Editorial on LBJ and Civil Rights Leadership Across a Century
The piece argues presidents past failed to push full civil rights for Negroes, contrasting Johnson’s timely 1964 Act push with earlier inaction. It notes historical shifts, court rulings from 1896 to 1954, and varying levels of presidential resolve from Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy, with the Supreme Court driving desegregation since 1954.
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Johnson
White House
Congress
Alabama
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Little Rock
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
First Fine Arts Festival at Robert E Lee High
Letters to the Editor express support for the First Fine Arts Festival at Robert E Lee High, describing community interest and requests for broader student participation and local coverage. Readers urge continued planning and funding for arts programs.
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Robert EL Lee Hiri
Goose Creek ISD Music Director Thanks Essytown Sun Support
T F Seale director of public school music at Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District notes a well attended program thanks to publicity arranged by Wanda Orton. The Essytown Sun provided support for a curriculum phase regarded as highly important.
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Wanda Orton
Essytown Sun
T. F. Seale
Goose Creek
Baytown Sun Advertises Staff and Address Details
The Baytown Sun details its staff including editor and publisher and managing editor, and lists office locations, postal address, and advertising department roles. It notes publication afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays, with subscription and mail rates and a disclaimer about rights and republication.
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Baytown
Texas
Associated Prena
BEWA
Mumber
Teras
Tae
Babson On Business Promises Early Slump Tools
Babson argues that prosperity may invite a downturn and that President Johnson should prepare an anti slump arsenal. He notes potential measures like unemployment boost extensions, tax cuts, tax moratoriums, and public works to be ready for a recession. He cautions the economy could stall as debt and booms expand, urging caution and timing.
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Roger Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Johnson
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Ods
Babson
Map
Spot of Fame and Renaissance Towers Mystery
A feature presents today’s spot of fame framed by towers and Renaissance architecture, noting its moonlit beauty and white facades. It recalls Gilles Berthalot, a banker to Francis I, his embezzlement banishment to Nice, and questions the building’s final fate.
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Gilles Berthalot
Francis I
Berthalot
Nice
Johnson shifts posture as Appalachian bill passes
Lyndon B Johnson shows depth of change with the Appalachian regional development bill and a sweeping Congress voting rights message. Once a staunch Southern senator favoring defense bases in the South, he signs the Appalachian bill to aid neglected regions and signals new alignment beyond Texas ties.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Union
Georgia
Lyndon
Amer Services Committee
Sen
Dick Russell
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Texas
Appalachian
Cald
Landon
United St
Oil Flows Past LBJ Ranch House
Oil from a Pecos River incident flowed past the LBJ ranch headquarters after an Air Force fuel truck overturned upstream. Three servicemen were unharmed. The driver blamed a road shift as the truck slid off the pavement. The report notes political fallout and LBJ’s engagement with civil rights leaders and Alabama figures amid Selma tensions.
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LBJ Ranch
Johnson City
API
Pecernal
Pydent Johnson
Air Force
Lbi
Becketts New Novel A Covenant With Death Review
A young judge in Stephen Becker’s A Covenant with Death faces a pivotal moral choice after a swift murder verdict. The story centers on Judge Lewis’s self examination and the influence of three women Rosemary Rafaels and a schoolteacher on his decision. The novel ties to Isaiah 13 15 and explores fate morality and community reaction.
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Mary Fr. Brown
Stephen Becker
Southwest
Lewis
Grice Talbot
Becker
Lewis Niy
Wil Bell
Sol
FES
Lew
Rosemary
Rafaels
Texas Congressmen Vote Record in Redistricting Clash
AP dispatch summarizes how Texas lawmakers voted on congressional redistricting provisions and a key amendment. Voting patterns show opposition to the act with notable names including Yarborough and Tower. The report notes passage struggles and party divisions amid reapportionment debate.
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Weel
Wright
Know Your Bridge By B Jay Decker East Denier
Bridge column discusses a complex hand from a spade contract where declarer can make twelve tricks with perfect play. It explains discarding and endplays, detailing how to use trumps and a strategic diamond lead to force defense mistakes and secure the contract against East’s defense.
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Jay Decker
Imad
Declarer
Hing
Westrugfs
Fane
East
Thes Syndicate, Inc
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Henrik Ibsen
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Judith Evelyn
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Ozzie Nelson
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