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...last-ditch Segregationist Johnson, he tarred Coleman with being an old friend of Jack Kennedy (whose name is mud in Mississippi), painted himself as the man "who stood up for Mississippi" by blocking, for a while, the admission of Negro James Meredith to Ole Miss. Such is the climate of Mississippi today that the Coleman-Johnson runoff was hardly a contest. Johnson won, with 261,000 votes to Coleman...
Undoubtedly beginning a trend, Meredith Willson's Here's Love (Oct. 3) -a musical adaptation of the 1947 20th Century-Fox department story called Miracle on 34th Street - has a cast that is about 10% Negro. They are Macy's shoppers, spectators, secretaries - everything but Santa Claus - and do not play the roles of Negroes as such...
...Meredith professed an optimistic attitude for the future of the racial crisis, "which the government has recognized as the number one problem in the country." "In 20 years, Mississippi could be a beautiful place to live," he said...
...Meredith was introduced to the large gathering by NSA President Dennis Shaul, who said Meredith "walked with dignity in an exceedingly difficult time." The first Negro ever to enter Ole Miss received a standing ovation, and began "I am somewhat shaken by the enthusiasm of my reception...
...went on to commend the work of NSA, and various civil rights activities, saying "I have the highest regard and respect" for the Association. Meredith noted that he had been a classmate and close friend at Jackson State College of Walter Williams, who last year ran NSA's civil rights desk. Williams was expelled from Jackson State for leading a sit-in demonstration...