Hawaii’s new Constitution and its race free pledge
The piece argues Hawaii’s state charter enshrines a liberal Bill of Rights ahead of government structure. It praises universal suffrage, reading requirements, and two official languages while noting English dominance and no racial barriers. It ties Hawaii’s election of an American of Japanese ancestry to SEATO relations and global peace signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
United States
House of Representatives
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Japan
Philippines
Indochina
East Asia
Southeast
Easteia
Southeast Asia
Little Rock
United States Congress
State of Hawaii
Jesus
State of
America
The
United States of America
New Mexico
Pearl Harbor
Conflict of interest in government service and lawmaker ethics
The piece argues that legislators may retain private holdings and subsidies while in office. it contrasts cabinet divestiture for Charles E. Wilson with lawmakers who legally profit from farm programs, citing Anderson and Eastland, and questions the double standard between cabinet officials and Congress in handling conflicts of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Clinton Anderson
Clovis
New Mexico
Anderson
Senate
Wilson
U. S
James Eastland
Sunflower County
Mississippi
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senator Eastland
Berkshires
Lewis L. Stauss
Dixon-Yates
Editorial on Obscenity Control and Literary Merit
An editorial discusses defining obscenity in law, the Post Office ban on certain works, and the debate over literary merit versus pornographic content. It contrasts judges and officials including Summerfield and Bryan, cites studies and psychiatrists, and notes public concern about juvenile exposure and censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Monroe
Milo
Bardot
Summerfield
Lady Chatterley
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
Bryan
Supreme Court
U. S
General Minges and the NC Manual’s hidden history
The North Carolina Manual of 1959 mirrors state and local officials and data while omitting school unit superintendents. It recalls Sgt. Harold Minges, “The General,” longtime driver to governors, whose private notes and scrapbooks could reveal unpublished history and potential political dynamite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
General Assembly
Congress
Thad Eure
Segt
Harold Minges
Highway Patrol
Sgt
Minges
Gregg Cherry
Belmont
Cherry
Cherry, Scott
Umstead
Hodges
United States
Ankers Leave High Point After Spirit Weaving Ties Abroad
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Ankers depart for Wolverhampton after a month in High Point marked by five sermons at Wesley Memorial Church. The visit inspired civic leaders, a future guest column, honorary degree for the minister, and a City of High Point key presented by the mayor, highlighting strengthened Anglo American bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. Ankers
New York
Wolverhampton
England
Henry A. Foscue
Wesley Memorial
Ankers
Herberts
Beckminster
Great Britain
Civic Club
Dr. Ankers
America
Church
Irene
Shakespeare
Chestnut Street
High Point College
Jesse Washburn
Wesley Memorial Church
North Carolina
High Point Enterprise
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SEATO
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors
Defense
NEA Service, Inc
Roeder
High Mite Ese Inc
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Jor McPherson
Brown
Ebaee
Aeom
B. Loflin
Hans i Coendar
Jerome Frank
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Secretary of State
Charles Pearson
Holt McPherson
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