Mississippi Governor Shifts Tones On Civil Rights Issue
The piece notes cooperation between President Johnson and Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson on protecting civil rights workers under Project Mississippi amid southern resistance. It also covers the Goodman and Schwerner families learning of their sons’ car found burned, and national reactions including rallies and push for electronic voting in Congress.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Coleman
Paul
Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
FBI
Schwerners
Goodmans
Congress
House
Burkhalter
Arkansas
Alabama
Rep
Bell-McClure
The Great Book of the World Quotation
A reflective line compares the world to a vast book while noting that those who stay home read only a page. The quote is attributed to Augustine and presents a call to exploration and engagement.
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Augustine
Neighbors contest heated as elections loom in Hartselle and Athens
The Decatur race looks calm with one city commission seat for three years. In contrast, Hartselle and Athens see many candidates filing to run.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Athens
Khrushchev Visits Sweden Amid Tight Security
During a Sweden visit the Soviet Premier complains of heavy security as Stockholm is described as an armed camp. Swedes feel protective of the powerful guest while he remains on Swedish soil.
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Sweden
Khrushchev
Stockholm
Father of the Bride Responds For Wedding Request
The piece notes the traditional role of the father in weddings and recalls Sen. Goldwater giving away his daughter. It highlights his wish to share responsibility with the mother and asserts his preference to be elsewhere during the moment. He answered the line who gives this woman in marriage with her mother and father do.
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Sen. Goldwater
South Viet Nam Issue Shapes Republican Campaign
William E. Miller says South Viet Nam policy will be a main campaign issue in the November election. He warns Republicans must first settle their own nominee and platform before criticizing the Johnson administration policy.
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South Viet Nam
William E. Miller
Johnson
Miller
Sen. Goldwater
America
Gov. Scranton
Gadsden Public Library Dedicated With Federal Support
The Gadsden Public Library, completed in spring at a cost of 544000, is funded equally by the City and the Federal government through the Area Redevelopment Program. Retiring Congressman Albert Rains spoke, noting federal participation and the library as a valuable community asset and growth driver.
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Gadsden
City of
City of Gadsden
Albert Rains
Alabama
Trouble Is Everywhere a Neighbors Warning
A reflective essay warns that trouble follows a person beyond borders and moving homes does not guarantee peace. The piece argues universal conflict, criticizes gossip, and urges acceptance over relocation, ending with a call to use want ads for responses.
Average U S workers lose about seven and a half days
A study shows the typical U S employee wastes roughly seven and a half workdays annually due to inefficiencies and interruptions, highlighting loss of productive time across industries.
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U.S
Inna
Debt Limit Rise Raises Alarms Over U S Finances
Congress lifts the public debt limit to 324 billion dollars the highest in U S history with Treasury predicting 1965 6 deficits of 6 and 3 billion respectively Senate Finance Committee Chairman Senator Harry Byrd warns that the trend of rising deficits mirrors a wartime scale debt and cautions over artificial prosperity amid voter indifference and scarce action.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury Department
Sen
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Treasury
Debt, deficits, and confidence in a stalled economy
The piece warns that six straight years of deficits totaling 38 billion dollars will swell interest payments to over 1 billion annually, threatening public confidence. It argues against continued tax cuts and stimulus, listing possible shocks from gold runs to foreign economic trouble and strikes, stressing debt as a cloud over growth.
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America
U.S
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Polls, Propaganda and the Goldwater Nomination
William S. White argues that using polls to undermine Barry Goldwater's bid in the 1964 Republican race raises questions of fair play and voter autonomy. He notes the power of polls in shaping public opinion, praises some reputable polls while warning against unidentified “they say” surveys as dangerous political tools.
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Washington
William Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Johnson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
On This Date in History June 30 1964 Highlights
The entry recalls events on June 30 across years including Roosevelt signing the Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906, Taft becoming chief justice in 1921, Minsk fall in 1941, Churchill in 1943, and later policy moves in 1952 with immigration limits and EC cooperation in 1964.
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Associated Press
Theodore Roosevelt
Staten Island
N.Y
William Howard Taft
United States
Minsk
Winston Churchill
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Florida
Birmingham
Los Angeles
White Citizens Council For Tonight
Ambassador Hotel
Kent H. Steffgen
John Birch Society
John Rousselot
Sparkplug
West Coast
Steffgen
Birchites
White Citizens Council
Fred Hayman
Minutemen
Sub Rosa
Everett Burkhalter
Childern
W. Kenneth Pope
Little Rock, Ark
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Methodist Church
Natural Council of Churches
James Branch
Cabell
David Lawrence
William S. White
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Gallup
Roper
Harry Truman
Council
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Paris
European Payments Union
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
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