Desegregation and TV Debate Highlight National Tensions
The report notes slow desegregation in Southern schools amid federal criticism, while Congress weighs enforcement of Title 4 of the Civil Rights Act. Separately, discussion on television’s impact on children cites mixed research from University of Wyoming and Redbook, with calls for more study on violence and moral development.
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South
Southern Regional Council
Supreme Court
Federal Office of Education
Office of Education
Congress
David Foulkes
University of Wyoming
Julius Segal
Gay Luce
Redbook
Kennedy Book Controversy Faces Three Key Errors
Washington column surveys Dallas JFK aftermath and Jacqueline Kennedy’s book deal with William Manchester. It cites three missteps: exclusive rights granted to Manchester, Manchester’s consent to publish after others declined, and the Kennedys’ refusal to read the manuscript. It notes LBJ’s cooperative conduct and gestures to comfort the Kennedy family during the crisis.
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Washington
Manchester
Jacqueline Kennedy
William Manchester
Jim Bishop
Lincoln
Jackie
Jfk
Kennedys
Robert F. Kennedy
LBJ
Johnson
Kennedy
Johnsons
Johnson City
Parkland Hospital
Lady Bird
Mrs. Kennedy
Air Force One
Dallas
Bob Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
Kenneth O'Donnell
Mekong Delta War Talk and Other Memories
An intrepid wire service war correspondent vows to avoid the Mekong Delta in Vietnam while forecasting heavy VC gains as U.S. invasion begins. Red Barber will tour Vietnam in January as both baseball encyclopedia and lay reader. The piece also recalls Nixon's campaign notes and Walter Wanger’s 1940s peace cinema vision.
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New York
Peoples
Vietnam
Mekong River
U.S
Vcs
Red Barber
USC
Red
Sporting News
Spain
Air Forces
Walter Wanger
London Daily Mail
Washington
Wanger
Foreign Offices
Picture House of the World
Lyndon Johnson needs ideas not a new party organ
The piece argues the Democratic failures stem from a lack of clear issues, not reorganizing the party. It notes COPE mobilization, farm and labor dynamics, and a credibility gap in foreign policy. It questions Johnson's leadership, cites Romney, and asks who truly listens to the administration.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic
National Committee
John Bailey
Democratic Party
LBJ
United States
Democratic National Committee
Joe Doakes
Washington
Dean Rusk
India
Canada
Australia
Vietnam
Johnson
Arthur Goldberg
U Thant Carte Blanche
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
George Romney
Department of Commerce
North Vietnam
New Year's in Middletown Brings Ice Skating and Vandalism
George Crout reports a raucous New Year's Eve with a gang tearing signs and starting a fire at Broadway and Third. Most youths involved were 12 to 15. The canal froze, skaters thrived, coal shortages grew, and ice packers worked as merchants faced slow post holiday business.
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Broadway
Third Streets
Leibee’s Hall
William Mitchell
Paul Harvey on Industrial Sabotage and Labor Strife
The piece discusses rising industrial sabotage in the 1960s, noting factory security measures and the impact on manufacturers like GE and Celanese. It cites the Wall Street Journal on sabotage costs and describes methods from sabotaged paint systems to sand and metal acts. Local anecdotes about railway dangers illustrate broader unrest.
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Wall Street Journal
Celanese Corporation
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Ruth Montgomery
Bob Considine
Mekong River Delta
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Dick Nixon
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Jack Dempsey
John Chamberlain
Farmers’ Federations
Labor
COPE
Committee On Political Education
al Barkan
Pat Brown
California
Soapy Williams
U. S
Michigan
Orville Freeman
George Crout
Middletown
C. H
J. B. Brock
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Columbus
Jacob D. Cox
Lewis D. Campbell
Hamilton
Mexico
Washington City
Paul Harvey
Chicago
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