Racial Integration Brings Peaceful Admissions at Clemson Tulane
The piece praises Clemson University and Tulane for peacefully admitting their first Negro students with support from leaders and governors, contrasting their actions with Mississippi and James Meredith. It notes Meredith’s courage facing violent opposition and hopes for broader change across the South.
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Russell
Clemson University
Tulane
New Orleans
Clemson
Merediths
South
Rep H R Gross fuels mixed reactions over foreign affairs panel
Washington observers react to Rep H R Gross Iowa being named to the House foreign affairs committee. Supporters praise his fiscal warnings on foreign aid while critics worry over his stance against the United Nations and free trade.
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Rep. H. R. Gross
Iowa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Gross
Congressional Record
State Department
White House
Charles A. Halleck
America
United Nations
Waterloo
Gross
France
Conservatives Praise GOP Nod for Rep Gross
Rep Gross gains praise from conservatives after receiving the GOP nod while maintaining a plainspoken stance. A former newspaperman and broadcaster, he jeers at government contradictions, tries quorum calls, and serves on the foreign affairs committee with a watchdog philosophy.
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Rep
Gross
New Strike Zone Promises Revival for Baseball
The article argues a widened strike zone will slow walks and curb slugging. It contrasts past eras with today noting pitchers gain a break and batters must focus on contact over power to renew interest. It suggests fewer records but a game driven by skill over brute force.
Trade policy shifts as Brussels talks collapse
Marquis Childs notes there is no substitute policy for partnership with the European Common Market including Britain. He argues the Brussels failure weakens Kennedy trade goals, impairs the trade liberalization act, and heightens Atlantic tensions amid political shifts in Adenauer, De Gaulle, and Macmillan while unemployment rises and winter strains persist.
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Washington
Britain
Brussels
Kennedy Trade Policy May Be Near Collapse
Analysis notes anger from poultry producers over Common Market policies on chicken imports and shipping to Germany. It cites Arkansas and Georgia as leading exporters, with Sen. Fulbright influential. Despite pressures, observers warn against panic and urge restraint to avoid widening isolationism amid European responses.
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Arkansas
Georgia
Alabama
J. William Fulbright
Germany
France
Atlantic
Western
Europe
Four Chaplains Honored By American Legion
Editor notes the Dorchester disaster of February 3 1943 and the four chaplains Clark V Poling Alexander D Goode John P Washington and George L Fox who gave their lives aiding others. The Scottsdale American Legion urges observance of Go to Church Sunday February 3. Jay W Gaskins commander reflects on the Back to God movement.
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Dorchester
U. S. Army
Clark V. Poling
Reformed Church of America
Alexander D. Goode
John P. Washington
George L. Fox
American Legion
Scottsdale American Legion
Sipe-Peterson Post
Jay W. Gaskins
Burns Night Echoes Across Atlantic War Years
Ralph McGill notes Scottish American Burns Night observances and a 205th birthday tribute to Robert Burns. He recalls haggis, Scotch, pubs, and a 1944 Prestwick moment when U.S. airmen visited the Tam O Shanter Inn, sharing memories as Burns’ poems drew renewed interest in wartime Britain and America.
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Wee Robbie
Ayrshire
Prestwick
Allaway
Burns
Tam O’shanter
Scotland
America
U.S
Here’s To You Robert Burns The People’s Poet
A reflective piece honoring Robert Burns linking his poetry to Poe and the universal ache of poverty and fame. It notes Burns’s songs cherished in America and Scotland and ends with a toast wishing him favorable winds and guiding light.
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Burns
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Scotland
America
Reading the Senate Deliberations on a Budget Debate
An article humorously recounts Senate procedures during a budget debate led by Senator Dirksen and involving Humphrey and other leaders. It notes lengthy parliamentary exchanges, interruptions, and Dirksen’s extended remarks about Benjamin Franklin and a cat-in-a-well analogy.
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Pta’s
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Senate
Humphrey
Dirksen
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Kennedy
Sen. Dirksen
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Illinois
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Dirk Sen
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Ilinois
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