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Show : liners deny Blacks ; .trance to local bars T' It- ' - if i. " ' -.:. 3 , , i i (: -. ' I i. ; i that started riots, according to Mr. Washington. No one is predicting a riot in Salt Lake over this matter, but tensions are high. Mr. Harris says, "They have too much muscle for us." and Mr. Washington paraphases an owner as saying, "Look, nigger, I've got friends in the Mafia and I'm warning you to beat it!" "This wouldn't happen if the people of Salt Lake and the people of the United States stood up against the Supreme Court," says Mr. Harris. "As soon as a bigot learns that he can discriminate, then people of other races and religions are in trouble." There is some doubt that discrimination is an official policy. One bargirl in The Iron I Bv REX NUTTING Chronicle Staff e years since the famous s i vs Board of Education i grated on by the Supreme e ;havebeen years of slow but r idv progress for civil rights s i the Supreme Court f this trend by ruling that e could grant a liquor s !se to a club that filiates on the basis of race, , lin or sex. . e i,(ral Salt Lake clubs are -j this ruling to prohibit Is from gaining entrance, e 'jjing to Ernst Harris, a ) asity student, "The Iron ',e; "The Black Bull," '- tjto's" and "Caesar's" have -ed to sell memberships to -ks because of their race. In a cases, Blacks with mem- ciiHHpnlv found The Iron Horse is one of several Salt Lake clubs that, according to Ernst Harris, a University student, have refused to sell memberships to Blacks because of their race. In some cases Blacks with memberships suddenly found their cards revoked. Horse said she sold cards to Blacks, but the managers did not. The practice is not economic discrimination, since yearly memberships are only $12. Most clubs in Salt Lake are integrated, but since the Supreme Court decision, discrimination may become more blatant and Blacks may become more sensitive about the issue. The Supreme Court has washed its hands of the matter, but the state could still stop it. Since the state rules on who gets liquor licenses, they could refuse to grant them to discriminating clubs. This is the only legal recourse left to the Blacks. Common sense and a sense of morality would seem to stop this bigotry, but both are in short supply. cases, tslacKs wicn mem- aips suddenly found ' alves with revoked cards. 1 lay members of the Black 1 -jinity became inflamed at ' j treatment and picketed the jk Bull" and the "Iron . Harassment by "hench- j" ensured, according to is. : light of the Supreme Court 4 this discrimination is susly legal, but why would a iessman refuse potential anas? Bigotry is the ob-. s answer, from owners and inters. IVve had customers gaining about you coons in here and taking our a and just because we have -ark band doesn't mean we to let you in here to hear -l'" ic tin,,, TVU,',,,, XI - .u iiuyy luuiaa vv . vv asn--! Jr. described the reasons the discrimination. The Me seems to be one of 'lint importance in the us' decisions. Washington continues, 1 sex issue has always '4d an avenue of justifiable Minatory racist behavior for ' actions toward Blacks Stout the history of this The lynchings, 'Jat'ons, stereotyping of prowess, manipulation of a women and dependence ' Black female sexual skills ,erM have all been a of wh;te male insecurity ;(arof failure." Ws at Feraco's and the :tBuUas similar to events in Detroit and New York |