Day in Court for Walker Editorial
Former Major General Edwin A. Walker is back in Texas after five days in a Missouri medical center. The editorial argues he deserves a fair trial with due process, noting the initial mental observation order was improper and should not preclude his rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin A. Walker
Texas
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
Missouri
University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Walker
Mississippi
Eral
Oxford
Most Drug Addicts Are Not Fu Manchus
A White House Conference on Narcotics argues addicts are typically pitied patients needing treatment not punishment. It separates simple addicts from hardened criminals and urges medical rehab over jail, citing California as a model and criticizing politics over human needs.
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White House
Sax Rohmer
California
Edmund G. Brown
Soviet Cuba policy argues for restraint and risk assessment
Edwin Matesky argues that the Kennedy administration should keep Cuba policy short of war, citing intelligence on Soviet ship ments and missiles in Cuba. He warns that a strong industrial buildup aims to pressure US and that containment should rely on costly measures for Moscow, while Churchill’s warnings on war are heeded.
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Cuba
House Select Committee On Export Control
George Ball
Navy
Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
United States
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Ball
Soviet Union
Soviet Bloc
Castro
Demons and Demonic Tales From Shirley Jackson
In New York for a book event Shirley Jackson discusses We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Raising Demons. She notes her aim for a future funny novel, shares demonology hobby with 400 500 volumes, and recalls maple syrup mislabeling incident at North Bennington with husband Stanley Hyman and local demons in the house.
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New York
Shirley Jackson
Ten
Miss Jackson
Stanley Edgar Hyman
North Benning
Newport Church Style and Morgan Parlor Pews
In Newport during its golden age humor notes that Trinity Church pews mirrored servants livery colors with Edwin Morgan’s pew as the Morgan Parlor Car seating Mr and Mrs Morgan. Morgan children enjoyed swiveling chairs while Old John Jacob Astor ponders life after death, asking his coachman who replies I have always expected to go where the other people go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Morgan
John Jacob
Comment on Justice and Moral Imperatives in Civil Rights Era
Murray Kempton questions Kennedy's stance on Mississippi civil rights cases and urges adherence to justice over mere legality. He contrasts lily white tradition with the valor of James Meredith and warns that official America risks empty conformity if moral imperatives are forgotten. He cites Gen Walker as a cautionary example of law without justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nkrumah
Menon
Kennedy
Mississippi
James Meredith
America
Gen. Walker
Who Should Ride On School Buses?
Opinion pieces discuss school transportation safety and exercise, arguing for thoughtful bus routes over excessive walking. The text cites concerns about traffic hazards, child safety, and budget limits while noting broader reflections on physical fitness.
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Abe Lincoln
I Hate To Housekeep Book review note
A columnist reviews Peg Bracken’s The I Hate To Housekeep Book, praising its humorous guidance for the casual or overwhelmed homemaker. The piece highlights Bracken’s tips on schedules, freezing ideas, and witty asides, noting Hillary Knight’s playful illustrations and Bracken’s focus on practical, non perfectionist housekeeping.
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Peg Bracken
Harcourt, Brace and World
Miss Bracken
United States
Hilary Knight
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North Adams Transcript
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New York Times Book Review
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New York Times Magazine
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New York Post
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Solomon
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Berkshire Eagle
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