Crime Links With Labor Stir Washington Conference
Henry E Peterson head of the Justice Department Organized Crime Section linked organized crime to labor unions at a law enforcement conference. He said a merger between the Teamsters and the International Longshoremen’s Association exists at upper levels with ties to Cosa Nostra. Teamsters official Fitzsimmons called it a slander, but Peterson stood by the claim. PMID: Warrren urged community action to curb corruption in crime.
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Justice Department
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Petersen
John L. McClellan
Senate
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Cosa Nostra
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Earl Warren
Crisis in City Governance Warns of Federal Takeover
The eighth annual report of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations says most states ignore urban crisis and fail to fund and govern metropolitan areas. It warns big government grows as states default on essential city duties, risking federal takeover and accountability to leaders like Farris Bryant.
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Metropolitan
America
Commission
Congress
Farris Bryant
Federal Office of Emergency Planning
Florida
Pope Paul VI Calls For Global Development Encyclical
The fifth encyclical On the Development of Peoples urges nations to curb the rich poor divide and condemn capitalist excesses while opposing atheistic materialism. It appeals for universal aid to underdeveloped nations, praising American foreign aid leadership and hoping global response grows beyond politics.
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Paul VI
Paul
United States
Appalachia youths show strong family ties and earthbound roots
Two psychiatrists from Harvard and MIT studied Appalachia children and found deep family bonds, cooperative behavior, and attachment to land and animals. They note minimal learning-block issues and say mountain youth value kin networks over urban individualism, suggesting cities might learn from these communities and even consider a reverse poverty program.
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Washington
Appalachia
Robert Coles
Harvard
Joseph Brenner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Poor Man's Philosopher on Modern Fears
New York AP essay notes that prosperity fuels constant worry. The piece lampoons anxieties from monophobia to merinthophobia, offering a witty catalog of fears for the bored and panicked in contemporary life.
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New York
A Theme of Fears From A to Z
This piece lists various phobias and their meanings from fear of being buried alive to fear of one’s own fears. It links common worries from work and crowds to attitudes toward children and ideas, noting fear as a pervasive human trait.
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America
President Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Central Powers
Fifty years ago the news notes President Wilson urging Congress to declare war to make the world safe for democracy. He proposes an army of 500000 for defense as pacifists and suffragists rally on Pennsylvania Avenue. Senator LaFollette warns of a massive filibuster, but AP predicts rapid passage in the coming days.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Robert F. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Senate
Mr. Powell
Bilbo
Mississippi
Powell
Noonday Holy Week services at Tivoli Theatre
Twenty years ago the News-Post reports that Noonday Holy Week services will be held at the Tivoli Theatre with joint participation from Frederick County Protestant churches. Choirs from multiple churches will sing special pre Easter music and guest preachers include Rev. Francis E Reinberger and Rev. Edward F Hoffmeier. The Associated Press notes Secretary of State Marshall’s dismay at Russian delegation antics at the Conference of Foreign Ministers amid pressure to maintain harmony at the expense of preventing Communist takeover in Europe.
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Tivoli Theatre
Frederick County
Francis E. Reinberger
Utica
Edward F. Hoffmeier
Glade
Associated Press
Moscow
Marshall
Europe
Criticism of Black Power and Powell fuels civil rights debate
Washington columnist argues that forming a separate national organization of Negro elected officials risks reinforcing racial friction. He cites reactions to Adam Clayton Powell and Stokely Carmichael, notes dissent among Negro leaders, and emphasizes that true civil rights require equality in public office without racial isolation.
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America
Bimini
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
California
New York
Arizona
The
Houston Chronicle
Elton A. Wilborn
Martin L. King
Roy Wilkins
Farmer
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