Club Colour Bar Dropped
(N.Z.P A -Reuter—Copyright) WASHINGTON, Jan 17 Members of the wellknown Washington club for intellectuals. the Cosmos Club, who retained their membership in spite of disagreement with the club’s colour bar. today welcomed the club’s decision that racial and religious discrimination was not in keening with the ideals of the club The vote bv members of the club is expected to end the bar again?* the approval r f negro apolicants imposed bv the membership eommitThe situation at the Cosmos Club reached a head when the United S‘ates Denutv Assistant Secretarv of State for Public Affairs (Mr Carl T Rowan! a negro, was refused admission. Because of the resignation of one of *he members in protest against the refusal the club tost 'he membership of D -esi 4 “nt Kennedy The President’s nomination. dronned when his proposer resigned, would not be made a’ain the Wh’te House Press Secre'ery (Mr Pierre Salinger) said.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29725, 19 January 1962, Page 11
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