A Letter on Free Press and George Seldes
The writer recalls a 45 minute New York talk with Tim Seldes about George Seldes and Lords of the Press. He praises the book and cites Ten Tests For A Free Press, urging readers to seek the library copy and consider the book’s critique of press independence and advertising influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Vorspan
Reporter Magazine
Tim Seldes
Doubleday & Company
New York
Tim
George
Joe Barnes
George Seldes
Lords of the Press
Ninteen
America
Mr. Seldes
Letter from Boston reader on Brotherhood Week beliefs
A Boston reader writes August 20, 1957 objecting to Brotherhood Week as unnecessary, arguing brotherhood should be practiced year round and not prompted by a specific observance. The letter is signed by Kivie Kaplan.
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Mr. East
NCCJ
Kivie Kaplan
Letters Show Civil Rights Debate Between Williams and Johnson
Aubrey Williams of Montgomery and Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas exchange sharply divided views on civil rights and jury trial. Williams urges law tied to local realities to aid voting rights, while Johnson rejects sacrificing equity to bypass core liberties.
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New Orleans
Aubrey W. Williams
Montgomery
Alabama
Southern Conference Educational Fund, Inc
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
William
Johnson
Aubrey
Clark
Pennsylvania
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Kefauver
Ten- Renge
Where Do The Sinners Go In Epitaphs The Question
A writer recalls visiting cemeteries along the Eastern Seaboard and the South to read epitaphs. He notes epitaphs portray deceased as saintly, with few faults, and asks in frustration where sinners end up after death.
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Seaboard
Wimmin
Warren in Brown Suit Stirs English Lawyer Gathering
A report notes Chief Justice Earl Warren attending a lawyer's conference in England where he wore a brown suit while others dressed in striped pants and frock coats. A spectator commented on the attire and a cheeky remark attributed to a fictional Kittycat Bird is mentioned, with an expressed wish for Warren to join in a social gesture.
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Earl Warren
Supreme Court of the United States
England
Justice Warren
F. Brewster Wickersham
Mr. Warren
Kittycat Bird
Not Only A Word For It But The Greeks Had The Answer
Two ancient Greek thinkers, Socrates and Plato, are referenced as part of a discussion about language and thought. The passage hints at early Greek ideas without detailing specific theories or conclusions.
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Federal Trade Commission
American Legion
Catholic Church
Ancient
Greece
Socrates
Plato
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P. D
Boston
Mass
Aubrey Williams
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