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The Alaska Exhibit for the New York :Jorld's Fair, built very much like their building at Century Fl in Seattle, is expected to be completed by December 3l, far ahead Of the opening date of .april g. This will be two year fair. Norris Ford, director of the r4Iaska Travel Division, said the bui lding is directly across from the New York State
 Exhibits giant pylon--expected to be the drawing feature of the fair. Ford estimates more than five and half million rersons VIII visit the Alaskan pavilion, uhi ch will aga1n present the Northern Lights e2zhibi itions featured in Seattle.
Copper River current., 1963-11-21

Tho real use of all lznoWl edge is this: that we should dedicate that reason which t5as
 given us by God for tho use and advantage ~ckf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15

"TEN GENTLEMEN FROM WEST POINT"
l942. Good juvenile drama. George Mont
somery, MauTeen 0Hara 1:O0-5
"THE SAXON CHARM" 1880 Robert Mont
gomey is superb in this character study Of
vicious Broadway producer. Audrey TOtter.
Susan HAYWARD. 300
"THE MARCH HARE" 1855. tBritish) An
impoverished owner trains a horse to win
the big race. Pleasant Irish comedy. Peggy
cummins, Terence Morgan. 3O5-4
MARYLAND" 1870. Fairly good horse stoTy.
Walter Brennan. John Payne. Fay BANTER
l1:05-5
"THE FORBIDDEN STREET," ls4s MeIo-
drama set in London slums with soap opera
tendencies Dana Andrews. Maureen o'Hara.
11:10A
THE ACTRESS" 1854 Enjoyable screen
version Of Ruth eordon's delightful play
Wears Ago" Spencer Tracy. Jean Sim
mons. Anthony Perkins. 11:15-7
"So EVIL MY LOVE" l94s. tFIrst-Run1
Well done, but strangely UninterestlnG drama
Of love. murder and blaekmal in Victorian
England Ray Midland, Ann Todd. 11:20-9
Mondoy Am.
~THE LOVES or EDGAR ALLEN POE" lp42.
Film biography Of one Of our greatest
writer's india DarnelI. Virginia Gilmore and
John Sheppard. 1905
Mondoy P.M.
GOVERNMENT GIRL" ls43 A secretary
romances a dOlIaF-a-year man in wartime
Washington. Olivia de HavllIand and Sonny
Tufts. l2:3O-5
"THE MAGNIFICENT MATAD0R." 1855. A
buIlfighter runs away on the day Of his
prOtege's entry into the ring. Anthony Quinn.
Maureen 0'Hara. 500
LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDoRED THING"
1855. Color. Story Of beautiful Eurssian
woman's love for an American war corre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15

STANLEY AND LIVINGSTON" 1889. Inter
esting. welI-played story Of a newsman's
search through Africa for missionary ne
believed to be alive. Spencer Tracy Nancy
Kelly and Walter Brennan 1l:lO-S
"PRIvATES PROGRESS" 1856. CBrltish)
Brltains answer to Private HaFerove IS a
rOIIIckins comedy. Dennis Price. Ian Car
michael l2:S5-q
Tuesdoy AN.
ISLE or THE DEAD" 1915. EerIe thriller
has some good effects Boris Karioff.
1905
Tuesdoy PM.
HOTEL RESERVE" 1915. Guest at French
resort accused Of being a Maxi SOY sets
trap for real spy James Mason and
Patricia Medina. 1230-5
CHICAGO SYNDICATE" 1855. Unbelievable
drama about one mans attempt to smash
the $40 billion crime network Of the "chIcago
Syndicate" Dennis o'keefe. Able Lane.
YOU WERE NEVER LovELIER." ls4z.
Jerome .Kern's music and Freds dancing
combine with some awful dialogue and plot
Result: Entertaining but below expectations
Rita Hayworth. Fred Astalre 11:10-5
DAUGHTER or THE DRAGON" 1881. Con-
trived thrills as Anna May Wong sets out
to murder a few gentlemen at her fathers
request Laughable BY current standards.
Warner GLAND. 12:5S-e
Wednesday AN.
"P0P ALWAYS PAYS" 1910. Mild comedy.
Dennis o'Keefe. Leon Enrol. l0:00-5
Wednesday P.M.
"J0Y or LIVING" 1888. Delightful romantic
comedy with some good Jerome Kern tunes.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24


opportunity hear historian Lone Bennett Jr Ebony
Magazine spoke
refreshing highly nterate author and historian
Negroes involved in massive struggle for farpay
they process themselves of the midass
thinking pervfo the needs and
Of ess of the group.
speaking with conviction described the tremendous
Of color has made to the American
of life The little known facts such contributions are generally
simply during 100
ignored by textbooks used in the schools and of the
nation
introducing distinguished young
History America 16191962"
should every library pointed
years their
contributions of the Negro to the total Life
Of the country The presence Of the Negro in this nation has coord
founding
most historians would think that this the only phase of Amer
lean life affected by the group.
Bennett said that of the great contributions to American
able to exist in this cOmpe
society The spreade of doom
who predicted that the American Negro would disappear from
American life all fooled The Negro continued to multiply and
itself the author stated
made great impact on the country.
discussing Negro which going in America
Bennett praised the organized church for its stepped in
O rights
singular contribution which the Negro is making to country
materialisc
minded n Americas whites have learned to and
sing like those who received their inspiration from the hasps Of
plantations
America dances the Negro andta md
Negro based refined by the artistry
skis both Negro and whites Benefits premise
enjoyable part that along with
struggle rights responsibility
long suggestion
particularly thrilled
of what is moving
today We happy have had the honor of in
PRODUCING Bennett, promising
American literature today.
We always enjoy part o City
Presidents Ball had small
years ago Citizen
year pleasant the Pre
special citation PLAGUE
Minneapolis rights advocacy
1t nice event and the master of ceremonies stint by Mel
superatve which affiliated
something if they
the Council benefited the two
communities realizing
the constructive movements in midst.
the contingent
Leangtons Hall of States compmnted the
tasuy members of the clubs and their guests all
added I'D to brilliant peasurabe evening-Cecl
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
Reply TO Mrs. Sarah Mae
Cross Open Letter

From Jerry Robins
Thank you very much for your
open letter, published in the Oc-
tober 18th edition of these news
papers, in which you enumerated
several adverse conditions pertain
ing to the community in which we
live. You concluded that letter by
saying: 1--WE don't have leaders
who know the steps to achieve
freedom now If I am wrong,
Mr.. Robins, please show me some
progress"
1t seems to me, Mrs. Cross, that
you are challenging me to a de-
bate which might end to stimulate
a lettle interest among the readers
and believe me, I appreciate it.
However, I am now even more
perturbed, because since our letter
of September 10, in which we lev
eled a soaring attack upon the st.
Paul daily papers-these papers,
have now declared outright war
upon the Negro, from a local and
also from a national point of view.
And as vitality important as are
the issues YOU mention in your
letter, we cannot afford to permit
them to distract the readers at
tention from the adverse policies
of the st. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer
Press newspapers-toward Amer
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
Prejudice Is Enforced
By Minority In South

The suspicion that even in the Deep South the
pattern of discrimination against Negro citizens is
maintained and enforced by minority of whites is
confirmed in remarkable poll and survey conducted
by Louis Harris and reported in NEWSWEEK for
October 81.
The Harris poll contradicts a good deal of
phony, tendentiaI poll taking by reporters for the
daily press who set out to prove that the Negro re-
volt is lacking support.
Harris finds, for example that legislation guar
anteeing equal rights in job opportunities is sup
ported by 80 per cent of whites nationwide and 81
per cent in the SOUTH voting rights, 95% and 1920;
good housing, $50 and S1%; equal bus and train
accommodations, $40 and S0%; restaurant and
lunch counter service, 1870 and 49%; integrated
schooling 1870 and 31%. Among whites who have
had social contact with Negroes, the percentages
from to Is per cent higher than the nationwide
averages.
On all fair-pay issues the country is soidly be-
hind the Negroes demands. On about half Of them,
even the South is preponderantly favorable On the
Others the South shows strong minority of whites
backing the Negroes.
On proposals that would discriminate in favor
of Negroes (such job quotas, special job prefer
ence) the opposition is strong and the percentages
are substantially the same in the North as in the
South.
On the Presidents civil rights proposals. the
country at large is strongly favorable while in the
South about third of the white population sup
ports them This does not TO bear out the hopes
of conservative Republicans that the President is in
deep trouble civil rights, even though with
southern Negro voters disfranchised) this issue
might lose him some southern states next year.
1t is interesting that the barometer Of prejudice
rises most sharply the issue of integrated hous-
ing. This is where the real estate industry mindful
of the big profits TO be made by exploiting the Ne
gro has got in its ncks very effectively 1t has per-
s,raded majority of whites that Negro occupancy
adversely affects property values lie which has
been dsproved over and again. On this issue,
it is significant that the polls show whites who have
had social contact with Negroes reject prejudice by
an overwhelming percentage.
NEWSWEEK has done monumental job
the question of white attitudes and prejudices We
recommend close study of the October 81 issue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24

Stephen Pace, who would be chief prosecutor in the
cases if they called up for trial
Pace is reported stating that the state did not
really mean to prosecute Aelony and his fellow work.
but used the old Reconstruction law TO hold the
without bond until something can be worked
out" The aim to curtail their civil rights &C
hvity by threat of use of the law which provides
death penalty.
Here you have a bald-faced admission that
Georgia state law enforcement officials used their
good offices to attempt to keep citizens from exer-
cising their basic right to peaceful protest of what
they consider violation Of their constitutional rights
We imagine that the solicitors frank discussion
of the reason Aeony and the other CORE workers is
due to the heavy criticism of the severity of the
charges from all over the nation including Georgia
itself
1t might also be an attempt to lul to sleep per-
sons interested in freeing the from the police
state type Imprisonment The move 10 raise funds to
obtain the best legal counsel TO obtain Aelony and
his coworkers freedom should not cease because the
Georgia official admits the insurrection charge was
ruse to discourage these men from demonstrating
against the oppression which Negroes in the Amer
icus Ga. have been subjected
The naivette of Prosecutor Pace in admitting
is most remarkable. He admitted that the in
surrecton charges may be called up for trial
Then he made it plain that THE basic reason
for bringing these charges to deny the defend
ants, or ask the court to deny them bond. We
were in hopes that by holding these men, we
would be able to talk to their lawyers and talk to
their people and convince them that this type (dem-
onstratng) of activity is not the right way to go
about it."
We understand that in cases where an in
dividual is charged with such crime as murder that
a prosecutor might seek TO have bonds refused but
in the Aelony refusal Of bail was inexcr1sabe.
In his statement solicitor Pace confirmed the opin-
men with insurrection and its death penalty was a
rlse to discourage further demonstrations by in
divduas who have not been afraid TO risk even their
lives for principle
Men like Zev Aelony are not going to be stopped
from expressing their concern for the basic rights
of their fellow citizens, when those sworn to
uphold their individual constitutional rights resort
to the stratagem which the Georgia solicitor admits
The situation which Mr.. Pace revealed does not
speak we'll for the administration of justice in
Georgia which every prosecutor promises to uphold
when he takes his oath of office.
Georgia could successfully prosecute Aelony and his
companions for marching for freedom, but just the
you have to give the red-neck gentry "a" for
trying. They to give up, If their &C
lions are contrary to fair play and decency.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
Letters To The Editor

our st. Paul Luggage Department
holds a trophy for being the out
standing department of the month.
I'd like to welcome all my friends
and neighbors TO visit me at either
store. If it's luggage, handbags, or
wonderful gift items you are in
terested in, you'll find our merch-
andise is top quality like that
throughout the store. You will
love the friendly, informal type of
store GEM is and you may charge
or put into lay-away any item of
your choice.
To those of you who helped me
win first prize in a storewide con-
test held few months ago, would
like to say thank you, publicly. In
the picture, which appeared herein
last week, I am wearing a suit
which was pant Of the wardrobe
I won at that time.
You readers might also like to
know that when the last Ebony
Fashion Show was held here,
sold numerous tickets throughout
the store and both Jet and Ebony
Magazines were enjoyed by the
pllTNchaSerS Recentlv when T wa c
selling buttons for the Freedom
March on Washington, they went
so fast, 1 was forced to sell one
had purchased for myself, so, come
on out and patronize store that
definitely has our interests at
heart. - Marian McEIrOy, 1897
Clinton Av, Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
Nixon, Civil Rights
And The Republicans

The 1860 Republican standard-bearer Richard
Nixon, has been getting remarkable press in re-
cent weeks, as If good many publishers were turn
ing to him as their brightest hope for 1854 And Mr.
Nixon has been making remarkable state
ments, as if to kick that hope away
In a statement lambasting various and sundry
Americans for what happened during the period
when he was presumably pohcy-rnal1er in the gov
eminent, he singles out "the liberals" (his quota
ton marlts) for special attention.
These same people," he says ARE 'uncompro-
missing in their demand for freedom from Portugal
for Angola full freedom for the black population of
South Africa, and for the Negroes in America. In
those cases they not bothered by the fact that
raising these issues causes embarrassment to the
governments of South Africa Portugal and the
United States"
Mr.. Nixon is living in the past He has not been
in the government since $780, and since he got out,
the principle of equal rights for all citizens of the
United States is no longer embarrassment but a
source of pride and strength to government Our
government, now that Mr.. Nixon and his colleagues
no longer there, has been working harder than
any administration since Lincolns to make that
principle living reality.
1t is just possible that, from being an embarrass-
ment, our civil rights revolution is an important
factor in the growing success of our countrys for
eign policy.
In any it Is pertinent to ask the Republican
party where 1t stands the remarks Of its national
leader Do Republicans concur with Nixon? Or do
they repudiate him?
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
GEM Sales Clerk
Marian McEIroy
Tells OF Position

Marian McEIroy
Tells Of Position
Editor: In these days when so
much emphasis is being put on
equal opportunities for the Negro,
I consider it a pleasure to offer
some favorable comments about
the GEM stores who are in the
process of celebrating their seventh
anniversary.
returned here in 1859 after
living in Cleveland, Ohio for sew
eral years and found it very diff
cult to readjust myself to existing
conditions in our immediate COM
munity.
1t is wholly unheard of for any
store to operate in a predominant
ly Negro neighborhood there and
not use Negro sales clerks, yet for
one excuse or another, this prac-
tice Of non-hiring was still in evid-
ence here.
For this reason, I found it most
gratifying when the us. Employ
ment office sent me to apply for
a. sales position in a new store that
was to be located in Bloomington
and after my interview, I was hired
Immediately by the GEM in Aug
ust Of 1859. Ten days before the
store opened, I was called in to
help set up the linen department
where I was to work. The build
ing wasn't even completed and it
was an experience of a lifetime to
see a large department store bios
som step by step.
When the store opened, there
were more than half a dozen Ne
groes working in various depart
ments throughout the store; set
ting some kind Of a precedent
While in the linen department, ]
not only received excellent train
ing, but shared in over 5000 dol
lars in prize money won for our
efforts in sales, presentation Of
merchandise, and neatness.
Because of a transportation
problem, I left the store after 21s
years; however, if there is such a
thing as suffering nostalgia for a
place of employment I did for GEM
and when I was offered a position
as assistant manager of the Lug
gage Department in March of this
year, I readily accepted. In my
present job, which, incidentally, is
the most enjoyable, least tension
filled of any I have held in over
20 years; work in the Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul stores. AT present,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
Arms And The Mon
THE Posi-, Washington

TT Is no doubt true that Nc
Dowelps life was in danger all the
time at Ole Miss; and he was
therefore under great temptation
to carry a weapon to defend HIM
self. Yielding to the temptation
was sheer folly, however, both be-
cause the weapon rally afforded no
protection at all and because he
must have known that the slight
est misstep on his part would be
grasped as basis for expulsion.
Pistol-pacl1ing as a means Of
self defense is at best romantic
nonsense and at worst an invita-
ton to disaster. In the tense at
mosphere Of the Mississippi cam
pus, McDowell's small .22-calibre
pistol was much more a provoca-
tion than a protection. 1t Is ele-
mentary common sense to forbid
such a weapon and entirely reason
able bo punish violation Of the
rule.
I'VE cannot help thinking, how
ever, that the University of Miss
issippi no less than Cleve McDow-
ell Is the loser In this sad affair,
For now no Negro is a student
there; and the university must be-
gin all over again its long, slow,
painful climb toward, liberation
and toward the respect Of men Of
learning. It has won a costly VIC
tory over Cleve Mcdowell. II might
have won q greater victory by
condemning him - and then for
giving him"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24

and dignity should-along with the
other human rights organization
go out of business!
I want, if possible, to make an
indelible imprint upon your men,
ory, that Local SIG is not a civil
rights organization. Local SIG was
organized specifically to return
a fair share of the wealth created
by labor to labor. This does not
however, preclude the fact that
the doors to our union, so far as
the organization and the people
are concerned, have remained open
on an almost "a hours a day basis.
Since Local SIC had its incep-
tion, it has tried to lend assistance
to the organizations, and particul-
arly the civil and human rights
organizations, in an effort to win
the freedom spoken of in your let
ter. It is admitted that progress
has been slow.
However, Mrs. Cross, in spite of
this fact, there is a freedom which
can be achieved now! That Is:
Freedom from the oppression Of
the st. Paul daily press!
This freedom can and will be
achieved when two or three thou
sand black and white pickets are
thrown around the building where
these papers are housed.
When these lines are formed, ]
shall feel honored to walk abreast
with you as the two leading pick
cts. By so doing, we will restore
the honor, the dignity and the
respect to our community. Again,
thank you! - Very truly yours,
Jerry Robins, President, The Joint
Council, Dining Car Employees
Union, Local SIG, S57 N. Fisk, st.
Paul, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
We Understand 1t
Better Now

The Christian Science MONITOR Is one Of the
better daily papers in the nation in some areas of
performance. We've often appreciated the factIal
news reporting in the paper particularly the
question and the problems of wiite-Negro relations
in the South and North
The papers editorials have been way behind the
refreshing factual news coverage in the paper and
we often wondered why. We found out Monday when
read that Edwin Canham, MONITOR editor was
in the Twin Cities criticisng the pending federal
civil rights legislation.
This may account for lack lustre conviction
lacking editorial approach of the Monitor on the
American problem. Its outdated editorial posi-
don on the issue has usually wide acceptance
in the South, because 1t has counseed gradualism
which Is without standing in a dynamic age 100
years after the American Negro was granted tech
meal freedom.
The MONITOR editorially under Canham wants
the Negro to wait to enjoy the freedom which Is
willingly granted most all other citizens In the ma
ton without question.
Canham was quoted stating 1t Is dubious"
to legisate nationally against discrimination in pub
lie Accommodations. He probably feels that it is all
right to have Negro drafted for armed services to
fight for a democracy he does not yet enjoy but
dubious" to force places of public accommodation by
federal law to sell Negro in the uniform of his
country, food and lodging
We always wondered about the source of MONI-
TORS stone age editorial position now we believe
we know why.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1963-10-24
leans of color!

leans of color!
I am sure, Mrs. Cross, that you
are aware that in almost every
recent edition of these papers
seemingly slanted news items have
been published relative to our
people. The Harris Report, for ex-
ample, was as ridiculous as some
of the Gallup Polls. The letter to
the editor of the Pioneer Press by
an anonymous writer whi c h
blames the Supreme Court for the
troubles in the South, was just an
adroit way of taking another slap
at the Negro, with the hopes of
reducing his image. If you had
tried to answer this letter, nine
times out of ten, Fred S. Heaber-
lein, the executive editor, would
have refused to publish your letter.
He would have given as his rea-
son: Your letter would stir up
racial trouble"
The Harris report, which this
writer believe was slanted to suit
the editors Of these papers, was
on the front page! In contrast,
Mr.. George Holland (who is a
Minnesota product and has, for a
number of years been employed
with the Veterans ADMINISTRATOR
was recently promoted. This an
nouncement was buried under tons
and tons of newsprint in these
papers! Was this because Holland
is a man of color?
A group Of st. Paul Negro Min
listers (including DR.. Floyd Mas
sey, Jr., the pastor of Pilgrim Bap-
fist Church) - wished to make
another statement through the
medium of these papers, regarding
the flareup at Central Stadium. IF
this had been a group of white
ministers, all that they would have
had to do was to dictate the state
ment over the phone and it
would have been published just as
they stated it. But, Mrs. Cross, this
was not true for these black min
isters! 1t was necessary for them
to go to see the editors of these
papers and as I understand -
the editors tried to tell our min
listers what 10 say - just as If
they were incompetent to form
ulate a statement! What else
could have been done 10 insult
their intelligence anymore than
this?
With further reference TO your
statement: I'VE don't have lead
ers who know the steps TO achieve
freedom now" I believe that
delligent search has been going on
for the past hundred years for
way 30 achieve the freedom Of
which you speak. when the short
cut is found, then, certainly I will
be the first one 30 urge that the
NAACP, (the organisation that is
nghtng relentlessly for equality