Open Letter Urges Humane Drug Policy Over Prison
The Rev Robert Alexander of the Temple Of Man Venice urges Americans to end criminal penalties for narcotic users. He argues addiction is a disease not crime, calls for medical treatment and government support, and asks readers to contact their officials and clergy.
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Robert Alexander
The
Temple of Man
Venice
California
Steve Allen
America
Veterans Administration
Hunter's Moon third day closes as silence floods the crowd
A reflective piece describes the hunter's moon watching over a crowd, still and pale. The speaker notes winter’s close and the year folding into dreams, urging acceptance of night and the coming unknown of spring.
Giants of Justice: Great American Jews of this century
A review of Albert Vorspan book detailing fourteen American Jewish figures from immigrants or children of immigrants. It notes varied backgrounds from Lillian Wald to Albert Einstein and outlines their contributions to social justice and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Wolf
Louis Brandeis
Louis Marshall
Lillian Wald
Albert Einstein
Stephen Wise
Henry Monsky
Henry Cohen
Henrietta Szold
Edward Israel
David Dubinsky
Samuel Mayerberg
Abraham Cronbach
Herbert Lehman
New York City
Henry Street Social Work Organization
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
New York
Vorspan
Tragedy Of Errors At The Paris Summit
The piece argues Khrushchev exaggerated American weakness, Nixon may campaign against the Soviet leader, and the Paris summit revealed a lack of American strategy with ill prepared delegates and a chaotic reception. It stresses the folly of thinking a single incident fixes broader U S policy.
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Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Paris
Khrushchev
Mistaken Identity Hits Hollywood Writer Pollock
The article discusses Louis Pollock, a Hollywood writer who was misidentified with a man on the House Un-American Activities Committee blacklist. After corrections and a committee letter, Pollock was cleared and able to sell scripts again, illustrating dangers of applying security measures to non-security matters without due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Louis Pollock
Pollock
House UN- American Activities Committee
House
The
Commonwealth
Butler's Pig in the Poke Sparks Democratic Row
W L Pettis reports on Paul Butler a stubborn Democratic National Committee figure accused of forcing party unity. Eastland Talmadge and others oppose his push to expose Civil Rights as a pig in the poke. Threatened seats in the rear battle over party funds and concessions.
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Paul M. Butter
Democratic National Committee
Butler
Indiana
Eastland
Mississippi
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Paul Butler
Eastland and Talmadge
Mr. Butler
Gadfly
W. L. Pettis
the Courier
Reading Highlights From Gentle Men Scholars And Scoundrels
A treasury in Harpers magazine features Sara Teasdale’s poem The Look with lines about Strephon Robin and Colin. Edward Durell Stone reflects in This Week Magazine on choosing architecture and his brother Hicks.
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Harper’s Magazine
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels
Sara Teasdale
Edward Durell Stone
America
This Week
Hicks
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Strephon
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Colin
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