Editorials on Hickock clemency and capital punishment
The piece argues Hickock’s clemency chances hinge on the new governor and Supreme Court action, criticizes capital punishment, and urges legislative change to replace hanging with gas chamber or repeal, noting death is final and punishment should avoid pain. It cites Hickock’s murder case and compares to Andrews while urging debate in the Kansas legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Probation and Parole
Hickock
State Supreme Court
Herbert Clutter
Holcomb
Anderson
Kansas
Compulsion Not Needed NEST YEAR Debate on Aged Medical Aid
The piece argues against a future push to replace the federal state voluntary medical aid for the aged with a compulsory system tied to Social Security. It cites AMA and authorities asserting the plan would harm the elderly and the nation, praising the current needs-based program as efficient and locally accountable.
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Kennedy
American Medical Association
Congress
Hal Boyle Says average guy has four holes in head
Hal Boyle polishes a columnist’s notebook with a batch of mail bag sketches. He jokes about dental cavities, weighty nickels, moonlighting, and social foibles, mixing quips with trivia on sleepwalking and public budgets. Safety, budgets, and daily life get a wry take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Ohio State
Anderson Urges Restricting Dollar Outflow In Europe
Treasury Secretary Anderson defends limits on overseas spending during a West Germany trip as his son ribbed him over sending families home. Reports note Mrs. Anderson bought perfume and a few small items while denying fur coat reports, while public talk swirls around water rights fights linked to Kennedy era appointees and the 100 acre limit on irrigated land.
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Washington
the Treasury
Anderson
Europe
West Germany
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Mrs. Anderson
Bonn
Douglas Dillon
Germany
Dillon
Lyndon Johnson
Jack Kennedy
Back Bay
Boston
Far West
California
Arizona
Kennedy
Charles River
Harvard
Clyde Ellis
Alex Radin
Public Power Association
Jim Patton
Farmers Union
Pat Greathouse
CIO
Ken Hollum
South Dakota
Pat Brown
Sea Chair Engle
Jim Carr
Sacramento
Interior
Distaff Side Calls Christmas Reflections by Bishop Pike
Look magazine article by Rt. Rev. A. Pike, California bishop, urges Christians to examine the record behind twenty centuries of Christmas celebration. He argues Christianity retreats in numbers, complacency, and self centeredness, and urges a God centered faith that disturbs peace as well as comforts. He warns against church complicity with the status quo and urges confronting weaknesses beyond mere outward signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Look Magazine
A. Pike
California
Pike
Congo Crisis Reveals Two UN Weaknesses
The Congo crisis shows two UN weaknesses money and prestige. Washington fears funding shortages and pressure from member nations as key contributors withdraw troops. The United Nations faces a funding gap of about 65 million and possible troop withdrawals from four nations plus Ghana, threatening its Congo mission and broader influence in Africa.
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Washington
Congo
United Nations
World Organization
United States
Africa
Moscow
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
United Arab Republic
Ceylon
Yugoslavia
Indonesia
Ghana
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