Dinner at the White House and a Civil Rights Benchmark
The article recalls Theodore Roosevelt dining with Booker T. Washington in October 1901, highlighting social norms then and noting progress as black leaders dine publicly today. It contrasts parental roles in education with the need for early reading support and reflects on a harsh North Dakota winter storm framing gardening instinct.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Washington
White House
Splitter
George
The Messier murder trial ends amid satire and doubt
The Miami courtroom witnessed a seven week spectacle as Candace Mossler’s murder trial concluded with acquittal doubts. Judge Schulz and prosecutors Gerstein Foreman Woody clashed in a high drama verdict echoed by journalists. The jury’s split debates and the odd questions about cars and timelines dominated coverage.
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George E. Schulz
Gerald Kogan
Richard Gerstein
Lucia
Percy Foreman
Clyde Woody
Foreman
Woody
Candace
Percy
Mel
Miami
Gerstein
Arthur Huttoe
Candy
Caltagirone
Wiessel
Candace Mossler
Labor unions rule the day in midterm elections analysis
A 1960s perspective argues labor groups fund and organize campaigns, shaping House and Senate control through decades of elections. It notes union spending totals, key vetoes, and the impact on Democratic majorities under Presidents Kennedy Johnson and Eisenhower, amid Viet Nam concerns.
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Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Messrs. Kennedy
Nixon
Johnson
Viet Nam
Computer matching to place workers and mates eyed
Ruth Montgomery outlines a Baylor University inspired coast to coast computer placement system. Employers pay 10 dollars to connect and 2 dollars per data sheet. Job seekers gain speed and selectivity while romance potential expands via teletype communication.
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Baylor
Lyndon Johnson
Baylor University
Arch Hunt
College Placement Council
Bethlehem
Young volunteers at Middletown Hospital inspire faith in youth
Dave Regan praises Gray Ladies and Candy Stripers serving as hospital volunteers at Middletown Hospital. He notes their dedication offers insight into hospital work and future career paths, contrasting youth culture with meaningful service and the soothing effect of youthful kindness on patients.
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Middletown Hospital
Two Doctrines on Voting Shape World Politics
The piece contrasts universal suffrage with nationalist one nation one vote in the UN, noting tiny states outvoting larger nations. It cites Africa and Asia shifts toward military coups replacing elections and reports Rep. Ashbrook’s Rhodesia visit as a cautious assessment of a white minority path to democracy.
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William Graham Sumner
America
Sumner
United Nations
Maldive Islands
Gambia
United States
India
France
Britain
China
West
Africa
Golpe
Congo
Central African Republic
Nigeria
Dahomey
Upper Volta
Ghana
Stuart Cloete
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Ashbrook
Rhodesian constitution offers partial include vote despite apartheid label
The Rhodesian charter includes property and literacy tests and allows Negroes with property or literacy to vote. The piece weighs whether this is a genuine reform or a pretext for tyranny, and whether a workable compromise with Britain and Ian Smith is possible without a collapse into dictatorship.
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Rhodesia
Ian Smith
George Wallace
Alabama
Britain
Harold Wilson
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David Lawrence
Labor Unions
House of Representatives
Truman
Ruth Montgomery
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Houston
Jacques Messier
Hunt
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Dave Regan
Church of the Ascension
John Chamberlain
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