Editorial questions Wichita murder defense move
The editorial discusses the unusual appointment of a Wichita attorney to represent condemned murderers Richard Hickock and Perry Smith. It questions the Kansas Bar Association’s role and the impact on due process while noting both defendants confessed and the evidence against them was strong. The piece argues only new evidence could alter guilt. The Kansas Supreme Court would decide if due process was violated.
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Wichita
Richard Hickock
Perry Smith
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Bar Association
Smith
Hickock
Supreme Court
Business vs Christmas Editorial on early shopping
An editorial in a current chain store publication argues the push for early Christmas shopping stems from both customer demand and retailer promotion. It defends commercialization as consistent with distribution duties while noting the season’s true meaning endures in the spirit of giving and goodwill despite the glitter.
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Jesus Christ
Distaff Side and Matron Talk at Bridge Club
A light essay on language and aging, noting how terms like matron and pre-matron spark debate. It reflects on usage guides and modern phrasing while recalling a father’s view of older women having babies and hair dye trends.
Mexico land reform marks landmark agrarian day
Drew Pearson reports from Guerrero where President Adolfo Lopez Mateos hands certificates to farmers, signaling the country’s 240000 acres transferred and the embrace of land reform. He cites education spending at 22 percent of the budget and a small army, framing reform as bulwark against communism and a model for Latin neighbors.
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Guerrero
Mexico
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Lopez Mateos
North America
Sea
Cuba
Alliance For Progress
Tijuana
Janio Quadros
Brazil
United States
Health Capsules: concise medical information note
Health Capsules provides helpful information but is not intended as medical diagnosis or professional advice. It should not replace consultation with a qualified healthcare provider for individual health concerns.
Pre-Christmas remarks heard in Hal Boyle column
Hal Boyle offers aged holiday quips about Christmas spending gift lists Santa Claus and family squabbles. The jokes reflect shopper fatigue, tasteless gifts, annual letters, and the chaotic lead up to the season with a mix of urban anecdotes and sharp punchlines.
Kennedy silver policy would end silver certificates
Congress would need to approve the plan to retire all silver certificates and replace them with Federal Reserve notes backed by gold. President Kennedy ordered an immediate halt to low-price Treasury silver sales, boosting market prices and likely raising costs for jewelry, silverware, and films. The move aims to end silver as monetary metal and reduce political battles over silver while reducing the Treasury’s free silver stock from 123.5 million ounces to 22 million ounces.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Federal Reserve
Persident
Treasury
Iso
Kennedy blamed for political delusions in Soviet critique
The Soviet newspaper Literature and Life criticized President Kennedy for stating the USSR aims to communize the world. It called his remarks unfounded and incorrect but said the dialogue with Izvestia editor Alexei Adzhubei was useful and will continue. It also faulted Kennedy for saying Soviets lack freedom of choice in political views.
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Moscow
Literature and Life
Kennedy
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Alexei Adzhubei
U.S.S.R
Thoreau Explored Allagah Region in 1846 Maine
Henry Thoreau undertook exploration of the Allagah region in northern Maine during 1846. The journey documented local landscapes and potential wilderness routes, reflecting his broader interest in natural history and travel writing of the period.
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Henry Thoreau
Allagah
Northern
Maine
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