Editorial on March on Washington and open competition for promotion
The piece praises the peaceful conduct of the March on Washington and credit to leaders, participants, and police. It questions whether the event shifted congressional stances and highlights Lt. Tilmon O Bryants open competition argument for a promotion over symbolic favoritism to advance Negro dignity and equality.
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Washington
Congress
Tilmon O'Bryant
Washington Post
Nagroés
Radical Western Young Democrats Urge Dramatic Policy Shifts
A 13-state Western Young Democrats conference adopted a sweeping radical platform. They call for resuming Cuba relations, abolishing HUAC, withdrawing troops from Vietnam, and repealing the McCarran Act. Some senior Democrats privately worry about the youth wing's stance.
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Republican Party
California
Birch Society
GOP
Gus Hall
United States
Cuba
House Committee On UN
July 4th weekend road toll in Pennsylvania
The article cites 46 fatalities from Pennsylvania roads during the July 4th weekend and notes 10 of 26 serious accidents were caused by failing to negotiate curves. It cautions against reckless driving and emphasizes that any victim is equally deceased regardless of statistics.
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Pennsylvania
Sylvia Porter says 25 years saw recessions not depressions
Porter argues that the postwar era has featured war-induced shortages and inflation, with steady prices and only minor business setbacks rather than a major depression. She notes adults in the past quarter century have lived through a period of relative economic stability under a federal government model.
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United States
The 1937–61 Mood: Stabilizers Shield Economy
A retrospective argues that since 1938 stabilizers have cushioned the U.S. economy from downturns. It contrasts the 1937–38 crash with postwar recessions, noting unemployment insurance, pensions, bank deposit insurance, and government spending as stabilizers. The essay critiques the 1980s upturn and champions tax cuts to sustain growth.
Aid Waste Hit in U S Foreign Aid Spendings
House Appropriations subcommittee uncovers large foreign aid outlays to balance budgets for Bolivia Cambodia Jordan and Libya while the overall aid program faces bipartisan grilling. Bell defends aid as military and democratic goals amid a broad critique of effectiveness and risk.
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Washington
U. S
Bolivia
Cambodia
Jordan
Libya
House Appropriations
Senate
House
Otto Passman
D-La
Foreign Aid Agency
U.S
David Bell
Passmian
Bell
William Minshall
R-C
South Vietnam
Minshall
India
Pakistan
Taiwan
Nigeria
Colombia
Ben Bella
Pass~man
Barry Goldwater Calls for Inspection in Test Ban Debate
Senate debate on the limited nuclear test ban treaty highlights the need for inspection and verification. Goldwater argues that the treaty lacks any mechanism to check compliance, warning that satellites and detectors cannot prove violations in key areas of Article I Section 2. He cites risks from allowed and potential evasions by France, the Soviet Union, and Red China, urging rigorous inspection including material shipments and technician transfers.
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Senate
Red China
Remembering Floyd Collins and the cave tragedy
A retrospective look at Floyd Collins the trapped Kentucky cave victim of 1925 and the Louisville Courier Journal reporter William Burke Miller who chronicled the rescue saga. The piece recalls the dramatic 18 day ordeal the crowd clashes and the eventual death inside Crystal Cave near Cave City and the public reaction.
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Hazleton
Floyd Collins
Kentucky
Collins
Lindbergh
Collins’ Tomb
Louisville Courier-Journal
Cave City
William Burke Miller
Crystal Cave
Hos
Miller
Alderman Reflects On Publicity 75 Years Ago
A Chester alderman muses on public lawsuits as public benefit noting jobs created money circulated and newspapers gained topics. The piece also recalls rationed school permits gas leaks at West 4th Street and carp fishing reports from Lenni Dam with bets on 90 and 40 pound fish.
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Chester
Allen
West 4Th Street
John A. Mitchell
Charles T. Young
West Chester
Glen Riddle
Lenni Dam
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Ted
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Sylvia
Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
Laos
Latin America
Robert
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Red
China
Barry
Goldwater
Richard Starnes
Mer
Floyd
Homer
Coolidge
Red Cross
Chicago
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Richard
Starnes
Alderman
Young
Consumers Ire Company
Delaware River
Market Street
3Rd Street
Edgmont Avenue
Broad Street
Edgemont Avenue
9Th
8Th Streets
Darby Township
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