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Rev. Ransom Gets

U. S. Appointment

Hie- Pov I enifce f Rcmso'o, Jr., career employee of the

Georgia Department of labor, has been appointed Employment

O'-urity Rnpresenlalive with the U. S. Deparlmmit of Labor.

KEV. P. F. RANSOM

rpri FIVE CENTS

300 Exiles Invade The

Haitian Island Republic

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PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti-(UPI)-Haiti declared its northeast

frontier region a war zone Tuesday and warned Americans out

of the area while army forces under took >o wipe out a reportedly

small exile invasion force.

Post Office Hits

Discrimination In

Job Advancement

WASHINGTON (ANP) —Post

master General J. Edward Day

said that the Post Office Depart

ment "has been draggling its feet

for years in civil rights” as he an

nounced the department’s intent to

curb discrimination. Threats of can

cellation of profitable government

leases and contracts are expected to

put teeth tn the edict condemning

segregation in employment and pro

motion

The Post Office Department is

considered the largest employer of

Negroes in the world. It is esti

mated that 20 per cent of the na

tion’s 585.000 past.al employees-or I

117,009 are Negroes.

In 1961, Negroes held 5 per cent

of the supervisory positions. The

figures has now doubled.

Among the steps taken by the de

part rant are:

(1) Strict orders that race is not

to be considered in promotions.

(2) Requirement that the 17 pos

tal unions sign nondiscrimination

affidavits when renewing contracts

with the government

shops that maintain postal win.

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How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Atlanta daily world. (1963). Atlanta, Georgia, 1963-08-07. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015425/1963-08-07/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Atlanta daily world, 1963-08-07.