Editorial critique of foreign policy and responses to Castro
The letter argues against blanket condemnation of past U S leaders and Castro critiques. It notes the Mediterranean not under Russia, questions early opposition to Castro, and defends government aims to raise the Free World standard versus Soviet Russia, calling today’s opponents Monday morning quarterbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Russia
Castro
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Truman
Fdr
Free World
Soviet Russia
Retirement of Narragansett Scout Chief Williams Marked
Harold Williams retires as scout executive of Narragansett Council S A Rhode Island after a long leadership guiding growth from 1000 scouts in 1919 to a peak membership of 25867 He will serve advisory roles and write about his scouting experiences as his family gains more time with him in retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harold Williams
Narragansett
Harold Williams
Chief Willams
Canada
Woodrow Wilson
Sam Rayburn
Letter to the Editor on U S firmness against Communism
A reader rebukes a prior editorial and argues the United States shows supposed firmness toward anti Communist foes while aiding Communist regimes. The letter catalogs actions from Cuba Korea Yugoslavia and the Congo and laments the Supreme Court and propaganda flows. The author warns Americans should not be proud of such policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Suez
U. S
Nasser
Suez Canal
England
Free World
Mediterranean
Russia
Katanga
Castro
Korea
Seling
Tito
Cuba
Latin America
Trujillo
Gen. Walker
J. Edgar Hoover
Supreme Court
One Hundred Years Ago in Bristol 1861-1865 Editorial
A January 11 1862 editorial reflects on wartime journalism ethics and public duty while detailing heavy ice on Narragansett and Mount Hope Bays. It covers soldiers' aid receipts and expenditures, a Bristol charity concert, local death tolls for 1861, Fall River Newport railroad news, and light anecdotes on superstition and notable figures of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
J ‘Welfare
Narragansett
Mount Hope Bays
Perry
Newport
Providence
Pappasquash Point
Soldiers’ Friend Society
Missouri
R. Rogers
Peter Church
Gibson
Martha Foster
Wilcox
Kimball
Tiffany
John Norris
James Smith
J Kendall
Pierce
Messadore
Fall River
Stone Bridge
Messrs. Gilmore & Co
Portsmouth
R. I
Seaconnet River
Newport Railroad
Newport Corres
Prov
Old Colony Company
Boston
Seaconner River
Bristol Ferry
Old Colony
The Bristol Phoenix Newsweekly Note
The Bristol Phoenix is a weekly newspaper published Fridays in the Bristol area. Established 1837, with Mews Editor Willem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willem
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Chief Williams
BOY Scouts
Bristol Phoenix
T Bennett
Maria C Shepard
Hannah May
Jimmie Piersall
Wee Eubank
Baltimore Colts
Johnson
Lbj
Mrs Johnson
Claudia
Lady Bird
Linda Bird
Lucy Baines Johnson
Texas
Little Beagle Johnson
William McKinley
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ben
Evil Eye
President
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