Supreme Court Under Fire From Critics Over Liberal Rulings
A 1957 war of words targets the Supreme Court as critics claim the Court and its liberal bloc threaten American freedoms. They accuse Justices Brennan and Warren of communistic influence, urge Congress to curb judicial power, and warn of a drift toward subversion and loss of independence.
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Internal Security
Justice Department
FBI
Our Republic
Warren
Black
Douglas
Harlan
Brennan
Brownell
United States
Daily Worker
New York
High Court
Congress
Kremlin
Disillusion for Nasser with Soviet dealings
The piece argues President Nasser of Egypt faces high costs from deals with Moscow and allied states. It cites late wheat shipments, poor grain quality, kerosene and crude oil delays with sulphur damage, inflated prices after contracts, and mortgaged cotton payments that hurt Egypt’s Western market position. Russia allegedly stalls cement deliveries and refuses contract cancellations, causing factory shutdowns.
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Nasser
Egypt
Kremlin
Moscow
Russia
Czechoslovakia
GOP Targets New Jersey in Meyner Challenge
The Republican National Committee dispatches ace politicos Lou Guylay and Ab Herman to New Jersey to defeat Governor Robert B. Meyner in the 1960 race. Meyner, 44, touts four record budgets, with Forbes as a challenger in a race that polls show tight.
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Washington
New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
Meyner
Forbes
Republican National Committee
Lou Guylay
New
Alexander Smith
Guylay-Herman
Eisenhower
Bernard Shanley
White House
How To Avoid Income Taxes Swiss Money Deal Spreads
This passage argues tax avoidance through Swiss accounts and anonymous cash deposits as a widespread practice. It cites official scrutiny of large cash deposits, mentions the Al Capone case, and features quotes from Assistant Secretary Scribner about bank deposits and tax investigations.
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al Capone
United States
Scribner
Rusher
Internal Revenue
Fred C. Scribner Jr
Treasury
Worry as a Disease That Can Be Cured
A personal piece urges treating worry as a disease that harms body and mind but can be cured. It cites doctors' care, the value of encouragement, and biblical guidance to cultivate calm, courage, and faith. It notes mothers' love worry and ends with a call that all is well through focused purpose.
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Jesus
Sunshine era boosts U S recreation spending by 1960
The Twentieth Century Fund reports rising incomes and shorter work hours will push U S recreation spending two billion dollars higher in 1960 than in 1950. Other notes include Britain's royal coach nicknamed Old Rattlebones and Sweden's auto ownership rate with about one in ten citizens owning a car.
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United States
Twentieth Century Fund
Great Britain
Signless Roads Tranquilize Othman
Washington veteran writer Frederick C. Othman critiques Sen. Richard L. Neuberger’s bill to ban billboards on new highways. He recalls Death Alley in Maryland and contrasts it with the serene no billboard parkway from New York to Buffalo, noting the sleepiness of green vistas and a desire for red signage to stay awake.
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Frederick C. Othman
Washington
Death Alley
Richard L. Neuberger
D-Ore
Here
Baltimore
Neuberger
Maryland
New York City
Buffalo
America
Jay Peters and Nat Witt in Cold War Files Fallout
A narrative tracing Jay Peters alias Stevens once linked between American Communists and Soviet secret police. It covers Nat Witt and the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers union, Jencks, Chambers and Hiss, FBI files disclosure, and court actions demanding access to dossiers.
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Jay Peters
Moscow
Khrushchev
Russia
Stevens
United States
Peters
Charlie Chaplin
Gerhart Eisler
Supreme Court
FBI
Stalin
Washington
Nat Witt
Witt
Communist Party
Nathaniel Weyl
Lee Pressman
Mil’ and Smelter Workers Union
Clinton Jencks
U.S
Jencks
Marble Tower
Brother Jencks
Furber
The Target You Choose In Life Poem
The poem speaks of choosing a life target beyond mere perfection. It emphasizes constant striving toward a worthy aim despite misses. It frames the target as a personal standard of excellence guiding effort and growth.
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Mississippi
Gov
Robert B. Mayner
Gop
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Wayne Dumont
Samuel L. Bodine
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Internal Revenue Department
George E
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George Mathew Adams
Geon
Bud Blake
Sweden
Othman
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William Tompkins
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Nate Shefferman
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Chambers
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Victor Riesel
James J Metcalfe
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