Intelligencer backs retaining states rights on union contracts
The Wheeling Intelligencer urges the Senate to vote to retain the current authority of states to outlaw labor contracts that require union membership as a condition of employment. It argues the issue should be decided on merits, not by political fear, and opposes compulsory unionism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett M. Dirksen
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Jacob Javits
New York
Bil
Dirksen
Intelligencer
Washington
Senate
Conservative letter writers dominate public discourse study
A University of Michigan study of citizens who write to congressmen, newspapers, and magazines finds conservatives and ultra conservatives account for a large share of letters. About 15 percent of the population writes letters, with two-thirds from just 3 percent of adults. Most letters go to public officials or media, and ultra conservatives show notable dedication, outpacing Johnson-era writers by 40 percent last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Michigan
Why Dorothy Kilgallen Death Won’t Be Sketched In News Briefs
A reader asks what caused Dorothy Kilgallen’s death and whether the Cincinnati jet crash has been explained. The piece highlights Walter Cronkite’s call for newspapers to provide in depth news beyond TV reports and affirms the ongoing role of print media in informing the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Kilgallen
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Walter Cronkite
CBS
Buffalo
Cronkite
June Graduates at Washington Women’s Colleges Expect New Careers
The Washington Post notes June graduates from fashionable women’s colleges will enter the job market with secretarial skills. Teachers once warned against mundane clerical tasks, but many graduates now see typing and manuscript work as entry to broader careers, easing employer access to capable women.
Czars and Communists reshaped China and Russia
Drew Pearson reflects on history from Washington to the Gobi and Pearl River, recounting Russian czars arming China, Bolshevik support uniting a fragmented China, and later tensions with Red China. He notes shifts in Siberia, Manchuria, and Xinjiang, and cites Russian aid to the Union during the Civil War era.
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Washington
Near East
Moses
Abraham
Tn 12H
Gobi
Genghis Khan
Mongolia
Europe
Ald
China
Soian
Feng Yu-hsiang
Pearl River
Canton
Whampoa Fort
Roger Tradwell
Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
United States
Formosa
Borodin
Chou En-lai
Red China
Shameen
Natehey
Miss
Russia
Britain
Siberia
Chang Tsi-Lin
Manchuria
Feng Yu-lsiang
WU Pei-fu
Yangsze
Sinkiang
Kremlin
Bosporus
Czards
New York
San Francisco
Abraham Lincoln
Hate messages spread through mail and phone outlets
The Anti-Defamation League reports renewed hate campaigns across twelve Southern states. A booklet claiming desegregation harms academic outcomes is mailed to teachers and educators, while anonymous Let Freedom Ring phone messages spread fear. ADL and National Council of Churches sue to curb defamatory broadcasts, with AT&T offering subscriber information to aid legal recourse.
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Theodore Freedman
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B'rith
Atlanta
Mississippi
Freedman
Patrick Henry Press
P. O. Box
Richmond
Virginia
Washington
Freedom
Macon
Freedom Ring
PTA
Johnson
America
Anti-Defamation League
National Council of Churches
The
ADL
Federal Communications
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Wheeling
W. Va
Oak Ridger
Washington Post
High Point Enterprise
Bonday
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point,’N. Co
Oo Cssensecaee
N.C
Tha Associated Preas
Eli AP Maena Dlepatches
High Point
N. C
Ward-Griffith Company
Naitional Advertising Represent
Drew Pearson
Rose
Henry E. Garrett
Columbia University
Garrett
Dr. Garrett
White Citizens Council
Georgia
Savannah
Florida
Gainesville
Tallahassee
Sarasota
Pensacola
Kissimmee
Jacksonville
Clearwater
Dallas
Nederland
Texas
Charlotte
Southern Pines
Knoxville
Tenn
Berry
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