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Dorothy Schramm newspaper clippings, 1949-1955 (folder 2 of 2)

Des Moines Register Article: "Racial Award To South Bend"

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[[Header in bold]] RACIAL AWARD TO SOUTH BEND [[end bold]] [[Article Text]] NEW YORK, N. Y. (AP)--The city of South Bend, Ind., was announced Saturday night as winner of the 1951 Community Human Relations award presented by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The award is given "for outstanding improvement in relations among its religious and racial groups." [[Bold subtitle]]Industrial Center.[[end bold]] South Bend, widely known as the home of Notre Dame university, was described by Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, national conference president, as a typical American city with the usual categories of racial and religious groups found in an industrial center. [[Bold]]Noting that the Ku Klux Klan once flourished in Indiana, including South Bend, Dr. Clinchy said the city's citizens deserve praise "for giving the nation an example to follow" in fighting discrimination. [[end bold]] There is no discrimination or segregation," he reported, "in any public recreation, local churches, schools, public transportation, health, welfare or hospital services." [[Bold subtitle]]Better Relations.[[end bold]] Dr. Clinchy noted that "newspapers and radio stations in the community give wholehearted support to all of the city's efforts to better group relations. "Protestant ministers, Catholic priests and Jewish rabbis meet every month under leadership of the National Conference of Christians and Jews to consider common problems of the community," he added.
 
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