Misguided Power: Black Power Conference Sparks Controversy
The Newark Black Power conference drew 1100 delegates and backed separatist aims while denouncing non violence. riots followed in several cities as extremists dominated the event. Observers say the majority of Negroes did not speak through the gathering and urge constructive Black Power for the nation.
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Black Power Conference
Newark
Nathan Wright Jr
Bronx
New York
Detroit
Cassius Clay
Carl Sandburg Dies at 89 and Plans Funeral Hymns
The poet Carl Sandburg died at age 89 happy to be on his way to Heaven. At his funeral the congregation sang Shout All Over God's Heaven and John Brown's Body. A reading from Walt Whitman's When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom'd honored Lincoln and Sandburg's lifelong devotion to him.
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Carl Sandburg
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Walt Whitman
Lincoln
De Gaulle Angers Canada With Quebec Libre Comment
French President Charles de Gaulle visited Canada and shouted Vive le Quebec libre, aligning with separatists and drawing criticism from Prime Minister Lester Pearson. The speech challenged Canada’s federation during its hundredth anniversary celebrations, as Trudeau urged unity and cohesion.
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Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Quebec City
France
de Gaulle
Quebec Libre
la Canada Francaise
la France
Lester Pearson
Federation
Fire This Time In Detroit Riots Reaction And Risk
Joseph Alsop analyzes the Detroit riots and potential Reagan style repression risking national politics. He warns of white backlash, political fallout, and the need for practical remedies rather than rhetoric as ghetto communities face long term damage and emigration to suburbs.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Calvin Coolidge
Boston
Newark
Stokely Carmichael
Havana
Center City
America
Republic
Fidel Castro Seeks Free Cuban Services to Advance Communism
Premier Fidel Castro moves to provide essential services at no cost to Cubans, aligning with his vow to remove money as the intermediary between people and products. He aims to outpace the Soviet bloc on the path to communism.
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Fidel Castro
Striking Out An Eye A conservative view on canal treaties
The proposed Panama Canal treaties reveal a self abasing surrender of strategic property rights. The United States would pay Panama to take control, abandoning sovereignty long exercised since 1903. Critics warn of strengthened Panamanian oligarchy, a joint nine directorate, and potential nationalization if a Communist faction rises. The piece argues for internationalization but warns against self destructive acts, hoping two thirds of the Senate will oppose.
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Panama
United States
Canal Zone
South Carolina
Senator Thurmond
Latin America
Uncle Sam
Panama Canal Company
Johnson and Robles
Hay
Bunau-Varilla
Jesus Christ
Charles Spurgeon
Mailbag musings and curious quirks from Hal Boyle era
A collage of light notes and trivia from the Hal Boyle mailbag includes mumps twice as a rare risk, psychology on chewing habits, shifting job titles like credit manager to director of credit sales, and odd folklore. It surveys world curiosities from African frog legs to brain oxygen use, with quips from DiMaggio and Bikel.
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Africa
Earth
Rallying Soviet forces halt German advance near Don River
The Messenger reports Soviet armies, under the slogan die but don't retreat, throwing back Germans 80 miles northwest of Stalingrad along the Don River. Logan's J C Penny Store, badly damaged in an $80,000 fire weeks earlier, reopens with improvements. England and France mark year four of the war with a joint two front offensive. A Athens group plans a country club on John Fisher farm in Alexander Township.
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Don River
Stalingrad
Logan
B. O. Nixon
England
France
Athens
John Fisher
Alexander Township
Four sites picked for Early Childhood Head Start Centers
Four New York sites were chosen to house 4 and 5 year olds in Early Childhood Head Start Centers. The buildings, costing about $400,000 each, will serve 150 to 200 pupils. The expense appears high for the number of children entering kindergarten.
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New York
Humphrey on Rats and Government Spending
Vice President Humphrey argued the government spends more to control rats in stored wheat than rats that threaten babies. He tied higher city rat control funding to easing urban frustration in the ghetto.
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Humphrey
Athens Messenger subscription rates and delivery info
The Athens Messenger notes daily and Sunday edition pricing and delivery options. Details include single copy prices, mail rates for Ohio and West Virginia, broader U.S. delivery, and period dates, with mailing address and post office classification.
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Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
Ohio
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