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Representatives of 60 Groups in Miami Area Meet to End Terror

February 4, 1952
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Representatives of 60 leading organizations of all faiths and racial backgrounds met here this week-end in a community-wide effort to better racial and religious group relations in the wake of the recent terror bombings of synagogues, Negro homes and a Catholic Church in the Miami area. Among the leading citizens represented in the group is E. Herman Fisher, president of the Coral Gables Jewish Center.

In an introductory statement, the organizing committee for what is proposed as a Dade County Council on Community Relations said that the name of Miami had fallen into “ill repute” because of the bombings and attempted bombings. “As a result of acts such as bombings, Miami has experienced a public reaction of shame and a determination that these events shall not occur again and that the community must work at eliminating many possible causes of unrest and disharmony,” the statement declared.

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