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[[preprinted]] PHOTOCOPIED October 2, 2002; NASM PRESERVATION COPY JET Vol. VI No. 24 October 21, 1954 Books .............48 Modern Living .....38 Business ..........22 Mr. and Mrs. ......23 Census ............49 National ...........3 Crime .............51 Press Digest.......50 Education..........17 Radio-TV Guide.....66 Entertainment......58 Religion...........22 Forecast...........11 Society World......40 Foreign............12 Weekly Almanac.....15 Journalism.........49 Week's Best Photos.31 Medicine...........13 Words Of The Week..30 [[line]] NATIONAL REPORT Eisenhower To Appoint Two Negro Generals President Eisenhower will shortly recommend the promotion of two Negro colonels - B. O. Davis Jr. and James H. Robinson - to the rank of brigadier general in his first major step to integrate the U. S. armed services from top to bottom, a Pentagon source disclosed. Action on the two promotions was begun several weeks ago, the source revealed. Because of the long and distinguished careers of the two officers, it was regarded as a certainty that the two would be appointed. The appointments, which must be approved by the Military Screening Board, are subject to confirmation by the Senate. Son of the Army's first Negro general, Colonel Davis, if appointed, will be the first Negro Air Force general in U. S. history. Currently assigned as commander of a squadron in the Far East, 41-year-old Colonel Davis commanded the famous 99th Pursuit Squadron and the 332nd Fighter group in Italy [[line]] Published weekly by Jonson Publishing Co., Inc., at 1820 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago 16, Illinois, New York office at 55 West 42nd Street, Los Angeles office at 1127 Wilshire Blvd. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Entire contents copyright 1954, by Johnson Publishing Co., Inc. Subscriptions: $7 one year, Canada $9. Foreign $10. 3 [[end page]] [[start page]] during World War II and later was chief of the fighter operations branch at the Pentagon. [[image - black and white photograph of Col. Robinson]] [[image - black and white photograph of Col. Davis]] Commissioned 29 years ago, Colonel Robinson, a Howard University graduate and former physics professor at Delaware State College, is the highest ranking Negro Army Officer. A native of Washington, he served with infantry troops in Africa and Italy during World War II. He is currently assigned to the New York City military area. Wade McCree Named Circuit Judge in Detroit [[image - black and white photograph of Wade McCree]] Wade H. McCree Jr., 34-year-old Harvard University law school graduate and member of the three-man Michigan Workmen's Compensation Commission, was appointed to the state circuit court bench in Detroit and became the first Negro ever to hold the $24,500-a-year post. Named by Gov. G. Mennen Williams, McCree, who was picked from a list of several prominent Negro contenders, must stand for election for the judgeship next April. A World War II veteran, McCree, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, headed the compensation commission's Detroit office for the past two years. In announcing McCree's appointment, Gov. Williams said the post required "a young and vigorous man." McCree learned of the appointment while at a campaign dinner for Congressional candidate Charles C. Diggs Jr. 4 [[/preprinted]] ^[[long letter follows. [[underlined]] Peggy [[/underlined]] ]]
