Historians and journalism judged by critics and editors
An editorial roundup questions the bias against journalism in history departments and the value of journalism training. It cites university biases, comments by Tomas Thompson, and argues conscientious reporters can match historians in truthfulness. A federal judge defends press publicity, saying it rarely taints fairness, while a New Mexico incident reports a youth presenting a stolen $75 check to a grocery store manager who recognized it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomas Thompson
Amarillo Globe-Times
University of Texas History Department
Intorance
Thompson
Dallas
Tex
Morning News
Lege
Frank W. Wilson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ohio Newspaper Association
Columbus
Tennessee
Geu
W. Ya
Union School Teachers Go On Strike
New Orleans teachers walk out in a strike led by Local 527 of the AFL-CIO The school board disputes turnout with estimates ranging from less than 500 to nearly 1,000 The board reports all 124 schools held classes while 65 pickets stood outside 25 schools The strike aims to back a vote for a single collective bargaining agent and comes as unions debate next steps before a May 3 sales tax election and a mayoral year in Louisiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crider
New Orleans
Tribesmen Overrun Two Indian Towns Near Burmese Border
AP dispatch from SHILLONG reports Indian army columns moving through jungle toward Champhal near the Burmese border and Lungeleh southward as Mizos overrun Aijal and Dawingawn. Official says Dawingawn casualties light for India, Mizos suffered heavy losses. Newsmen barred from Mizo district. leaflets to urge surrender and All-India Radio broadcasts underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shillong
India
Assam
Aijal
East Pakistan
Burma
Champhal
Lungleh
Dawingawn
Mizo
All-India Radio
Assam Rifles
Demagiti
Lupeleh
Luneleh
Wart
Caer
Four Phases of Girl Scouting By Mary Anita Laseter
On this date in 1912 Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts in Savannah Georgia and the movement’s 54th birthday is celebrated nationwide. The article praises the Scout Promise of Service guiding girls to develop skills, help communities, and support diverse needs in schools farms hospitals and parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anita Laseter
Savannah
Juliette Gordon Low
Conifer Council
U.S. A
First Baptist Church
Fair Park
Sires
China Wants War Again in Korea
A Belgrade radio correspondent in Moscow quoted by Radio Free Europe says China desires to reactivate the Korean War as a counterbalance to Vietnam. RFE cited rising incidents in the North South Korea demilitarized zone and noted observers view the Korean peninsula tensions as part of broader Southeast Asia unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Munich
Germany
Belgrade
Moscow
Radio Free Europe
China
Viet Nam
RFE
Iron Curtain
Milika Sundie
Korean Peninsula
Southeast Asia
Sundic
Korea
Rules Schools Control Pupils
The attorney general’s office ruled that school authorities have control over pupils from the moment they leave home until they return. Assistant Atty. Gen. William Thompson issued the opinion for Augusta school board attorney George Eldridge. The test is whether a pupil’s outside-school actions harm the school’s good order and best interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Attorney General's Office
William Thompson
George Eldridge
Augusta
Thompson
Broken Toys Black Hour in Fatherhood
New York AP reports a poignant slice of dad life as children outgrow parental fixes with complex toys. A 10 year old quips the dad knows little electricity while others joke about flight, cars, and life in a playful battle over a hammer and a jack. The piece wryly notes arithmetic anxieties and aging jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jeffrey
Nicky
David
Miami
IRS to Conduct Compliance Survey in Hope
The Internal Revenue Service will run a Compliance Survey in Hope during March 1966 to check taxpayer awareness and filing of income tax, employer social security, and excise tax returns. District Director Fred W. Johnson says compliance is a continuing part of enforcement and most issues arise from honest misunderstanding. officers will assist taxpayers during the survey, which starts next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Services
Hope
Jack A. Stotts
Fred W. Johnson
Internal Revenue Code
Finis Odom for Hempstead County Judge
The Star announces Finis Odom as a candidate for Hempstead County Judge in Arkansas. A longtime resident since age eight, he emphasizes a modern road system and asks voters for support, noting his community roles with the Farm Bureau ASC Singing Convention and church. He pledges humility and gratitude for friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Finis Odom
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Patmos
Hempstead
Aluminum Firm Promotes Watters To Lead Arkansas Units
J Thad Watters named head of the consolidated refining and raw materials divisions of the Aluminum Company of American in Bauxite Arkansas. The appointment, effective April 1, makes Watters works manager of the raw materials division while Carl R Stout retires as works manager of the refining division. This marks the first Arkansas operation under a single manager since World War II.
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Bauxite
Ark
J. Thad Watters
Aluminum Company of American
Alcoa
Arkansas
Watters
Carl R Stout
Solar powered satellite may reach Mars by 1969
SAN DIEGO Calif AP A satellite powered by the sun could orbit Mars by 1969 and relay information to Earth. Ronald H Toms of Electro Optical Systems Inc spoke at a meeting of the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Mars
Earth
Ronald
H. Toms
Electro Optical Systems, Inc
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Byrd Leaves Hospital After Knee Injury
Retired U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Sr. aged 78 was discharged from the University of Virginia Hospital after a physical examination. Byrd, once a conservative Virginia Democratic leader, had been sidelined by a knee injury and resigned from the Senate last fall, with his son Harry Jr. succeeding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Sr
University of Virginia Hospital
Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Harty Jr
Tax Increase Awaits Inflation By Johnson Aides
Johnson administration keeps a wait-and-see stance on inflation while preparing ready-to-use temporary tax plans if needed. Economic signs show higher plant spending and a February unemployment drop, with Fed tools like discount-rate hikes and reserve requirements possible to curb demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Johnson
Treasury
Conness
Senate
White House
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Gtticlals
Suharto Named New Commander In Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR AP The man now in control in Indonesia Lt Gen Suharto is a calm tough soldier who rallied forces to crush the Communist led coup last October He was named army commander replacing Achmad Yani and soon began a crackdown on Communists while retaining influence amid a tense political scene suspected by observers to be anti Communist but not fully aligned with Sukarno.
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Kualo Lumpur
Malaysia
Indonesia
Suharto
Kostrad
Army Strategic Command
Achmad Yani
Abdul Harst Nasution
Nasuion
Halim
Sukarno
Nasution
China
Repaisedis
Catory
Asution
Nostalgic Landscape Is Vacant Lot
New York AP recounts Americans memories of vacant lots once filled with play and history. Readers from California to Chicago recall childhood games, stadium sites, water buckets, and makeshift tents left behind as time changed urban landscapes and wartime life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Housman
Rose M. Modisette
Pasadena
Calif
Ohio
Indians
Lincoln Avenuers
Warren E. LaPlante
Chica
Los Angeles
Coliseum
Goldberg Speaks at Charter Day in Berkeley
Artur J. Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will be the charter day speaker at the University of California in Berkeley. The event is slated for March 26.
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Goldberg
Charter Day
Berkeley
Calif
Artur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
University of California
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