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VOL. 12. No. 14

STORY ON PAGE 7

Vancouver, British Columbia, April 10, 1953

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The camera catches Frank Flood and Janet Curtis in

a dramatic

Moment of Workshop 53’s production of Medal For Willie.

Medal For Willie
premiere April LZ

es Capacity audience is anticip-
aS es the Ukrainian Hall, 805
Frida ender Street, here next
tain a6 April 17, when the cur-
Rees on Workshop 53’s pro-
will a of Medal For Willie. It

is “e the first performance in
: wary of William Branch‘s
‘trimin Ul play against racial dis-

ation .

Med

ed in al For Willie was produc-
ple’. suattle last month by Peo-
in th rograms and the response
tha: "t_ city was so enthusiastic
repeat performances are
eing arranged d pl
are ged and plans
ing hae consideration for tak-
Washi foUpe on the road through
'ngton state.
© cast for the V
Perf for the Vancouver
®rmance is drawn from the

Negro community in this city
and from various progressive
white groups, including the Van-
couver Theatre of Action.

Tickets for Medal For Willie,
at 75 cents, are obtainable at the
People’s Cooperative Bookstore,
337 West Pender Street,

Right to tag on Ma

The 1953 May Day Committee
has won back the right to sell
tags at Georgia Viaduct, mar-
shalling point for the big march
on May 3. Vancouver City cour
cil granted permission for limit-
ed tagging this week after hear-

0 LPP
CANDIDATES
TO RUN IN
6 ELECTION

The Labor-Progressive party will run a minimum of 20 and perhaps 25 candidates
in the forthcoming provincial election in a major bid for representation in the next legis

lature, it was announce
tion in the election
incial committee wou

draft the LPP program and election manifesto.

y Day won

ing May Committee chairman
Les Walker and secretary John
Hines argue their case.
Alderman Halford Wilson mov-
ed a motion to permit tagging
at the assembly point and Ald.
Jj. Cornett supported him. Coun-

Read the Clemens Story

cil then voted unanimously on
the question.

Two years ago city police ar-
rested May Day taggers and last
year no tagging was allowed
either at the assembly point or
along the route of march.

(See May Day story on page 7.)

d this week. Reporting on LPP plans for province-wide participa
, Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader, stated that the party's prov-
ld meet in Vancouver this weekend to discuss nominations and to
““The Labor-Progressive party is entering

the election determined to fight
for every vote and to wage a
campaign in the people's inter-
ests in every constituency,” said
Morgan.

The press statement issued by
the LPP leader said:

“The thing that stands out of
the petty wrangling and politi-

Continued on back page
See LPP

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