Florina Lasker Award honors civil liberties leader
In a February ceremony at the Astor Hotel New York City Pat Malin resigns as ACLU executive director after twelve years to become a college president in Turkey John de J Pemberton is named his successor The speaker recalls childhood in Mississippi and the making of a civil liberties ethic while accepting the Florina Lasker Civil Liberties Award and pledges gratitude in a brief address
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Pat Malin
American Civil Liberties Union
Turkey
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John de J. Pemberton
Rochester
Minnesota
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John Pemberton
Florina Lasker
The
Civil Liberties Union
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Jefferson
Mississippi
United States of America
Republic
Rational Psychotherapy and the A B C Method in Self Help
A brief book review outlines two therapists who promote rational self help to prevent unhappiness. They explain the A B C method where A is what happens B is our interpretation and C is our reaction. The review notes how words alone don’t harm us. our self talk does.
Watch On The POTOMAC Insular Washington and the federal machine
A Kennedy Administration spokesman calls Washington an insular city cut off from popular opinion while noting President Kennedy travels the country and reads regional reports to gauge public concerns. The piece argues bureaucrats irritate citizens and that tax forms fuel resentment toward government. Continued on Page 3.
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Address on the Indivisibility of Civil Liberties by John Pemberton
A speech by John Pemberton for the American Civil Liberties Union argues that First Amendment rights due process and equal protection must adapt to new challenges. He cites religious and ideological fervor on both extremes, urges self examination of beliefs and commitment, and questions whether faith drives action beyond logical argument. (Continued On Page 3).
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John Pemberton
American Civil Liberties Union