Red China and UN Membership A Puzzling Affair
An objective view of United Nations membership shows inconsistencies with credentials rules as Red China remains outside despite being the world’s most populous country. The piece notes Cuba and Russia remain members despite criticisms, while new states like Singapore Gambia and the Maldive Islands have joined recently raising questions about dues and standards.
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United Nations
China
Red China
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Russia
Peking
Red
India
Africa
John Foster Dulles
Singapore
Gambia
Maldive Islands
Quiz Front Faces Privacy Clash With School Testing
Francis A. J. Tanni of the U S Office of Education pledges parental consent before quiz questions about sex life income and social life, amid House subcommittee pressure. Critics note nosiness in probing and potential impact on data validity. President Johnson’s crime campaign is cited, and a federal booklet on present day poetry is mentioned.
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House
Office of Education
Book review hints at Lindsay gap in biography
A critical note on the Casper Citron book John V. Lindsay, arguing it offers scant detail on Lindsay’s early life and family. The 129 page portrait is described as sketchy, with misgivings about missing names, dates, and deeper background while noting Lindsay as a potential 1968 mayoral and future presidential contender.
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Washington
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Casper Citron
Fleet
Lindsay
Mary
David
John
Manhattan
17Th
New York
Congress
Herbert Brownell
Congressional
Brownell
Theodore A. Peyser
Theodore Albert Peyser
Citron
GOP
Vliet
Wizard Shelton Delivers Poor Turnout at Louisiana Klan Rally
In southwest Louisiana the Imperial Wizard of the United Klans of America faced a sparsely attended rally near Lake Charles. Less than 300 showed up, with about one fifth being law enforcement, while Shelton delivered a familiar anti minority speech amid a mostly uninterested crowd.
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U. S. Highway 90
Robert Shelton
United Klans of America
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Havily
Texaston
Shelton
Lawman
Deep South
Democratic Deficit Persists as Maguire Plans Exit
Washington reports reveal the Democratic National Committee carries a debt likely near two million dollars. Treasurer Richard Maguire plans to resign this fall, with John Bailey and Clifton Carter factions contesting leadership while Lawrence O'Brien shifts to the Cabinet as Postmaster General. A broader housecleaning may follow with O'Brien influencing party strategy and finances.
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Washington
Johnson
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Richard Maguire
Maguire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
John Bailey
John F. Kennedy
Carter
Bailey
Democratic Party
Lawrence F O'Brien
White House
Capitol Hill
O'Brien
LBJ
CIA
Sam Brightman
Air Force
Airforce
Lady Bird
South
Eagle Nest Revisited in Berchtesgaden
Henry Taylor recounts ascending the Kehlstein peak to Hitler's Eagle’s Nest after the war’s end. Maj Norman Tanner, Cpl Charles Waters, and he battled avalanche crust with no gear, reaching a locked bronze door 200 yards below the expected lair. Eleven days later, he notes the world still battles in Viet Nam and beyond.
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Berchtesgaden
Europe
Hitler
Berlin
Valley
Kaput
Eyrie
Norman Tanner
Salt Lake City
Cpl
Charles Waters
Los Angeles
Kehlstein
Stone Throat
Nazidom
Viet Nam
Korea
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Moscow
Peking
Pope Visit Seen as Major Risk to U S Security
Andrew Tully warns Pope Paul II’s New York visit on October 4 1963 poses a serious security risk for the United States government. He notes the open car route from JFK to Midtown and a UN address as high risk moments, calls for maximum NYPD UN and State Department protection, and questions FBI and Secret Service involvement.
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Washington
Pope Paul
New York City
United States
New York
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy International Airport
Francis Cardinal Spellman
United Nations
General Assembly
Yankee Stadium
FBI
Secret Service
Kennedy
Kennedy Airport
Manhattan
America
Vatican
U. S
German scientists join US research effort under Army oversight
In September 1815 files, War Department confirms voluntary German scientists and technicians to aid military research, identity undisclosed. Maj. Robert S Johnson, a top American ace from Lawton Oklahoma, heads to Fort Sam Houston for honorable discharge after downing 27 enemy aircraft. Hale County hospital charter granted with directors from Petersburg Plainview Cotton Center Hale Center and officers listed. Methodist Wesley class installs officers including Mrs. L C Boyd and Mrs. A G Odom.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Abilene
America
Maj
Robert S
Bob) Johnson
Lawton
Okla
Fort Sam Houston
Europe
Hale Center
Hale County Cooperative Hospital
Secretary of State
Austin
R. E. Wilson
Petersburg
A. B. Tarwater
Plainview
Alfred E. Ebeling
Cotton Center
Orval C. Boyd
Vic Lamb
R. A. Jefferies
Offhand Thoughts and Odd Sayings from a Small Town
The piece mulls how a discussion differs from an argument as tempers flare. It notes a town where traffic jams occur only with the fire alarm and praises a man who values happiness in a simple life. It also compares wealth to brains in a blunt aphorism.
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John V. Lindsay
U.S
Isle of Wight
Lindsay
Edward G. Robinson
John
Richmond
Virginia
Porter
Farmington
Anes
Editorial on Massachusetts race balance law raises questions
A Dallas Morning News guest editorial condemns Massachusetts’ law penalizing schools for racial imbalance defined as over 50 percent nonwhite enrollment. It argues the rule is insulting, impractical, and unworkable, questioning bus schemes and proposed parental exemptions.
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Massachusetts
United States
Dallas Morning News
Insurance costs rise as fraud and injuries push rates
An article notes that fraud, inflated claims, jury awards, and high repair costs drive higher liability and collision insurance. One insurer cites publicizing claim relationships and tougher adjustment as partial fixes while warning premiums will burden drivers and possibly the auto industry's economy.
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Fort Worth
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Novak
Texas Conservatives
Clifton Carter
Henry , Taylor
Eagle Nest
Empire State Building
Tanner
Waters
3Rd Division
101St Airborne
Adolf
Andrew Tully
Lubbock
First Methodist Wesley
L. C. Boyd
A. G. Odom
E. J. Ford
R. G. Harper
QO. B. Trinkle
W. W. Campbell
J. M. Steele
C. S. Hodges
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