La Societe Francaise discussion on Mallarme poetry
La Societe Francaise de Barnard Columbia held its first major meeting at La Maison Francaise with Professors Leefmans and Leesmans presenting a Mallarme study. The talk traced Mallarme life, noted his aim for a pure poem, and analyzed Salut highlighting the central role of the act of poetry between dead words and blank canvases.
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la Societe Francaise
la Societe Francaise de Barnard Et Columbia
Ruth Konisoprow
Alex Leibowitz
la Maison Francaise
Leefmans
Barnard
Columbia Graduate School
Stephane Mallarme
Leesmans
Mallarme
Nixon and Truman clash over civil rights remark
The excerpt notes Nixon's view of Truman as partisan and cites a 1956 Lincoln Day speech in New York praising Earl Warren and the Supreme Court for ending school segregation. It highlights criticism that the remark dragged the Court into partisan sidewalk politics. It also quotes Nixon and his wife on approaching opportunity and citizenly virtue.
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Supreme Court
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Kennedy Silent on McCarthy Censure Sparks Democratic Debate
The text notes Kennedy's absence due to illness and his silence on censure of Wisconsin Senator McCarthy. Democratic leaders worry his stance may be soft on McCarthy. A 1959 Kennedy written speech calling for censure was found but cited only the McCarthy investigation conduct.
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Latin American nations push for hemispheric common market
The region fears reduced trade with Europe under the common market, with Brazil exporting surplus to the Communist bloc, Chile overstocked with copper, Venezuela hindered by oil quotas, Argentina hit by US tariffs on wool grain and beef, and Ecuador suffering a banana price drop from 6.5 to 2.5 cents per pound. They advocate a hemispheric market to protect prices and boost trade.
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Chile
Venezuela
Argentina
United States
Latin America
Pauck Expounds Liberal Protestantism and Reform Traditions
Professor Wilhelm Pauck of Union Theological Seminary argues liberal Protestantism emerged as a reaction to authoritarianism in all forms. He traces reform movements from the Reformation to Enlightenment, noting toleration, dissent, and the shift toward reason shaping modern Protestantism and church life.
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