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(SUN photo)
Frank Huff (Desert Mashie's tournament hope who shot a 67 Sunday) tees off from William
Bennett's nose. Watching are (Front 1 to r) John Ward. George Brown, James Thompson. Luth
er Waite. (Rear 1 to r) Robert Walker, William Dickie, Harry Sessions, Zane Dickson and David
McClammy. -
Congressmen Diggs
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[Files Protest
r Congressman Charles C. Diggs,
Jr. (D-Michigan) wired United
; States Attorney General Rogers
March 10 asking for an immed
iate investigation of reported po
lice-state methods and abuse used
[■•against Negro citizens in Mont
gomery, Alabama.
Ir The full text of Congressman
Diggs’ telegram read:
"“Honorable William P. Rogers
[Attorney General of the United
States
T . % -if
[Department of Justice
■ Washington 25, D. C.
[ Extremely urgent that you in
itiate an immediate investiga
tion in Montgomery, Alabama to
!.determine if the civil rights of
.the Negro citizens of that com
-munity are being violated in the
.context of Federal statutes. Lo
scal law enforcement agencies are
[helping to create an atmosphere
iof tyrrany and terror through
.'police-state methods. The objec
tive of these agencies seems to be
[to prevent peaceful assembly of
Negro students and other people
interested in non-violent protest
demonstrations against the denial
or civil rights. Students are being
.jcursed, harassed, beaten and ar
rested either on trumped up
charges or charges representing
a distorted interpretation of dis
orderly conduct and disobeying a
[police officer. Parents who have
made inquiries about arrested
.students have been subjected to
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all manner of abuse. Newspaper
reporters interested in getting
the facts for objective reporting
have also been subjected to vary
ing degrees of maltreatment. The
situation is deteriorating rapidly
and has the potential for blood
shed despite the non-violent ap
proach on the part of Negroes.
I am at present investigating
reports that Montgomery has
been classified as off limits to
Negro airmen by the Command
ing Officer of nearby Maxwell
Army Air Base.
I cannot urge you too strongly
to move with dispatch to pre
vent any further abuse or vio
lence being done.
CHARLES C. DIGGS, JR.
Member of Congress”
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THE ARIZONA SUN
Reception Honors
Masonic Head
Puissant Lt. Grand Command
er of Scottish Rite Masons of
America John Lewis, was hon
ored at a reception last Sat. night.
Westgate Consistory No. 20.
Phoenix, and Noah Consistory
No. 55, Tucson, were hosts of the
j affair at Prince Hall Masonic
Temple.
i Following introductions of lo
cal and Tucson officials James
B. Scott, Scottish Rite deputy for
Arizona, introduced the honored
guest, who inspired those present
and the future outlook of dedi
cated Masons.
Lt. Commander Lewis of Ba
ton Rouge, La., on an official
visit, met with the consistories
in a closed meeting prior to the
reception.
! Walter Risby is commander in
chief of Westgate and Kenneth G.
Hammond of Noah.
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OHIO GOVERNOR ANSWERS
NAACP CRITICS
(Cleveland Plain Dealer) |
Columbus, O. Gov. Michael
V. DiSalle yesterday slapped
down a protest against the use
of the State Capitol grounds for
a meeting by the National Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Colored People.
The complaint against the use
of the state property for a Palm
Sunday gathering to protest ra
cial discrimination in Southern
states was contained in a letter
to the governor from a group
calling itself “Advocates of De
cency.”
Although the letter carried a
Columbus postmark, it had no
return address and no individ
ual’s signature.
“To our utter amazement, sur
prise and thorough disgust, we
read . . . that you are going to
permit a mob of unprincipled,
undisciplined, un-American Ne
groes to hold a violence promot
ing meeting on the steps of the
Capitol building of the great
stale of Ohio Palm Sunday,” the
letter said.
“This meeting is for the full
and express purpose of causing
and promoting violence and dis
regard for law in the city of
Columbus, the state of Ohio and
the nation.”
Accused of Violating Oath
The letter accused DiSalle of
“violating your oath of office”
! by allowing the gathering.
“Local, state and federal dis
tribution” will be given the pro
testing letters,” the group prom
ised.
DiSalle addressed his reply to
i “Advocates of Decency (mis- i
named), wherever you are.”
‘ The same of the stated posi
tion in your letter,” he said, “is
indicated by the anonymity
which you displayed. •
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taking in secret, for no decent
thinking American would pub
licly promulgate the doctrine of
hate contained therein . . .
“State property, purchased and
maintained by the
funds of all taxpayers, is cer
tainly a place where people
should be permitted to assemble
i and give vent to their grievances
if they feel that such exist.
“The people sponsoring the
meeting have applied for per
mission through regularly estab
lished legal channels. Permission
has been granted, and it is hoped
that the right of peaceful assem
bly will be obsei»ved by all citi
zens, regardless of race, creed or
color. %
Many Meetings Allowed
“It seems to me particularly
fitting that this meeting be held
on Palm Sunday, since it is the
beginning of a week in which a
great part of the world pays rec
ognition to the results of intol
erance, prejudice and bigotry on
the part of unthinking citizens.”
The NAACP received permis
! sion from the State Public Works
Department for its meeting as
many other groups have
permits.
Protests, virtually all anony
mous, have been directed to lo
cal radio and television stations
and nespapers. The governor said
it was the first time to his know
ledge that anyone had protested
the use of the site for a public
meeting.
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