Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1964 — Page 8

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

OCTOBER 17, 1964

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Continued from Page 1 and greeted his wife with a hug and a friendly kiss. Then they moved through pandemonium in the station— a cheering crowd which included many Negroes—to a rally at which Mrs. Johnson delivered her 48th speech of an “unforgetable” week. Referring to the civil rights bill, Johnson told the cheering

crowd:

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material is a violation of both federal and state laws. Under the Federal statute, the offense is punishable by a $1,000 fine or 1 year imprisonment or both, Agent W. T. Tiller of the local FBI office told

The Recorder.

Northsider convicted in death

Receives Ph.D. Martin King

New Orleans coupled a

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Whatever your views are, we November with statements call- 2-to-21 sentence as a result of

A Marion County Criminal Court 2 jury of eight w’omen and four men found a Northside man guilty of manslaughter Wednesday in the May 9 death of John Hall, who died of a skull fracture as the re-

_ suit of a fall.

Herschell Compton, whose

confi- address was listed as 2336 N.

in Indianapolis, faces a possible

have a Constitution and we have a Bill of Rights and we have the law of the land, and twothirds of the Democrats in the Senate voted for it and threefourths of the Republicans. “I signed it and I’m going to enforce it and I am going to observe it, and I think any man

ing for a non-partisan drive by the conviction. Judge Pro-tem Americans to swamp Goldwater Clarence Bolden ordered a pre-

sentencing investigation, but

Continued from Page 1 school in the country.

A native of Bowling Green, Ky„ where he received his earlier education, Dr. Vontress received his BA degree from Kentucky State College, Frankfort, in 1952. During the 195253 school year he held a graduate assistantship in French at the University of Iowa while pursuing studies in French and

Spanish.

at the polls in November.

President Johnson spurred his campaign caraban through

the Old West Monday.

In his Reno, Nev., speech, the President included a 10 article bill of responsibilities as a

set no sentencing date. Compton was accused of

striking Hall on the steps of the Sportsman’s Bar, 836 Indiana, causing him to fall and

, .. .... , . . strike this head on the conthat is worthy of the high of- companion to the Constitution’s C rete, killing him instantly fice of President is going to do Bill of Rights. tv,! convicted man was

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Parks refused and thus sparked the now historic Montgomery Bus Boycott. The result was a crippling boycott against the city bus system which until then had depended on Negroes

for 70 percent of its business. By the time the boycott had

terminated, the jimcrow practices of having Negroes seated at only the back of buses and forcing them to enter by a rear door had been abolished and

During 1953-55 he was in Eu- ed^fa‘leader m^is^wnTight

rope as an interpreter of French and English while in military service. He also taught English for about 10 months

while overseas.

Earning his MS degree from

right.

It was he who had stepped to the forefront as president of the newly-formed Montgomery Improvement Association and made the Negro’s demands known to the busline and

the same thing. He said the Bill told what

“But I am not going to let “to do as a government,” while

them build up hate and try to the bill of responsibilities buy my people by appealing to tells what we propose to do as their prejudice.” a people “to make our rights

Johnson’s prepared speech in more worth having.”

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The convicted man was arrested after three weeks of intensive investigation by Homicide Detective Sergeants Howard Kramer and Forrest Mc-

Keighan.

Comnton, taking the stand in his own defense Wednesday morning, denied having any knowledge of the slaying despite witnesses’ testimony to

the contrary.

He also denied having any pan in the slaying to authori-

Indiana in 1956, he taught Preached non-violence among

his people during the cam-

paign.

His spirited leadership made headlines throughout the nation and financial contributions poured in from points as distant as Tokyo. The M.I.A. had $225,000 in its treasury within a matter of months. King’s shrewdness was

French and English at Southern University, Baton Rouge, La., in

the 1956-57 school year. Since 1957 he has been with

the Indianapolis Public School System, first as a teacher of English at George Washington High School and secondly as

guidance director at Attucks.

_ , . . . brought to light when white ofDr. Vontress is a frequent fi c j a i s backed by the powerful contributor to professional jour- White citizens Council, went to nals throughout the country. colKt to have the M j A s funds

n : e although Set Kramer Hls a . rtlcIes have .. ap ? > e K a . re T f .l 11 frozen, but King had thwarted t^.e^. although *gt. Kiamei such journals as the Phi Delta their scheme in advance hv hav-

H S Kappan, The Negro Journal of Ing the^flTds scaUered a'rotd

Education, The Clearing House, and The School Guidance Worker, which is published in

Canada.

testified Compton told irom his jail cell that he had either slapped or hit Hall. Public Detender William

; Wurster said he would appeal

| the conviction.

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A frequently sought national speaker, he is often considered controversial in his views because of his sincerity and honesty on racial matters, especially as they pertain to the educating and counseling of Negro youth.

President Johnson wrote a new chapter in American history on July 2, 1964 when he signed the Civil Rights bill. Above, the President hands the first pen to Senator Hubert H. Humphrey who marshaled the great victory in the Congress. Sf LET FREEDOM RING !■

“THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT of 1964 declares: Those who are equal before God shall now be equal in the polling booths, in the clasSTOOms, in the factories, in the hotels, restaurants, movie theatres and other places that provide service to the public.” ' President Lyndon B. Johnson, July 2,1964

in out-of-reach banks that included half a dozen in the

North.

His able ability to get Neroes to adhere to a non-violent code drew admiration from many whites and today he is considered the originator of passive resistance in the American Negro struggle. He has admitted repeatedly that much of his approach is derived from his readings of India's Ghandi. As M.I.A.’s boycott switched its concentration from a bus boycott to other areas, King’s popularity grew and he was soon called upon for numerous speaking engagements. These included many requests from Northern cities. King scored again in January, 1957 when he along with Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth of Birmingham presided at a conference attended by 60 persons from 10 states held in Atlanta’s Ga. From this conference of individuals concerned with the Negro’s dismal plight in the

aoum grew tne powenui aoutnern Christian Leadership Conference of which King is president today. The conference today employs a full-time effective staff with headquarters in Atlanta and is rated high among civil rights organizations in the country. It now also has branches outside of the South. SCLC’s full weight was behind the dramatic “March On Washington,” along with other rights groups, in August of 1963 and has invaded numerous communities emphasizing the Negro’s often denied right to register and vote. King himself has been the stirring voice at numerous civil rights rallies (both Northern and Southern), the coordinator and leader of countless protest marches and among the first in many instances placed behind bars for voicing discontentent through sit-ins or marches. His eloquent “I Have A Dream” oratory was considered the high point of the “March On Washington. A product of Morehouse College, the SCLC president, who completed high school in two years, attended Crozer Theological Seminary where he was one of only 10 Negroes enrolled. He finished at the head of his class and continued his education at Boston University where he obtained his Ph D. in systematic theology. Dr. King will receive his Peace Prize Dec. 10 at Olso University in the presence of Norwegian King Olaf. When dynamite magnate Alfred Nobel set up the prize in 1896, he specified it should go to “the person who in the last year has done most to work for the convening of peace congresses and the reduction of standing armies.” Dr. King had been considered the leading candidate ever since names of the 30-odd world figures contending had been submitted. His response to the news was: “I’m deeply moved, grati- I fied and honored to be chosen for such a significant award. | “I do not consider this merely an honor to me personally, but a tribute to the discipline, wise restraint, and majestic courage of the millions of gallant Negroes and white persons of good will who have followed a non-violent course in seeking to establish a reign of justice and a rule of love across this nation of ours.”

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