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Zltv-lUth'. LCRHy (will).

today \uspended Henry H Ar-
rintou of Miami. Floridas
only Negro HxSislHlli xtate at-
torney. because ol' remark< he
made in a radio broadcast.
about intcuratiou oi the

Dade County State .\tt_orneys
office.

Datle (ounty State Atty.
Gent'lt Brautigam said .trrinu-
ton lmd made talw and mis-
leading" statement i'l the
broadcast durine which he at-
leuedly reported lirautig:nn'<.
office was completely inte-
grated."

.\rrin;:ton said he would
make no attempt to explain his
remarks and would not tight
aeaimt suspension. However.
he said parts of a tape recmt'l-
ins: of the broadcacst had been
doctored out of context."

In a report on an inye>tiiza-
tion of the matter. BrautiLam
told the governor Arrinmon
appeared on a program known
as The People Speak broadcast
over Station WMBM. Miami
Beach.

"Arringtou appeared in re-
spome to a request that be en-
courage all colored people to
assist all law" enforcement.
agencies in Dade County. This
he did. His remarks on this
subject ran about 20 minutes
on the program.

Won't Hear Playback

Following the remarks.
questions were called in by
listeners. The voice heard on

the tape recordinu answering
the questions was that. of Ar-
ringtou.

He has refused to come into
the office and hear a play-
back of a copy of this: record-
1112 . the attitude oi refuxing
to admit or deny the questions
and answers compel: the con-
clusion of an attirmance of
the
"I regret my confidence
that he would dict-barge his
obliQattom as assistant state

attorney as recommended to
you has been fully shattered.

"I still conscientiously be-
lieve that there is a need for
an assistant :tate attorney to
handle the many capital crime
cases. im'olvlng the colored
people in Dade County as I told
you at the time I recommended
his appointment.

Aware of Good Job"

Everyone in Dade County
is aware of the good job being
done by the colored municipal
judge and the colored police
among the colored people who
have been cneaued in these
capacities for many years.

In his .~uspen Collins said Arrington has
made public statements in
derogation of and repugnant
to the duties imposed ttpon him
as assistant state attorney."

The coyernor said such con-
duct "constitutes malfeasance
in office, andor tncotnpetertcy
to perform the duties of his
oft'ice" and that such flase

Collins Suspends Negro
Aide Serving In Dade

State Attorneys Office



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and untrue statements
undermined and detracted
lrom the efficiency of the said
otfice of state attorney and
thereby hare re~ulted in im-
pairment of law enforcement."

The governor's ol't'ice said
no action has been taken yet
on appointment of a >ttccessor

have

to Arrington.



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Collins Suspends Negro Aide Serving In Dade State Attorney's Office TALLAi]ASSFY A rh ,neId uonre statement he 21 -GI, LenI Cllih ndeem .id anddet d octda suspended Henry H A i Ingtn of I Flid' non th, cffiieny of the sad _lyNer sssa tt at. Office If ltt ait-orn ,nd ornny. et l, emks he iheeby h.ve re d In tm nde u radin oadoat pirment of I-w i e rne oeet. b ntegrai" If The The ene..s nffie sd Dad, County State Attnoe'e no O.ion hae been haen yet offc. on apfuldlm. ofa uesr Dode Cnouty Sitse Ally. t. Arrington. Gerge Troutgmo said ArringImn had amde Ilale and misleadoing' sitenent, il tin breoatest dming whi he .ltonedly ienited Brnainm, Ofitie it so mpleilyi intogrotto. Arringt soid he would maonotrsttempi to epoin his reiie and would n d fiiiight ogantsuspienoieo. Hioever, helid opartsota tapeeodrng of tin, rodeanst had bee "doetored it fiii tx In report on on investiget..n of the matter. Brath"nm tod the goiiriir Arigon aiieared on .ogtam kown On The People Se1k biadtist B..Sson 1, 5"tWaIBM, Ali.i "Ahinoni appeterd in nopoime tOO reoesit ha he err courage .lt .tored people t. ntgenier in Dade Conty. This he did His nemartnon this sobet rai thbot 20 intutes en the progem. Won't Heat Playback "Foitowing the reine, Ouetonon Wee catted in he liners. The -eice herd on the tape reeo.ding anseerpig he qntiom nas thist of Ar. ringtodi. "Hi has retosed to come into the office and heap playbak of a rpy of Ohis Tecord. tg ...tine altitude of refming to dneit de deop tine qunesons and antens eomes the connlusion o n tfirmnanc of these romrks. egrtVet in fnfidence that ie would dinehoige tit tbli t h s a assistant state tirney on e.eommended to you tas bien fullystteeed till eonscientionsy berIeT that thee it a need inn On assistant Stat attorey is handle tie mnyo capital crime mis's invn 01g the e.tmred people in Dade Count e I lod You at the time I recommended his aporindment. "Aare of Good Job "Fveone in Dade County in are of the good jb hnmen tone by the nlened monrerat judge aid the clInd po et among the IcOlred people o 1ve been eneged in these capaettien O moiry year." tin his ounpenion .de., CaliS said Aringmon "has mode public statements in derognion of .nd pregnant to nhe duties imposed utpOn him on antistont staiettoey. The genruor said such conduct "on ntntuten malfeasan in offine ano nennompnepy to iper the dTies of his ofite" and that "suh Di