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Received Sunday, BAO pun. NEW YORK, Nor. 11. Hazel Scott, a negro pianists and wife of Adam Clayton Powell, the only negro in the House of Representatives, cancelled an appearance arranged for the dinner of President Truman and Mr. Attlee under the auspices of the National Press Club because negro newspapermen arc ineligible for the club or for the galleries of Congress. Miss Scott, telegraphing the cancellation, said: “I trust the day will com* when qualified journalists of my race will be accepted without distinction.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 267, 12 November 1945, Page 5
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