Editorial Review and Thought for Today
The quote attributes Plato as noting the punishment of the wise who abstain from government is living under the rule of bad men. It frames civic participation as essential to good governance and warns of the risks of disengagement. The item reflects a periodical’s opinion section encouraging reader reflection on political involvement.
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Plato
Earl
Mort Lawrence
Musicar Fanger
Morty Stevens
Bob Olin
Peaceful Integration Expands Black Enrollment in Southern Colleges
An Associated Press survey shows eight Southern states have admitted Negroes to graduate and undergraduate programs without violence. From Arkansas to Virginia, students live in dorms, eat in cafeterias, and study alongside whites, though social mingling remains limited. Estimates place 1,000 in state colleges and 1,000 in private institutions, with many already in graduate programs and a few institutions admitting undergraduates in the 1950s.
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Autherine Lucy
University of Alabama
Associated Press
Arkansas
University Law School
Dixie States
Oklahoma
Texas
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Guy Johnson
University of North Carolina
University At
Chapel Hill
University
N. C. State
Fisk University
Nashville
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Fisk
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
Louisville
Heman Sweatt
Sweatt
Houston
University of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Louisiana State University
LSU
Baton Rouge
University of Virginia
Florida Supreme Court
Battle over Civil Aeronautics Administration in Congress
In 1966 a clash over the Civil Aeronautics Administration erupts as Frederick B. Lee faces forced resignation and calls for CAA return to independence under the Commerce Department. Supporters in House and Senate press for separation, with bills anticipated to pass.
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Washington
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Frederick B. Lee
Commerce Department
Lee
House
Senate
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Veteran totals mark 38 and a half years old
Dr Paul R Copeland managing director of Beckley VA Hospital cites VA files showing 22 million living veterans with ages ranging from 109 to under 18. The oldest is Albert Woolson Duluth Minnesota 109th birthday observed February 11. Civil War drummer boy in the Nashville campaign.
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Sam
Paul R. Copeland
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Copeland
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Woolson
Nashville
Veterans by conflict and age from VA survey 1955
The VA survey as of December 31 1955 lists Korean Conflict participants 6 807 000 with 54 000 deaths and 4 346 000 living veterans averaging 27. World War II shows 16 525 000 participants 409 000 deaths and 15 391 000 living veterans averaging 36 12 years. World War I 4 744 000 participants 131 000 deaths 3 105 000 living veterans 62 years. Spanish American War 392 000 participants 11 000 deaths 68 000 living veterans 78 12 years. Indian War 106 000 participants 1 000 deaths 176 living veterans 89 years. Dr Copeland cites 31 800 000 total participants in all wars.
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Korea
Copeland
Khrushchev denounces Stalin without naming him in Moscow speech
Nikita Khrushchev in a party Congress speech attacks the Stalin cult and the one man rule. He promotes collective leadership by the Central Committee and argues Stalin harmed communism by glorifying himself and weakening the party. He notes the shift away from personal hero worship toward Marxist Leninist unity.
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Pres
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Hollywood
Stalin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Lenin
Marx
Khrushchev
Russia
Central Committee
Gossip and Glamour Tales Mingle With Showbiz Snippets
A reader from Russellton, Pa recalls a touching scene of two boys tugging at a frozen dog’s body, while Hollywood chatterSpot features Perle Mesta’s ambassador bid, Howard Lindsay’s tribute, Tennessee Williams and Tallulah Bankhead banter, Perry Como’s confession plan, and Diana Barrymore’s departure as Diana’s diary leaks.
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New York
Emil Paukucek
Russelton
Perle For Ambassador Talk Heats Up In Sanitarum Week
A backstage gossip reel notes Perle’s ambassadorship chatter while sanitarium visits reveal she claims sobriety. Ava Gardner hosts a flamenco invite as Ramsay Ames phones her. Crisscross of showbiz, Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett at the Copa, Raft reading a case act, and Lena Horne with Lennie Hayden plan Riviera home.
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Ava Gardner
Spain
Ramsay Ames
Alexander the Great
Ava
Henny Youngman
Buddy Hackett
Hackett
Vic Damone
Youngman
Herb Shriner
Ed Murrow
Rhonda Fleming
Perry Como
Tie
Marty Snyder
Washington
George Raft
Cleo Moore
Joan Craford
Joan Crawford Lowe
Joe Howard Jr
Lena Horne
Lennie Hayden
French Riviera
N. Y
Donald O'Connor
Gloria Nobel
O’conors
Elsa Maxwell
Atomic energy feasibility for autos and trucks debated
A recent Citizens Panel on Atomic Energy reports on the potential for tomic powered autos and trucks. The discussion weighs future feasibility and impacts on industry and energy policy.
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Citizens’ Panel On Atomic Energy
U. S
U. S. Steel
General Motors
du Pont
American Telephone & Teleg @raph
Standard Oil
N. J
Federal Trade Commission
Buggy Contest Open Know Any Takers?
Kansas City brief notes Ralph G. Martin of Cook Chemical Co promotes a bug contest offering a $25,000 prize for the first insect that survives his new insecticide real kill with dieldrin. The scheme invites voluntary or coerced bug entries and hints at celebrity and media earnings if a bug wins.
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Kansas City
Ralph G. Martin
Martin
Cook Chemical Co
America
Laws of prayer vow by Dayton counselor Frank Stutz
A Dayton Ohio education counselor writes a prayer asking divine guidance to learn prayer laws. He urges using personal effort to the max before seeking aid and praying with faith in Christ. He concludes with a nightly practice and trustful submission to the divine.
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Christ
Frank D. Stutz
Dayton
Ohio
Senator Nuckols Faces Five Way Democratic Governor Race
Raleigh County Democrats split among five candidates for the party nomination with Jim Nuckols guiding Milton Ferguson’s Charleston campaign and Hulett Smith backing Robert Mollohan. Turnout hinges on shifting loyalties as party leaders eye future state offices and potential county clerk races amid uncertain withdrawals.
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Ohio
Frank Lausche
Ohio Senate
George Bender
Capitol Hill
Bender
Lausche
Raleigh County
Jack A. Nuckols
Milton Ferguson
Charleston
Hulett C. Smith
Robert Mollohan
Ferguson
John C. Ward
J. Howard Myers
Joe Burdett
Harry Anderson
Tests for Good Parents in The Worry Clinic
Case notes discuss how parental skill varies from professional prowess. Rev Paul, a successful clergyman, inspires parishioners yet his two sons become troubled, frauds and dependent. The text argues habits are specific and being talented in one field does not guarantee good parenting. It urges precise, distinct parenting skills beyond professional success.
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Paul
Crane
Samuel
Eli
David
Absalom
Ammon
Solomon
Adonijah
Youre Telling By William Ritt Potatoes
In a clipped mock verse voice the writer jokes about government surplus butter and Russia announcing tandem cycle plans. The piece muses on Nan inventing a bicycle built for two as Yakutsk cold milk sales hint at scarcity and questions where cream is sliced from the loaf.
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Russia
Isoom
Nan
Yakutsk
Siberia
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
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Tony Pettito
Thunderbird
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Perle
Ktaly
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Roc
Howard Lindsay
Luxembourg
Irving Berlin
Russel Crouse
Tennessee Williams
Tallulah Bankhead
Miami
Mickey Glass Grho
Glass
Diana Barrymore
Earl Wilson
Russ Brown
Demn
Yankees
Conrad Hilton
NY Roosevelt
A. M. Sonnabend
Doris Lilly
Las Vegas
Frank Parker
Pat Marshall
Johnny
Larry Gelbart
Morty Gunty
Hal Boyle
Senator Nuckols
By Audrey Wood
Okey Patteson
Nuckols
Ninth Senatorial District Committee
Walter
Hatlanan
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Capenhaver
George W. Crane
William Ritt
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