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1969: Movement to challenge open housing
By THERESA BLACKWELL
Published February 19, 2007
FEB. 21, 1969 CLEARWATER - The City Commission will be challenged in early March to act on "open housing" and to implement the eradication of barriers that isolate segments of the population. The commission will be asked to adopt a resolution based on the federal open housing law. Spearheading the move are the all-white members and supporters of the new Community Liberation Movement, now organizing in Clearwater "to combat white racism." Harriet Ludwig is acting as chairwoman, and meetings are held Sunday nights in a local church. Challenges will be issued not only to government agencies but also to all types of institutions, including churches, St. Petersburg Junior College and agencies such as Clearwater Neighbors. The direct action committee of the organization enumerated "open housing" as its first goal. "Freedom of association is restricted by present housing practices," Mrs. Ludwig said. Real estate agents will come in for a share of scrutiny by the group. Blacks searching for housing in the Clearwater area now are shunted by real estate men to Safety Harbor, Dunedin and the Ridgecrest area, the spokesman said. FEB. 23, 1945 Playing cards needed for Army Air Corpsmen CLEARWATER - Donations of 50 packs of playing cards for armed forces units were asked here today by Mrs. Chester B. McMullen, chairwoman of the camps and hospitals division of the upper Pinellas Red Cross chapter. The request came from Louis M. Connor, a Red Cross director stationed at Tampa's MacDill Field, who explained this particular consignment of cards is destined for a small detachment of Army Air Corpsmen stationed on a lonely island now used as a bombing target location. The men repair the targets and have no opportunity for relaxation. Donors of cards in Clearwater can leave their gifts at the USO center on Cleveland Street, opposite the chamber of commerce. FEB. 22, 1927 Commissioners oppose tent shows CLEARWATER - A member of the American Legion appeared before the commission to intercede for Johnny J. Jones' carnival, which wished to make arrangements to show in Clearwater under auspices of the Legion. The proposition hit a snag when Commissioner Casler said he was opposed to carnivals of every sort. The commissioner declared that they indulged in bare-faced robbery and that they demoralized boys and young men. Commissioner Moore chimed in to the same effect, and finally a motion was made to eliminate all tent shows. In order to do this, the city attorney was instructed to draw up an ordinance with amounts of license fees left blank, to be considered by the commission at an early meeting. Commissioner Casler suggested the fee for all tent shows should be $500, with $100 extra license for each additional tent, but this was left as a tentative proposition. Pinellas History is compiled by Times staff writer Theresa Blackwell. She can be reached at 727 445-4170 or tblackwell@sptimes.com. Looking back Headlines through the years A look back at the events, people and places that made North Pinellas the unique place that it is. The information is compiled from past editions of the St. Petersburg Times.
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