New York Amsterdam News — 1963-00-00702
1963
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26 • N Y. AMSTERDAM
NEWS, Sat., Auj. SI, 1963
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Rabbi Benjamin Z. Kreitman,
president of the Brooklyn Rab
binical Aaaembly, was named as
the acting chairman of a Brook
lyn citizens* action committee
formed by Borough President
Abe Stark to combat racial bias.
Rabbi Kreitman, leader of the
Brooklyn Jewish Center, the bor
ough's largest synagogue, accep
ted his appointment by Borough
President Stark as the 30-mem
ber group of church, business,
civic and other community re
presentatives met at Borough
Hall and agreed on rules of pro
cedure including formation of
sub-committees for ac’ion on spe
cific problems.
The group agreed formally to
,'dentify Itself as the Brooklyn
Borough President’s Citizens* Ac
tion Committee for Equal Op
portunity.
Unanimous
PARTY FOR TOTS: Lollypops
and games were the theme at a
birthday party given by Mrs.
Zilian Quick, at 489 Halsey St.,
ir. honor of her neice. Lynn
Avery visiting from Philadel
phia. P$ Present were: Patrice
and Sharon Avery, David Bel
cher, Gerard Caters, Ronald
McClattie, Vera McClattie, Von
McCIattie, Yvoane Walker. Jes
sie Nathews, Gregory McLe
more, Lisa Brewington, Larrv
Mathews, Brenda Carol, Ken
neth Cobb and Stanley Cobb.
Landlords
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Its members voted unanimous
and unqualified endorsement of
the Citizens' March on Washing
ton on August 28th and decided
I at the same time to send a
I resolution to Congressional lead-
1 ers. chairmen of committees and
sub-committees and all members
of the Brooklyn Congressional
delegation in Washington urging
approval of President Kennedy's
Civil Rights program.
In a two-hour meeting at Bor
ough Hall, the group voted to
direct the establishment of at
least six sub-committees U> act
in matters of importance to the
community.
The major committees will
act on educational problems, op
portunities for employment and
the elimination of racial pockets
of unemployment and improved
opportunities for housing accom
modations and the betterment of
urban areas.
Eight additional appointments
to the group's membership were
announced by Mr. Stark.
New Appointees
The new appointees are Dr.
Aaron Brown, of the New York
City - Board of Education. Dr.
Francisco Trllla. chairman of the
Puerto Rican Hispanic Leader-
shlp. Forum: Oliver Leeds, chair-
man of BrooUyn CORE: Jnhnny.
Parham, director of the Brook
lyn Branch of the Urban League;
Russell Service, director of the
Bedford Y.M.C.A.; Mrs. Carmen
Barrow, an active member of
PTA groups in Brooklyn’s Puerto
Rican community; Grover Mos-
cowitz, executive vice president
of the Downtown Brooklyn As
sociation, and Dr. Robert Palm-
Rabbi Kreitman
was ordained
by the Jewish Theological Sem
inary of America after being
graduated with honors from Ye-
shiva University. He received the
degree of Doctor of Hebrew Lit
erature from Jewish Theological
Seminary for original studies in
the field of Medieval Rabbinics.
During World War II, he served
as a U. S. Navy chaplain. He
is a member of the Chaplaincy
Commission of the Jewish Wel
fare Board of the New York
Board of Rabbis and also serves
as co-chairman of the Annual In
stitute of Mental Health projects
administered by Yeshiva Univer
sity.
Petition Drive
For 3rd Party
AMITYVILLE — The insurgent
third party movement in Suf
folk County which commenced
its petition drive August 2 under
the name. “The Justice Party,”
announced last week that they
have signed over 1.000 names,
with only 500 more needed to
meet the minimum official pe
tition requirement for new party
JIC
registration.
The signature drive is being,
conducted by the Committee for
the Election oi Calvin C. Cobb
to District Court Judgeship in.
Babylon Town.
From the Committee’s head
quarters, 3375 Great Neck Read, ■
North Amityville, it was announc
ed by co-ChaIrmen, Morton L.'
Wolfson and Joseph Medica, both
residents of Babylon, that the
“Justice Sqtiadz” of workers —
numbering six per squad — would
not cease the signature drive until
at least 3,000 names were attach
ed to the petition few early Sep-
lemher filing as a third Suffolk
political party. Co-chairman Wolf1
son said, “as an indication of the
enthusiasm being displayed by
our workers, Mrs. R. F. Davie of
Babylon covered 39 residences
last Saturday in Babylon Village
and received 34 petition signa
tures.'*
Mr. Medica said that among
their supporters are: Reverend
John W. Lee of the Methodist
Church, Amityville; Dr. Neville
Harper of Hempstead; Richard
W. HasgUl of Amityville; Wil
liam L. Davis of Babylon; Mrs.
Ignatius Davidson of Wyandanch;
Mr. David Rosenthal of Bay-
shore; Dr. Malli* C. Taylor of
North Babylon; Herman A. Aus
tin of Amityville and Huntington;
and Rhett Evers, a radio per
sonality of WLIB, Babylon.
The Committee for the prom-
'nent trial attorney, composed of
over 300 white and Negro mem
bers, anticipates broad support
from independents. Republicans,
and Democrats for the election
of Cobb.
ROMANTIC SINGER -
JiM* Green, new balladeer
frtm Mamaroneck, N Y... opens
at Jibe Baby Grand in Brook-
1>j£ Friday , (Aug. 30), Just 25
years old. Jim is a clean cut
yofeth, rated as a good singer,
is ■ 8 ft. tall and a former
athlete. He has appeared pre
viously at the Town Hill, Gal-
a<, Vanderbilt Lounge and
thg Duplex.
Hooted
Feeling?
Doctors prescribe the
citrus fruit laxative
CITRATE OF
MAGNESIA
Fast Refief of
C0**STlFAT'0"
opset stomach
OVUt WOUlfiENCC
Herbert Evans, vice-chairman
of the New York City Housing
and Redevelopment Board has
announced that six hundred
landlords of the Bedford-Stuyves-
ant area of Brooklyn will meet
with the Bedford-Stuyvesant
Area Services Project staff
ant Area Services Project staff
this "week to discuss building in
spection reports. These reports
were prepared by Department
of Buildings inspectors who re
cently completed a crash pro
gram of roof-to-cellar inspections
in the area.
Landlords will be given the
opportunity to discuss mutual
problems with the office staff
and with inspectors from the De
partments of Buildings. Health.
Sanitation, and will be encour-
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aged to participate voluntarily ■
in community improvement pro- I
jecta. Harry C. Harris, director of i
the Housing and Redevelopment
Board's Neighborhood Conserve- j
tion Bureau, stated, "This meet
ing is«an important step forward
In our community Improvement
campaign, and represents a con
centrated effort to combat neigh
borhood blight and decay, using
all the resources that the city,
working with the local commun
ity, can command.’’
Darwin W. Bolden, director of
the Bureau's Bedfard-Stuyvesant
Ares Services Project, will pre
sent a series of suggestions for
landlord co-operation and plans
for a tenant education program.
Mr. Bolden explained. "We
want property owners to bring
their buildings up to accepted
housing standards voluntarily.
Nineteen city agencies will be
cooperating with us in this vital
program.” Mr. Harris stated that
property owners who refuse to
co-operation voluntarily will be re-
fered to the Rent Commission,
I to the courts, and to the Welfare
Department for further action,
i He also reported that 4,426 vio
lations on 320 multiple dwellings
I were reported by the Inspection
task force, as compared to 124
| j violations pending prior to the
crash inspection.
I The property owners will at-
' tend meetings scheduled through-
L out the day on Tuesday and
F Thursday at the Bedford YMCA,
L 1121 Bedford Avenue In Brook-
[ lyn, temporary office of the Bed-
b ford Stuyvesant Area Services
F Project.
b The Area Services Program.
according to Mr. Bolden, will
co-ordinate all the social services
provided in the 22-block project
area which Is bounded by Nos
trand, Lafayette, and Sumner
Avenues, and Monroe Street. The
Area Services staff also Includes
Miss Virginia Dawkins, commun
ity organizer: Booker T. Gaither,
housing director; and Lionel How
ard, employment director, as well
as clerical personnel and inspect
ors assigned by various city
departments.
GUESTS FROM OHIO — Dr.
Jerome Averette, of Ashland
Pl., Brooklyn was host at a
Towers Hotel reception, Satur
day for Mr. and Mrs. Russell
L. Jefferson of Columbus, Ohio.
Picture shows, left to right,
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson, Major
and Mrs. Mitchell, Dr. Averette
and Mrs. Adlena Hawkins also
of Columbus, Ohio. < Merritt
Photo),
Only once has the speaker of
the house ever become president,
when James K. Polk was elected
In 1894
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