Editorial: Cuban Deal Has A Good Side
An editorial recalls a private 50-50 refugee split plan with Castro and Kennedy. It notes Donovan relayed hints of broader refugee flows and a House Judiciary subcommittee finding a workable accord. The piece argues the deal lets Castro decide who leaves while the United States selects the group it accepts.
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Kennedy
Castro
James Donovan
United States
Donovan
House
Ment
State Department
Cuba
U. S
Soviet Farming Shift Indicates Decline in Collectivization
The article notes ongoing agricultural underproduction in the Soviet Union and rising private plots in Latvia and Kirghizia. It cites Latvian families leaving collective farms for private plots, reports of private land in Archangel region, and complaints of multiple chairmen and poor harvests, suggesting possible reforms to agriculture.
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Soviet Union
Europe
Kommunist Sovetskoi Latvii
Latvia
Pravda
Kirghizia
Archangel
Russia
Kremlin
Freedom and the destiny of humanity
A compact assertion links freedom to humanity's destinies, arguing that progress in any region will eventually become a shared gain for all who seek liberty and self determination.
Why Not Battle Company Doctors?
In the West Virginia Medical Journal a chemical plant and a coal company advertise for doctors to be paid salaries to care for their employees. The West Virginia State Medical Association has not mobilized a crusade against company doctors, though it opposed a bill allowing citizens to hire doctors through non profit direct service plans. The piece argues corporate hiring of doctors is tolerated while citizen hiring is opposed, noting the broader tension in healthcare costs and access.
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West Virginia Medical Journal
West Virginia State Medical Agsn
Randolph argues ADCU value and reforms in WV
Senator Jennings Randolph defends ADCU within the Aid to Dependent Children framework, detailing West Virginia's experience and HEW approvals. He cites 1961 1962 debates, community work plans, and retroactive provisions that protected over 45 000 individuals in 12 500 families. He urges continued reform and growth to sustain welfare.
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West Virginia
Congress
Secretary of
HEW
the Gazette
ADC
ADCU
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House of Representatives
Senate
Finance Committee
West
House
ADCUS
Tam
la West
Virginia
the Gazette i
Bridging the Gulf in Southern Reform since 1919
The Southern Regional Council and its predecessor IC C have long shaped race dialogue in the South. From Odum and Raper to modern days, the council forwards research, dialogue, and policy insight across 13 states, facing charges of communism yet persisting as a beacon for informed Southern change.
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Southern Regional Council
Commission On Interracial Cooperation
Howard Odum
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Arthur Raper
Robert Vance
South
Odum
Commissiors
Citizens Councils
Rockefeller blast helps Goldwater in GOP split
Analysis observes Rockefeller's attacks on conservatives backfiring by shifting support to Arizona Senator Goldwater. Editorial notes editors' sympathy for Goldwater and rebukes Rockefeller's tactics, while third candidates like Scranton face limited national exposure unless funded campaigns broaden attention.
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Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Curtis
Rockefeller
Scranton
Romney
Michigan
Goldwater
Restaurateurs Respond to Sign Refusals on U Street
A dated letter from August 3, 1963 notes a sign themed dispute among restaurateurs and emblem refusals along U Street. The brief missive links the times to local business reactions and etiquette in a street scene.
Why not teach children the Christ story and salvation
E. H. Robertson of Poca argues against slavery and auctioning of Black people citing Christian duty. He says Christmas teaches Christ came to destroy the devil's works and offer everlasting life, granting all the same chance God gave Adam for a better world.
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Adam
E. H. Robertson
Rollicking Crossing On Cheiyan Bridge Attracts Notice
Cornelius Goodby Pratt praises a local Cheiyan Bridge ride noting its rollicking fun and free crossing aside from gas. He suggests advertising it as a tourist attraction and imagines further improvements like a tunnel while recounting the shrieks, whoops, and dents felt by passing cars.
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the Gazette
Cheiyan Bridge
Cornelius Goodby Pratt
Letter to the Gazette critiques Gov Wallace on race remarks
Anna Louise Wynn of Donnally Street denounces Wallace remarks claiming God created both white and Black people. She argues Genesis shows no segregation, asserting Black identity as a descendant of Adam and Eve and challenging racial policy.
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Adam
The
Gazette
Wallace
Sen. Hart
Gov. Wallace
Eve
Guv
Garden of Eden
Anna Louise Wynn
Donnally St
Kennedy era humor from a 1960s column
A satirical column mocks civil rights, polling, and politics. It references Kennedy, the Potomac Fever line, a House committee cutting foreign aid, and social anecdotes about a folk singer. The piece plays on political labels and era jargon with playful misdirection.
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Sen. Goldwater
Group Research, Inc
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Gov
Fellows
Fletcher Knebel
Kennedys
Dr. Gallup
Folk Singers Union
Sapere
New Frontier
Old Front
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