The Negro Wants Only What Is Rightfully His
An editorial argues the civil rights movement reflects genuine Negro demands for equality and end to discrimination. A Harris Newsweek survey shows broad support for nonviolent change, with MLK Jr, NAACP, and JFK named as leaders, and calls out white suppression as the obstacle.
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America
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Louis Harris
Newsweek Magazine
Harris
Newsweek
Martin Luther King Jr
NAACF
John F. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
United States
Solons Honesty A Rare Treat From Rep John Lindsay
In a constituency report Rep John Lindsay R NY laments Congress has accomplished little in six months besides public works anti unemployment actions. He cites urgent issues like schooling highway congestion and parks and urges term limits to curb incompetence. He argues education must be prioritized.
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Congress
John Lindsays
Pope Paul VI Remarks on Equality in Citizenship
The pontiff notes the universal dignity of every person and the equal benefits of citizenship as essential foundations of human rights in a statement addressed to President Kennedy.
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Pope Paul VI
Kennedy
Dunbar Mayor Defends Honesty in City Council Minutes
Dunbar Mayor Dale Lang disputes quotes attributed to Councilman Huston and P A Deney in the Gazette. He cites council minutes from 1962 showing Huston’s presence and votes on accelerated public works funds and sidewalk paving, asserting no misinforming actions occurred.
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the Gazette
Dunbar
Robert Huston
P. A. Deney
Dunbar City Council
24Th Street
Dunbar Council
Huston
Denny
Heston
Washington
Council
Morris
Ated
Kay
Dale Lang
Harriman Returns with Cautious Peace Vision
Harriman’s Washington home welcome follows his Moscow talks yielding the test ban treaty. He warns no shortcuts to peace, stresses coexistence, and urges Senate ratification with broad support to avoid perils of renewed arms race.
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Washington
Harriman
Kennedy
Moscow
Khrushchev
America
Senate
Russia
Eisenhower
Sen. Lodge
Wilson
Senate debates over naval treaty in Washington
Under Secretary Harriman outlined the nuclear test ban accord to the Senate committees and the Joint Atomic Energy Committee. Key lawmakers questioned the plan while Dean Rusk proposed inviting top Congress members to Moscow for the final signing, with hearings expected to begin soon and a careful Senate process ahead.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Quotations on Character and Wisdom From Classical Thinkers
A collage of aphorisms on compassion self control and happiness from Cumberland Schoepenhaver Home Montaigne notes. It highlights how meditation on others woes reveals character generosity cheerfulness and wisdom across diverse voices.
Time to Consider The Second Step in Nuclear Peace
Walter Lippmann argues the atmospheric test ban marks a shift in armament aims and pace as the two powers accept a balance of power. He urges moving beyond nitpicking on Germany and pursuing a genuine discussion of German reunification while acknowledging risks and the political realities of East and West tensions.
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Soviet Union
United States
Chicago
Pacific Ocean
Khrushchev
West Germany
Moscow
NATO
German Federal Republic
von Brentano
Euelope
East Germany
Europe
Germany
Germanys
Fletcher Knebel Jibes and 1964 Political Quips
The column riffs on 1964 campaign themes with Fletcher Knebel musing on tax cuts and political stances. It casts Barry Goldwater as a jet pilot with a campaign song and mocks treaty talks while noting Rockefeller and Eisenhower as examples of differing party approaches.
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Barry Goldwater
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Stalin
Lord Beaverbrook
England
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Ing
Doris Fleeson
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Craig Hosmer
Calif
Dean Rusk
Sen. Rourke B. Hickenlooper
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Con
Worth Repeating
Prague
Richard Cumberland
Arthur Schoepenhaver
Henry Home
Michel
E. de Montaigne
Walter Lippmann
Bear Ieda
Richwood
George I. Maria Vargas
Fletcher Knebel
France
de Gaulle
Gov. Rockefeller
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