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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1959
Page
4
Editorial views the Phoenix headline as apt and notes the term displaced person carries harsh connotations. It recalls migration history from Mayflower to modern refugees and urges welcoming newcomers as pilgrims seeking freedom and peace.
The article reports two Harvard professors summary of a new book on the "new look" in Communist Russia. It notes a more efficient dictatorship gaining public appeal, few oppose the system, and refugees increasingly accept Soviet features. The authors warn democracy in the USSR seems unlikely and call the West to meet the challenge.
A nostalgic personal reminiscence recalls the DeWolf family from The Mount, Bristol and acquaintances in St Michael's, with vivid stories of cousins Hattie and Mark DeWolf, coasting on Fox Hill, a toboggan rescue, and a one armed old policeman. The author travels through memories of Charleston visits, Pop pasquash, and Governor Bourn’s son Steve, ending with reflections on Madison Avenue and its advertising age.
The fall pilgrimage of the Rhode Island State Society of the C A R will be held Saturday September 19. Participants meet at Old Narragansett Church Wickford at 10 am and ride to the Great Swamp Fight site for a box lunch. Narragansett Chapter D A R hosts the event with Misa Ann Green delivering a conservation lecture to children after lunch.
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