Restraint Is the Watchword After Evers Death
The writer urges restraint after Medgar Evers is killed, arguing the act will unite Black citizens and rally white supporters. It praises law and order, notes President’s call for civil rights conscience, and recalls the University of Alabama integration events. It cites Judge Seybourn Lynne urging peaceful enforcement of law.
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Medgar Evers
United States
University of Alabama
Seybourn Lynne
Home Rule law grants cities broad power with limits
The article notes the July 4 starting home rule law gives towns wide powers except where state law restricts taxation or explicit limits apply. Attorney General Hultman says rulings will let municipalities draft ordinances on housing, rights, daylight time where no state law exists. Yet existing state laws still apply, and officials must prove prudent use of new authority.
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Atty
Hultman
Iown
De Gaulle and a Nuclear France Stir Global Tensions
Marquis Childs argues France pursues a costly nuclear buildup under Charles de Gaulle, risking budget strain and strained Western unity. He notes finance ministers’ doubts, the growing defense bill, and potential isolationism in Britain and among Labourites. The piece warns nationalism may endanger peace and Western cohesion in the nuclear era.
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Aris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Napoleon I
Napoleon III
de Gaulle
Valery Giscard D’estaing
Civil Rights Bill Faces Senate Test in Kennedy Era
Roscoe Drummond outlines three pivotal tests for the civil rights bill. Will Kennedy commit full power to push it? Will Republicans vote as pledged, or politicize for 1964? Can the Senate overcome rules and move from minority filibuster to majority decision?
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Roscoe Drummond Ashington
Kennedy
Senate
United States
White House
Prumond
Mr. Kennedy
President presses for cloture use on civil rights push
The piece argues the path to civil rights lies with Republicans and White House action. It outlines proposed executive powers to desegregate private public accommodations and to pursue school integration, voting rights protection, and court actions, urging Congress to act rather than rely on the Supreme Court. It notes Kennedy's shift from rhetoric to assertive push.
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White House
Congress
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Mr. Kennedy
Gambling Odds and Tax Rules Highlight Inconsistent State Laws
In a survey of U S gambling, the piece notes Nevada legality against a backdrop of California card laws and Gardena draw poker clubs. It cites IRS rules on $600 winnings, Belmont Park daily double strikes, and the allure of fixed games from 1919 White Sox to modern college basketball and NFL player bets.
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Nevada
Monte Carlo
Alice
California
State Supreme Court
Gardena
Los Angeles County
Internal Revenue Service
Belmont Park
New York
State Treasury
United States
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
White Sox
Dickie Kerr
Paul Hornung
Green Bay Packers
Alex Karras
Detroit Lions
National Football League
Congress Pages Maintain Racial Bar and Sex Exclusion
The article notes that congressional pages remain an all male, white group, with the Supreme Court having ruled against segregation elsewhere. It mentions 24 Senate and 50 House pages, mostly political appointees, paid 380 dollars monthly, and a debate over lifting both color and sex barriers.
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Ashington
Congressional Page Corps
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Capitol Plaza
Senate
House
Barratt O'Hara
Chicago
Congress
Political Highlights From The Gazette Dated Years Ago
Narrated items include William Lynes becoming the first Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1954 and Harold A. Young urging Leo Hoegh’s reelection. Also noted are YMCA activity supervision plans for war industry families, Navy Womans Reserve training, Cedar Falls radio part diversion, and 1933 Masonry grand lodge openings with 1000 Masons.
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House
William §. Lynes
Waverly
Harold A. Young
Iowa Temperance League
Iowa-Des Moines
Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Ed Zeller
YMCA
Don Kassilkie
Cornell College
The
Gazette
U. S. Navy
Cedar Falls
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Marquis Childs
Force de Frappe
Atlantic
Macmillan
JFK
Dent
By Harry Ferguson
United Press International
Las Vegas
Law
Drew Pearson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ward
Sunshine Mission
Francis K. Ward
Twenty-seventh Street
Franklin Avenue
George Clark
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