Editorials break the Rules bottleneck in Washington
In Washington the House Democratic split over the Kennedy program is tested by the Rules Committee bottleneck. Despite peace talk, behind the scenes moves may purge or expand the panel to allow liberal legislation, aiming to unblock Congress next week and push the president elects agenda through.
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House
Washington
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Americans For Democratic Action
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Intellectual Prowess Returns to Washington
President elect Kennedy’s early selections emphasize intellect over age, creating a notably young cabinet. The group includes Phi Beta Kappa members, Rhodes scholars, Harvard graduates, and Harvard Law alums, with many having deep public affairs experience. This brain power is balanced with practical political and policy work.
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Kennedy
Eisenhower
Washington
F.D.R
Dean Rusk
Harvard
J. Edward Day
Harvard Law School
Adlai Stevenson
Chester Bowles
Thomas E. Finletter
Paul Nitze
Defense
Byron R
Whizzer
White
Rhodes
Archibald Cox
Harvard Colege
McGeorge Bundy
The Grand Dragon Sees the Light
The Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in the South says he will not use violence to enforce segregation and accepts integration. He suggests leaving the outfit as a path to end racial strife, a stance likely to anger segregationists yet praised by others for its honesty.
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South
Bill Hendrix
Grand Dragon
Ku Klux Klan
Knights
Christmas Timetable Rides Easy Holiday Pace
In brief, the year’s Christmas New Year timetable with Mondays off for rest is seen as ideal. Berkshire ski spots claim best New England snow due to widespread snow-making, while Pittsfield High School graduates prove the honors program shows promise. The Berkshire Arts Center’s impressive early years hint at great things in its new headquarters next month. Peter Matthiessen stands out as an exceptionally gifted writer whose work seems easy to produce.
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New England
Berkshire
Pittsfield High School
Berkshire Arts Center
Peter Matthiessen
Campaign ridicule ends as undecided voter relaxes
During the campaign the undecided voter faced ridicule while he now lounges at ease, even as his decided neighbors scrape stickers from car windows and bumpers.
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New Haven
Reverse History: Let the South Go as Umpire Claims
A Virginia City editorial imagines reversing history to have the United States allow the Confederate states to secede. It argues Southern independence would remove obstruction from Southern lawmakers and civil unrest in cities like New Orleans. The piece lampoons current federal politics and suggests the CSA might join the United Nations, satirically critiquing obstructionism.
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U.S
Union
Davises
South
New Orleans
Confederacy
United States
Iran
Bailey
C.S
Blunt Warning to Us All About Science and Morality
Sir Charles P. Snow warns in New York that atomic fission transformed physics into a military resource and imposes a moral price. He argues scientists must question obedience, accept risk, and declare knowledge to avert a nuclear catastrophe within six to ten years, urging restraint on armaments and tests.
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Charles P. Snow
American Association For the Advancement of Science
New York
Mark Oliphant
U.S.A
Ussr
Chin
There She Is Behold Her In Mass History
A Harvard publisher’s blurb reviews Henry F Howe’s one volume Bay State history. The 268 page work covers 1200 to 1950 with emphasis on Vikings and Curley era politics. It notes Howe relies on pre 1900 historians but omits full Civil War era and Irish Boston struggles. It mentions Massachusetts industrial shifts and Shays Rebellion amid political bosses.
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Massachusetts
Henry F. Howe
John O'Hara Cosgrave
Harper & Bros
Harper & Brothers
Bay State
South Shore
Henry Forbush Howe
Cohasset
Howe
Leif Ericson
Charles Francis Adams
James Truslow Adams
Samuel Eliot Morison
van Wyck Brooks
Albert Bushnell Hart
James Michael Curley
Curley
James Michael Curleys
Oscar Handlin
Ades
Boston
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Federal Reserve Bank
Commonwealth
Shays
Winthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Coolidge
Massachusetts Senate
Unity With Devil No Bargain Letter to the Editor
Walter Wilson of Lenox blasts the Senate filibuster in a letter to The Eagle, denouncing unity with the opposing side as an obscene concept. He likens it to Nazi acquiescence and questions Kennedy's stance on Southern policy while criticizing the nation’s inability to legislate without power coalitions and bedrock rule changes.
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the Eagle
Senate
U.S. Senate
Germany
Ike von Braun
Hitler
Hiatory
Kennedy
Eastland
Smith
Walter Wilson
Candidates Vie For Pittsfield City Council Seat
The piece argues for qualified candidates to fill a council vacancy in Pittsfield. It highlights Bernard J. Murphy as a proven, active worker for the public good and notes concerns about unqualified council members as well as appreciation for Robert N. Hart as another capable figure. It includes a quote from Harry Golden.
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Bernard J. Murphy
Pittsfield
Robert N. Hart
Two-Way Street: We Have Been Patient With Foreign Critics
Washington argues that the United States and Europe must embrace a more equal alliance, warning that European oft-criticized stance blinds them to Washington leadership. The piece cites U2, Polaris, and postwar strains, urging allies to engage honestly while acknowledging Americans’ patience with criticism and uneven cooperation.
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Holy Loch
de Gaulle
Washington
Congo
Humor Worth a Try Legend of a king and a flying horse
An old Indian legend recalls a king who spared a man to teach his favorite horse to fly within a year. The man notes that any of them could die in that year, making the promise rash yet humorous as a parable on risk and timing.
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Eastland
Scandal Sheet
Graham (Tex
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