Racial split in views on civil rights leaders in Harris survey
The Harris survey finds Negroes and whites sharply disagree on leaders. Whites largely view Martin Luther King unfavorably while most Negroes see him as helping their cause. Roy Wilkins Ralph Bunche and Thurgood Marshall receive positive cross group endorsements.
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Martin Luther King
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Stokely Carmichael
SNCC
Black Power
Elijah Mohammed
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Ralph Bunche
United Nations
Thurgood Marshall
U. S
Whitney Young
Urban League
A. Philip Randolph
Floyd McKissick
CORE
Dick Gregory
Santa Clauses role in gift giving puzzles parents
University of Wisconsin sociologist Warren Hagstrom says Santa Claus is an American figure not tied to St. Nicholas and may compete with the Wise Men. He questions why parents give gifts in Santa’s name, noting gifts via Santa may be seen as a moral factor rather than a bribe.
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Madison, Wis
Santa Claus
Warren O. Hagstrom
University of Wisconsin
Hagstrom
Santa
American Sociologist
American Sociological Association
Brick Mason Saves Life Of Teacher In Fiery Indianapolis Crash
A brick mason Roy G. Burris pulled teacher Sharon Roach from danger as a gasoline tanker overturned in a school parking lot. The driver Orval Hulley was killed, and authorities evacuated 7000 students and residents after flames spread through sewers. Roach remained in fair condition. Burris received burn treatment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Roy G. Burris
Sharon Roach
Miss Roach
Orval Hulley
Burris
Speck Trial Site Shifts to Peoria Illinois
Chicago judge announces transfer of Richard F. Speck trial from Cook County to Peoria. The venue change aims to ensure a fair trial amid Chicago press coverage. Judge J E Richards of the Peoria circuit will set trial dates. public defender Gerald Getty plans file checks of Peoria papers from July 14 to August 1.
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Richard F. Speck
Peoria
Ill
Herbert C. Paschen
Circuit
Cook County
J. E. Richards
10Th Judicial Circuit
Speck
Paschen
Gerald Getty
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hamilton Boulevard
County Jail
C. W. Wilson
Sukarno Fires Up Youth In Undershirt Challenge
President Sukarno, shirtless under a crowd of 1 500 supporters, urged Indonesian youths to back his guided democracy. He attacked the army government and Western praise, calling for openness as he denounced critics and issued a defiant challenge.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
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