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90,000 Birth s A Day
Often our maps have so little to do with
the world through which we are voyaging
that we become badly lost. This is espec
ially true when we travel bv old maps and
the sand bars and harbors'have shifted J
believe that if we are to avoid appalling
misery for hundreds of millions, we must
bring thinking to the world we live in.
One of today s most towering facts is the
growth of world numbers by nearly 90,000
hungry people every day.' The outdated
map ••• says there cannot be too many
people. This is one of the first maps we
must change Dr. William Vogt.
TWENTY-FIRST YKAR. NO. 42 CApital 2-0922
D. W. Onan Employes Receive Watches
L«ft to right In the photo above are C. W. Onan, president of D.
W. Onan ft Sons, Inc., who presented the watches; J. ll rimer Hover,
electrical maintenance worker who also received a watch in appre
ciation of his 20 years of service, and Melvin (todman. another 20
year Onan man, subject of a story elsewhere In this paper.
Roy Russell Family
Protests Delay In Otis
Skinner Manslaughter Trial
Tuesday, May 18, members of the Roy Russell Jr., family
who died as the results of a beating April 16, allegedly admin
istered by Otis Skinner, 882 Dayton Av., protested to the Ram
sey county attorney the “continuous continuances” of Skinner’s
trial.
Skinner, charged with se
scheduled to go to trial last Mon
day. May 16, but was postponed
until Monday. May 23, at 10 a. m.
The 34 year old man, currently
free on bail, is represented by the
firm of Hoffman. Donahue and
Graff. They asked the court for a
continuance because their calen
dar was crowded.
This is not an unusual request
for attorneys to ask the court
and in most instances it is grant
ed. This was the first continuance
that the defense has asked from
the court.
Both the deceases and the de
fendant are very well known in
the community and as a result
there is considerable interest in
the trial and its outcome.
John Frank, assistant Ramsey
county attorney, prosecuting at
torney in the trial, denied that the
state was not interested in a vig
orous prosecution of Skinner
He went on to say that Skin
ners trial was being handled like
any other and that subpoenas
were out. Also the county attor
ney's office was spending every
day preparing the case.
He said the county attorney’s
office was very pleased that the
Russell family was interested in
prosecuting the case.
Several rumors about the case
have been circulating around the
community and the two primary
ones seem to be:
(1) Because both the victim and
the accused are Negro, the
authorities are not too concerned
about the trial.
(2) Skinner's attorney is go
ing to attempt to get continuances
of the trial until such a time that
community interest dies down.
Members of the deceased man's
family who called on the county
attorney were his widow. Cecelia;
his aunt. Mrs Geraldine Anderson.
577 St. Anthony, sister, lone
Thigh man. 455 Carroll and aunt.
Mrs. Harry (Genevievei Ballard,
577 St. Anthony.
Von are Important? That's
what advertisers in this news
paper think of oar
and readers.
Onan Employe Honored
For 20 Years Service
Twenty years ago. May J, 1935, Melvin W. Hodman asked
for a job at D. W. Onan & Sons Co., local manufacturers of
electrical generating equipment. He was placed in the Wash
and Paint Department, given a couple of paint brushes and a
big white oval dish pan to hold the paint and told to go to work
Mel stayed in Wash and Paint for several years, then was
transferred to the shipping de- ;
partment where he stayed for
three or four years. Shortly be
fore World War 11, M*l was back
ir. Wash and Faint as sub-foreman
until the war ended, then was
transferred to the Machine shop
where he has been a production
Machinist since 194*
Mel says . . . "I've enjoyed
working here at Onan’s I've talk
ed to other men who have work
ed other places and they have told
me that the working conditions
here are much better than else
where I think the working con
ditions are fine Hope to finish my
working days here (Picture ele» -
where i
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icond degree manslaughter, was
Pilgrim Baptist
Church Elects
Year’s Officers
Officers of Pilgrim Baptist
Church for the fiscal year, 1955-
1956 were elected at their annual
meeting on Wednesday. May 11.
Re-elected were Mrs Cora
Belle Banks, church clerk; Mrs.
Priscilla Kirk, church treasurer;
Mrs Janeabelle Taylor, financial
clerk; Walter Goins. Jr, mortgage
retirement and capital improve
ments fund treasurer and A. W.
Jordan. Minnesota Board of Pro
motion representative.
Elected to the board of Dea
cons was Lawrence Hampton.
Trustees elected for the Class of
1958 were: M. A. Bolling, Sidney
\Milkam.s. Mrs. Elizabeth Hall.
Nathaniel N. Galloway and Mrs.
Priscilla Kirk.
A. W. Jordan. Howard Hunt,
Mrs. O’Delle Galloway. Mrs.
Lydia Brown and Mrs Earlene
Calloway were elected to the
Board of Education for a two
year term.
Members of the Auditing com
mittee are: Timothy Howard.
John R. Lawrence and the Mines.
Cora Belle Banks. Vashti Ran
som, Doris Shannon. Ruby Wood
and Eunice Jones.
The following members were
elected to the Flowers and Dec
orations committee: The Mmes.
Estella Dorsey. Faustina Robin
son. Margaret Moore. Luella
Brown, Birda Ridley. Nina Baines.
Ethel Williams. Daisy Johnson.
McWillie Hunt. Georgia Brayboy.
Helen Wills. Anna Hayes, Lela
Jackson. Jeanetta Knott. Grace
Scott, Roxie Anderson. Alberta
Bell and Helen Lawrence.
The slate of officers as submit
ted by the Nominating committee
was unanimously approved.
Chairman of the committee was
John L. Banks Sr. Members of the
committee were: Ramsey Jack
son and the Mmes Luella E.
Brown, secretary, Ida Mae Mur
phy and Mildred Jordan.
PARENTHOOD GROUP
TO HEAR DOCTOR
ABRAHAM STONE
Dr Abraham Stone, noted au
thority on preventative medicine
will be the principal speaker at an
informal dinner given by the
Board of Directors at the Minne
apolis Planned Parenthood Aee'n
Monday night. May 23 at 7 p m
Dr Stone is associate rhnical
professor of Preventstlve Medi
cine of New York Vnivemty-
Heilvur Coliege of Medicine and
Director of Studies in Marriage
ami the Family at the New York
School for Social Research ui
New York
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\ V T — „ N MtNNLiOT/k 1. jration movement received complete and
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UN Backers fleet:
Minnesota United Nations
Association Elects Jules
M. Hannaford President
A Harmonious annual meeting; of the Minnesota United
Nations Association elected a St. Paul attorney, Jules M. Han
tiaford 111 president. May 14, at the Nicollet Hotel along with
other officers and a board of 30 new directors
Newman Named Vice-President
Cecil Newman, newspaper publisher was elected first vice
president of the association. New
man had served on the board for
several years. Dr. Oscar Jerde of
St. Cloud Teachers College was
named second vice-president and
Vemie Wolfsberg. St Paul busi
ness woman third vice-president
Wallace Boss, St. Paul banker was
elected treasurer.
Ulrrrloni EI«"ot«Hl
Directors elected were Mrs.
Henry J. Bessesen. Russell D.
Brackett, Mrs. Hans Brecher, Mrs
Wright Brooks, Dr. Hans Danke
ers. Mrs. Alice Drechsler, the
Rev. V. J. Flynn, Mrs. Arthur
Flom. Mrs. Richard P. Gale. Stan
ley Hawks. Mrs. Elizabeth Heffel
finger, Mrs. Louis Hill Jr., Mrs.
Dorothy Jacobson, Emily Kneu
buhl, Mrs S. C. Leuben. George
O. Ludcke Jr., William C, Luyten,
Mrs. John G. Mackay, Dr. Charles
M McLaughlin, Mrs. Bernard
Marver, Richardson Okie. Mrs.
Mary Pilch, Clarence W. Rife,
Walter Ringer. Joseph Robinson.
Samuel L. Schemer, Frank J.
Schliefer, Mrs. A. C. Strachauer
and Newell Weed.
Past presidents York Langton
and Mrs. Donald Heng also serve
on the state board of directors.
Van Kleffens Speaks
Principal speaker at the annual
luncheon which followed the busi
ness session was the noted Dutch
diplomat and present Netherlands
ambassador to Portugal, Dr. E.
N Van Kleffens, president of the
United Nations Assembly.
Dr. Van Kleffens said any fail
ure in the U. N. is the responsibil
ity of every citizen, because, he
said, "it is we who elect the gov
ernments which send delegates to
the United Nations."
Van Kleffens urged that the
nations go slow in making charter
revisions. He said, "It seems to
me that the present charter is
not so defective that revision is
indcspcnsable. Let us be careful,"
he said, “lest, by pulling many
stones out of the charter, the
whole structure comes falling
down around our ears "
Governor Appear*
Governor Orville Freeman ap
peared briefly at the business ses
sion to pledge his continued mem
bership in the association. He told
the meeting "Although the mid
west is supposed to have been
isolationist that is not true today.
Minnesota in its official family,
at least. I think is internationally
minded and I know is United Na
tions minded."
Resolutions Adopted
The organization took two
hours of the day's activity to dis
cuss a number of resolutions in
cluding an attack on the Bricker
amendment.
Resolutions approved included
An international police force of
"volunteers recruited by the
United Nations."
Creations of a United Nations
agency for the control and regu
lation of both conventional and
atomic weapons."
Opposition to the Bricker a
mendment.
BIRMINGHAM STUDENTS GET NEW SCHOOL WITH ASSIST FROM MINNESOTA MAN
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ST PAUL, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY. MAY 20, 1955
Expansion of technical assist
ance programs.
Endorsement of President Ei
senhower's "atoms for peace" and
atomic merchant ship plans.
Tariff reductions and abolition
of import quotas
Mrs. Donald Heng. retiring
president praised members and of
ficers of the association for co
operation extended during the
year. The association state head
quarters and offices are at 1124
Metropolitan building in down
town Minneapolis.
U. L. Scholarship
Benefit Dance
Next Friday
Friday evening, May 27, at the
Junior ballroom of the Hotel
Nicollet from 8:30 p. m. to 1 a. m.
the Minneapolis Urban League
Guild will sponsor the second an
nual May Scholarship Frolic.
This will be Bn informal affair,
donation $1.25 per person, with
the entire proceeds going toward
the Guild Scholarship Fund.
The scholarship, awarded each
year since the organization of the
Guild in 1937, is given to a de
serving high school graduate in
Minneapolis who is interested in
and capable of doing college work.
It is based on scholastic achieve
ment. character, leadership, prom
ise and need. The scholarship may
be used at any accredited college
or university chosen by the grad
uate and is awarded at the June
Membership Meeting of the Min
neapolis Urban League.
Over the years the amount oi
the scholarship has gradually in
creased. and it is hoped that
through projects such an this, the
award can be made even more
meaningful.
In 1954. Herman Dillard, an out
standing South High school grad
uate received the scholarship.
Young Dillard is now enrolled at
the University of Minnesota and
plans to enter medicine upon
completion of his studies
Carl Cockrell, a graduate of
Roosevelt High school, was the
1953 winner, and he is also enrol
led at the University of Minne
sota. Cockrell plans to enter the
field of social work.
The recipient of the scholar
ship in 1952 was James P. Bree
den. president of the North high
graduating class of that year, who
is now a Junior at Dartmouth
College, Hanovqr, New Hamp
shire Breeden, who was recently
elected to Casque and Gauntlet,
an honor society of the college, Is
planning to enter the field of
chemical research.
Application blanks for the 1955
scholarship award are in the
hands of the Minneapolis high
school counselors, and Interested
June graduates are urged to apply
Immediately. For further infor
mation. please contact the Urban
League office, AT 1412.
familiar. Charles 1,. Horn la
president of the foundation Mho h
furnished th> IIMSM which the
new building coat.
TV Birmingham school la the
second school built by the foon
datlon for Negro youth In the
south alme Mr Horn lie, arm
president of the philanthropic
group almost four years ago The
first school was built la Atlanta.
Crowned Queen
Of Maypole Festival
t r#
Claudia Ashley, four years old
daughter of Mr and Mrs. B Pres
ton aahley. of 4201 Second Av. 8.,
was crowned Queen at the May
pole Festival held al 81. James
AME church. Bt. Paul on Sun
day afternoon, May 15. Contest
ants were entered from the dif
ferent St Paul churches and
Claudia represented St. Peter's
AME church, Minneapolis
Doris Olds Is
Elected Chairman
Joint Council
The Minneapolis Joint Commit
tee for Equal Opportunity elected
its officers for 1955-6 at it annual
meeting on Tuesday, May 17.
Mrs, Charles B Olds is chair
man; first vice-chairman. Mrs.
Harold B. Taylor; second vice
chairman, Mrs. Carroll Binder;
recording secretary, Mrs. Gedney
Tuttle; treasurer, Mr. Stanley
Rosenfleld and corresponding sec
retary, Miss Caroline Barron.
New board members include
Mrs Slgne Burckhardt, Mrs John
W Gruner, Mrs. Norman Mac-
Donald. Henry Thomas and Mrs.
Max Wetngardcn.
Raymond W. Cannon
Annual Lay Day
Spaakar Sunday
Raymond W. Cannon, Minne
apolis attorney will be principal
speaker for the annual Lay-Day
services to be held at St. Peter's
AME church Sunday, May 22, at
10:45 a. m.
Cannon a member of the Min
neapolis FEP commission recent
ly returned from a meeting of
fair employment committee mem
bers in Washington, D. C.
The services at which he will
speak Sunday will be conducted
by the laymen of St. Peter’s
church where M. L. Simmons Is
minister.
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! Coming Events J
day 20 Sterling Club Annual
dancing Party, Hotel Lowry, In
vitational.
May 20- Duke Ellington A Or
chestra Concert Northrup Audi
torium at 8 p. m.
May 23 Twin City Awards Din
ner. Midway YMCA at 6:30
p. m
May 26 Ruth Brown, singer and
Griffin Bros Orchtsera at Min
neapolis Isibor Temple.
May 26 Past Exalted Rulers An
nual Spring Formal, Ramaley’a
Hall, St Paul, invitational
May 27 Minneapolis Urban
League Guild Frolic, Junior
Ballroom. Hotel Nicollet. Charles E Robinson, 543 Fuller
May 28 Fezzan Temple No. 26 I Av. program director of the Hal
annual dance, Norway Hail, at I lie Q Brown Community House,
29th A Chicago, Minneapolis. 533 Aurora Av. was admlt-
May 30 Memorial Day Dance j ted to membership In the Jaycees
Just For Fun Club, Electrical I this month. Mr Robinson will
Workers Hall, St Paul. I serve on the Youth committee and
June 3 Todd Rhodes orchestra, j the Sports and Recreation com-
Mlnneapolis Labor Temple. ' rnittee
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Its. and Is one of the finest equip
peri S< bools In Ihe south ami Is
staffed lo leach student# r\rry
thlag from ■ arpenlry to operation
of Imjar lies* machine* The Hlrrn
Ingham sehool will teach students
a variety of suhjeeta to prepare
them to work la offlee, factory
and In the trades.
Mr Horn, nationally known
reinsert atiaalst. has lung been In
CApital 2-0922
BRIEF
NEWS
SCENE
"High and I-owdown"
By BAIIXE THOMAS
Roy Wilkins makes a good case
for the NAACP In a letter in
May 17 LOOK replying: lo certain
aectiona in Hoddlng Carter's
March 21 lAX)K article, "A Wave
of Terror Threaten* South." Wil
kina piece la In the "Letters to the
Editor” section.
Jack Wilson of the Washington
bureau of the Star and Tribune
report on the price of a fifth In
t hesc words:
"The average price of a fifth of
86 8 proof blended whiskey In a
legal liquor store is about 14.27.
That Includes 11 89 for producing,
bottling, advertising and distrib
uting It. The remaining 12 38 rep
resents local, state and Federal
taxes Put it another way: To
buy II 89 worth of whiskey, you
have to pay 14 27. A bootlegger
can sell the same amount for 13
and still do very well."
IF Vour Are Interested: Hid
Caesar and Imogen* Coco of TV
may be back together by next fall
. . . . The wholesale price of garlic
will soon drop . . . Current TAN
Magazine tells the gory details of
Cuban baseball star's failure to
provide for the supjMirt of his
baby's support . . Mlnoso earns
127,000 a season from the White
Sox and despite a Judge's order
that he pay his wife (he finally'
we«l her) 16ft per week. To date
her lawyer lias receive 11,000 In
fees, but wifey and baby have re
ceived nothing; so reports TAN.
Mutual Service Insurance
Company's publicity department
sent out this sobering rib-tickler:
Two men went calling on a
friend The welcome was so lavish
and liquid that both visitors were
not themselves when they climbed
into the car and start ed home.
The driver whirled his car along
at fifty, sixty and then seventy,
mile* per hour. A* the speed
ometer climbed toward eighty his
passenger made protest: "Bill,"
he begged, "ain't you drivln' a
inlte fast?" Hill looked at him In
utter horror, and gasped: "I
thought you was drivln'.”
Mist Franc** Clyburn
To L*od Discussion
At Kansas City Mo.
Miss Frances Clyburn, 8.18
Iglehart Av, young adult worker
at the Hallle Q Hrown Commun
ity house, will lead a discussion
on working with young adults at
the Regional Conference of the
National Federation of Settle
ments to tie held May 19th thru
21st at Kansas City, Mo
Other staff member* attending
the conference will be Mrs Alice
S Onque, executive director, Mrs.
Veryl Cushman, Charles E Rob
inson and Mrs. Lucille Hargrave.
Iit>IIINHON IM 4A vt r.r.
tereeled In helping Negro ritisens
help thrmsclven He Is president
of the f ederal < art ridge I orp .
uni verted as a member of the
I‘reddrnl’s I f.l'l 4 omnilUee
during Harld War 11. the first
agency launched In halt )»b dis
■ riminalion against minorities
The OMn foundation has spent
• I MW.Mti on Urn two new schoaU
sad Iheir equip n»ra t
$4.00 PER YEAR; 10 CENTO PBR COPT
Minn*sofa First:
Report James Bradford
Is Named To State
Attorney General’s Staff
R> Eli HI.At KWEI.I.
It was learned by the SPOKESMAN and RECORDER
newspapers late Tuesday afternoon from an offieial aouree who
doesn't wish to be identified, that James Bradford, St. Paul
attorney, will be the first Neitru attorney in the state appointed
to the attorney-feneral’a staff.
Miles Ijord, attorney-general when contaeted would not
affirm or deny Bradford's ap
pointment. He simply Mid "no
comment."
Cities Will Pay
Honor to Worthy
Citizens Monday
At a banquet sponsored by 23
Twin City organization* a citizen
from each of the communities will
be awarded a plaque in recogni
tion of community ami civic con
tribution* in time, service and
leadership on Monday, May 23
The banquet will be held at ATO
p. m at the Midway YMCA. 1761
llntvemlty Av, near Wheeler In
8t Paul
Kuhy IVrncll. associate pro
fessor, School of Social Work,
University of Minnesota will bo
the principal speaker.
Idea for the annual honoring of
citizens who have made outstand
ing contributions to the welfare
and progress of the community
was first proposed to Twin City
organizations by the Associated
Negro Credit Union, A total of 22
other organizations announced a
willingness to cooperate, plan and
finance the affair.
The group plans to annually
honor an individual from each of
the cl I lee who Is selected after
nomination by the public by a
committee of citizens. Other
awards will go to rnnner-ups In
the selections at the same ban
quet.
The group has felt that there
has not been sufficient public rec
ognition of services rendered by
many unsung and unpubllctaed
citizens In the past years. The
award dinner la expected to en
courage a fuller participation In
civic life by more |>ersons in the
Twin Cities.
Sponsoring Organization*
Organizations and business
firms sponsoring the Monday
night banquet arc Anchor Hllynrd
IxKige, I’HA., Aclrema Clubs, As
sociated Negro Credit Union, K>*-
zan Temple No 2« (Shrine), King
David Isalge No. 2, i’AO, Min
neapolis SPOKESMAN. Men's
Club, St. Phillips Episcopal
church. Men* club, HI Thomas
Episcopal church, Minneapolis
Urban league Guild Minneapolis
NAAC'P, Palestine Isslge No. 7.
PHA , Phyllis Wheatley Auxil
iary. Phyllis Wheatley Men's
Club, Pilgrim Baptist church, St.
Psul NAACP. St. Paul NAACP
Auxiliary. SI. Paul RECORDER,
St. Paul Urban l-eague, St Peter's
AME church, Twin City Oolf As
sociation Auxiliary. Twlnnlte*
Social Club, Wednesday Matinee
Club and Zion Baptist church.
Masons Celebrate
30th Anniversary
Of Minn. Lodge
The 30th anniversary of the
Prince Hall Grand Chapter OES
Minnesota and Its Jurisdiction will
be celebrated Sunday. May 24,
from 4 to A p m at St. Peter's
AME church. Fourth Av. H and
41st St.
All branches of Prince Hal!
Masonry of Minnesota will par
ticipate In this colorful event. A
wonderful program of excellent
talent will be rendered
Concluding the program, a re
ception will be held In the un
dercroft of the church and re
freshments will be served
All members of the Masonic
family are urged to assemble in
the undercroft at 4 p m. pr«»mptly
for the processional.
The public is cordially Invited to
attend
Beulah E Mitchell is worthy
grand matron and Earl Sims is
worthy grand patron
MIHHINi. PERSON
If anyone know* the where
about# of Vergil Hunter, please
contact Detective Ondrey rtf the
Minneapolis Police Dept
Alderman Igan To
Address larder Church
Vesper Hour Service
Fifth Ward Alderman E J
(Jerry• Egan will he the Border
Methodist church Vesper speaker
on Sunday May 24
Alderman Egan will speak on
The Olenw.ssl Redevelopment "
The men of Border church have
charge of the vesper hour every
fifth Sunday The May 14 meet-
I mg Is directed by the men of the
| rhurrh.
How Bradford's appointment, If
it is made, will be received by
■KaB:
W
JAMES BRADFORD
members of the DEI, in the com
munity Is not known
Three persona who are known
to be quite active In DEL. circles
exprrnsed surprise when they
learned uf Bradford's possible ap
pointment.
Some of the leaders in the com
munity said they were a little
disappointed that they weren’t
consulted about Bradford’s pas
sible appointment
One went so far as to say, that
he was beginning to believe that
laird was being counseled about
Negro affairs by persons who
were not members of the com
munity and were attempting to
sell the Idea "that they knew
what was best for the Negro
community.”
Shortly sfter Lord was elected
to office, he met with a group of
leaders from the community, con
cerning his stand on civil lights
and liberties.
This wss (he result of a story
that appeared In these newspapers
where he was accused of stating
In effect that the NAACP went
out of ita way looking for trouble.
At this meeting. laird indicated
that he would consult with the
committee If he was going to ap
point any Negroes on his staff.
Within DEL circles, there ap
parently Is some confusion over
these earlier meetings with the
governor and attorney-general.
The first delegation of the Com
mittee For Democratic Integra
tion, met with the then governor
elect, Orville Freeman and dis
cussed political policy and how
It would affect Negroes.
The afternoon of the same day,
a second meeting called by the
NAACP was held with Miles Lord
snd at this meeting civil rights
were discussed. Several of the
political group are also NAACP
officials.
Several weeks later. Lord, a
long with other recently elected
state officials met with the Com
mittee For Democratic Integra
tion at a breakfast at the Hotel
Lowrv
Probably where the confusion
stems from I# that the composi
tion of both delegations except
for s few rhangee I* of the same
j people
The Committee For Democratic
■ Integration, composed of Negro
leader* In the DEL and Independ
ents from the Twin Cities In Jan
uary '55, went on record endors
' ing L. Howard Bennett on the at
' torney-general'a staff.
At about the same time that
> Bennett's appointment was being
considered. Bradford’s name was
' i tossed in the ring by Carl Hcnne
-1 man. staff writer for the St Paul
DISPATCH and PIONEER
PRESS and a leader In CIO cir
cles in Ramsey county
Henneman was criticised by
' these newspapers this winter for
■ s "mammy" story that appeared
under his by-line His later ex
planation incensed the commun
'•>'
Members of the Committee for
I j Democratic Integration said that
they had no objections to Brad
ford's appointment If he was the
(TO choice for the Job and was
not being made on the basis of
i ; race.
' i If the CIO endorsement was
' made un race then they felt that
they would be opposed to It If
they were not .insulted
I > Henneman did not give an ex
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