davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
MisrePOrting On Open
Occupancy Story

A United Press International story recently re-
ported that the United States Supreme Court has
upheld" the village Of Deerheld Illinois, in its
demnation of land to prevent the building Of In
tegrated subdivision.
AS readers Of this page know, this Is complete
ly false The Supreme Court did no such thing. What
the court did do was to reject the petition for an
appeal-a quite different thing So different In fact
that the Court will entertain a second petition for
appeal and might quite possibly decide to hear
the case.
Is it possible that just little bias enters into
UPTs misreporting Of this matter?
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
Racist US. Senator
Ellender At 1t Again

Senator Allen Ellender has been at 1t again,
this time telling meeting of foreign students that
African nations have been unable to build stable,
productive economies.
However, there Is one pretty good answer to
Senator Ellender. Just Of the nations he crit
icised, Nigeria, has made more economic and social
progress in its five years of independence than
Senator Ellander's own backward, ignorance-ridden
and altogether deporable state Of Louisiana has
made in any decade since the civil war.
1t is unfortunate for America and the western
world that we have to put up with these ignorant
loud-mouths, and we hope that our African guests
will understand that this is Of the prices pay
for democracy.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
New Political Lines
In Solid South

The tremendous political and social changes TAX
ing place in the South giving rise to much spec
ulation about how this will affect national poll
tics.
From the standpoint of the Liberal, and from
the standpoint of minority groups with big stakes in
the proper enforcement of civil rights laws the
changes all to the good.
Strangely enough it begins to appear that these
changes which breaking up the Democratic solid
Democratic party. And of course they will be an
even greater blessing to the country
1t may be that the congressman and senators
elected from the South will continue to be re-
dictionaries of the deepest dye Surely they will be If
the Republicans make big gains there, because the
new Republicans of the South the far rightists
the John Birchers the followers Of Billy James
Hargis and the other peddlers of prejudice and hate
But it will be better to have a reactonary
southern Republican than reactionary southern
Democrat in Congress. For one thing the change
will bring about a much needed overhaul Of the
powerful committees which control legislation, and
which are dominated-as a result Of the seniority
system-by reactionary southern Democrats who up
to now have had sure thing in their election con-
tests.
These gentlemen are already beginning to face
serious challenge from reactonary southern Repub-
cans. AS they fade out Of the picture, the liberals
and the minority groups may be expected to gain in
influence and power within the Democratic party of
the South This will happen through the process of
polarization. A Successful Republican party will
rally the conservatives The heretofore voceless lib
erals will find themselves with political instru-
ment which they There will be better bal
ance in southern politics, sharper election cam
paigns more intelligent political debate.
The southern political realignment might well
be of the greatest blessings Of the current up
heaval both to the South and to the nation. This
paper declared long ago that what American politics
needed badly two party South.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
NEGROES STILL SLAVES IN US.
SOVIET T.V. DOCUMENTARY CLAIMS

Moscow According United International
teevon charged that
the American hafslave
agriculture"
Negroes and will be slavests the motto
American coonzers
Lns charges hiatt the south is "a sort Of prison
for liberated Negroes"
years the
century continues
70 Negro people"
credited Noa and other Soviet
pondents
800 Negro you
couldn't calling a doctor"
Negroes cultVang
draw ploughs.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
Dick GresoY's Gass Not Just Jokes ...
in the Sam Francisco ChronicIe

In the San Francisco Chronicle
Sandp satire become Of the most
important basicaIy
troubling country the priority of prob
need only look at the Of
Sahl Gregory.
ago. important because
the political system and the
accepted in this
country
relatively unimpoant but what
Gregory the white community them
prime Importance with daily from
nagged by the knowledge that
until we solve it. we handle much else.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
Letters To The Editor

editorial on the Cincinnati police
chiefs statements on Negro
crime" The depth which your
paper obviously hampered by lack
of sufficient advertising support
for added pages, is remarkable.
The next time I encourage
another white family to take your
paper I now have another word to
describe its effect on its readers
depth is the word. - William
DivOrsaIz, Minneapolis, MINI.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
The Bill Of Rights
In Birmingham

To read some of the newspaper commentators
on the Birmingham matter you might get the i'm
preston that the Bill Of Rights did not exist, that
there was no such thing the right Of petition and
right Of assembly.
Some of these gentlemen William s. White,
whose syndcated column appears In the Minneapolis
TRIBUNE Is a good example-seem to think that
the Birmingham Negroes and men like Martin Luth-
King extremists" in carrying their case for
equal treatment to the court Of national and world
opinion. 1t is suggested that they out Of line.
It is limited that they bear responsibility for
the lawless violence that has been used against
them!
Lots Of people Of course, would like to pretend
that there is no Bill Of Rights The very existence
of such a body Of opinion gives special Importance
to the Birmingham case.
For the Bill of Rights, the right to petition for
redress of grievances exists only to the degree that
people have the courage to invoke it. Birminghams
Negroes are writing important new chapter in
the history Of this great document
Maybe that is what makes some of these news
paper pundts so furious.
A great portion of the American press is guilty
of labelling as extremists" Negroes who willing
TO go Jail their civil rights This is palpabe
dishonesty-Ike calling the American colonists who
rebelled against the tyranny Of the British and
fought for their freedom against their oppressors.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
Our Past This Week
Zip for Negro History scrapbOO

Cup Ior negro h1SGory ScrapDook
May IL, 1851 - Oscar s. De-
Priest, who in 1928 became the
first Negro to be elected to Con-
gress from a Northern state (nl-
inois), died in Chicago.
May Is, 1852 - Robert smaIls,
slave, runs Confederate blockade
and delivers gunboat to Union
forces. Later elected to Congress.
May 13, 1914 - Joe Louis Jos
eph Louis Barrow, former worlds
heavyweight boxing champion, was
born in Alabama.
May IA, 1888 - Brazil abol-
ishes slavery.
May IA, 1900 - African slave
trade was declared a crime Of pir-
acy by international agreement.
May IS, 1918 - Needham Rob
erts and Henry johnson, outstand-
ing Negro heroes Of World War
I, killed 20 Germans during bloody
hAnd-to-hand struggle.
May 10, 1850 - Abraham Lin
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
FRANKLY SPEAKING
BY Everett Luoma

Two staunch allies Of the South
ern racists are appearing at the
Radisson Hotel on May goth in
the evening under the auspices Of
the Christian Crusade. They are
the former General Edwin Walker,
famous for urging force to prevent
the admission Of James Meredith
into the University Of Mssissippi,
and Rev. Billy James Hargis, who
conducted an anti Communist
school" In Tulsa, Oklahoma with
one Of the teachers" being q
Georgia attorney who attempted
to scientifically prove the inferiori-
ty Of the Negro to the white.
The primary function Of these
two individuals in support Of the
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

just as determinedly trying to deny
them that right.
The justice department has now
started court action to enforce the
right of qualified Negroes to reg
lister. This caused Mayor Sampson
to proclaim that the trouble was
being caused by outsiders and that
the justice department was adding
to it. His explanation:
The only purpose of these agita-
tors is to follow the Communist
line Of fomenting racial violence
and the obvious purpose Of the at
torney general is to get votes.
The violence so far, of course,
has been caused by the police and
by those whom the police allow
to break the law.
In the end the Negroes must
win the right to vote. Law, decen-
cy, the federal government and a
great majority of the American
people are on their side.
NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN)
Birmingham is city caught up
in a whirlwind of troubles twist
ing around a vacuum of leader
ship.
In the midst of this uncertainty
the Negroes Of the city, led by the
Rev. Martin Luther King, have be-
gun a determined drive to break
down segregation barriers.
The drive has been met headon
by Mr.. Eugene (BulD Connor, po-
lice commissioner who lost to Mr..
Boutwell, in the mayors race and
blamed his defeat on the Negroes.
Nobody in authority in Birming-
ham seems to know how to go
about handling the crisis, except
Mr.. Connor. Mr.. Connor, in his
| present frame Of mind, is not like
ly to be a calming influence.
1t is hoped that more reasoned
leadership soon makes itself felt
in Birmingham before the city Is
ripped by the destructive winds Of
racial violence.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

The happiest fellow we know
is the one who recently turned
down a guaranteed, sure fire
chance to make a killing in the
stock market" - Burlln B. King,
North Vernon (Ind.) Sun.
I'm case you didn't know, a div
idend is a certain percentage per
annum, perhaps" Fred w.
Grown, Edgewater (N.J.) Bergen
Citizen.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

story byline May Minneapolis TRIBUNE,
Humphrey job Harry
schmd AID empoye The demon investigating Moenhotf
lated Humphrey
alleged mhandg
government funds, while employed by the state
story Humphrey
been notified by his
activities during employment
subject of a Minnesota public examiners report"
Humphrey added: that these
allegations and make its decision Mr. scmid in light of the facts
schmds rights will protected, will
given early examination explain circumstances"
We have idea what the STAR TRIBUNE Washington bureau
saffer Moenho trying Humphreys interest
securing Schd subsantated
recognize Namely that the senior US Senator from this
increasingly untrngly constituents
Humphreys great usefulness in this regard not
Mnesoans that the senior US Senator this
grudgngy they
the states of Humphreys peculiar ability to get things done
his constituents federal agencies.
ability that business and others
all the nation write Humphreys office instead of their
opening
help on various projects in their respective states
It would seem that since Humphrey is in such key national spot
nation that daily
Washington would closer tab the good
things report outstanding public doing
Clark Moenoff reporting the services
which Humphreys office renders people from all the nation much
Minnesota
spending.
Sometimes depth reporting
Humphreys work most Of the other important daies
of the nation than in the Minnesota press.
say that Minnesota papers singy with
printers
daily Washington bureau ehaustng
possibilities national happens
a Minnesotan.
number people who listen to the CHS
little disged the Walter Conlite evening
roundup world opinion" the Birmingham situation
England Bulgaria!
making allowance for the eeng v minutes would have
world opinion would have included what people in
Latin America thinking about the racial In
public opinion three other
continents
Sunday May Minnesota got report
situation from Rabbi
Congregation Bna Abraham St. NO. Radio Station
Mike aired Sundays 10
them
Rabbi Sachs Of the IL U.s. rabbiS from all America
discussing intolerance discrimination and oppression
their
weight and influence of their church behind the
peaceabe efforts that citys Negroes justice
of this into city where the political forces
dedication that
beneciaries support the Americans cooCe
Newman
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
DRY POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

With all those gubernatorial hats
showing up in the presidential ring,
1t does appear that a lot Of men
are eager to escape from the trials
and burdens Of the state to the
pleasant, care-free environment Of
the White House.
A machine has been invented
that is guaranteed to teach Johnny
to read. It costs 100000. There
is a distinct possibility that John
ny will have to keep on muddling
along for a while.
The most exciting threat so far
in the cold war Is Nildta's vow to
bury US in better and brighter
ladies' pandes.
The Conservatives are campaign
ing for a court empowered to over
rule Supreme Court decisions they
don't like. We suggest calling it
the Supremer Court, leaving room
for a Supremest court If this one
doesn't deliver the goods.
How Is 1t pronounced? Let US
count the ways: Sometimes Laos
as In louise (also as In mouse).
Sometimes Laos, as In total loss.
But nearly always Laos, as In
chaos.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

Southern racists'
is their attempts
to use the guise
of states rights
to prevent fed
eral intervention
for protecting the
southern Negroes
from the racist|
police. 1t is cap
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16


individuals as Rev. Hargis and
General Walker that prevented
President Kennedy from protect
ing the Negroes in Birmingham.
When James Meredith was at
tempting to enter the University
of Mississippi, General Walker
asked for 10000 volunteers from
every state to oppose soldiers sent
to Mississippi for the purpose Of
integrating the University. Cen
eral Walker clearly implied that
he would use force If necessary to
prevent Meredith from entering
the University.
General Walker said later on
Sept 20, 1862, II was on the
wrong side five years ago when
1 commanded troops that en-
forced public school Indignation
In Little Rock, (Arlzansas). Now
1 am on the right side"
General Walker further refused
to disavow the praise of George
Lincoln Rockwell, head of the
American Nazi Party, on April 5,
1862. Mr.. Rockwell believes that
all Jews should be incinerated and
Negroes should be permanently
subservient to whites.
The record Of Rev. Hargis is
similar. Rev. Hargis considers
the National Council of Churches
one Of the greatest threats to
internal security" He also de-
sires to suppress all liberal ele-
ments In Government and re-
Egion because '1iberals generally
follow the Communist Party
line"
Rev. Hargis also sponsored an
Anti Communist Leadership School
in Tulsa, Oklahoma in Jan. 1852
at which one of the teachers
was r. Carter Pittman, segrega-
ZIONIST lawyer from Georgia who
gave a So page report which he
called a brief reference to the
massive evidence Of Negro-white
differences that demand segrega-
ton"
Rev. Hargis endorsed Mr.. Pitt
man before he spoke, During
the past two years many spOn-
taneous movements have arisen
because Of the rising concern on
tho part Of Americans over the
future of their nation.
''Many Of these groups lack
guidance and do not have the
factual information necessary
for an effective effort.
1--WE feel participants in our
leadership school will help to pro-
vide some Of the needed leadership
after they have received a weeks
training by some of Americas
foremost anti Communist lead,
ers."
During the course Of his address
Mr.. Pittman said, Individuals are
not equal. The Caucasian race Is
many thousands Of years ahead Of
the Negro race in the scale Of civ.
ilization and white children are
several school years ahead Of
black children in educabiHty."
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

PHILOSOPHY is something rich
people use to convince the rest Of
US that it's no disgrace to be
poor" - Ernst L. Henes, WeIlAng-
ton (o.) Enterprise.
do you suppose that in the his
tory books President Kennedy VIII
be remembered as the man of
steel?"-Dale HOldridge, LangfOrd
(S.D.) Bugle.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
Future On The Sales Tax

Thanks to wCCO's George Rice one Of TVS
best commentators for buttoning up the sales tax
argument. Looking into the future, Rice foresaw the
day when the earth-dwellers would be beseiged by
dire warnings about the flight Of industry and jobs
to the moon because Of Earth's unfavorabe tax
climate.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
Depth" Is The
Word Which Reader

Thinks Describes Pepper
Editor: After reading your May
8, edition I could not stop until
I put in writing my growing real
ization that what your paper has
always had, but not until now
fully appreciated is depth.
This five letter word come to
me as I read your news summary
on the Birmingham situation, your
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

May IT, 1854 - The Supreme
Court Of the United States rules
that racial segregation in publicly
supported schools Is unconstitu-
tional, outlawing the doctrine of
separate but equal-and paving
the way for many legal battles.
May 1s, 1924 - Cornerstone of
Morris Memorial building was laid
in Nashville, Tenn.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

coin was selected by the RepubH-
cans as their presidential candidate
at national convention in Chicago.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16
Dolly Press In
Comment On Dixie
And Segregation

louisville COURER-JOURNAL)
In ordering 100 percent" in
tegration of the Bowling Green
school system next fall, Federal
Judge Mac Swinford made a num-
ber of points that should be read
and re-read by laggard school Of
ficials in the few remaining segre-
gated pockets of a state boasting
a generally good record on school
integration.
Miami NEWS
We think the Dade County
School administration is to be
commended for including in its list
of new appointments yesterday the
name of a white principal to head
up a school in a Negro neighbor-
hood. The move is repeatedly the
start of a serious effort to assign
top quality educators to schools
which might have been passed
over in the past because they were
Negro.
If efforts such as this seem small
and perhaps belated, they are
nevertheless evidence Of a willing
ness to come to grips in an orderly
way with a problem that Is bring
ing grief and tragedy to commun-
tiles which refuse to face their re-
sponsibilities.
milwaukee JOURNAL)
In Greenwood, cotton capital of
the Mississippi delta, national
headquarters of the White Citi-
zens' Councils, a drama Is being
enacted that involves the basic
economic, political and social issues
facing the south and the nation.
Negroes are determinedly seek
ing the right to vote. Whites are
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

During the course Of his address,
Mr.. Pittman said, Individuals are
not equal. The Caucasian race is
many thousands Of years ahead Of
the Negro race in the scale Of CIV
ilization and white children are
several school years ahead Of
black children in educabihty."
St. Paul recorder., 1963-05-16

Negroes are determinedly seek
ing the right to vote. Whites are
Evening star., 1963-04-18

DURING THE VOTE on q
number Of resolutions, the
meeting was held up briefly
by a delegate who demanded
that she be recorded as hav-
ing abstained from voting on
anything.
This request caused a loud
humble throughout the hall
and one lady remarked,
Good Heavens, what they
won't think Of"
The usual microphone
trouble developed during de-
bate over whether to resolve
that drastic" cuts In foreign
aid would Ensure" or ZEN
courage" o favorable balance
of payments.
Speak into the Micro
phone" said the president.
II am" said the delegate,
requesting a change In the
wording, but 1t is not work.
ing"
"I'm sorry" said the Presi-
dent, II can't hear you"
In rapid fashion, the ladies
voted 10 get the United
States out Of the United
Nations.
A delegate remarked that
thousands have Joined the
OAR because II had passed
such a resolution previously.
They we're making minor
changes In the bylaws when
the Rambler left. Quite a
group. And they'll be back
next year.
Evening star., 1963-04-18

George Kennedy, who noumuIIy
writes this column on Tuesdoys
o"d Ihufsdoys. is on vOestiOn.
Evening star., 1963-04-18
Price Boosts
At Studium
Are Limited

Nickel increases in the prices
of hot dogs and regular" beer
sold at d. c. Stadium were
turned down yesterday by the
D. c. Armory Board and the
Senators baseball club, but q
nickel boost per bottle Of "pre-
MUM" beer was approved.
The price changes were re-
quested by the concessionaire,
D. c. Sportservice, Inc. in con-
nection with its negotiations of
a new contract with striking
vendors.
After the action on prices,
which came late in the day, the
negotiations resumed with the
Federal Mediation and Concili-
alton Service participating.
Both sides met until las
am. today and are scheduled
to resume later today.
Before yesterdays closed
meeting Of the board and the
Senators on the price requests,
a representative of the concili-
alton service said that a "ten-
tative" contract had been ne
gotiated.
The board and the Senators
issued a statement justifying
the higher price of As cents for
premium beer (it has sold at
the same price as regular) by
citing prices charged as COM
parable stadiums.
Manager. Arthur j. Bergman
Of the arnory and stadium said
that the premium beer increase
should bring the concessionaire
an estimated $4,000 to $4,000
extra in revenue annually. In
denying the other price in
creases, the statement said that
the Armory Board regards it.
self as trustee for the public"
and "it cannot pass to the
public in higher prices q burden
which belongs TO Cthe conces-
sionaire) as a hazard Of doing
business and which was or
should have been considered by
IL in bidding comparatively on
the contract for the concession
operation"
The striking vendors report
edly have been seeking an In
crease In the percentage cut Of
the products they sell. They
now receive 10 per cent on
some items. and is per cent on
others.
The board and Senators also
took the unusual action Of Of
fering the concessionaire a
chance TO break It's l0-year
contract at the stadium.
The vendors have been strik-
ing since the opening day of
the baseball season.
Evening star., 1963-04-18
2 Boys Find
Dynamite in
WoodedAreu

A cache Of dynamite found
by two boys In q woods near
Rockville late yesterday pro-
vided some noise and a touch
OF drama during the pre-dawn
hours today.
Two separate blasts were set
off at about 2 am. In an area
adjacent to the Woodley Gar
dens subdivision after State po-
lice called in Army explosive
disposal experts from Fort
Meade.
Police said this took care OF
IL sticks Of the dynamite, but
left 1853 sticks.
The rest we're taken TO Fort
Meade for detonation there to-
day in a four-vehicle convoy
that took its time-an hour and
Is minutes-and caused police
to halt their radio transmits
sions during that period for
fear they might touch off the
dynamite.
No one was injured. but police
said there we're some anxious
moments.
Two boys, Jimmy Fraley, l3.
and Larry Repass. l3, both OF
Shadygrove road north OF Rock
vile. discovered the dynamite
In box about $3.50 pm. yester-
day. Jimmy told his father, AL
fred w. Fraley. about II at din
nertime. Mr.. Fraley went back
with his son 10 look at II. then
went directly 10 the State po-
lice station in Rockville.
Police notified Fort Meade
authorities Of the discovery.
Soon afterward, a four-man de-
tachment from the 28th Ord
nance Company. headed by LIST
1t. Jimnie l.. Estes, was sent
10 Rockville.
1t. Estes estimated that the
dynamite had been In the woods
for two or three years. Police
said II probably was abandoned
by a construction firm which
installed q sewer line in the
area.