Editorial Reprint Prompted by Reader Orders
A note explains that the April 6 issue carried an editorial, prompting readers to order it. Burton Wolfe of The Californian suggested the request, with readers responding by purchasing the April issue to fulfill two aims: distributing the editorial and saving room for another column.
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Burton Wolfe
The
Californian
Delger Building
Market St
San Francisco
Calif
Our Heart Weeps Over A Misguided Mississippian
A Mississippi story centers on Billy C Barton a Ole Miss student seeking the campus editor post. The piece attacks the Citizens Council and the Sovereignty Commission while praising Bartons controversial sit in activities and labelling opponents as dangerous. It cites letters to influence and notes Barton a friend of Petal Papers P D East and support from Dr James Silver as part of the case.
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University of Mississippi
Billy C. Barton
Citizens Councils
State Sovereignty Commission
Barton
Citizens Council
Sovereignty Commission
Old South
W. J. Simmons
The
Lufborrow
States’ Rights Council of Georgia
Atlanta
Billy Barton
Pontotoc
Mississippi
Rich
Atlanta Journal
Ole Miss
James Silver
P. D. East
Petal
Petal, Miss
East
A Book Review of Jazz and Its Social Layers
A reviewer critiques a jazz history book for over intellectualization and theoretical math. The piece questions whether the author truly delves into social economic and psychological aspects of modern jazz or merely presents abstract analysis, hinting at inconsistent depth.
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Pythagoras
Misguided Mississippian and Egypt in Petal Paper
A letter from Stony Creek Virginia criticizes an April Petal Paper article on Egypt. The writer disputes claims of white origins for ancient Egypt and cites Jeremiah and Ezekiel to argue Egypt’s decline followed idolatry rather than racial mixing.
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Stony Creek
Virginia
East
India
Greece
Egypt
Jeremiah
Jerusalem
Ezekiel
Thoughts on the Birchers and the John Birch Society
The Texas Observer critiques John Birch Society extremism arguing against anti communism through conspiracy claims. It cites Robert Welch and his theory of reversal and accuses Welch of paranoia and broad conspiracist rhetoric about Moscow UN andU.S. politics.
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John Birch Society
Robert Welch
Moscow
Welch
Russia
Boris Pasternak
Dr. Zhivago
America
Milovan Djilas
Yugoslavia
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East Side
P. D,j
Nat Hentoff
Dial Press
Texas Observer Reports
the Birchers
United Nations
Amarillo
United States
Khrushchev
Mr. Welch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Irvin Ashkenazy
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