Bill Would End Secrecy in Arizona Government
An editorial urges passage of a state senate freedom of information bill to require open meetings for all governmental bodies. It notes protections exist elsewhere but secrecy persists in Arizona. The piece argues open access safeguards public rights and condemns closed committees and secret actions by officials.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
State Senate
Arizona
Board of Supervisors
Board of Regents
State Board of Education
House of Representatives
Nelson D. Brayton
D-Gila
W. L. (Tay) Cook
D-Cochise
Africans Hospitality and Cautions From Africa’s Village Life
New York writer Bob Considine recounts lessons from Father Guilbeault a Canadian priest and Basutoland college rector about African hospitality and social norms. He notes tom tom networks word travel and the caution needed when a white visitor asks questions or receives assent.
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Bob Considine
New York
Hearst
Africa
Proctor
Guilbeault
University College of Pius XII
Basutoland
Koko
Tom
Father Guilbeault
National Scene Racial Bans Hurt Prestige
Atlanta columnist Ralph McGill discusses a report by Senators Church McGee and Moss after their 22,000 mile tour of 16 African nations. He notes US racial discrimination damages diplomacy with Africa and questions how the Lumumba case will affect future foreign policy and diplomacy.
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Atlanta
Patrice Lumumba
Mnewsnaners
United States
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United Nations
Frank Church
Idaho
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Frank E. Moss
Utah
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Middle East
Washington
Sierra Leone
Yale University
New York
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Lumumba
Congo
States
Russia
Johnson Gets Own Staff In Kennedy White House
In Kennedy's first month, Vice President Johnson gains an executive staff and tasks, signaling a shift toward a working partnership. The arrangement mirrors Lincoln Seward power dynamics, aiming to keep Johnson active and influential as Kennedy’s term progresses.
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Marquis Childs
Washington
Kennedy
John Childsson
Ator Kennedy
Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
William H. Seward
New York State
Prairie Lawyer
Illinois
Seward
Lincoln
New Rights Champion Emerges in North Carolina Senate
A new advocate for women's equal rights rose in the North Carolina Legislature as Sen W Lunsford urged repeal of a law prohibiting arrests of women. In El Centro Ramirez mistakenly pulled a fire alarm prompting three fire trucks and two police cars. In Amityville Thomas Gregory, 11, was found hiding in woods after fleeing Brunswick Hospital before a planned tonsil removal and is back in hospital.
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Raleigh
N.C
UPD
North Carolina
W. Lunsford
EL Centro
Calif
UPI
Juan Chavez Ramirez
Ramirez
Amityville, N.Y
Thomas Gregory
Thomas
Brunswick Hospital
Letters to the Editor Urge Intercity News Sharing
A Scottsdale Daily Progress reader complains about news blackout between Scottsdale Mesa Chandler and calls for better cross city coverage. The letter praises Scottsdale events like Parada del Sol and urges coordinated scheduling to boost regional activities and readership.
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Scottsdale
Mesa
Phoenix
Tucson
Chandler
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Bank robber returns cash with quote on shock
UPI reports Eugene John Snyder repaid $4,577 taken at gunpoint and said he only needed $300, but the bag's money shocked him. In Salisbury Southern Rhodesia Sir Roy Welensky rejects a British plan to widen African voting eligibility, asserting government must stay in responsible hands.
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Miami
UPI
Eugene John Snyder
Los Angeles Motorist Says He Skips Red Lights to Save Gas
Herman Abrams testified in court that he often failed to stop at red lights because he cannot afford to waste gas. The defense argued the tactic aimed to conserve fuel rather than evade law.
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Los Angeles
Herman Abrams
Dirksen urges caution on Kennedy program timing
Senator Everett Dirksen GOP leader says Congress should not rush Kennedy's legislative agenda, arguing it's in the country's interests to take reasonable time to handle the job.
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Sen
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Congress
Kennedy
Roosevelt Tries to Abolish HUAC Drive Across Nation
Franklin D Roosevelt ally Jimmy Roosevelt leads a renewed push to abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee. Across campuses from New York to Yellow Springs activists urge petitions and letter writing. Editorials question the film Operation Abolition and cite police testimony on rioters.
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Fulton Lewis
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Iext
California
Democratic Congress
Jimmy Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Adam’ Clayton Powell
William Fitts Ryan
New York
Frank Wilkinson
National Committee For the Abolition of
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Yellow Springs
Antioch College
Un-American Committee
American Civil Liberties Union
The
National Committee To Abolish
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
George Christopher
Thomas Cahill
Michael Maguire
Communist Party
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