretty silly when he the incident as a
basis for his charge that THE Kennedy adminstra-
ton has run the risk of undermining confidence
in information from Washington.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07

against certain sections Of the public This Is ridcul-
GUS on two counts: obviously the President does
have the power and duty to issue such an admins
trative order; and obviously he has done so and Is
planning enforcing it.
These same people are arguing that the order
will ruin the industry-that they cannot do business
under such rule and will have to operate without
the benefit Of FILA, FNMA and the Veterans Ad-
ministration. This complaint sounds a bit strange
coming from people who have always protested
that they do not discriminate We think, moreover
that it is good bet that these people will soon
come around to the position that not only can they
live with the presidential order; but that they
not live without the government services
There remains the deep south. VIII this path
ETC. backward psychosis-ridden region now reject
government services which have become essential
to the development of good housing? VIII they
take upon their region this additional handicap ?
How much more Of this sort Of thing can they at
ford? Rather than join the forward movement of the
rest Of the country the people of the south have
destroyed their educational systems, imposed i'm
possible burdens upon business frustrated their own
efforts to attract industry viii they now reject the
Presidents order and accept the loss of innumerabe
units Of badly needed new housing?
1t is impossible to predict, but it may be that
this is the weight that will tip the scale If it does
the housing stroke Of the PEN will surely turn out
to be the greatest stroke Of ALL in the continuing
struggle for equal treatment Of all Americans.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07
Election Law Reform Up
To Legislature

By giving the sanction Of law to the kind of
party-lne second guessing that has been going in
the local canvassing boards, the Minnesota Supreme
Court has created intolerable situation which
surely will have to be corrected by the legislature
1t makes no difference which party gained by
the procedures Embossed following the general cleo
ton. 1t might be the Republicans one time and the
Democratic Farmer-Laborites the next The point
Is that if spot recounts by the canvassing boards
on their own authority and initiative, to be per-
mitted after the boards have completed their duties
everybody in close race will be looking precinct by
precinct for extra votes, and there will be intoer
able pressure upon the local boards to help along
There might even be a tendency to incidents
like that in country where the ballot boxes
handled with outrageous careessness worse
There surely would be pressure to cut the corners
such as the pressure board to count absentee
ballots that failed to qualify by meeting the deadline
for such votes
The canvassing boards have ample powers to
check the work Of the precinct judges and it
when they find After this job has been done
and the returns filed with the state further checks
should be subject to higher authority. To allow any
thing else is to invite chaos and risk corruption
Many people are disappointed that the Supreme
Court did not take occasion to clarity the ambght
les of the law with ruling more in keeping with
the realities Of the problem. Many people think that
SUCH would nave Deen closer 10 the
meaning and intent of the law than the ruling which
the Supreme Court has made.
AS it is, the issue must go before the legis-
lature It Is to be hoped that it will be dealt with
there in more statesmanlike manner. Since the
present chaos work against either party, both
have a stake In correcting it
While they are at it. they would do well to give
attention to other defects In election Law, In
GLIDING those which contribute to such widespread
error as has already been turned up.
We have discussed some of these problems in
previous editorial, where have suggested that
major source Of error Is the impossible hours and
working conditions to which precinct election offic.
als subjected Most of these can easily be cor.
rected, and they should be.
The matter Of powers and procedures for the
canvassing boards poses more technical legal prob
lenls, but the solution enthusiastically may be much
easier. 1t may be long time before have another
statewide election close this On the other
hand close elections are happening all the time. If
canvassing procedures be set up, properly safe
guarded, which will insure substantially correct
count without putting candidates to insupportable
recount expense, democracy will be we'll served.
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the last general Branch meeting leading citizens and
civic workers and attesed to by many such persons
AS in competitive campaign the Of the opponent would
not should not did not since the pacar
part of my campaign effort.
Before go fatty deny
made by Mr. Smith, racay chauvnisuc whisper
campaign is Other charges made in the
letter too ridiculous to merit comment.
will not this wonderful opportunity to make charges urth
denias but will it, rather to make simple statement accent
qualifications for the position administrative Fed
eral Government 1914 mothers health
transferred to St Paul from Washington c. in 1858 Ny title
that time Military Personnel Specialist No job opening avail
able in that position and In time became secretary to the three
heads the Station 1.-TWO mill
and civan) year promoted to Stock
Manager.
To quote from just the officers letters appreciation that
brought with from Washington De- II wish to take this
portn departure the Office Of the Surgeon General
appreciation excellent performance Of
duty During this period opporm-
tiles observe performance been impressed
pleased with gen conscientious and enthusiastic appHca
ton above qualities coupled with pleasing personality
loyalty and made valuable member Of the Career
Planning devotion
duty have gained with the members Of the
entire Training Division" Signed 1t
Col, MISC.
Mr. Editor thank you this opponity-Cs) Ethel Mai
Richburg St. Paul, MINI.
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Keep BigOted American
Senators At Home

Hoo-ray for newly Independent Uganda whose
government this week barred one of our leading
native us. racists who happens to be an American
official from visiting that country.
1t happens that our burden" in this instance
lana Ellender a tax payer paid junket to Africa
had paused long enough to show his true colors, by
prasng the strict racial segregation of South Africa
which some day may battle that backward nation In
blood.
Ellender also put his big mouth and little mind
into the Northern Rhodesia problem and native
African leaders accused him Of tanning racial hatred
and upsetting Authenticated States relations dur
ing his tour of the continent
It's too bad the US State Department for our
country's sake can't keep us. Senators and Con-
gresham who white supremacy" spokesman
out Of Africa. They undo all the good work our
State Department, our Peace Corps have been doing
that troubled continent.
Such individuals Ellender knowing their
feelings and being unwilling to accord decent treat
ment even to their own fellow black Americans,
here at home-ought to have the decency to stay
out Of Africa and let the Senators who realize the
Importance Of the friendship of the emerging Afri-
Nations to our international position-go to
Africa.
Elender was quoted saying that in his tour
Of Africa he had not any African nation where
the average African capable Of leadership with
out white assistance. This was a gratutous general
zaton and even If 1t were true which 1t is not COM
ing from man from a state where fellow Negro
citizens are daily oppressed and denied their rights
IL 20 he ansNEered and aIqo hound r,o
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07
The Housing ''Stroke
OF The PEN

The Stroke Of the pen" turned out to be some
what more than that, but it has been done. We have
the Presidents compromised order banning dis
elimination in federally assisted housing, and we
have the opportunity to make great deal of it. If
will.
What can we make of II? Consider for one ex-
ample the matter Of dwellings that revert to the
FILA or the Veterans Administration in default of
mortgage payments. These dwellings are to be
found in all neighborhoods, and in a wide price
range. How are they to be re-sold? Without dis
elimination. No bank. no savings and loan associa-
ton, no real estate dealer is going to get out his
secret map these houses, because you can go d.
recty to the government agency and make your
own deal. Moreover, If local goons try to make
trouble for you your protection Is the Federal Bur
eau of Investigation. because this Is federal prop
erty.
Consider, for another example, the man who is
known as a Project Builder or developer. He puts
up houses by the thousands and sells them at low
down payments, and usually at prices that make
them good bargain If he plans to stay in business
he is going to have to sell (for the first time, in
most cases) without discrimination Why? Because
he Is absolutely and totally dependent upon the Fed
eral National Mortgage Association for financing
His loans may go through bank or other
public agency. but the government puts up the
money.
Or consider the builder or dealer who uses the
services of the Federal Housing Administration No
discrimination!
President Kennedy's new order poses some in
teresting and sometimes amusing problems for the
diehards the reactonaries in the real estate build
ing and finance industries who have sworn never to
bow down to this sort of Dictatorship" 1t also
faces the unreconstructed deep south with another
prospective consequence Of their determination to
remain backward.
Industry people are now arguing that the Presi-
dent lacks the power to issue such order They
say that it is up to Congress to decide whether pub
Lie funds shall be used In ways that discriminate
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Our Post This Week
Zip for Negro History Scrapboof

Clip for Negro History Scrapbook
December 8, 1880 - 8. r Low
cry, teacher and army chaplain,
was born.
December 10, 1905 - William L.
Garrison, abolitionist, was born.
Garrison, an editor and dedicated
opponent Of slavery, died In 1879.
December 10, 1912 - Date of
mortgage burning for the Morris
Memorial building, Sunday School
Publishing Board, Nashville, Tenn.
December 10, 1850 - DR.. Ralph
j. Bunche, deputy secretary-gen-
eral Of the United Nations, was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,
becoming the first Negro so hon.
ored.
December IL, 1912 - Henry
Armstrong, only man to hold three
boxing titles at one time, was born
In ST. Louis, Mo. He began his
career at age IT, fighting more
than 400 engagements.
December II, 1917 - Five men,
bers Of the oath US. Infantry were
executed for their part In q Hous-
ton, Tex, riot, Aug. %, 1917.
December II, 1870 - Joseph H.
Rsiney of South Carolina was seat
ed as the first Negro member Of
the US. House Of Representatives.
December IS. 1872 - o. p. An
derson. member Of John Browns
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-12-07
DIR Y-POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

The houses todays market chronological
Automatic climate automatic switchboard lighting necoms
lever faucets with final filter garbage
automatic washing machines
doty yourself manual Reparman in
Couple of Weeks"
Rebel beginning a great deal
like beat
Minnesota revision Dooley Supreme follows
the lGcton returns selected precincts.
Attenuation is the planned obsolescence of people.
The Chinese suggesting price,
that any price is too high.