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The Southern Jewish Weekly
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
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Two Miami high school debate champions, George L. Strehlke and Darryl McCall Jr., and their coach Mrs. Herberta Leonardy, won a 6-day trip to Washington from B'nai B'rith Sholem Lodge for a citizenship forensic contest victory. They met Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine, FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, and Florida lawmakers including Sens. Spessard L. Holland and Claude Pepper, and Rep. George A. Smathers.
Merged-components note: Image overlaps spatially with the domestic news story about Miami B'nai B'rith debate winners and is referenced in the text as 'Shown above'.
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Two Miami high school students and their debating coach were awarded a 6-day trip to Washington as a prize for winning a citizenship forensic contest sponsored by B'nai B'rith Sholem Lodge, Miami.
While visiting Washington, the Florida trio had audiences with Attorney General Tom C. Clark, Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine, USMC, FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover and Florida lawmakers.
Shown above on the steps of the capitol building (l. to r.) are Sen. Spessard L. Holland, Florida; Irving M. Lichenstein, B'nai B'rith Press and Radio Bureau; Mrs. Herberta Leonardy, teacher and coach of the debate winners; George L. Strehlke, Miami debate champion; Rep. George A. Smathers, Florida; Darryl McCall, Jr., Miami debate champion; and Sen. Claude Pepper, Florida.
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awarded 6-day trip to washington; met dignitaries including attorney general, military general, fbi chief, and florida lawmakers.
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Two Miami high school students and their coach won a citizenship forensic contest sponsored by B'nai B'rith Sholem Lodge, earning a trip to Washington where they had audiences with officials and were photographed with Florida senators and representative on capitol steps.