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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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West Palm Beach voters approved a referendum giving the City Commission authority to sell or lease the municipal golf course and pool, amid racial integration concerns and a pending federal lawsuit by Negroes to play golf.
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WEST PALM BEACH (AP) - The City Commission today has authority to sell or lease the municipal golf course and swimming pool should its members ever consider it advisable.
Voters authorized the step yesterday in a referendum that touched on the racial problem.
The enabling act made no mention of the conditions under which the city commission would dispose of the facilities but voters generally understood it might be used if racial integration were ordered. Negroes here have brought suit for permission to play golf and the suit is pending in Federal Court at Miami.
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West Palm Beach
Event Date
Yesterday
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voters authorized the city commission to sell or lease the municipal golf course and swimming pool in a referendum.
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The City Commission has authority to sell or lease the municipal golf course and swimming pool if advisable. The referendum touched on the racial problem, with voters understanding it might be used if racial integration were ordered. Negroes have brought suit for permission to play golf, pending in Federal Court at Miami.