Supreme Court ruling limits official prayers in public schools
The high court holds that while voluntary expressions of faith are allowed and patriotic or ceremonial references to God may occur, governments may not compose or sponsor any official religious exercise. Justice Black stresses no bar on nonofficial moments, while Justice Douglas questions marshal led openings and official prayers in government settings.
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Black
Justice Black
New York
America
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
United States
House of Congress
Douglas
Senate
God Save the
House
A Foolish Decision on School Prayers
The piece argues the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment by banning prayers in public schools while tolerating other religiously tinged practices in civic life. It emphasizes strict separation of church and state yet defends the founders’ belief in God, criticizes atheists, and laments alleged inconsistency in court rulings.
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Supreme Court of the
United States
Kerr Could Have Proudly Replaced Kennedy as President
A skeptical view compares Kerr and Kennedy, arguing Kerr would have delivered more for West Virginia and Oklahoma. It cites West Virginia's 11.9 percent jobless rate and ARA funding of about 2.7 million for the state versus 9.74 million for Oklahoma to critique Kennedy's performance.
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Robert S., Kerr
D-Okla
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kerr
West Virginia
Kennedy
West
White House
Area Redevelopment Administration
Pendleton County
Oklahoma
ARA
Saigon Officials Threaten Twist Over Embassy Square Dancing
Vietnamese government officials express irritation at the square dancing at the American embassy in Saigon and warn that a harsher reaction may follow if limits are exceeded. The remark references the Twist as a potential response.
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Saigon
Market Woes From White House Speeches Stir Investor Fears
The article critiques Kennedy era speeches by Treasury Dillon and others as market-movers, noting steel output declines in May and a string of warnings. It argues White House rhetoric creates investor anxiety, with CIO Cox and Yale speeches amplifying the downturn as 593 new market lows appear.
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Mr. Kennedy
United States
Treasury
Dillon
W. W Heller
Yale
Archibald Cox
Harvard
White House
Cox
Kennedy
GOP Hopes Rise as Eisenhower Attacks Washington Mess
Republican strategists credit former President Eisenhower with shaping a plan to win House and Senate seats and possibly governorships in 1964. The campaign targets perceived financial excess, anti-business sentiment, and a weakened Kennedy administration, citing farm policy and defense spending shifts as pivotal factors.
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Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Company
White House
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California
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Eddie Fisher and Hollywood Stars Face Shifting Fortunes
Hollywood gossip catalogs Eddie Fisher borderlining a career crisis after The Long Ships delays and a planned Jupiter film, while Andre Porumbeanu schedules a summer in the South of France with his current wife. Peter Duchin begins a major season in New York. George Sanders leads Cairo production with Julie Newmar and Curt Jurgens. Clark Gable’s one year old son draws public attention as Mike Todd Jr plans The Creature From the Bronx this summer. Sandra Dee grieves producer Ross Hunter’s near-fatal car explosion incident.
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Jose Ferrer
Jose
Titoland
Andre Porumbeanu
Gambi
Benedict
France
Chi-Chi
Mother
Forest Hills
Andre
Taylor-Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Peter Duchin
Eddie
New York
St ‘Regis
Andrew Turnbull
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribners
Thomas Wolfe
George Sanders
Cairo
Egypt
Jnow
Terence Young
Julie Newmar
Curt Jurgens
Clark Gable
John
Clark
Mike Todd Jr
Bronx
Larry Gore
Sue
Lolita
Lyons
Sandra Dee
Ross Hunter
Ross
Sandra
Nonsense About Jackie Kennedy Provokes Skeptical Response
George Sokolsky argues Norman Mailer’s Esquire piece on Jacqueline Kennedy slanders the First Lady and disrespects the White House. He defends privacy for political spouses and condemns sensational human interest for public figures.
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Esquire
Kennedy Defends Family Appointments Amid Lunch Talk
President Kennedy defended appointing relatives to government posts during a Denver lunch with Colorado editors. He cited precedent under Eisenhower, defended his brother and praised Sargent Shriver for marrying his sister, while addressing Estes and Powell concerns and calling for constructive business ideas for 1963 and 1964.
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Kennedy
Colorado
Hugh Shearman
Trinidad, Colo
Chronicle News
Lake Charles
American Press
Eisenhower
Herb Brownell
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Barry Goldwater
Teddy
Congress
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U. S. National Bank of Denver
Gene Cervi
Cervi
Rocky Mountain Journal
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Hoover
Trinidad and
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Billie Sol Estes
Puerto Rico
H. Carl Anderson
Minnesota
Estes
Denver
Peter Dominick
John Carroll
Senate
Daily Telegraph Reflections on Past Wars and Politics
A digest notes events from 1900s to 1950s including Mastodons feeding grounds near Peoria and Pekin, a Marine pilot Captain George W. Hamilton killed near Gettysburg, Senator McNary seeking reconsideration of a rejected economic bill, and a 1940s House vote where wage and price controls were rejected amid Nazi pressure.
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Pekin, Ill
George W. Hamilton
Marine Corps
Gettysburg
McNary
Ore
Senate
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