Conviction Ruling on Free Speech Movement Sparks Debate
Berkeley Municipal Court Convictions of FSM sit‑inners are criticized as misapplied civil rights. The ruling defines limpness in police directions as resisting arrest, a move seen as turning civil rights into civil wrongs and inviting disorder. Eisenhower urges disciplined conventions while praising decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley Municipal Court
Mass
University of California
Reckoning Over Vietnam and the Nation’s Stand
Holmes Alexander argues that victory requires a decisive approach in Vietnam with full mobilization of American power. He cites past World Wars and warns against appeasement politics while urging escalation to defeat Ho Chi Minh, noting President Johnson faces difficult costs and calls for strength. Senator Symington concurs we must pay the reckoning now rather than later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acheson
Alexander Club
Korea
State Department
MacArthur
Stuart Symington
Symington
Anthony Eden
Sydney Harris Purely Personal Prejudices
A collection of reflections on politics, art, and society. Harris critiques the gap between freedom and order, the psychology of fear and knowledge, and the corrupting influence of fame. He cites de Maistre and Joubert on language and experience, and questions the removal of criminal elements from history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph de Maistre
Where Do We Go From Here A Ryskind Lamp Thought Experiment
Morrie Ryskind II, retired teacher, imagines being captain of the Slip of State with a three wish lamp. He would first seek a moratorium on abusively partisan rhetoric from WASPs, Catholics, Jews, and Negroes, then from politicians. He stresses unity as Americans over hyphenated identities amidst Vietnam, Cuba, and domestic crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W.P
Fred MacMurray
Tryskind
Bente
America
Letter Box Opinions From Readers Editor
Readers defend the Family Living course amid controversy over sex education and school religio n teaching. A Fremont Unified tax measure outcome is praised for voter awareness, with thanks to the Fremont Board of Education and Citizens Committee for Better Schools. Letters to the Editor invite submissions under 350 words with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
John Birch Society
Fremont Unified School Dist
Fremont Board of Education
Citizens Committee For Better Schools
Wig Snatchers and a Berkeley Wig Snatching Plan
A satirical note mocks the Kansas City phantom wig snatcher case. The author jokes that if caught the suspect should be sent to California and released on the Berkeley campus to spark a new movement inspired by Carrie Nation, titled the Non-Violent Wig Snatchers Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
California
Berkeley
Bay Area
Kansas
Carrie Nation
Bay Area School Vandalism Sparks Public Alarm
Readers shocked by reports of 11 year old Berkeley boys vandalizing a school building causing about 5000 dollars in damage. The piece questions the influence of PV programs on youth and laments deteriorating public morals in the Bay Area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Area
Marin County
Berkeley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fditoria Ds
FSM
Mahatma Gandhi
Berkely
Free Spares Movement
Ike
Eisenhower
San Fraszee
Cow Palace
Interlandi
Olympus
Rother Freeway
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Military
Viet Nam
Johnson
Sherm
Southeast Asia
Red
China
North
Ho Chi Minh
Douglas Company
de Gaulle
Army
Robert Stevens
Britain
Churchill
Eden
Munich
Hitler
Sam Nor
Sydney Harris
Joubert
Morrie Ryskind
Aladdin
Paris
Santo Domingo
Cuba
John Hancock
White House
Catriolic
Robert Wagner
New York City
Willan Buckley
New York
Willie Mays
Bill Buckley
Barry Goldwater
Thas Jbs
JBS
Citizens For Better Schools
Lynn Campbell
Pat Wooton
Santa Claus
Mississippi
Alabama
MR. Tweedy
By Ned Riddle