Ladies Win Point for Hungry Kids
A women’s coalition reports 45 communities show only a small share of 50 million public school children receive free or reduced lunch. Senate action funds 96 million over three years, extends meals to preschoolers in poverty areas, but gaps and delays remain.
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U.S. Senate
Senate
Agriculture Committee
House
Orville L. Freeman
Jean Fairfax
Congress
California
Los Angeles
Oakland
Richmond
Tiare County
National Board
The
YWCA
National Council of Catholic Women
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Negi Women
Interdenominational Protestant Church Women United
Women’s Committee
Supreme Court ruling links California obscenity bill to New York decision
Editorial urges California Assembly to align its anti obscenity bill with the Supreme Court decision upholding New York law. Calls for prompt action to curb obscene materials for youths, arguing state power to protect children extends beyond adults and praising the court's stance on youth, morality, and expediency.
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U.S. Supreme Court
New York
California Assembly
California
Justice Wil
Credit Due Sparks Forum Over Civil Rights History
Open Forum condemns Kennedy family icons while praising Lyndon B. Johnson for civil rights gains. Letter writer contrasts public memory and denounces white complacency amid Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. legacy. Also includes a brief trivia Q and A about the Golden Horn.
A Secondary War Looms in Vietnam
From Vientiane Laos NEA reports a perspective that while the U S can win the war in South Vietnam the meaning of victory requires broader aims. The discussion recalls World War I era powers Japan and Germany and emphasizes post surrender efforts to build democracies after defeat.
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Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
Nea
South Vietnam
Japan
Germany
United States
Democracy, South Vietnam, and the Second Half of War
Ray Cromley argues that democracy requires a voice for the average citizen and robust civic groups. He warns that South Vietnam lacks strong organizations and parties, needing native reforms and military aid to build civil voice before Ho Chi Minh gains control, lest both the war and peace efforts fail.
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South Vietnam
United States
Ptas
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Vietnam
Japan
West Germany
What Can I Do Forget Old Myths
James Farmer highlights a tale where a prominent Black activist notes a descendant's ascent through finance and status. An author researching her lineage uncovers that one grandfather was electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison in New York, a discovery shaping the book's direction.
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James Farmer
New York
Sing Sing
Shaping Truth and Pride in Afro American Identity
The passage argues against mythologized stereotypes of Black people and urges confronting historic injustice. It traces shifts from plantation era myths to modern self awareness, highlighting Dr. King’s murder shocks, civil rights violence, and a rising pride in Afro American identity and literacy from biblical roots to college education.
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Hubert Humphrey
Philadelphia
Rockefeller speech undercuts own reform image
Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s remarks before the American Society of Newspaper Editors are critiqued as campaign rhetoric. The piece argues Emmet Hughes ghosted Rockefeller’s lines using one line antitheses to frame foreign and domestic policy as opposites.
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Washington
Nelson
Hughes
Eisenhower
Rockefeller
Rockefeller as presidential voice under critique
The piece surveys editorials on Nelson Rockefeller, noting his lack of natural eloquence despite solid substance and action. It contrasts Rockefeller’s careful rhetoric with compelling calls for healing, while arguing strong leadership requires clear, direct communication.
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Rockefeller
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