Black Will Power and the Promise of Negro Empowerment
An editorial argues that "black power" must mean organized economic and social uplift by African Americans. It cites Cleveland’s Hough riots to warn against violence and urges building Negro cooperatives, banks, housing, and scholarships with white support, while stressing the need for Black initiative to achieve true equality. White and Black leadership are needed to unleash durable power.
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Cleveland
Leo Jackson
Ralph Locher
Hough
Lecher
Washington
Advancement School hailed as breakthrough for underachievers
A Winston Salem North Carolina program founded by former Gov. Terry Sanford uses intensive instruction and arts based encounters to unlock learning in eighth graders from varied backgrounds. The Advancement School reports phenomenal progress in two years, suggesting a model for broader adoption.
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Advancement School
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Winston - Salem
Advancement
Smylie Challenges Rare Third Term Bid In Idaho Primary
National Scene reports Republican Idaho Gov. Robert Smylie fights a right wing bid to dump him led by Gwen Barnett and Donald Samuelson. Polls show Smylie neck and neck as anti Smylie forces deploy saturation ads and Samuelson shuns media exposure to win the nomination.
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Idaho
Robert Smylie
Gwen Barnett
Donald Samuelson
Samuelson
Barry Goldwater
John Birch Society
Smylie
GOP
Goldwater
Dean Burch
GOP Governors Association
Denver
Barnett
U.S
U. S
Sen Jordan
Taxed In Advance To The Editor Sir
Letter to the editor questions paying county taxes 12 months early for a 2 percent discount and criticizes government handling. The writer notes a due date of July 1, 1967 with taxes prepaid from July 1, 1966 and asks if the interest charged after Oct 1, 1966 is justified, inviting reader reaction.
County Tax Concerns and Public Thanks in Maryland Letters
Readers discuss county commissioners tax policies and recent assessments in Emmitsburg and Frederick County Maryland. A correspondent questions legality and fairness of penalties and urges further taxpayer feedback while thanking volunteers for the 1966 Bell Ringers Campaign supporting the Frederick County Mental Health Association. General Campaign Chairman Morton M. Siegel commends the drive and a Clarksburg reader echoes editorial views on steadfast conviction amid global tension.
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Bell Ringers
Frederick County Mental Health Association
Frederick County
Morton M. Siegel
Frederick County Mental Health Campaign
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
Two Americans were killed and one wounded in a clash with Mexican bandits five miles below Fort Hancock Texas. Five bandits were involved and reports indicated all were killed. The Board of Aldermen convenes nightly as Board of Equalization and Review to hear property assessment complaints through Friday. A Mt Pleasant Hall meeting organized a district committee with L L Carpenter as chairman and an executive committee named to act as organization committee.
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Rio Grande
Fort Hancock
Texas
Board of Intermediate Assessors
Board of Aldermen
Aldermen
City Hall
Mt. Pleasant Hall
Messrs. L. L. Carpenter
C. F. McDevitt
J. H. Etzler
Herman A. Buckey
Showers Brighten Dry July Across County
Twenty years ago the News-Post notes a nearly county-wide shower with an early thunderstorm delivering about three quarters of an inch, easing acute dryness after a July with near normal rain in many northern and eastern areas and pockets of extreme dryness in western and southwestern locales. Eighteen men from local Draft Board One receive notices to report for pre-induction examinations in August. Named called were Harold William Good, Howard Victor Zimmerman, Charles Robert Brady, William Edward Bagent, Lyle Fravel Smith, Luther Sylvester Lynn, Charles Henry Burger, LeRoy Calvin Grable, Richard Maxwell Ruthvin, James Carlin Young, Marion Nicholas Kehne, Ernest Melvin Shank, Donald Lea Summers, Ira Vincent Poole, Leo James Horne, Milton Alfred Raun, Lawrence Windsor Clark, Carman Philip Kara.
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Draft Board
Harold William Good
Howard Victor Zimmerman
Charles Robert Brady
William Edward Bagent
Lyle Fravel Smith
Luther Sylvester Lynn
Charles Henry Burger
LeRoy Calvin Grable
Richard Maxwell Ruthvin
James Carlin Young
Marion Nicholas Kehne
Ernest Melvin Shank
Donald Lea Summers
Ira Vincent Poole
Leo James Horne
Milton Alfred Raun
Lawrence Windsor Clark
Carman Philip Kara
Inflation and discontent shift voters in congressional race
Analysis outlines eight rising grievances driving voter discontent. Rising living costs, take-home pay erosion, higher interest rates, Vietnam War funding, civil rights disputes, crime waves, strikes, and school integration tensions are all cited as factors. The piece notes incumbents often lose when economic and social strains grow.
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Vietnam
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Globe
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Washington Today
David Lawrence
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