Mississippi Witch Hunt Targets J. B. Matthews
A column recounts a State Sovereignty Commission hearing featuring ex communist J. B. Matthews as star witness. It questions his reliability and mental stability while noting support funds and political bias behind the investigation.
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Gestapo
State Sovereignty Commission
J. B. Matthews
Jesus
Matthews
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Glenn E. Smiley
James M. Lawson
Smiley
Lawson
Mr. Matthews
Responsible State Commission
FDR
Judas
Mississippi
Senator McCarthy
Letters on liberty and race in America
A reader laments white Americans' shameful treatment of protesters and the clash between declared Christian and democratic ideals and the denial of basic rights. The letter contrasts freedoms for all races with the segregation and insults faced by students seeking equal access to meals, ballots, education, housing, and safety.
Wisconsin's primary reshapes Kennedy Humphrey ticket hopes
Robt G Spivack notes Wisconsin politics influence Kennedy and Humphrey as they head to West Virginia on May 10. Kennedy needed a clean Wisconsin sweep for a strong LA delegation, but his win was decisive yet not overwhelming. Humphrey, always an underdog, remains with substantial delegate support across states.
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Wisconsin
John F. Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
West Virginia
White House
Kennedy
Badger
Los Angeles
Humphrey
Waiting Room Bill for Governor Stirs Mississippi Letter
Paul Pittman of the Tylertown Times writes to Representative William Henry Mitchell proposing a legislative measure to expand the governor's waiting room in Jackson. He envisions a floor over open space with a bunkroom and benches to comfort and entertain visitors, arguing it would aid tourism and the governor's administration.
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Paul Pittman
Tylertown Times
Jackson
Methodist Church
Dilemmma
Game and Fish Commission
DAR
Citizens Councils
Governor's Office
William
Bill
Mississippi
Hinds
Barnett
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Pittman Bites Back at Mississippi State Government in Editorial
Kenneth Toler notes in the Commercial Appeal that Governor Ross Barnett faces broad patronage expansion as bills in the Mississippi legislature would give the governor more appointive power. He cites reorganization plans for multiple state boards and agencies amid ongoing political shifts in Jackson.
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Barnett
Kenneth Toler
Commercial Appeal
Ross Barnett
Legislate
Mississippi
Game and Fish Commission
Board of Trustees
Institutions of Higher Learning
Hospital School Cerebral Palsy Board
State Oil and Gas Board
Textbook Rating Committee
Parole Board
Agricultural and Industrial Board
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By Robt. G. Spivack
William Henry Mitchell
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