Community Letters Reflect Small Town Book Purchases
A reader reports buying Neither Black Nor White by James and Wilma Stokely, praising its five dollar price. He also recommends South Carolinians Speak, edited by five ministers, priced fifty cents, and a local paper’s editorials collection for fifty cents. He jokes about the American Mercury offer and notes anti Negro anti Jewish views attributed to Russell Maguire, with staff resignations at Independent.
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James
Wilma Stokely
Rinehart
Jim
Wilma
Stokely & Rinehart
South Carolina
Dillon
American Mercury
Supreme Court
Harold Lord Varney
Dixie
Hollywood
the Reporter
South
Reporter
Mercury
Mencken
Nathan
Russell Maguire
The
Independent
The Lady From Philadelphia on Potomac Watch
Column notes television's slim fare in 1957 and praises Edward R Murrow CBS program. It highlights Marian Anderson in The Lady from Philadelphia a TV chronicle of her Southeast Asia tour with praise for her voice and philosophy.
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Philadelphia
Groucho Marx
Phil Silvers
Army
Sgt
Bilko
Chet-Huntley
David Brinkley
NBC
Eric Severeid
CBS
Edward P. Morgan
ABC
Edward R. Murrow
CRBS
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ccolumn
Marian Anderson
Southeast Asia
Burma
Thailand
India
America
Miss Anderson
Marion Anderson
Ghy
Bey Oerotere
Ed Selbied
Price of Wisdom Not Taught by Columbia College
A Detroit News critique questions whether wisdom can be taught, sparked by a former student suing Columbia College for fraud over a non degree. The suit seeks 7000 plus dollars in damages, arguing the school failed to deliver promised wisdom, while the university maintains wisdom is not a teachable subject.
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Columbia College
Columbia
Detroit News
Business as Usual Skepticism on Space Age Education Push
The Denver Post quotes critics arguing federal support for education is unnecessary while warning about the nation’s shortage of scientists. It questions funding for science, education aid, and national priorities amid space race concerns and high living standards.
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Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Armed Services
National Science Foundation
United States Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Chamber
Otter
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miami
Census Bureau Drops Religion Question From 1960 Census
The decision by Robert W. Burgess to remove a proposed religious preference question from the 1960 census reflects sound reasoning. He notes many would be reluctant to answer, with Americans generally open about faith yet opposed to compulsory declarations under threat of punishment.
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Robert W. Burgess
Census Bureau
Bureau
Washington Post
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