Supreme Court again upholds freedom of worship in school prayers
Editors note decisions in Maryland and Pennsylvania declare public school Bible reading and Lord's Prayer unconstitutional while upholding neutrality in government. Justice Clark states state must stay neutral between religion and nonreligion. First Amendment protects both establishment and free exercise. The ruling not banishes God or prayer but secures religious liberty at home, church, and school.
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Supreme Court
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Clark
Goldberg
Wives Smarter Senator Uses Pentagon Style Phrase
A Montgomery Alabama Advertiser item notes Senator Stephen M Young of Ohio quips about bureaucratic talk. He cites the term regression timewise as a sly way to say delay and jokes you might use it on your wife when you're late.
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Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Pentagon
Montgomery
Ala
Advertiser
Pope Paul VI Seen as New Era for Church Image
The piece contrasts the future Pope Paul VI with John XXIII, noting a shift from the jovial image of the late pontiff to a small ascetic figure. It discusses Montini’s pastoral focus on modern man losing religious sense, calls for unity, and stresses moral obligation under divine law amid contemporary secular values.
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Rome
Giovanni Battista Cardinal Montini
Vatican
Pius XII
Paul VI
John XXIII
Milan
Cardinal Montini
Jesus Christ
Thurston N. Davis
Fr. Davis
Terris
New Image of Papacy Presented By Paul VI
A clerical pastoral letter cited as shaping a new image of the papacy under Paul VI is examined amid wider reflections on modern society. The piece juxtaposes Pacem in Terris with critiques by Cogley and Hoover while contrasting Rome’s moral codes, paparazzi culture, and tax norms.
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Papacy
Paul VI
Earth
Heaven
John
Terris
Fr. Davis
John Cogley
America
Cogley
Rome
Doney
Via Veneto
Trevi
Porter
Congress Drifting Lacking Leadership Amid Inertia
Doris Fleeson notes Capitol Hill inaction as Senate rarely convenes and the House stalls over tax bills and reforms. She cites Rep Wilbur Mills and committee inertia, looming civil rights battles, racial strife risks, and a roam of lawmakers traveling to Paris and Geneva for meetings while Republicans split over civil rights actions.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Wilbur Mills
Kensett
Ark
Mills
Ways and Means
America
South
Kennedy
Micawber
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ralph Rivers
Paris
Geneva
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor
James Roosevelt
California
Barry Goldwater
Jacob Javits
John Sherman Cooper
Clifford Case
Goldwater
Editor's Mailbag Praises Newsboys Efforts and Needs Cooperation
Mrs. Ed Shearer appeals for understanding of newspaper carriers work and hours. She notes boys deliver on time in any weather, often before dawn or after dark, sacrificing other activities to earn money. She urges customers to cooperate on collections and protect carriers bags from theft, praising their service and effort.
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ED Shearer
Reader thanks paper for Pope John coverage and editorial
Mrs Jamies Cassie Alan of Scottsdale expresses belated appreciation for the newspaper’s factual and timely reporting on Pope John’s illness and death and praises the editorial published the day after his passing.
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Pope John
Pope
Jamies Cassielalan
E. Coolidge
St. Scottsdale
Book and danger of Mein Kampf recalled by veteran editor
Washington editor Ralph McGill recalls discarding a worn copy of Mein Kampf but notes the book and its author catalyzing a war era. He cites the 1924 Munich events, where a crowd led by a demagogue blamed foreigners and Jews for unemployment, sparking violence and police gunfire in the city.
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Peoples Court of
Munich
Landsberg
Lech
Powers urges citizens to study math and physics at home
Cleveland information officer Col. John Powers says the average American lags in space age knowledge. He urges Mr. and Mrs. Citizen to spend about an hour daily at home studying college math and physics and reading encyclopedias.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John
Shorty) Powers
U.S
Recollections On Rereading Mein Kampf
The piece recalls Hitler's rise from poverty and disunity in Weimar Germany to a world war, examining how he exploited prejudice and greed. It notes his final suicide in 1945 and warns against rabble-rousers who preach prejudice and deny legitimate aspirations for power and wealth.
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Germany
Weimar Republic
700000 Jobs Needed For Nation s Youth
A national appeal warns that 700000 young people are unemployed and many drop out of school. The Youth Employment bill is proposed to expand training, reduce discrimination, and boost opportunities as Mobilization for Youth in New York demonstrates possible success.
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New York
New York City
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Random House
Mother Earth
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McGil
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Mein Kampf
Tace
Reich
Berlin
Vienna
Hitler
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