Public musings on government funding and faith figures
A reader critiques federal funding for medical research and discusses televangelist Oral Roberts. The piece weighs socialized medicine concerns and praises Roberts while questioning religious outreach including Bible distribution to Israel. The author jokes about mail and faith in Roberts.
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Jack Benny
Sid Caesar
George Gobel
Oral Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Roberts
God
Santa Claus
Christ
Israel
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Preacher Roberts
Do-it-yourself Klan Kits and Electric Sheets
A writer claims offering to Klansmen DIY Kross Kits and Christmas sheets, then notes electric sheets marketed for Ku Klux Klan use. The piece suggests these devices could plug into car outlets or operate from a pocket battery, enabling Klan activity in any weather and in uniform.
Letters to Welfare Department Reveal Petitions and Problems
A reader collection shows statements to welfare officials about births marriages and payments. Entries request child allowances sickness pay missing husbands layoffs and relief while noting births twins and clerical errors in records. Some speak of tragedy or hardship and urge prompt aid.
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Welfare Department
Brotherhood Week Remarks Spark Religious Stereotypes
A public discussion on interfaith relations features a minister and AV speaker who claim Jews have “Jewish time” and general group traits. The dialogue touches Protestant Catholic tensions as Brotherhood Week is marked amid controversial remarks.
Bank and Hysteria in Anne Braden Biography Review
The text discusses Carl and Anne Braden, sedition charges, and McCarthy era hysteria. It notes an appeal reversing a sentence, a dropped case, and a damaged livelihood. It praises Anne Braden’s moral perception, asking about motives of district attorneys ministers and neighbors in the tense drama.
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Anne Braden
Carl Braden
Scholar Dr Braden Promotes Racial Brotherhood Through Suffering
The passage notes Dr Braden retired from Northwestern University and living in Dallas. He has long pursued writing and publishing and recently released Christian Science Today through SMU Press, reflecting on efforts to foster brotherhood among races.
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Braden
Northwestern University
Dallas
Christian Science Today
SMU Press
The baffling behavior of LBJ in Washington
The piece notes Lyndon B. Johnson remains the central figure in Washington politics as pundits speculate about the 1960 presidential race. It highlights Kennedy and Humphrey as front runners while Johnson is seen as a strategic, natural news maker with White House potential. Continued on Page 3.
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LBJ
Washington
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
White House
Johnson
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East Side
A.V
Mrs. Staver
Book Review
Rue
Potomac
By Robt. G. Spivack
Southland
Betty and Paul
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