Civil rights leaders hail Southern compliance with public accommodations law
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and other Negro leaders praise broad adherence to the Civil Rights Act public accommodations provision as Supreme Court backing boosts compliance. In rural areas, resistance persists, while firms in many towns shift to private clubs to avoid desegregation duties.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Paris
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Church Heads Urge Change in Southern Presbyterian Approach
Southern Presbyterian leaders urge ministers and ruling elders to stress common ties and minimize divisions including the racial issue. A letter to 4,004 churches notes the 1865 stance against racial exclusion remains unscriptural and reaffirmed. Dr. Felix B. Gear and others signed the letter after an Atlanta meeting.
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Public Forum Letter Reflects on Mississippi killings and forgiveness
In a Decatur Alabama letter to the editor dated December 14 1964 the writer honors three young men who died for freedom in Mississippi this summer. He condemns their killers and calls for forgiveness guided by Christ's Beatitudes. The author ponders the proper response to extremity and persecution.
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Public Forum
Mississippi
Redstone Arsenal to issue new decal numbers
During the first two months of next year vehicles at Redstone Arsenal will receive a new decal number from the Provost Marshal Division. Decals go on front and rear bumpers for MP gate identification. The new decals display the Army Materiel Command insignia replacing the old Army Ordnance Missile patch. Those not yet registered for 1965 license tags should wait to register for the decal.
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Army Materiel Command
Christmas Reflections and Personal Ethic Across Generations
In a reflective Christmas message, Herschel M. Stegar rejects cynicism about justice and urges action over words. He emphasizes individual responsibility, mercy, and the Golden Rule as paths to a better world, citing Shakespeare and biblical allusions. He closes with a light aside on a kitchen measurement.
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Bethlehem
Herschel M. Stegar
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