St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-11-09
National News
In Brief

Chicago based Victory Life In
surance Co., may wreck the firm
founded by the late Anthony Over
ton. The opposing factions are led
by company president Bindley c.
Cyrus and director Walter Lowe,
insurance broker Eighty-seven
labor unions, Vice-President Lyn-
don Johnson announced last week
will sign have signed fair employ
ment pledges. The pledges labeled
Union Program For Fair Prac-
tees" will be signed by the Vice
President and appropriate officers
of respective unions at the White
House on Nov. Is.
Daisy Bates of Little Rock
fame, now an author ("The
Shadow of Little ROcI) is suing
two New Orleans hotels for re-
fusing to honor reservations she
made by wire. They are the Hill
ton Inn and the Sheraton st.
Charles, both part of hotel chains
that make thousands of dollars
off Negro guests each year in
the more civilized north and
west.
The illness of veteran Congress-
man William L. Dawson who was
rushed from Chicago to the us.
Naval hospital at Bethesda, Md,
has caused a stir in Chicago and
in the nations capital. Dawson, the
76 year virtual political boss of the
Chicago Southside took i'll at a
meeting for Congressman Richard
Yates who is running for the Sen
ate in opposition to Republican in
cumbent Everett Dirksen.
II illness should force Dawson
to resign there will apparently
be a wild scramble for his seat
among Chicago Negro alderman.
Aid. Kenneth Campbell is sup
posed to be DawsOn's heir appar-
ent, but it is expected that his
claims will be contested by Al
derman Claude d. Holman, plus
Alderman Ralph MetcaIfe, and
Robert Miller.
Chubby Checker, internationally
exponent of the Twist and song
singing favorite of millions of
teen-agers turned 81 the other
day. He came into full control OF
a million dollar fortune earned on
records and in dance halls. One
of the first things he announced
was that he had purchased a
$4,000 mansion for his parents.
Chubby's real moniker is Ernest
Evans.
Former Vice-President Richard
Nixon Infatuated Negro clergymen
in California for referring to one
of them as Sonny" He told the
Rev. Edward v. Hill, pastor Of the
Mount Zion Baptist Church: Son
ny, you should get your informa-
ton straight" Rev. Hill replied:
my name isn't 'Sonny'-it is the
Rev. Edward Hill"
NY. lawyer Lewis s. FIagg,
III was appointed to the $4,000
a year post Of assistant solicitor
in the US. National Park Serv-
Ice last week at the same time
Labor Secretary w. Willard
Writ was swearing In Francis
L. Gregory, teacher as assistant
director of manpOwer develop
ment, a $4,000 per year post.
This week the us. Supreme
Court will hear arguments on cases
growing out of student sit-ins
in Dixie places of public accom-
modations, in which 5000 Negro
and sympathetic white students
were jailed by southern police for
violation Of "trespass" ordinances.
There are seven cases and the
Supreme Court viii allow ten
hours Of presentations by OppOs-
ing counsel. Six states are in
vOIved In the disputes where
lower courts have upheld con-
victions Of youths who satin
public places in an effort to OBJ
tain service.
The American Airlines has add
ed a Negro sales representative to
its staff. He is "a year old Harry
Parsons, graduate of Talladega
College.
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