Sam Houston Jones the Louisiana born loser becomes statesman
The piece profiles Sam Houston Jones once called Louisiana’s born loser and reformer governor 1940–44. It notes his post governorship advisory roles to presidents and enduring influence on state policy, plus how rivals copied his reform program and his nighttime calls for administrative advice.
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Lake Charles
Woodrow Wilson
Winston Churchill
Herbert Hoover
Adlai Stevenson
Sam Houston Jones
Louisiana
Farl K. Long
Sam
Louise
Eds
Huey P. Long
Sam Jones
United States
Farl Long
Jones
Bernard Baruch
John J. McKeithen
Wison
Letter on Civil Rights Bill and Constitution Beliefs
A reader writes to a governor candidate opposing the Civil Rights Bill. She argues equality must be earned and warns socialism leads to communism, asserting constitutional rights and personal liberty. She includes a personal stake and notes Irish identity as context.
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Kostelacs
Opposition View Defends Civil Rights Stand and Constitution
A reader disputes Max Lerner on Goldwater. The letter argues morality rests with God and the Constitution not federal coercion. It warns against civil rights legislation creating a police state and urges voluntary equality and informed citizenship.
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Max Lerner
Goldwater
United States
Quotes In The News From The Newswires
Milton Berle laments limited TV exposure under a long NBC contract remarking he will be free after many years. Raymond Kruzycki reacts to a 15 year old's confession in his daughter's sex slaying seeking to identify the suspect. Eisenhower comments after a Republican summit backing Senator Goldwater saying I am on his team.
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United Press International
New York
Milton Berle
National Broadcasting Company
Milwaukee
Raymond Kruzycki
Kruzycki
Hershey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Porterville Conservationist Quoted on Redwood Fire Remark
A Porterville conservationist comments on a weeklong blaze in a giant redwood, comparing the tree to a frail elderly relative and arguing against destroying it. The remark frames the tree as a living being deserving preservation despite age and value concerns.
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Porterville
Calif
Forrest
Reed
Morse Defends Covert War Shift to Overt Action
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon argues in a prepared Senate speech that the United States has conducted covert war in Southeast Asia for years and that an overt war is now inevitable and underway as part of pursuing that policy.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Southeast Asia
Dr King condemns Mississippi killings as barbaric act
Dr Martin Luther King denounces the discovery of three civil rights workers bodies in Mississippi as a shocking sign of sickness in American society calling the act barbaric and expressing outrage.
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Sf. Augustine, Fla
Martin Luther King
Mississippi
Labor council urges rejection of Republican platform
Chicago AFL-CIO executive council urges organized labor to reject the Republican platform as retrograde and ill suited to modern America, arguing it offers no solutions to 20th century problems and warrants outright disdain.
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Chicago
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
America
Exercise During Pregnancy and Other Health QandA
A medical column advises pregnant women to exercise with caution, favoring walking and simple calisthenics while avoiding jarring activity in early pregnancy. It notes pelvic exercises may aid delivery. It also covers zinc oxide as a protective remedy for acne and explains trichinosis risks from undercooked pork, emphasizing thorough cooking and improved hog feeding practices.
Desert socialism in Egypt under Nasser reshapes private enterprise
Victor Riese argues that Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser curbs private traders and dragomen, citing militarized governance and a push to suppress independent thought. He warns that the revolution risks losing middle-class influence and sets a precedent for Moslem lands with hundreds of millions of people.
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Cairo
United Arab Republic
Rosie
Pyramids
Desert
Old
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Egypt's Nasser builds labor state under Arab socialism
A column on Egypt's Nasser shifting to a state dominated by labor leaders. It details ministerial roles for labor figures, a National Assembly bloc, and compulsory unionism, arguing the system mirrors Latin American models to centralize power and deter Israel. It notes benefits to workers and the army's role in quelling unrest, concluding with concern over expansionist aims.
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Nasser
Oil Workers
the of Workers Union
UAR Federation of Labor
Ali Said Ahi
Egypt
Labor Federation
Ahmed Fahim
Fahim
Israel
National Assembly
Adam Clayton Powell
Assembly
Ali
UAR
Farouk
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Dr. Molner
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Dr. Mother
S. J
M. S
Victor Riese
Almanac
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Kiondike
Carnegie Steel Corp
Winston Choremi
Babe Ruth
New York City
Henrik Ibsen
Anwar Salama
Limted Arab Republic Federation of Labor
Peron
Herr
Clark County
Helen Herr
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