Law and Self Defense in a Turbulent Election Era
Author discusses civil rights politics and Barry Goldwater, arguing self defense laws evolve with modern cases. He recalls personal street encounters and reflects on retreat, danger, and potential violence when facing armed threats. The piece blends legal theory with vivid anecdotes to warn against overreacting to social upheaval.
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Quotations on brotherly love and racial harmony
The message contrasts I John 4 20 with Booker T Washington remarks. It emphasizes loving all brothers regardless of race while critiquing prejudice.
Following The Pattern In US Political Discourse
An opinion piece argues that free nations misalign policy by promoting government ownership and centralized control while taxing citizens to fund promises. It warns that welfare state expansion mirrors socialism and foresees danger in public support for government handouts and bureaucrat praise.
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Constantine Discusses Cyprus and U S Prospects With Pearson
Drew Pearson reports King Constantine of Greece grilled him on U S politics and the Cyprus crisis. The king urged UN backed independence for Cyprus with self determination and protection for Turkish Cypriots, while keeping UN forces to ensure peace and avoid extremist outcomes.
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Mediation stalls as Huerta delegates resist demand
Fifty years ago reports said mediation in Mexican strife would end if General Huerta’s delegates did not yield. The item notes other brief items including 230 miners entombed in Lethbridge Canada and Ed Furgol winning the National Open with Gene Littler second. It also mentions US flight actions, a long stratojet mission, and political moves in West Virginia and Wyoming along with a suicide in Washington.
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Canada
Ed Furgol
Gene Littler
Lester Callaway Hunt
Wyoming
Washington
Senator Goldwater
Arizona
Preconvention Struggle Shapes Goldwater Nomination Battle
Washington debates the Goldwater bid as Scranton Nixon and others vie for delegates. Analysts note potential coalitions and a possible compromise candidate before the July 13 San Francisco convention.
Poems by the West Window
In a rocker years had smoothed the sitter, cupping fruit from the sun. We watched as her hand and habit joined the carving of the Northern Spies apple. The whet-worn knife traced a dancer like peel curling and dropping complete.
Sherbet Allure Across Global Squares
A lyric tableau paints sherbet as a cool sweet across summer nights. The poem moves through Florence London Athens Havana Budapest Berlin and more, linking flavors to cities and harbor lights in a dreamlike, moonlit cityscape.
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Scranton’s Rash Move Seen as Brief National Bid
In Claremont California Raymond Moley critiques Governor Scranton’s June decision to pursue the Republican nomination. He argues Scranton lacks national organization and experience, facing a seasoned opponent like Johnson, with limited appeal beyond Pennsylvania. The column casts the bid as a costly miscalculation.
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West Germany Faces Worker Shortage Amid Robust Exports
In Düsseldorf economist Andrew Tully notes West Germany needs to fill more than 600,000 jobs as 50,000 more open by 1964 end. Gastarbeiter from Italy Spain Turkey Greece and Morocco fill posts, boosting productivity and savings. Despite labor gaps unions resist big wage boosts while export growth drives inflation and a looming fall wage negotiations.
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Lyndon Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
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United States
Metal
Political satire and odd legal notes mix in a drift of era
The piece parodies political figures like Eisenhower and Johnson with quips about racing horses and golf. It references Gettysburg, Normandy, Barry Goldwater, and Lyndon Johnson. A Connecticut man is fined for a dimly lit horse ride, while a lamp-lit reform joke threads through the dialogue. Babylon L I honors Robert Moses at a World’s Fair event.
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