Parting the Waters of Dr King’s Era Explored
Eric Breindel reviews Taylor Branchs Parting the Waters America in the King Years 1954 1963. The portrait covers King and the era as a test of nation making midcentury civil rights politics, including Kennedy Hoover and Levison O Dell ties. Branch questions remain about King and the Communist issue and its impact on the movement.
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Jack O'Dell
Levison
O'Dell
J. Edgar Hoover
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O’dell
Burke Marshall
New York
France
Communist Party
Moscow
Tower Faces Big Job as Defense Secretary Pick
John Tower, longtime senator and defense advocate, becomes President-elect Bush's choice for secretary of defense. He faces a tightened budget, potential weapon delays, and possible base closures while needing to chart cuts in a $300 billion annual Pentagon spend. Strong questions rise about his ability to prune spending.
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FBI
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Bush promises more press briefings at start of term
The article notes that president-elect Bush vows to increase press conferences, contrasting historic presidents' schedules with Reagan era access. It observes reporters will continue to seek answers at photo opportunities and outside official events, urging greater accessibility as essential to a free press.
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Bush
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Reagan
Broken Dreams in Classified Ads
A woman sells engagement and wedding rings after an engagement ends. She recounts a troubled romance, job loss, and repeated separations before returning the rings to her former fiancé and finally deciding to sell them. The piece reflects on the classifieds revealing personal stories behind ordinary items.
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Dixon
Dixon petitions and historic derailment notes
The item lists political moves with two Dixon men filing for commissioner posts including Walter Lohse and Scott Masters, dated December 27 1978. It also recalls past events: a 1963 Sterling derailment cleanup by a 50 man crew and two wrecker trains after 45 derailed cars. and a 1938 North Western freight derailment tearing up main line near the station due to a broken wheel on a ties car.
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Walter Lohse
Scott Masters
Sterling
North Western
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