Editorial Influence Not Measured By Numbers
A defense of caution toward the ACA and its ratings by Americans for Constitutional Action. The piece argues the group is far right and extremist, backed by money rather than broad support, and notes nine Democrats denouncing it in Congress led by Rep. Ronald Cameron. It warns against equating clout with rating scores.
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Nut Society
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California
John B. Rousellot
John Birch Society
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American Nazi Party
Daughters of the American Revolution
Arthur Larson
U. S. Information Agency
Eisenhower
New Era in South May Be Signalled
Former Kentucky Governor A. B. Chandler loses the state guberntorial primary as Edward T. Breathitt Jr. wins. The KFPOWC hails the shift, arguing Southern politics move beyond hillbilly stereotypes and toward more representative leadership. The piece suggests an educational push in West Virginia to reform its House of Delegates.
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Happy) Chandler
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
Happy
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Kfpowc
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House of Delegates
Hitler
Argentina
Virginia
Road Commission
Two-Faced Noman Quote Reflects Hawthorne Insight
A Hawthorne quotation discusses the impracticality of two faced personas, noting that a person cannot keep entirely straight which face is genuine for long. The line emphasizes duplicity and self-deception.
Readers' Forum criticizes centennial train coverage
The editor notes readers compare the South to Nazi Germany and denounces a reporter for using a profane word about student attendants. The writer cites bias, editing lapses, and restricts future interviews, urging accountability and better press coverage of the centennial train observance.
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Harold F. Lydick
Pope John’s universal appeal and enduring moral lesson
Walter Lippmann argues Pope John’s reign bridged class, color, creed and nation, touching diverse people with love. The piece calls the late pope a modern miracle, proving humanity’s capacity for goodness despite persistent enmities, and cites his encyclicals Mater et Magistra and Pacem in Terris as guiding truths.
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NIH Jurisdiction Quiz and Faith in Pope John
A reader quiz notes NIH functions fall under Health, Education and Welfare via Public Health Service. False. Congress has funded NIH above requested levels for years. The article then discusses Pope John XXIII and encyclicals shaping modern social change and the enduring impact on church and state.
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NIH
John
Pope John
Leo XII
Ecumenical Council
GOP divisions stall civil rights push in Kennedy era
Washington report notes Republicans split over civil rights as leaders resist turning the issue into a party mandate. Goldwater opposes new federal laws while urging voluntary progress, arguing moral persuasion and Kennedy’s approach rely on persuasion rather than legislation.
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Senate
Barry Goldwater
Jacob Javits
John Sherman Cooper
Clifford Case
Goldwater
Kennedy
Suburban Attitudes and Civil Rights Strategy in 1963
The text analyzes suburban voters and moderates on civil rights, noting they prefer nonconfrontation to avoid alienating Democratic segregationists and big contributors. It discusses Kennedy's decisions, Dirksen’s aim to minimize Goldwater liberalism, and suburban support for free speech amid the civil rights debate.
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South
Suburbia
Senate
Everett Dirksen
State Officials Push Plan for New Capitol Office Building
West Virginia officials urge a new state office building to replace crowded East End facilities. Adj. Gen. Williams plans moving staff to a new headquarters, while the State Building Commission eyes bonding and land purchase to consolidate agencies and save rental costs.
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National Guard
Coonskin
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John H. Kelly
Jack A. Nuckols
Kelly
Nuckols
Times
Charleston
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State Retirement Board
Capitol
Government Center
State Building Commission
Message from President Martin Cited in 1963 Intercepted Note
Intercepted correspondence dated June 8, 1963 shows a letter addressed to Hal noting the president expresses two votes of confidence. The message is unsigned beyond the closing Yours.
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Martin
Potomac Fever and Political Intrigue Across States
Rockefeller says remarriage won’t affect presidential plans as White House appeal grows with nursery. Hoffa indicted again by federal grand jury. JK tours five western states while society events loom. Toynbee warns on population surge as world food talks unfold abroad.
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