The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1962-01-27

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sY JAMES ALFRED sUILER

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gro businessman. thursday qu,,
ais post on the Community he
laiions Commission.
Mayor Cavanagh had requested
that the Detroit auto dealer re-
n from tie non saDaried post
he has held since 1855.
Cavanagh has asked for many
re signations because he feels a
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permitted TO form his own COM
.alsslenS and boards.
In his letter of resignation. Da-
Wis extended his good wishes 10
the Mayor flr a successful ad-
m nistralion and offered TO help
ON IN any way he could.
4 an very impressed with May
or Cavanagh and viii do every
thing can to help him attain his
goals Davis said
Davis noted in his letter that
II mad taken considerable cour-
age for him TO accept the appoint
ment six years ago by the late
Mayor Albert +. Cobo.
The Detroit Chapter of the
National Association for the Ad-
yancement of Colored People had
opposed the appointment because
Davis supported Cobo's public
housing policies.
After the appointment. the
NAACP had demanded that he
QUIT. but Davis refused. Richard
f. Cross. chairman of the com
mission. was asked by Mayor
Cavanagh to remain and he had
agreed.
The Rev A. Daniel James, pas
tor of Unity Baptist Church.
1927 fireman. and executive sec
rotary of the Youth vocational
Guidance League, opened his vol
unteer employment office at
4l17 John r Monday Mr.. James
said the youth organization was
founded last September to find
jobs for high school dropouts.
We started listing older work
erS. too Last week we hit the
jackpot and found 43 jobs" Mr..
James said.
Teri Thornton. the sparkling
and unique new singer whose
outstanding talent places her
shoulder TO shoulder with the
greatest singers of all time. I"
lett last Sunday for Los Ange-
les on her way TO the FIJI Islands.
Honolulu. and finally TO appear
in Australia (The quote above
is from one of Detroit's music
critics..
Teri was heard at a rehearsal
for her unique and artistically
dazzling one-woman show by Lee
Gordan. an Australian promoter.
On the strength of that hearing
and some tapes sent to him she
was hooked into the new Shev-
rendition hotel in Sydney.
Teri has grown up with the
tier tradition Her mother. Ber-
niece Avery. was active in bet
roit theater circles.
Lcontyne Price. who had
stunning success in Puccini
opera on the METROPOLITAN open
ing night in New York. will take
the lead in the two Puccini On
eras here, Madame Butterfly"
and "Tosca." which first brought
her national notice when she per
formed il on television with the
MIC 0nera Company.
In Butterfly" the cast will in
Guide Rosalnd Elias. William
Olvis. Clifford harvuot and Paul
FRANKIE, with Fausto Clcva con-
Quoting
Miss Price will be Joined by
Barry MOrrcll and Ansclmo Col
zani. in "ToSca.' which Kurt Ad.
Ter will conduct
George Shirley. the young bet
roitcr who won last years Metro
politan Additions and who has
since Joined the company. will
sing in Mozart'S "Cosi" along with
PHYLLIS Curtin. Roberta Peters.
Rcsalind Elias. Theodore Uppman
and Frank Guarrera.
Ulysses w. Boykin. wh1 Sc pub
lie relation firm will handle the
proposed 100 page souvenir
program for the IBPOE of w
convention. was elected to mem.
bership in the Michigan charger
OF the Public Relations Society
of America He is the LIST Negro
TO be admitted to the organi-
zation in the state. Joe Baker.
veteran Philadelphia specialist,
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