Evansville teacher cleared of assault charges after pupil says paddling justified
Charges of assault and battery against a seventh grade teacher who paddled a pupil were dismissed in Evansville Indiana. The boy testified there had been nothing too harsh and said I deserved it. The judge acquitted based on the pupil's fairness and disciplined view. Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the remark shows promising character.
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Evansville
Ind
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sparkman Record Praised for Senate Leadership and Service
The piece urges Alabama Democrats to study Senator John Sparkman’s record and committee roles as he seeks reelection. It highlights his chairmanships and key positions, notes his long service, and argues for overwhelming primary support to ensure a token Republican challenge in November.
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John Sparkman
Alabama
Sen. Sparkman
House
Senate
United States
Select Committee On Small Business
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
Senate Office Building Commission
Joint Committee On Defense Production
Joint Committee
Organization of Congress
Joint Economic Committee
John Sperkman
Vietnam
America
Morgan County
Frances Knight and the Passport Office Power Play
Washington turmoil centers on Frances Knight head of the Passport Office who, with allies in Congress and party circles, helped push Abba Schwartz from the State Department. A secret 1952 letter reveals Knight’s political stumping and her long influence since Eisenhower’s era, amid McCarthyism debates.
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Washington
Abba Schwartz
State Department
Frances Knight
Jay Sourwine
Senate Internal Security Committee
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Miss Knight
Dean Rusk
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Truman
Stevenson
Schwartz
Scott McLeod
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
McLeod
State Department Security
Congress
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Closing signs and political strife in postwar America
The passage blends a Biblical view of the end times with a political critique. It cites Matthew 24 on signs of Christ’s return, notes widespread iniquity, war, and fear, then shifts to contemporary politics, predicting Republican shifts and leadership roles, and accusing Truman and Stevenson of corruption and Communist infiltration.
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Christ
Let Fear Work for You In Career Advancement
A man in advertising, plagued by fear of failure, learns to channel fear into motivation. He shifts from self doubt to steady effort, maximizes resources, and persists, eventually becoming indispensable and rising to company president. The piece argues fear can propel sustained work and achievement.
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Amos Parrish
The
Hall Syndicate
De Gaulle’s NATO split not endangering Western defense
The article argues Charles de Gaulle’s threat to pull France from NATO won’t derail the alliance. It says France’s contributions were minor, succession planning exists to reorganize European defense, and the United States can reassure smaller NATO members like Italy and Greece while maintaining a robust security posture.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
de Gaulle
NATO
Paris
U. S
France
Italy
Greece
De Gaulle and the Moscow Mission in June
The piece argues De Gaulle’s June Moscow mission could aim at a deal with the Soviet Union. It notes skepticism over Soviet interest, warns of France leaving NATO, and suggests his strategy risks French isolation if he trusts the USSR. The author contends France would be naked in Europe without NATO shelter.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
France
Germany
Europe
NATO
de Gaulle
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
On This Date March 20 1966 Highlights
A compact history note for March 20 1966 highlights key past events and anniversaries from 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin first published to 1965 political notes. It lists events from 1932 deadly winds in the southeast to MacArthur's return promise and Kefauver Stevenson upset in Minnesota. Local Decatur items include a home robbery report and various civic notes.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida
Kentucky
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Sen. Estates Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Minnesota
Verwoerd
South Africa
Commonwealth
London
Johnson
Alabama National Guard
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