Labor Day meaning and American labor ideals
A humorist joke frames Labor Day as a break from work, but the essay argues the holiday honors the dignity of labor and freedom in the United States. It contrasts American rights to quit, relocate, and bargain with totalitarian regimes, tracing the gospel of work from John Smith to pioneers and Pilgrim Fathers. The piece compares this to Russia’s 1970 blueprint, noting Americans already enjoy those benefits and freedoms.
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United States
John Smith
Colony
Virginia
Atlantic
Pacific
Communist Party In
Russia
Cleveland Scientist Develops Immunizing Serum for Cancer
Dr Sergio de Carvalho of Cleveland reports a serum that treated and prevented cancer in animals and may help many human tumors. He cautions results are preliminary and years may pass before conclusive findings. He says the discovery, while not a cure, is a vital step toward saving lives.
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Cleveland
Sergio de Carvalho
Doctor Carvalho
Carval Fos
Not Impressed Adage on American Climate Comforts
A London Evening Standard columnist lampoons U S travel tips urging Britons to pack warm clothes in summer and light attire in winter. The quip mocks air conditioning and central heating as modern conveniences, suggesting foreigners’ views on US climate and domestic warmth.
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London Evening Standard
United States
Wave Toe Day On The Boulh Promns
A fragmented note from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal dated Sept 4 196 within Page 4 Rec A outlines a community feature titled Wave Toe Day On The Boulh Promns. It references the Independent Democratic newspaper and publishing company in Lubbock with standard press notes and a pledge to the flag.
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Boulh
Biniardha Souza Publiging Company
Ina
Ave. J
Lubbock
Texas
Texas Daily Press
Lesrue
Associated Prose Pp
United ‘Press
Lubbock, Texas
Parker
United Ste | Americ
Ieee
Justice For All
On the Line Sad Visit to the Wall in Berlin
Curt Considine reports a birthday visit by a young wife and infant to the Berlin Wall. They crossed into East Berlin where a police warrant barred West Berliners from nearing the barrier. Curt stands tall on tiptoes near the iron curtain as his family endures the tense moment.
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Bob Considine
Erlin
Curt
West Berlin
East Berlin
Berlin
Angry Youth and Osbourne Echoes In a World of Mess
In a candid column a writer confesses mixed feelings about society and its haters. He cites John Osborne's Letter of Hate to Britain and Americans, noting how anger can jolt thought while not erasing hope. He reflects on Saroyan and a Berlin tragedy, concluding growth comes from failure and self awareness. The piece frames anger as a force that prevents stagnation and prompts reflection.
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Partie
John Osborne
Britain
Osborne
Satty
Saroyan
Berlin Wall Burial Vigil Amid Tighted East Gate
Curt and his wife and mother travel from West Berlin to reach their city’s eastern sector for a burial. Guards refuse entry despite pleas. eight hours of Communist questioning earlier haunt him. A wreath pressed to the wall marks a quiet, unresolved family farewell as a daughter asks why the barrier exists.
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Curt
West Berlin
Racial blocs could sway city elections in major centers
Coreen Washington reports that organized Negro and Puerto Rican voting blocs, led by figures like Adam Clayton Powell, could reshape urban politics from New York to Chicago. The piece notes Harlem power shifts, Tammany Hall ties, and rising minority majorities influencing mayoral races and district voting rights.
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Manhattan
Tammany Hall
New York City
Hulan F. Jack
Harlem
Edward R. Dudley
Jack
Elks
Negro Elks
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
United States
New York
Jong
Liberal
Powell
District stamp office opens in Lubbock new hub for 17 counties
The Lubbock district office for federal stamp plans launches with Forrest Wright as supervisor and Wortham Seale as assistant district supervisor. Jimmie Gilreath joins as office secretary. The first year reports $24 207.50 in stamps issued in Lubbock County including $167 860 orange stamps and $126 947.50 blue stamps. Texas program chief Gen J Watt Page pledges employer cooperation to reemploy returning soldiers via local board committeemen liaison. Bride Undaunted by Fall, Marries with Broken Arm.
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Lubbock
Forrest Wright
Muskogee
Okla
Amarillo
Wortham H. Seale
Jimmie L. Gilreath
Austin
Texas
J. Watt Page
Page
Red China gaining ground in Brazil and Latin America
George E. Sokolski warns that Soviet and Chinese influence spreads through the Americas with Cuba and British Guiana already under Red sway. He argues Brazil risks a swift leftist revolution allied with Red China, aided by military support, unless U S action halts it. The piece notes Brazil's mixed population, Catholic majority, economic struggles, and the ambitious but costly plan to build Brasilia. Japan caps lending for major industries to slow economic overheating.
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George E. Sokolsky
Americas
Cuba
British Guiana
Venezuela
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Russia
Sokolsky
Castro
Latin America
Sons of Han
Jamaica
Trinidad
Caribbean
Jaxman
Chicago
Brazil
Red China
Soviet Russia
Amazon
Czechoslovakia
Poland
United States
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Ray Tucker
Coreen
Washington
Gotham
Chicago Commission On Human Relations
District of Columbia
Prince Albert Victor
Sven Victoria
Mecca
Java
Brasilia
Tokyo
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Fred
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