Rhodesian independence moves loom amid political turmoil
Rhodesian Parliament recessed until February as Rhodesian Front presses for early independence while London Labour government under Prime Minister Wilson faces multiple crises including India Pakistan tensions and sterling weakness. Smith and Front demand independence on their terms with full franchise for Negro Rhodesians, risking a fast Africa Rubicon.
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Texas
Labor
London
Haron Wison
India
Pakistan
Asia
Winson
Ian Smrrh
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Smith and
the Front
Mr. Wilson
Commonwealth of Nations
British Commonwealth
Big Shots from Little Shots at First Aid Squads Talk
Senator A Willis Robertson addressed the First Aid Squads of Virginia at Natural Bridge, praising Julian Wise of Roanoke as the founder of the nation’s first life saving and first aid crew. He noted that more than 3,500 squads operate nationwide, evolving from Wise’s idea to aid people in distress. Suntan Wise is mentioned as a notable Virginian in the era.
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Ennis
Chatham
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Natural Bridge
Rosertson
Robertson
Julian Wise
Roanoke
Roanoke Life, Saving and
Wise
Ronextson
United States
Norythemn
Ian Mailer
Life Magazine
Brock Brew
Pusey
America
Mr. Mailer
Mailer
Norman Mailer
John Dos Passos
Erskine Caldwell
John Steinbeck
Caldwell
Steinbeck
Master
James P. Spruell
Viet Nam
David
Lloyd George
England
de Lis
Spaig
Ride Em UF Cowboys United Fund Campaign in Danville
Danville marks the United Fund drive to support 16 agencies serving the community. The goal is 268810 dollars, equating to about 15000 dollars per agency including UF office costs. Volunteers and donors are urged to sustain and expand essential services through shared financial support.
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Danville
United Fund
Tallest Tale Yet from Lynchburg Opinion on Kennedy Film
An opinion piece ridicules a USIA film about John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, arguing the production deifies Johnson and distorts history. It mocks Texas tall tales and predicts the film will become the tallest yet in portraying modern political mythmaking.
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Lynchburg
Kennedy
U.S. Information Agency
Mr. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
USIA
St. Lyndon
Texas
Congress of
United States
Congress
Buckley on Mailer Spars With Education Propaganda
The piece reviews Norman Mailer in Life Magazine and critiques U S government schooling, Ed Keppel, and Rep Quie on test bias. It cites voting rights fights, the Byrd era of party politics, and Francis O Gorman defending civil rights amid GOP opposition. It portrays Mailer as controversial yet influential in American letters and politics.
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U.S. Office of Education
Johnny
Francis Keppel
Keppel
Albert H. Quie
Minn
Quie
Otis
Office of Education
Andrew Jackson
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
House
Emanuel Celler
Boggs
Senate
Mane Ny Celler
Francis E. O.gorman
Jo Seph M. McDade R.pads
Mr. O'Gorman
Wanquuury
Mailer
Mr. Mailer
Gomorrah
Hell
Lift Your Drooping Hands and Stand Up for Faith
The piece quotes Hebrews urging believers to strengthen weak limbs and straighten paths, warns postwar defeatism harms morale, and calls for steadfastness and hope. It cites Captain James P. Spruell’s Viet Nam letter praise and urges Americans to resist despair, promoting resilience and duty.
West German Miracle Debate Shapes Vote Outlook
A critical view of West Germany politics contrasts the Christian Democrats led by Ludwig Erhard with Willy Brandt's Social Democrats. It highlights Erhard's market reforms as the real driver of prosperity, the shift toward bourgeois values, and the tension between capitalist gains and socialist ideals as Berlin and Lübeck illustrate evolving postwar life.
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Volkswagen
Ford
America
Willy Brandt
West Serlin
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Calvin Coolidge
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Immanuel Kant
Hegel
Marx
East World
Europe
Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm
Brad Adenauer
God
Hitler
Cessar
Gertion
der Christian Democratic Mint
United States of America
Social Democratic Party
Lubeck
WU Schlamm
West Germany
Ese
Walter Ulbricht
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Mr. Smrew
Communist Part
L.S.A
THE
Danville Register
William F. Buckley, Jr
Ralph de Toledano
Ing Wilalever
Vikas
Pitaler
Sessip
Republican House
Gerald Ford
Mawuuyo
Yuri AgyuLoy
I. D. Johns
Abraham
Moses
Gideon
Deborah
Christ
Paule
Try
West German Republic
John Chamberlain
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