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Jackson Advocate
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
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Federal Judge Emmet C. Choate ruled this week that Miami Springs Golf Course, owned by the city of Miami, must admit Negro players starting May 10, declaring the once-a-day policy illegal. The suit was brought by four Negro players; city attorneys argued against integration.
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Miami, Fla., A Federal Judge Emmet C. Choate this week ruled that the Miami Springs Golf Course would have to admit Negro players beginning on May 10.
The Judge declared that the once a day policy that the club held was illegal.
The course is owned by the city of Miami and is the only one that the city operates.
Judge Choate stated "Whether some of us like it or not, that's the way it is."
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The suit was brought about by four Negro players who wanted full privileges on the city course.
The city attorneys argued that no federal laws makes integration of golf courses mandatory.
The attorneys said that opening the course to Negroes would endanger the "peace, health and safety" of Miami and the city of Miami Springs.
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miami springs golf course must admit negro players beginning on may 10; once-a-day policy declared illegal.
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Federal Judge Emmet C. Choate ruled that the Miami Springs Golf Course, owned by the city of Miami, would have to admit Negro players. The suit was brought by four Negro players seeking full privileges. City attorneys argued no federal law mandates integration and it would endanger peace, health, and safety.