Johnsons Southern tour signals new national unity and resolve
Editorial lauds Lyndon B Johnson after a swift southern swing through North Carolina Georgia and Atlanta praising his focus on racial justice and poverty while noting persistent opposition in Congress. It argues his appeal could elevate national spirit even as Civil Rights debates continue.
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Appalachia
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Georgia
New York City
Atlanta
Senate
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Origins and evolution of Mother's Day through history
The piece traces Mother's Day origins from Cybele and Mother Church through Medieval Mothering Sunday to the American observance. It notes 1914 Congressional fixation on the second Sunday in May and the white carnation emblem, while revealing the high U.S. expenditures and suggesting mothers value simple gestures like breakfast in bed over costly gifts.
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Rhea
Asia Minor
Greece
Great Britain
Congress
National Committee
Desree Jenkins
America
Columbia
S. C
High Point
United States
U.S.S
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pulitzer Honors Show Press Dedication in 1963 Prizes
The 1963 Pulitzer selections honor Merriman Smith for national reporting alongside St. Petersburg Times for public service. Norman Miller Jr. wins for local reporting on a vegetable oil swindle, Philadelphia Bulletin for police corruption exposure, and Hazel Brannon Smith for editorial writing. The awards omit fiction drama and music for the first time, yet praise sustained public service.
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John Keats
Kennedy
Merriman Smith
White House
Public Service
St. Petersburg Times
Florida State Turnpike Authority
Norman C. Miller Jr
Wall Street Journal
New Jersey
Philadelphia Bulletin
Hazel Brannon Smith
Lexington, Miss
Jong
Witty Quotations From Distant Pages
A collection of brisk clippings notes social quirks and political quips from various papers. Items mock government funding social habits and language trends with dry humor and regional voice. Notable lines include jabs at presidents taxes and everyday foibles from Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Tennessee papers.
Anti-Trust Ad Code Clash Over Cigarette Industry
Washington reports the government weighing antitrust concerns as cigarette firms draft a self regulatory advertising code. Aims include barring appeal to under 21 and appointing an industry czar, while FTC and antitrust authorities consider legal authority and potential benefits. Congress and regulators push for health warnings and research into removing harmful ingredients, amid a broader look at self regulation in advertising.
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Leslie Carpenter
Washington
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Hollywood
Will Hays
Harding
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Congress
Spark Matsunaga
Hawaii
Matsunaga
Johnson signs bills with souvenir pens donated to White House
A look at President Johnson preferring small economies in public life. He signs bills with plastic dip in ink pens printed The President The White House, now donated free after manufacturer talks. A California boy fears a fictional nuclear button in a dark White House scenario. Public TV film costs favor lawmakers with taxpayer subsidized studios at the Capitol. Congress funds salaries for studio staff while non union labor is used. A future neighborhood TV snoop truck is hinted at.
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Johnson
White House
California
Capitol
Senate
House
Congress
Sunday Sermon Honors Seamstresses Across Time
A reflective Sunday sermon extols seamstresses as unsung heroes from ancient times to modern fashion hubs. It links needlework to daily life, infants layettes, burial shrouds, and laments the neglect of the needle while praising Elias Howe and the sewing machine for accelerating humanity's work.
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Paris
Fifth Avenue
Deere
Oliver
McCormick
Nurses Seek 60-Bed Maryfield Facility Upgrade
Gratifying response to underwrite 749000 for a complete 60 bed Maryfield Nursing Home facility follows 264150 needed from public subscription. Since 1947 Maryfield under Sister Mary Patrice has served the aged and infirm. modernization is now imperative. The piece also notes U S S program impact and Mother's Day events.
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Maryfield Nursing Home
Maryfield
George T. Penny
Mary Patrice
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