Changing Times At Alabama five years after integration
Editorial recalls the 1963 confrontation at Foster Auditorium when George Wallace blocked the door to keep the University of Alabama segregated. It notes court orders for integration, the role of President Kennedy and Attorney General Kennedy, and the student body’s restraint, culminating in Wallace stepping aside and integration becoming a fact.
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Foster Auditorium
University of Alabama
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
George Wallace
Kennedy
Alabama
Bobby Kennedy
United States
Redding Pitt
Decatur
Sen. Kennedy
Dr. Rose
Kennedy draws crowds as student support grows for 1968 bid
An 11 year old writes about family conflict while Senator Robert F Kennedy visits a university to rally student support in the Democratic presidential race. Kennedy receives a warm reception despite lingering opposition, with 8000 plus in attendance and a spontaneous car-ride ovation.
Hecklers Should Get Treatment They Deserve
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, campaigning in Wisconsin for Johnson, was interrupted by hecklers at the University of Wisconsin crowd of 600. He called free speech for all and said the incident the most unpleasant public appearance since taking office, urging the university to remove troublemakers.
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D.G.D
John
McCarthy
Secretary OF Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Wisconsin
Johnson
University of Wisconsin
America
Sec. Freeman
Japan
Formosa
Vietnam
Yokohama
Japan Aircraft Co
State Department
CIA Move To Aid Asian Governments Against Communists
The CIA aims to assist Asian governments in countering communist fifth column activity. CIA official William E Colby told a Pearl Harbor meeting that counter insurgency is a top Far East priority and proposed policies to foster viable, popularly supported governments. The plan mentions Thailand and future Pacific island challenges within a decade.
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Jack Anderson
Taipei
U. S
Himalayas
South Pacific
Peking
South Vietnam
Asia
Central Intelligence Agency
Far East
Pearl Harbor
CIA
William E. Colby
White House
State Department
Defense Department
Pacific Islands
National Security Council
Viewpoint on CIA moves against Communist insurrection
David Lawrence criticizes CIA efforts to curb a Communist insurrection while India and Burma reject aid. Reports say Chinese infiltrators stir dissident tribes in Nagaland and other northern regions. Intelligence notes 250 Nagas trained in Red China. Reds target Thailand, risking Thai defection from U.S. defense. Jack Anderson fills in for Pearson.
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India
Burma
CIA
China
Thailand
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Huks
Peking
Ferdinand , Marcos
Nguyen Cao Ky
Manila
Communist agitators blamed for U.S. demonstrations
Rep. Edwin Willis, head of the House Un American Activities Committee, says evidence shows Communists instigated recent U.S. protests and student strikes tied to a worldwide plan. He warns the April 26 27 actions could undermine U.S. Vietnam policy and mobilize public support for communism, with links to a united front led by the Student Mobilization Committee.
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Washington
United States
Edwin E. Willis
Louisiana
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Willis
House of Representatives
Chicago
U.S
Com
Munist Press
Student Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Communist Party
America
Commission On Civil Disorders
Congress
Department of Justice
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
A Prayer For Today Blessing for reporters and educators
A prayer asking Heavenly Father for wisdom for newscasters reporters government officials public entertainers and educators. The plea seeks to reflect the living Christ as listeners respond and move toward love and the kingdom with Gertrude Little a professor of Christian education at Anderson College Anderson Ind.
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Heavenly Father
Christ
Gertrude: Little
Anderson
Ind
Anderson College
Decatur Daily publication and subscription details
Publication notes claim the Decatur Daily prints weekday and weekend editions with AP and NYT service. It lists misstatement policy and subscription rates by mail including daily and Sunday options with trade zone pricing and motor delivery.
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Associated Press
New York
Billy Graham
War Memorial Coliseum
Frank Rose
Drew Pearson
Commie
David Lawrence
Mr. Pearson
Reds
Decatur-Daily
THE
Decatur Daily
Tennessee V. Valley Printing
Ala
New York Times News Service
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