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In several sectors, the Negroes' push for equality was making headway without any help from demonstrations or violence:

sb In New Orleans, a federal court ordered all of the city's public parks, playgrounds, cultural and community centers desegregated.

sb In Birmingham, the Justice Department filed the biggest voting discrimination suit since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1957. The suit asks the U.S. District Court to order immediate registration of 2,032 Negroes rejected by registrars in recent years.

sb In South Orange, N.J., the U.S. Davis Cup committee announced that this year, for the first time, the U.S. squad will have a Negro member: Arthur Ashe, 20, of Richmond, Va. Ashe, ranked 18th among U.S. players, will probably be the team's No. 4 man.

&sb In Los Angeles, Whitney Young Jr., executive director of the National Urban League, explained what Negro leaders mean when they talk about equality in job opportunities: "Now we're saying this: if two men, one Negro and one white, are equally qualified for a job, hire the Negro." Actually, Negroes may already be doing even better than that in the Federal Government. A Texas Congressman charged that three Negro postal employees in Dallas had been promoted over 53 whites with higher civil service ratings.

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