Du Bois Clubs case highlights Communist front label
The Attorney General orders the Du Bois Clubs to register under the McCarran Act as a Communist front after a Federal Bureau of Investigation review. Lawyers for the clubs convene in New York to plan defense and a political campaign against the act, with prominent figures tied to SNICK and the Communist Party among those aiding.
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du Bois Clubs
Nicholas Katzensach
du Bois
Katzenpaeh
New York
Patrick
Butcn
Hallinan
People’s World
San Francisco
Red
Joan Ast
Communist Party
Mary Kaufman
Advance Youth Organization
Samuel Gruber
Frank Donner
Wiliam M. Kuntster
Arthur Kinov
Danville
SNICK
Kunstler and Kinney
McCarran
Congress
du Bois Club
Supreme Court
Viet Nam
May and Matriarchy Warned by California Doctor
A Sutter Hospital director warns the California Medical Association that unless male resistance to disease and death improves the country may become a matriarchy. The piece satirically notes widows and wives dominate household and society, while men seek tips to avoid losing their health and retirement benefits in building a Great Society.
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Sutter’s
California
Sutter
Sutter Hospital
Carl E. Burkland
California Medical Association
Medicos
Senator Soaper Says Caution On Taxes And Culture
A fragment summarizing public worry about taxation, car safety, and cultural shifts. It mentions Senator Soaper’s view on taxation anxiety, auto safety limits, March symbolism, a golfer officer hacker, and plans for a bicentennial commission. The tone blends political satire with social commentary from a bygone era.
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Notices
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, in city and mail options, with weekly, monthly, and yearly rates. It notes publication rights, Associated Press affiliation, and national advertising representation, plus renewal reminders.
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Danville
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Conservative column questions Virginia party leaders on conservatism
Current Opinion questions the Virginia Conservative Party Executive Committee about whether Senators A Willis Robertson and Harry F Byrd Jr are conservatives. It contrasts their views with the U S Chamber of Commerce and Americans for Constitutional Action scoring on 29 issues, noting Robertson and Byrd among top scorers. The piece probes how the committee defines conservatism and whether its candidate could align with the Chamber’s 10 for 10 score.
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Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
Virginia
U.S
A. Willis Robertson
Harry F. Byrd Jr
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Thurmond
South Carolina
Tower
Texas
Robertson
Americans For Constitutional Action
ACA
Byrd Sr
Senator Robertson
Executive Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Fulbright China hearings show two powers in a death struggle
The Foreign Relations chair pinpoints Red China as a dove of peace while urging containment in Vietnam. Harvard scholars offer mixed views, noting domestic focus and a warning against depicting China as benign, as the Sino American confrontation centers on Vietnam as the test case.
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Fulbright
China
Mao
Washington, D. C
Bill Fulbright
Harvard University
Harvard
Chicoms
Yalu River
Tibet
McNamara
Red China
Asia
Far East
Arkansas
Vietnam
Red
USA
John Lindbeck
East Asian Research Center
Lindbeck
Benjamin Schwartz
Peking
Japan
Schwartz
America
Du Bois Clubs front under scrutiny by federal action
The piece denounces the Du Bois Clubs as a Communist front once condemned by Hoover and praised by Gus Hall. It notes Katzenbach's move to force registration under the Subversive Activities Control Act in San Francisco, cites student group manipulation, and argues the aim is to train youth as covert organizers aligned with Soviet policy.
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Aeather
Communist Front
du Bois
J. Edgar Hoover
Gus Hall
American Communist Party
Katzenbach
W.E.B. du Bois
Communist Party
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Moscow
Russia
Buckley and Birch Society in Police Ethics Debate
The piece argues against banning police from joining the John Birch Society, noting civil rights rhetoric and liberty to associate. It cites Philadelphia and New York incidents, defends Birch leaders, and urges balanced critique while warning against overstatement that strengthens members’ resolve.
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Philadelphia
New York
John Birch Society
New York Times
United States
Senator Goldwater
Senator Tower
Russell Kirk
Jemmes Jackson Kilpatrick
J. Edgar Hoover
Behind Schwartz Case Shambles-Maker Is Fired
Ralph de Toledano argues a liberal plot pushed Assistant Secretary of State Abba Schwartz from his post. He claims the firing stems from a Senate Internal Security subcommittee report and Schwartz clashes with all comers, especially Miss Frances Knight who heads the Passport Office. Knight’s reforms improved passport processing and morale, while Schwartz’s attacks led to Senate scrutiny and his own political undoing.
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Vietnam
Abba Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz
Schwartz
United States
White House
State Department
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Miss Knight
Passport Office
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Liza Doolittle
Nagas seek independence after 15 years of skirmishes
The Naga tribesmen living in rugged hills along the Burma border press for full independence after reforms in Nagaland, India's 16th state since December 1963. Talks with Prime Minister Gandhi paused amid reports of government village attacks. a new meeting is planned mid-April as Nagaland grows with roads schools and hydroelectric power.
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India
Burma
Nagaland
Indira Gandhi
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Anti Defamation League
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