Meeting with Joseph Barnes of Simon and Schuster
The writer recalls a 1956 encounter with Joseph Barnes senior editor at Simon and Schuster in New York. Barnes challenges the author with blunt questions, calling him a lazy S O B, and prompts reflection on publishing goals and journalism. The piece notes Barnes is a notable newspaperman and hints at a continuation on page 6.
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Joseph Barnes
Joe Barnes
New York
Simon and Schuster, Inc
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Mr. Barnes
Dillard
Letter from a Southern reader on democracy and race
A Mississippi reader endorses editorial reprints and denounces demagogues who disenfranchise Black citizens. He argues democracy derailed in the Legislature, praises economic modernization, warns against racist rhetoric, and asserts Black voters as taxpayers with full voting rights. He calls for enfranchisement at the ballot box.
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Jim Eastland
Eastland
South
Jim
Hitler
Piney Woods Stir Over Great Yankee Plot
In East Texas the town buzzes with talk about a storm stirred by Granpa Willis and a mysterious Great Yankee plot. The column hints at ongoing local drama and more on the topic promised on page 2.
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East
Texas
Granpa Willis
Taxation without representation in Hattiesburg mayor race
In Hattiesburg the 20 000 First Class Citizens produced 4099 votes in the second primary while 12000 Second Class Citizens cast none. The piece argues that second class residents lack voting rights, urging ballots printed on black paper with white ink and noting taxation without representation.
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Hattiesburg
United States
Georgia's Expensive Ham and a Debating Senator
In a televised clash on U S foreign policy Senator Herman Talmadge attacks the session with loud interjections while Senators Case Mundt and O Mahoney defend the budget and Vietnam aid. The piece faulted Talmadge for pandering to Cracker constituents and blames his style for South ridicule.
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Georgia
Herman Talmadge
South
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D-Wye
U. S
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Vietnam
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State Department
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George
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