The Chronically Poor Need Help Now in America
Editorial argues three groups the chronically poor Negro males under 25 and males over 63 lose ground amid abundance. It cites 19 to 44 million affected and lauds Howard K. Smith and Donald I. Rogers for highlighting their plight while urging urgent action beyond words.
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West Virginia
Sen. Randolph
Donald I. Rogers
Philadelphia Mayor Backing Accelerated Public Works Bill
Philadelphia Mayor James H. J. Tate endorses a new Accelerated Public Works Bill. He argues for faster city projects to boost jobs and infrastructure.
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Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
The Gazette on Welfare Ruling and Social Morality
A Washington DC welfare case draws critique as a male visitor in a recipient's home leads to removal from relief rolls. The editorial condemns punitive action against families for perceived impropriety, arguing safeguards should protect children and avoid alienating the poor.
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the Gazette
District of Columbia
Readers' Forum condemns Wallace action in Alabama education dispute
Readers in Bluefield express disgust at Governor Wallace for opposing school integration. J Spencer Thompson accuses him of betraying democracy and civil rights, while Ethel Crandall lauds Pearl Buck authors event. A Beverly Jordan letter critiques West Virginia politics and social climate.
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America
J. Spencer Thompson
Day St. Bluefield
the Gazette
Miss Pearl S. Buck
West Virginia
Ethel L. Crandall Gauley
Kennedy confronts street justice in racial reform notes
In a Honolulu speech Kennedy urges moving racial grievances from streets to courts while warning that justice cannot await legislative action. He stresses upholding the rule of law, opposing vigilantism, and urges careful administration to balance rights with lawful processes amid nationwide anti discrimination efforts.
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Hawaii
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Washington Star
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Pains of Private Education in a Segregated South
The piece argues private and church related schools have faced moral and educational crises since the 1954 school desegregation ruling. It asks what constitutes a truly superior education when exclusivity clashes with national civil rights progress, noting practical and ethical challenges for leaders, trustees, and students.
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Lue Cheuil UL
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Banquo
James M. Conant
Marvard
U. S
Radioactivity report kept secret despite public risk
A U2 flight finds upper atmosphere radioactivity three times higher than expected from Soviet tests. The May 21 request for the report was denied, and officials say it remains top secret. Controversy grows as Congress and HEW face GOP calls for guidelines and public safety details.
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Washington
Russia
Pentagon
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Mel Price
Ilr
Federal Radiation Council
Paul Tompkins
Potomac Fever and a Fraying Public Spotlight
The piece sketches a jumble of headlines from Kennedy Khrushchev talks to Profumo’s woes, Dewey backing Rockefeller, and Truman’s mock concession. It notes astronaut survival drills before Congress, a GOP chairman planning to quit, and rising mental health progress amid political noise.
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Britain
Mr. Profumo
Tom Dewey
Rockefeller
Harry Trumen
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Miller
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