Editorials and Comments on Freedom and Morality May 1968
The Odessa American editorial states that all men are endowed with freedom by God, not government, and duty to God requires preserving one’s liberty while respecting others. It emphasizes applying moral guides from the Ten Commandments Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence to daily life. The paper declares its purpose to inform readers to promote freedom and self-control, aiming for human potential in harmony with moral principles.
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Priacipien
Resisting Situational Ethics On Theft And Debt
The piece argues that shifting from objective moral principles to situational ethics makes theft and unpaid debts justifiable. It warns that endorsing such reasoning enables government coercion and rioters to justify taking from others. It cites bankruptcy protests as evidence of rising acceptance of these ideas. Entities include Wall Street Journal, Julius S. Hobson, Associated Community Teams.
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Ple
The
Wall Street Journal
Julius S. Hobson
Washington, D. C
the Journal
Five Years Ago Odessa Weather and Race Announcement
On May 6, 1963 Odessa faced violent winds hail and rain with gusts to 62 mph and poor visibility. In the same period an unexpected withdrawal was announced from the race for the 13th District comprising Ector and Winkler Counties.
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Odessa
Yaris
Biowing
Wass
Ector
Winkler
Ten Years Ago May 6 1935 Political Scene
Incumbent state representative John Rolee of Recrmn is noted in a Ten Years Ago summary dated May 6, 1935, reflecting on the political landscape and key figures of that period.
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Topte Sentative
John Rolee
Recrmn
Measles Cases Reported By Ector County Health Unit
Twenty years ago on May 6, 1948 the Ector County Health Unit reported twenty eight measles cases in the past week as part of its weekly health bulletin.
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Ector
Cabinet speech ban creates tense Johnson unity test
A stiff White House order bars all top appointees from partisan talk for any candidate. Wirtz, Cohen, and Freeman face pressure as they navigate public praise for Humphrey while still keeping their jobs. The piece notes potential resignations and hints at covert efforts to influence the campaign from within the administration.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Humphrey
McCarthy
Kennedy
Nixson
Rockefeller
LBJ
Wirtz
Agriculture
Freeman
HEW
Wilbur J. Cohen
Hubert
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Cohen
Larry O'Brien
Bobby Kennedy
Agriculture Department
Bobby
Gene
Social Welfare
Areca
Humphreyv Ton
Thes
Woten
Intevicence
Cosferd
Ofaneta
Marvin
LBI
Sionifi
Washingtons poor army invasion leaders unveiled in May plan
Bernard Lafayette Jr, once SNCC field secretary, leads behind the scenes for a large disruptive civil disobedience campaign in Washington with Dr Ralph Abernathy as spokesman. Intelligence warns of a potentially world-influencing Saigon offensive, while May 30 is slated as D day for the protests amid implied violence and security tests.
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Washington
Bernard Lafayette Jr
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Lafayette
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Saigon
U.S
William Westmoreland
D” Day
Martin Luther King Jr
City of Hope
Washington confronts Lafayette plan and protests in capital
Allen Scott reports on a Lafayette led effort with Mrs Coretta King addressing a revolutionary army amid May 30 clashes. Militants plan nightly fires in riot scarred wards near the White House as merchants arm themselves. Fauntroy guides tactics from inside the Council while welfare payments and food stamps fuel the protest, prompting GOP critique of government funding for disruption.
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Lafayette
Coretta King
Revolutionary Army
Washington
13Th Precinct
National Capital
White House
Dr. King
Walter E. Fauntroy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Fauntroy
Karl Mundt
S.D
Senate
Almanac highlights from May 6 historic events
May 6 entries note Corregidor surrender in 1942 after 150 days of resistance in the Pacific War, Peter Minuit buying Manhattan Island in 1626, Peary birth in 1856, Arkansas leaving the Union in 1861, Grant and Ward bankruptcy in 1884, Stalin becoming Soviet premier in 1941, Princess Margaret’s 194? marriage, and Picasso auction history. Also mentions a Birmingham civil rights arrest and other dated items.
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Corregidor
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
Robert Edwin Peary
Cresson
Penn
Arkansas
New York
Grant and Ward
Ulysses S. Grant
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
V. M. Molotov
Britain
Princess Margaret
Antony Armstrong Jones
Westminster Abbey
Picasso
Birmingham
Alabama
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Mixed with Answers
A dense grid of crossword clues covers diverse topics from occupations to Greek letters and rivers. It includes entries for waterwheel narrative and Irish clans along with several two word phrases and theme hints.
Poor People Demands May Not Be Granted
Washington observers doubt Congress will enact the Poor People s Campaign program, hindered by Vietnam war costs and inflation. Housing bills show some Senate backing, but funding remains a hurdle as welfare and jobs measures face political resistance and fiscal limits.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Johnson
Vietnam
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Ralph David Abernathy
Senate
Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Otto Kerner
DIL
Joseph S. Clark
D Pa
James G. O'Hara
Mich
Abernathy
Robert F. Kennedy
DN. Y
Fred R.harris
Okla
Justice Department
Department
Chicago
North
Civil Rights Office
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
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Berry's
Capitol
By Ted Lewis
Allen.Scott Report
Nashville
South
Tampa
Fla
American Friends Service Committee
Apollo
Carolina Cape
Sandburg
Florida Isles
Congressional Quarterly
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