English Editor Harry Evans and End Visit Hattiesburg
English editor Harry Evans and his wife Enid spend about a day with the Easts in Hattiesburg on a year long scholarship. Evans studied at Chicago and Berkeley before returning to England to work for the Manchester Evening News. The book review by Harry, reprinted from England, discusses The Deep South Says Never published in England by Gollancz and in the United States by Ballantine Books. He notes American readers may find his views foreign or unfamiliar to Southern colonies life.
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Harry Evans
End
Hattiesburg
Harry
Enid
Harn
Spen
University of Chicago
Berkeley
California
England
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Guardian & Evening News
Lts
Evening News
Deep South
Gollancz
Colonies
Ballantine Books
New York
Letter Discusses CP Drive and Negro Child Welfare
A July letter from Jackson raises concerns about the CP program funding 240 births in the state and asks how many will be born to Negro parents given no clinic for Negro children. The writer rejects discrimination and seeks light on policy while praising a booklet by Rep. Karl Wiesenburg on state legislature. The note references reprinting the series and continues on the next page.
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Jackson
Karl Wiesenburg
Pascagoula
Miss
Chronicle Star
State Times
Wiesenburg
John L. Kennedy
Holly Springs
Deep South review critiques white power tactics in book
A book review of John Bartlow Martin's The Deep South says the rise of white Citizens Councils targets enforce desegregation with economic and political pressure rather than overt mob violence. It notes middle class leaders weaponize regional resentments and fear of carpetbaggers to undermine Supreme Court orders and defend unequal schooling.
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Mr. Martin
United States
Supreme Court
South
Deep South
Little Rock
Martini
Klan
Spivack Presents Some Thoughts On The Middle East
Robert G. Spivack reflects on U S policy as Eisenhower shifts from World War II liberator to Lebanon commander. The piece recalls D Day and questions the justification and aims of American involvement in the Middle East, noting congressional doubts and public concern about rationale.
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Spivack
Middle East
Robert G. Spivack
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Cape Cod
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
United States
Lebanon
Ike
Congress
Comment on Washington and Middle East Crisis From an Island Resort
A columnist on vacation shares reader reactions to the Lebanon Marines landing, questions whether foreign actions are designed to distract from domestic issues, and weighs if the West seeks to avert a larger conflict. He notes Dulles's swift move in oil interests, Soviet aims in Arab nationalism, and cautions against overreacting while observing Nasser's ties to Tito.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Capitol
Lebanon
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Dulles
Soviet Union
Nasser
Marshall Tito
Kremlin
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Orrif
John Bartlow Martin
Mississippi
U.S.A
Korea
Munich
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