Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1963-12-28 J. A. Beauchamp Higginbotham Wins Nod For Judgeship A Leon Higginbotham Jr. 35, of Philadelphia won the approval last Thursday of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee for appointment as a U. S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The first Negro to be appointed to a Federal regulatory agency, Higginbotham has been serving as a member of the Federal Trade Commission since Oct. 1962. The young attorney, who received his education at Purdue University, Antioch College, and Yale University, was working as a special assistant to the Attorney General of Pennsylvania when named to the FTC. A battery of witnesses, not all of whom could appeear personally, heaped praise on Higginbotham during the half-hour session before the subcommittee consisting of Senators Philip A. Hart (D.-Mich.) and Birch. Bayh (D.-Ind.). Hart acted as chairman in the absence of Senator James O. Eastland (D-Miss.), who is head of the full judiciary Committee. Senator Joseph S. Clark (D.-Pa.) told the subcommittee that he strongly supported the nominee, who despite his age, "has shown signs not only of great brilliance but considerable maturity." "I have absolutely no hesitation in commending him," Clark added. The Senator said he also spoke on behalf of Senator Hugh Scott (R.Pa.). "Support for the appointment came also from the American Bar Association, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and the chief United States judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Following the hearing, Senator Hart lost no time in announcing that the subunit had placed its stamp of approval on Higginbotham. The nomination must be acted on by the full committee before it goes to the Senate floor for final action and almost certain confirmation. WIDELY PRAISED A Leon Higginbotham Jr. 35, of Philadelphia won the approval last Thursday of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee for appointment as a U. S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The first Negro to be appointed to a Federal regulatory agency, Higginbotham has been serving as a member of the Federal Trade Commission since Oct. 1962. The young attorney, who received his education at Purdue University, Antioch College, and Yale University, was working as a special assistant to the Attorney General of Pennsylvania when named to the FTC. A battery of witnesses, not all of whom could appeear personally, heaped praise on Higginbotham during the half-hour session before the subcommittee consisting of Senators Philip A. Hart (D.-Mich.) and Birch. Bayh (D.-Ind.). Hart acted as chairman in the absence of Senator James O. Eastland (D-Miss.), who is head of the full judiciary Committee. Senator Joseph S. Clark (D.-Pa.) told the subcommittee that he strongly supported the nominee, who despite his age, "has shown signs not only of great brilliance but considerable maturity." "I have absolutely no hesitation in commending him," Clark added. The Senator said he also spoke on behalf of Senator Hugh Scott (R.Pa.). "Support for the appointment came also from the American Bar Association, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and the chief United States judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Following the hearing, Senator Hart lost no time in announcing that the subunit had placed its stamp of approval on Higginbotham. The nomination must be acted on by the full committee before it goes to the Senate floor for final action and almost certain confirmation. Dawkins Appointed To California Urban Policy Council Gov. Edmund C. Brown appointed Rev. Maurice A. Dawkins to a four-year term no the newly formed Council On Urban Policy last week. Assuring the state's Negro citizens of an uncompromising voice in the top policy making level of planning for the metropolitan areas in California, the Governor's office, in announcing the appointment, indicated that Rev. Dawkins had served since 1959 on the Metropolitan Area. Problems Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Rights Committee under the Attorney General and the Mayor of Los Angeles in previous years. The State Legislature created the commission in 1963 as California's long range answer to the problems of population explosion, and creation of new aggravations of old] problems in housing use of land, location of industry, rapid transporttation, water supply, air contamins intergovernmental efficiency insolving city, county and state government. Prime minister Jomo Kenyatta of newly Independent Kenya has ordered the Portuguese Mission to leave Kenya. A note which he personally handed to the Portuguese Consul last Tuesday gave them seven days to back up and go home. The note accused Portugal of violating human rights, "with violence and brutality," in Angola and Mozambique, and said it was incomepatible with African aspirations to maintain relations with the Lisbon government. A spokesman for the Kenya governement said the South African Consulate had taken the hint a nd shut down before independence and it was hoped that Portugal would follow suit. Howard U. Foreign Enrollment Beaches Record High Of 1,101 Howard University officials have annouced a fall semester enrollment of 1,101 foreign students, the atest number in attendance at the institution at one time in Howard's history. The 1963-64 foreign enrollment is 16.2 of a total fall semester student body of 6,780, or appoxitely one allen student for every enrolled as the University According to figures supplied by the institute of International Education Howard has led the nation's colleges in the percentage of foreign students enrolled for the past four years, During this period an average of one in seven students at Howard has come from abroad. According to Ernest J. Wilson, director of foreign student services at Howard, the largest number of foreign students currently in attandance, 564, are enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts. The second largest number, 226, are attending the School of Engineering and Architecture. Each of the University's 10 schools and colleges has foreign students enrolled, including the School of Law whose four such students are the smallest group in any of the divisions. In all, 67 countries in virtually every area of the world are represented in the student body. Four such nations, all in Africa, are represented at Howard this year for the first time. They are Gambia, Mall, Swaziland, and Zanzibar. The new representatives bring the total number of African countries with students at Howard to 26. This year, as in the past, the greatest number of foreign students at Howard, 479, come from the Caribbean area. The second greatest number, 279, is from the Middle and Near Bast. The six nations with the largest number of residents in attendance are Jamaica, W. I.—240, India — 172, Trinidad, W. I. — 153, British Guiana — 85, Nigeria — 74, arid Iran — 63. The African enrollment at Howard has more than doubled over the past three years. The continent was represented by 82 students in 1960 compared to this year's enrollment of 178. Rep. William Green Of Philadelphia Dies Rep. William J. Green, Jr. 53, the political boss of Philadelphia who delivered the Pensylvania vote to the late John F. Kennedy during the last presidential election, died Saturday at Graduate Hospital after a 12-day illness. President Johnson was among the many notables who expressed ment at the death of Green, who traded Army PFC strips for a congregational seat during World War II. The Democratic leader was stricken with an abdominal allment on a trip to New York where he attended the funeral of former Sen. Herbert H. Lehman which also was attended by Johnson. • STOP FALLING NOW! HAIR USE "SAVE IT" "SAVE-IT" is new fo for man and designed to help prevent the of hair by d bectoris and for breaking hair, this and other this spots —a pro de to re giving le, beauty and strong short, stubby, hair into the "Women's Crowing Glory." AT LEADING COSMETIC COUNTERS If you desire does not been "SAVE IT" send $1.00 for 2 or size $1.50 for 4 oz. jar. and postage in to 50 West 125 Street New York 27, N. Y. NIGERIA PRESENTS EBONY CARVING TO ROCKEFELLER — Nigeria's Ambassador to the United States, Julius Momo Udochi, in behalf of his country, has presented a unique carving to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The presentation took place in the Governor's New York City office. The carving depicts the head of a member of the ancient women's guild of Nigeria's Benin region. Benin is famed for its centuries-old tradition of fine sculpture. It is also a part of Nigeria's principal cocoa-producing area. Police here last week were baffled by the apparent strangulation murder of an attractive, 22-year-old part-time actress and former North Carolina college student, who was one of the first persons to be arrested in anti-segregation sit-in demonstrations in Durham, N. C. The victim was Mrs. Joyce R. Brown, the estranged wife of Callis W. Brown of Durham, whose lifeless body was discovered by a fellow tenant in the Mt. Royal Terrace apartment where she lived with a pink scarf knotted tightly about her neck. Police theorized, that she had been strangled several hours before her body was discovered, but were unable to find any evidence or clue to the murder. They questioned several persons in connection with Mrs. Brown's death. Mrs. Brown's body was discovered by carter L. Bryant as he was on his way to empty a basket of trash. He had become concerned when he saw her apartment door slightly ajar, and welt to investigate. He said he knocked on the door, after calling Mrs. Brown's name and failing to get a response. The door swung open as he knocked and he was stunned, as he suddenly came upon the body of the actress lying on the floor below her sofa-bed. Bryant said he thought she had fainted and tried to revive her but couldn't, so he called the police and then notified the victim's mother, Mrs. Tommie Louise Winfrey. Police found a claw hammer, a table knife, and a towel and sheet stained with blood in the apartment, all of which were taken to the crime laboratory for tests but have failed to yield any evidence. They said there was also indications of a struggle, but tests later showed Mrs. Brown was not criminal assaulted. Employed as a credit clerk by a downtown mail order house, Mrs. Brown recently appeared in leading roles in two plays produced here by the Arena Players, a Baltimore theatrical group. The plays were the Arena Players' production of "Come Back Little Sheba" and "The Little Hut." Mrs. Brown attended elementary school in Lynch, Ky., and was valedictorian of Her graduation class at Union High school in Statesville, N. C., before going to North Carolina college, She also attended Hampton institute in Virginla before coming here. While a student att NCC, Mrs. Brown was one of the first persons to be arrested in sit-ins in Durham. She and her husband were separated in May, 1962. Set Immigration Quota Hearings Senator Philip A. Hart (D.-Mich.) has announced that proposed legislation to amend the immigration quota system will open of Jan. 13. The two-day hearings will be conducted by the immigration and Naturalization Subcommittee ot which Senator James O. Eastland (D.-Miss) is chairman. Hart pointed out that, the proposed bills would not alter significantly the number of immigrants annually, but said. "It is certainly time that we considered our policy in light of our heir emphasis on the individual dignity of man." 885,000 Jobless At November End Negroes accounted for 885,000 of the 3,936,000 persons listed by the Labor Department as unemployed in November. The department said the number of persons on nonfarm payrolls dropped by 100,000 over the month of November to 58.3 million, but was 1.5 million higher than a year earlier. Of the 885,000 unemployed colored persons, 417,000 were women. Together, they made up 22.5 per cent of the total unemployed. Vets To Receive Insurance Checks Beginning Jan. 2 The Veterans Administration plans to have the 1964 GI insurance dividend checks in the hands of some veterans by Jan. 2. John's Gleason, Jr., Administrator of Veterans Affaris, said payments to all of the 4,725,000 veterans eligible to receive the dividend would be completed by Jan. 25. The accelerated payments were ordered by President Johnson as a stimulant to the economy. Dispute Between CORE, Safeway Trails Settled The settlement of a dispute between Safeway Trails, Inc., and CORE and the Worker's Defense League was announced Monday by Madison S. Jones, executive director of the New York City Commission on Human Rights. Jones said the agreement calls for the bus company, one of the Nation's largest, to "aggressively seek" Negroes and other minority group members as employes. He added that the firm had agreed to adopt a policy of advancing Negroes to better jobs in its New York operations. When the agreement becomes operative next spring, more than 25 Negroes will be "immediately" hired for responsible positions in Safeway Trails, a Commission statement said. Do's And Don'ts JFK's Assassination Heads Top 10 ANP Stories For '63 The year 1963 wil go down in history as one of great tragedy marked by the violence of those opposed to the ideals of American democracy. This was the conclusion of the editors of the Associated Negro Press after reviewing the significant news events of the year and making their selection of the 10 top news stories. Five of the 10 were stories of violence. Four were related in some way to the increased efforts of Negroes to attain their full rights as citizens. The fifth, the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo was the first murder of the head of a new African nation. The four which ANP editors related to the Civil rights campaign were the assassination of President Kennedy, the bombing of the Birmingham church which killed four little girls, the assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the murder of Baltimore Postman William Moore in Alabama. It is also to be noted that Alabama figured in three of the stories in a negative respect: the Birmingham church bombing, the murder of Postman Moore and the showdown at the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama story was particularly significant because through the medium of television Ala. Gov. George C. Wallace was shown up as a gutless bigot lacking the courage to live up to the boasts he had made of personally preventing the enrollment of Negroes at the university. On the positive side, it showed all Americans and all the world that the federal government was insistent upon carrying out the decisions of the nation's highest court. The March on Washington was important because it dramatically presented the great concern of most Americans over the injustices under which Negroes are living. In the throng of 250,000 were persons of all races, religious creeds and from all walks of life expressing in an orderly and dignified manner their belief in American democracy, it was unprecedented and carried great impact. The conviction of Airman Drummond was also unprecedented. Formation of the Organization of African Unity at Addis Ababa has world significance in that it brings together all the free African nations and dissolves the artificial barrier that has traditionally separated Africans North of the Sahara from those living South of the great desert. Other stories not listed among the top 10 but which the ANP editors felt were significant include the pledge of President Lyndon B. Johnson to cam out the civil rights reforms of the late President Kennedy; the admission of African nations to the Olympics for the first time, the Christene Keeler scandal in England in which several Negroes played Important roles and the sinking of the USS Thresher included among its victims a veteran Negro seaman, Chief Reactor Technician Roscoe Cleveland Pennington. The top news personalities of the year as selected by the editors of the Associated Negro Press each represents racial progress in a different field of endeavor. Two are women — and young women — Cecily Tyson, the first Negro actress who have a regular role in a nationally televised weekly dramatic series. As a social worker in "Blast Side West Side," Miss Tyson does not play a role related to her race, and this too is a new departure in the entertainment field. Though other Negro beauties have participated in international beauty contests. Miss Crawford who entered the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the first to win a world wide beauty contest. Among the men, the oldest stand out as giants not only for their accomplishments during the year but because of their unflagging determination to overcome hurculean obstacles. Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya is one of the world's most maligned leaders. African has had ho greater martyr than this man who was unjustly convicted of leading the notorious Mau Mau uprising. With every reason to be filled with racial bitterness, Kenyatta has insisted upon an interracial cabinet and has magnanimously offered the whites who hated him an opportunity to remain and join with Africans in building a great nation on the Indian ocean. The other is A. Philip Randolph. ANP Editors recognized him for his efforts in the field of Labor. After many years of rebuff, he was finally able 1963 to persuade the AFLCIO to make a pledge to work earnestly for the integration of labor. Also in the field of labor, be won a significant victory for the small Brotherhood of Sleeping CarPorters union. After rejecting a decision of the national meditation board, he continued to negotiate and finally won for his men, a 40hour, week at a time when most unions are contending for a 35 hour week. But the victory is significant in view of the size of his union and the magnitude of the opposition he faced. Randolph could easily have been cited for another notable accomplishment, the March on Washington, For he more than any other single individual was responsible for it. It was his idea and he worked against great odds to bring it off. Anyone who glances at a sports page is familiar with the name of Jimmy Brown who is "Mr. Football." His record shattering performance on the gridiron will probably remain unmatched for many years. Dr. Benjamin Mays, a noted educator and theologian made an invaluable contribution this year by serving as chairman of the unprecedented Conference on Race and Religion that brought together Protestants, Catholics and Jews in an effort to involve the church directly in the fight for social justice. Author James Baldwin emerged this year as one of America's top writers. His "Fire Next Time" was on the New York Times best seller list longer than any other book in 1963. But aside from writing best selling books, Baldwin has been an influential thinker and speaker. Young Edward J. Dwight, has brought to reality the dreams of Negroes of participating in the nation's space program. To be sure, hundreds of Negroes are importantly involved in the program, but Dwight as a prospective astronaut symbolizes the ability of Negroes to qualify in a field that calls for high and exacting knowledge and ability. "March On Washington" Tagged As No. 2 Story By ANP Editors TEN TOP NEWS STORIES OF 1963 The year 1963 wil go down in history as one of great tragedy marked by the violence of those opposed to the ideals of American democracy. This was the conclusion of the editors of the Associated Negro Press after reviewing the significant news events of the year and making their selection of the 10 top news stories. Five of the 10 were stories of violence. Four were related in some way to the increased efforts of Negroes to attain their full rights as citizens. The fifth, the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo was the first murder of the head of a new African nation. The four which ANP editors related to the Civil rights campaign were the assassination of President Kennedy, the bombing of the Birmingham church which killed four little girls, the assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the murder of Baltimore Postman William Moore in Alabama. It is also to be noted that Alabama figured in three of the stories in a negative respect: the Birmingham church bombing, the murder of Postman Moore and the showdown at the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama story was particularly significant because through the medium of television Ala. Gov. George C. Wallace was shown up as a gutless bigot lacking the courage to live up to the boasts he had made of personally preventing the enrollment of Negroes at the university. On the positive side, it showed all Americans and all the world that the federal government was insistent upon carrying out the decisions of the nation's highest court. The March on Washington was important because it dramatically presented the great concern of most Americans over the injustices under which Negroes are living. In the throng of 250,000 were persons of all races, religious creeds and from all walks of life expressing in an orderly and dignified manner their belief in American democracy, it was unprecedented and carried great impact. The conviction of Airman Drummond was also unprecedented. Formation of the Organization of African Unity at Addis Ababa has world significance in that it brings together all the free African nations and dissolves the artificial barrier that has traditionally separated Africans North of the Sahara from those living South of the great desert. Other stories not listed among the top 10 but which the ANP editors felt were significant include the pledge of President Lyndon B. Johnson to cam out the civil rights reforms of the late President Kennedy; the admission of African nations to the Olympics for the first time, the Christene Keeler scandal in England in which several Negroes played Important roles and the sinking of the USS Thresher included among its victims a veteran Negro seaman, Chief Reactor Technician Roscoe Cleveland Pennington. The top news personalities of the year as selected by the editors of the Associated Negro Press each represents racial progress in a different field of endeavor. Two are women — and young women — Cecily Tyson, the first Negro actress who have a regular role in a nationally televised weekly dramatic series. As a social worker in "Blast Side West Side," Miss Tyson does not play a role related to her race, and this too is a new departure in the entertainment field. Though other Negro beauties have participated in international beauty contests. Miss Crawford who entered the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the first to win a world wide beauty contest. Among the men, the oldest stand out as giants not only for their accomplishments during the year but because of their unflagging determination to overcome hurculean obstacles. Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya is one of the world's most maligned leaders. African has had ho greater martyr than this man who was unjustly convicted of leading the notorious Mau Mau uprising. With every reason to be filled with racial bitterness, Kenyatta has insisted upon an interracial cabinet and has magnanimously offered the whites who hated him an opportunity to remain and join with Africans in building a great nation on the Indian ocean. The other is A. Philip Randolph. ANP Editors recognized him for his efforts in the field of Labor. After many years of rebuff, he was finally able 1963 to persuade the AFLCIO to make a pledge to work earnestly for the integration of labor. Also in the field of labor, be won a significant victory for the small Brotherhood of Sleeping CarPorters union. After rejecting a decision of the national meditation board, he continued to negotiate and finally won for his men, a 40hour, week at a time when most unions are contending for a 35 hour week. But the victory is significant in view of the size of his union and the magnitude of the opposition he faced. Randolph could easily have been cited for another notable accomplishment, the March on Washington, For he more than any other single individual was responsible for it. It was his idea and he worked against great odds to bring it off. Anyone who glances at a sports page is familiar with the name of Jimmy Brown who is "Mr. Football." His record shattering performance on the gridiron will probably remain unmatched for many years. Dr. Benjamin Mays, a noted educator and theologian made an invaluable contribution this year by serving as chairman of the unprecedented Conference on Race and Religion that brought together Protestants, Catholics and Jews in an effort to involve the church directly in the fight for social justice. Author James Baldwin emerged this year as one of America's top writers. His "Fire Next Time" was on the New York Times best seller list longer than any other book in 1963. But aside from writing best selling books, Baldwin has been an influential thinker and speaker. Young Edward J. Dwight, has brought to reality the dreams of Negroes of participating in the nation's space program. To be sure, hundreds of Negroes are importantly involved in the program, but Dwight as a prospective astronaut symbolizes the ability of Negroes to qualify in a field that calls for high and exacting knowledge and ability. TOP PERSONALITIES OF 1963 The year 1963 wil go down in history as one of great tragedy marked by the violence of those opposed to the ideals of American democracy. This was the conclusion of the editors of the Associated Negro Press after reviewing the significant news events of the year and making their selection of the 10 top news stories. Five of the 10 were stories of violence. Four were related in some way to the increased efforts of Negroes to attain their full rights as citizens. The fifth, the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo was the first murder of the head of a new African nation. The four which ANP editors related to the Civil rights campaign were the assassination of President Kennedy, the bombing of the Birmingham church which killed four little girls, the assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the murder of Baltimore Postman William Moore in Alabama. It is also to be noted that Alabama figured in three of the stories in a negative respect: the Birmingham church bombing, the murder of Postman Moore and the showdown at the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama story was particularly significant because through the medium of television Ala. Gov. George C. Wallace was shown up as a gutless bigot lacking the courage to live up to the boasts he had made of personally preventing the enrollment of Negroes at the university. On the positive side, it showed all Americans and all the world that the federal government was insistent upon carrying out the decisions of the nation's highest court. The March on Washington was important because it dramatically presented the great concern of most Americans over the injustices under which Negroes are living. In the throng of 250,000 were persons of all races, religious creeds and from all walks of life expressing in an orderly and dignified manner their belief in American democracy, it was unprecedented and carried great impact. The conviction of Airman Drummond was also unprecedented. Formation of the Organization of African Unity at Addis Ababa has world significance in that it brings together all the free African nations and dissolves the artificial barrier that has traditionally separated Africans North of the Sahara from those living South of the great desert. Other stories not listed among the top 10 but which the ANP editors felt were significant include the pledge of President Lyndon B. Johnson to cam out the civil rights reforms of the late President Kennedy; the admission of African nations to the Olympics for the first time, the Christene Keeler scandal in England in which several Negroes played Important roles and the sinking of the USS Thresher included among its victims a veteran Negro seaman, Chief Reactor Technician Roscoe Cleveland Pennington. The top news personalities of the year as selected by the editors of the Associated Negro Press each represents racial progress in a different field of endeavor. Two are women — and young women — Cecily Tyson, the first Negro actress who have a regular role in a nationally televised weekly dramatic series. As a social worker in "Blast Side West Side," Miss Tyson does not play a role related to her race, and this too is a new departure in the entertainment field. Though other Negro beauties have participated in international beauty contests. Miss Crawford who entered the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the first to win a world wide beauty contest. Among the men, the oldest stand out as giants not only for their accomplishments during the year but because of their unflagging determination to overcome hurculean obstacles. Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya is one of the world's most maligned leaders. African has had ho greater martyr than this man who was unjustly convicted of leading the notorious Mau Mau uprising. With every reason to be filled with racial bitterness, Kenyatta has insisted upon an interracial cabinet and has magnanimously offered the whites who hated him an opportunity to remain and join with Africans in building a great nation on the Indian ocean. The other is A. Philip Randolph. ANP Editors recognized him for his efforts in the field of Labor. After many years of rebuff, he was finally able 1963 to persuade the AFLCIO to make a pledge to work earnestly for the integration of labor. Also in the field of labor, be won a significant victory for the small Brotherhood of Sleeping CarPorters union. After rejecting a decision of the national meditation board, he continued to negotiate and finally won for his men, a 40hour, week at a time when most unions are contending for a 35 hour week. But the victory is significant in view of the size of his union and the magnitude of the opposition he faced. Randolph could easily have been cited for another notable accomplishment, the March on Washington, For he more than any other single individual was responsible for it. It was his idea and he worked against great odds to bring it off. Anyone who glances at a sports page is familiar with the name of Jimmy Brown who is "Mr. Football." His record shattering performance on the gridiron will probably remain unmatched for many years. Dr. Benjamin Mays, a noted educator and theologian made an invaluable contribution this year by serving as chairman of the unprecedented Conference on Race and Religion that brought together Protestants, Catholics and Jews in an effort to involve the church directly in the fight for social justice. Author James Baldwin emerged this year as one of America's top writers. His "Fire Next Time" was on the New York Times best seller list longer than any other book in 1963. But aside from writing best selling books, Baldwin has been an influential thinker and speaker. Young Edward J. Dwight, has brought to reality the dreams of Negroes of participating in the nation's space program. To be sure, hundreds of Negroes are importantly involved in the program, but Dwight as a prospective astronaut symbolizes the ability of Negroes to qualify in a field that calls for high and exacting knowledge and ability. ANP'S TOP NEWS STORIES REFLECT 1963 AS YEAR OF TRAGEDY AND VIOLENCE The year 1963 wil go down in history as one of great tragedy marked by the violence of those opposed to the ideals of American democracy. This was the conclusion of the editors of the Associated Negro Press after reviewing the significant news events of the year and making their selection of the 10 top news stories. Five of the 10 were stories of violence. Four were related in some way to the increased efforts of Negroes to attain their full rights as citizens. The fifth, the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo was the first murder of the head of a new African nation. The four which ANP editors related to the Civil rights campaign were the assassination of President Kennedy, the bombing of the Birmingham church which killed four little girls, the assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the murder of Baltimore Postman William Moore in Alabama. It is also to be noted that Alabama figured in three of the stories in a negative respect: the Birmingham church bombing, the murder of Postman Moore and the showdown at the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama story was particularly significant because through the medium of television Ala. Gov. George C. Wallace was shown up as a gutless bigot lacking the courage to live up to the boasts he had made of personally preventing the enrollment of Negroes at the university. On the positive side, it showed all Americans and all the world that the federal government was insistent upon carrying out the decisions of the nation's highest court. The March on Washington was important because it dramatically presented the great concern of most Americans over the injustices under which Negroes are living. In the throng of 250,000 were persons of all races, religious creeds and from all walks of life expressing in an orderly and dignified manner their belief in American democracy, it was unprecedented and carried great impact. The conviction of Airman Drummond was also unprecedented. Formation of the Organization of African Unity at Addis Ababa has world significance in that it brings together all the free African nations and dissolves the artificial barrier that has traditionally separated Africans North of the Sahara from those living South of the great desert. Other stories not listed among the top 10 but which the ANP editors felt were significant include the pledge of President Lyndon B. Johnson to cam out the civil rights reforms of the late President Kennedy; the admission of African nations to the Olympics for the first time, the Christene Keeler scandal in England in which several Negroes played Important roles and the sinking of the USS Thresher included among its victims a veteran Negro seaman, Chief Reactor Technician Roscoe Cleveland Pennington. The top news personalities of the year as selected by the editors of the Associated Negro Press each represents racial progress in a different field of endeavor. Two are women — and young women — Cecily Tyson, the first Negro actress who have a regular role in a nationally televised weekly dramatic series. As a social worker in "Blast Side West Side," Miss Tyson does not play a role related to her race, and this too is a new departure in the entertainment field. Though other Negro beauties have participated in international beauty contests. Miss Crawford who entered the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the first to win a world wide beauty contest. Among the men, the oldest stand out as giants not only for their accomplishments during the year but because of their unflagging determination to overcome hurculean obstacles. Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya is one of the world's most maligned leaders. African has had ho greater martyr than this man who was unjustly convicted of leading the notorious Mau Mau uprising. With every reason to be filled with racial bitterness, Kenyatta has insisted upon an interracial cabinet and has magnanimously offered the whites who hated him an opportunity to remain and join with Africans in building a great nation on the Indian ocean. The other is A. Philip Randolph. ANP Editors recognized him for his efforts in the field of Labor. After many years of rebuff, he was finally able 1963 to persuade the AFLCIO to make a pledge to work earnestly for the integration of labor. Also in the field of labor, be won a significant victory for the small Brotherhood of Sleeping CarPorters union. After rejecting a decision of the national meditation board, he continued to negotiate and finally won for his men, a 40hour, week at a time when most unions are contending for a 35 hour week. But the victory is significant in view of the size of his union and the magnitude of the opposition he faced. Randolph could easily have been cited for another notable accomplishment, the March on Washington, For he more than any other single individual was responsible for it. It was his idea and he worked against great odds to bring it off. Anyone who glances at a sports page is familiar with the name of Jimmy Brown who is "Mr. Football." His record shattering performance on the gridiron will probably remain unmatched for many years. Dr. Benjamin Mays, a noted educator and theologian made an invaluable contribution this year by serving as chairman of the unprecedented Conference on Race and Religion that brought together Protestants, Catholics and Jews in an effort to involve the church directly in the fight for social justice. Author James Baldwin emerged this year as one of America's top writers. His "Fire Next Time" was on the New York Times best seller list longer than any other book in 1963. But aside from writing best selling books, Baldwin has been an influential thinker and speaker. Young Edward J. Dwight, has brought to reality the dreams of Negroes of participating in the nation's space program. To be sure, hundreds of Negroes are importantly involved in the program, but Dwight as a prospective astronaut symbolizes the ability of Negroes to qualify in a field that calls for high and exacting knowledge and ability. ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS 1963 TOP NEWS PERSONALITIES PERSONIFY RACIAL PROGRESS IN MANY FIELDS The year 1963 wil go down in history as one of great tragedy marked by the violence of those opposed to the ideals of American democracy. This was the conclusion of the editors of the Associated Negro Press after reviewing the significant news events of the year and making their selection of the 10 top news stories. Five of the 10 were stories of violence. Four were related in some way to the increased efforts of Negroes to attain their full rights as citizens. The fifth, the assassination of President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo was the first murder of the head of a new African nation. The four which ANP editors related to the Civil rights campaign were the assassination of President Kennedy, the bombing of the Birmingham church which killed four little girls, the assassination of Medgar Evers in Mississippi and the murder of Baltimore Postman William Moore in Alabama. It is also to be noted that Alabama figured in three of the stories in a negative respect: the Birmingham church bombing, the murder of Postman Moore and the showdown at the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama. Editors felt that the University of Alabama story was particularly significant because through the medium of television Ala. Gov. George C. Wallace was shown up as a gutless bigot lacking the courage to live up to the boasts he had made of personally preventing the enrollment of Negroes at the university. On the positive side, it showed all Americans and all the world that the federal government was insistent upon carrying out the decisions of the nation's highest court. The March on Washington was important because it dramatically presented the great concern of most Americans over the injustices under which Negroes are living. In the throng of 250,000 were persons of all races, religious creeds and from all walks of life expressing in an orderly and dignified manner their belief in American democracy, it was unprecedented and carried great impact. The conviction of Airman Drummond was also unprecedented. Formation of the Organization of African Unity at Addis Ababa has world significance in that it brings together all the free African nations and dissolves the artificial barrier that has traditionally separated Africans North of the Sahara from those living South of the great desert. Other stories not listed among the top 10 but which the ANP editors felt were significant include the pledge of President Lyndon B. Johnson to cam out the civil rights reforms of the late President Kennedy; the admission of African nations to the Olympics for the first time, the Christene Keeler scandal in England in which several Negroes played Important roles and the sinking of the USS Thresher included among its victims a veteran Negro seaman, Chief Reactor Technician Roscoe Cleveland Pennington. The top news personalities of the year as selected by the editors of the Associated Negro Press each represents racial progress in a different field of endeavor. Two are women — and young women — Cecily Tyson, the first Negro actress who have a regular role in a nationally televised weekly dramatic series. As a social worker in "Blast Side West Side," Miss Tyson does not play a role related to her race, and this too is a new departure in the entertainment field. Though other Negro beauties have participated in international beauty contests. Miss Crawford who entered the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the contest as "Miss Jamaica" is the first to win a world wide beauty contest. Among the men, the oldest stand out as giants not only for their accomplishments during the year but because of their unflagging determination to overcome hurculean obstacles. Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya is one of the world's most maligned leaders. African has had ho greater martyr than this man who was unjustly convicted of leading the notorious Mau Mau uprising. With every reason to be filled with racial bitterness, Kenyatta has insisted upon an interracial cabinet and has magnanimously offered the whites who hated him an opportunity to remain and join with Africans in building a great nation on the Indian ocean. The other is A. Philip Randolph. ANP Editors recognized him for his efforts in the field of Labor. After many years of rebuff, he was finally able 1963 to persuade the AFLCIO to make a pledge to work earnestly for the integration of labor. Also in the field of labor, be won a significant victory for the small Brotherhood of Sleeping CarPorters union. After rejecting a decision of the national meditation board, he continued to negotiate and finally won for his men, a 40hour, week at a time when most unions are contending for a 35 hour week. But the victory is significant in view of the size of his union and the magnitude of the opposition he faced. Randolph could easily have been cited for another notable accomplishment, the March on Washington, For he more than any other single individual was responsible for it. It was his idea and he worked against great odds to bring it off. Anyone who glances at a sports page is familiar with the name of Jimmy Brown who is "Mr. Football." His record shattering performance on the gridiron will probably remain unmatched for many years. Dr. Benjamin Mays, a noted educator and theologian made an invaluable contribution this year by serving as chairman of the unprecedented Conference on Race and Religion that brought together Protestants, Catholics and Jews in an effort to involve the church directly in the fight for social justice. Author James Baldwin emerged this year as one of America's top writers. His "Fire Next Time" was on the New York Times best seller list longer than any other book in 1963. But aside from writing best selling books, Baldwin has been an influential thinker and speaker. Young Edward J. Dwight, has brought to reality the dreams of Negroes of participating in the nation's space program. To be sure, hundreds of Negroes are importantly involved in the program, but Dwight as a prospective astronaut symbolizes the ability of Negroes to qualify in a field that calls for high and exacting knowledge and ability. STAR IN DANCE RECITAL — This group of performers, a part of the Cynette Dance Troupe at A&T College, starred in the Christmas Concert sponsored last week at the college. They are, from left to right (seated): Dianne Laughlin, Greens boro, N.C.; Freddie Brown, Anderson, S.C.; and Oslerdire Hutching son, Kinston, N.C. Those standing are: Jo Ann Austin, Washing ton, D.C.; George Pennix, Greensboro, N.C; Shirley Jones, Morehead City, N.C., and Clairissa Hines, Kenbridge, Va. ELEANOR —By Lottie Belle DeShands, 1955 —By Ethel Williams Wright 1954 Al Christmas, 1963 —By Lottie Belle DeShands, 1955 —By Ethel Williams Wright 1954 One Day It Stopped Me —By Lottie Belle DeShands, 1955 —By Ethel Williams Wright 1954 MONGI SLIM VISIT NIGERIA, GUANA Mongi Slin foreign minister of Tunisisa, her discussions with Prime Ministe Abubakar Tafawa Balewa an Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuk during a recent visit here. In Acer Slim called on President Kwan Nkrumah at Flagstaff House and conferred with him on "matters o mutual interest and African unity While in Ghana the Tunisian fo eign minister was accompanied b Kojo Botsio, Ghanaian minister of foreign affairs and Mono Kedadi, Tunlian ambassador Ghana.