End Of An Era As First Indian Affairs Commissioner Is Sworn In
Robert LaFollette Bennett, first careerist and member of the Oneida tribe, takes office to reshape policy toward self determination for Indians. He promises Indians will decide, not Washington, as the 1960 census shows 523,591 indigenous people nationwide growing faster than the general population, suggesting assimilation over segregation.
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Indian Affairs
Robert LaFollette Bennett
Bennett
Wisconsin
Washington
Bureau
Union
Hanoi
Haiphong
China
North Vietnam
Rusk
North Korea
Yalu
Mao Tse Tung
Vietnam
Mao
United States
Heart pump proved its worth despite DeRudder death
Surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey hailed the implanted heart pump as valuable after coal miner Marcel DeRudder survived five days with the device. DeRudder died from a lung rupture. Modifications are planned to ease attachment. next patient will be in similarly critical condition. DeBakey vows further trials for ultimate success.
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Marcel L. DeRudder
Michael E. DeBakey
DeBakey
DeRudder
Desegregation Pace Met With Tokenist Debate Across Nation
The National Scene reports restless Negroes resist tokenism as desegregation lags in schools jobs and housing. While some southern moderates note progress in boards and hiring, many fear tokenism is a fragile barrier against rising demands for faster change led by militants and figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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U.S
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce
Medical Society
Deep South
Martin Luther King
King
Birmingham
Letter in opposition to Legion of Decency stance
Ralph W. Kuehne of Frederick, Me writes in strong opposition to Mrs Tedesco and the Legion of Decency. He argues groups must not impose moral views on reading and viewing choices and questions how censorship would be decided and who would be spared from restriction.
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Eply
Legion of Decency
Tedesco
Douglas
Black
Supreme Court
Hitler
Fanny Hull
Detroit
Playboy
AAS
Sloan Wilson
Ralph W. Kuehne
Aii
Mary St Frederick, Me
Final decision on new light plant postponed in Frederick
Fifty years ago the question of building a new light plant in Frederick was postponed by the Mayor and Aldermen after bids opened. The delay awaits tabulation by Consulting Engineer Charles L. Reeder as bids showed metal market effects and varied acceptance terms. Harry Lewellyn and Stuffy Johnson arrived in Frederick thrilling local baseball fans. Lewellyn joins the Champions pitching staff and Johnson seeks an interview with Manager Morrison regarding joining the team. Lewellyn is expected to be kept on.
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Frederick
Charles L. Reeder
Harry Lewellyn
Stuffy Johnson
Lewellyn
Morrison
Champions
Johnson
Martinsburg
City defers daylight saving time amid farm opposition
The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to not adopt daylight saving time for the city at this time. Farm leaders from across the county, led by Tobias E Zimmerman of Pomona Grange, opposed the change. Mayor Hugh V Gittinger was told Harry Falls of the Federal Public Housing Authority would visit Frederick Saturday to discuss temporary veteran housing plans on a 13 1 2 acre site leased from M J Grove Lime Company south of Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Board OF Aldermen
Pomona
Grange
Tobias E Zimmerman
Hugh V Gittinger
Harry Falls
Federal Public Housing Authority
Frederick
W. Raymond Walter
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Old Southern Dairies
Pennsylvania Avenue
Johnson Kennedy clash over racial balance in public schools
President Johnson and Senator Kennedy back federal help to reduce racial imbalance in schools while Kennedy supports consolidating districts and transporting students. Kennedy cites de facto segregation in northern and western states and Massachusetts studies showing segregated schooling patterns. The piece notes resistance from real estate interests and concerns over housing laws and potential property value declines.
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Johnson
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Senator Kennedy
Senate
Massachusetts Advisory Committee On
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Georgia
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Russell
Bruce Bioss
News-Post
By David Lawrence
JFK
Johnnson
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