Censorship Debate Casts Shadow Over Classic Books
The NAACP and other groups attack Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer along with Little Black Sambo and Hans Brinker arguing for removal from libraries. Critics call such censorship an attack on youth reading freedom and a disservice to intelligence.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
NAACP
Shilock
Lester Asheim
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Library Science
Lillle Black
Hans Brinker
Asheim
Holland
India
Twain
Shakespear
Sambo
Amercans
More Library Trouble in Oswego City
The Oswego City Library faces delays and concerns as boards discuss expansion. Criticism notes the century-old building is potentially dangerous and inadequate for the city, urging a new combined library and offices as a long term, economical solution.
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Oswego City Library
Board of Education
Fied
Oak Hill
How Big a University
Viewpoints of Other Editors discuss university growth at Minnesota and nationwide. The piece notes Minnesota’s enrollment near 28 277 full time students, compares campuses in Minneapolis, St Paul, Duluth and beyond, and cites other multi campus systems. It argues for size limits and spread across campuses.
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Minneapolis Tribune
University of Minnesota
University of Cincinnati
Minnesota
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Duluth
Rochester
Morris
State University of New York
College of the City of New York
University of California
Health Views by Dr Brady on Abstinence and Health
Dr Brady discusses health, abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, and moral duty. He recalls personal pledges, education, and medical training, arguing that good health and conscience reduce desire for stimulants and narcotics. He criticizes drinkers as led by weakness, urges moderation as an example for youth.
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Ain Eonol
Siler
Iodin Ration and Hair Care Questions
Readers ask about the Iodin Ration claiming it stops graying and restores sheen. A response notes it should be taken like food daily to gain benefits and offers a pamphlet by sending a stamped self addressed envelope.
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A. Vi
Mobutu Denies Immediate Congo Invasion Plans
Col Mobutu Coquiliatville announced Tuesday night he does not plan an immediate invasion to overthrow the pro Lumumba government in Oriental province. Reports said Congolese forces moved toward Equator province near Oriental, with Stanleyville in rebel hands under Kasavu bu.
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Col
Mobutu Coquiliatville
Congo P- Co
Joseph Mobutu
Oriental
Equator
Orienal
Stanleyville
Need for U S and Allies to Arm to Check Communists
David Lawrence argues the United States and its allies must provide direct military aid to counter Communist expansion. The piece sketches a global view from Khrushchev’s Kremlin, detailing revolutions, defections, and subversions in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, urging stronger U N pressure and explained arms shipments as pivotal to halting Communism.
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David Lawrence
U. S
Washington
United States
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
U.N
Congo
Guinea
U.S
China
North Vietnam
Algeria
de Gaulle
Nepal
New Delhi
Leopoldville
Stanleyville
Lumumba
Moscow
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Latin America
Chile
Ecuador
Guatemala
Venezuela
Cereral
America
Cuba
U. N
Africa
Asia
Three Possible Causes Listed In N Y Air Crash
Three theories on the New York aviation disaster blame ground radio navigation, ground radar surveillance lapses, or a passenger using a transistor radio. United Air Lines President W A Patterson and ALPA official John R McDonald voiced the options amid agency head Quesada and Eisenhower briefings as investigators seek the cause.
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Washington (P
New York
Staten Island
United Airlines
W.A. Patterson
United Air Lines
John R. McDonald
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
E. R. Quesada
Federal Aviation Agency
McDonald
Quesada
Eisenhower
Last Minute Shopper Now Classed as Public Enemy
Hal Boyle argues the last-minute Christmas shopper is not a menace but a different breed who enjoys the holiday ambiance. He contrasts the season jumper who races against time with the leisurely shopper who savors Yuletide and supports store hours that cater to late purchases.
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New York
Santa Claus
Yuletide
Washington
Moment of Meditation on Winter's Arrival and Renewal
A devotional meditation welcomes winter with starry skies and falling snow. The speaker prays for health and resilience for the community and nation, asking for relief from illness and hardship and for joy in winter recreation. The prayer ends acknowledging the Good Shepherd's care.
Kennedy Cabinet Picks Seen as Pleasant Surprise
Kennedy signals a deliberate, middle of the road approach with appointments like Dean Rusk for State and Robert S. McNamara for Defense. The choices, praised by conservatives but criticized by some liberals, suggest a cautious plan with broad support from business leaders and international allies.
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Washington
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Eisenhower
Rusk
Fulbright
Roosevelt-Lehman
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senator Fulbright
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
McNamara
Rockefeller Foundation
Ford Motor Company
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Chester W. Bowles
Arthur Goldberg
Afl-Cio
Goldberg
Thruway unlimited travel permits on sale for 1961
Annual permits for unlimited travel on the New York State Thruway go on sale today. Current permits expire February 10. The new permits are valid January 1 to February 10, 1962, with over the counter sales at offices in Elsmere, Tarrytown, East Syracuse and Cheektowaga and mail orders also accepted.
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Albany
N.Y
Thruway
Elsmere
Tarrytown
Syracuse
Cheektowaga
Thruway Authority
Daily Bible Passage Declares Preachers Live Of The Gospel
The Lord ordained that those who preach the gospel should live by the gospel, as cited from I Corinthians 9 14. This reflection emphasizes the support and sustenance for gospel workers through their ministry.
Top Record Holder in Mass I Championship Pilery
South dealer faced with a club lead and four hearts in opponents hand. Declarer should avoid banking on a 3-3 heart split and instead discard on second and third club leads to force a collapse of defense. This improves chances to make the contract if hearts split 8-3 or 4-2.
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Malishe
West
Booth
Kine Fen
Declarer
South
Declare
Advacee
E. Bem Mendlonte
Ted
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Palladium-Times
Hal Boyle
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