Right To Know Stifled By Press Freedom Award Speech
Virgil M. Newton, aging editor of the Tampa Tribune, accepts the John Peter Zenger Award and condemns federal secrecy. He cites open records and meetings laws in 33 states, criticizes the 2,000 plus federal bureaus and 5,000 advisory offices, and warns Congress must reclaim power to protect public access to government information.
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Red) Newton
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Atlantic
Pacific
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Wisconsin
Nevada
Washington
Dante Fascell
Florida
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Congress
Senate
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General Accounting Office
Roosevelt
Truman
White House
Eisenhower
William P. Rogers
Free American Press
Justice Black Turns 75 Reading Dissents on Free Speech
Justice Hugo L. Black marked his 75th birthday by rereading dissents defending First Amendment rights in cases on the House Un-American Activities Committee. The piece notes his long career, praise, and caution about future threats to liberty as government power grows.
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Washington
Hugo L. Black
House Un-American Activities Committee
Potter Stewart
Frank Wilkinson
Un-American Activities Committee
Justice Black
Wilkinson
Carl
Braden
Congress
Alabama
Klu Klux Klan
Catholic bishops urge clear teaching on racial justice
Ralph McGill reports on pastoral letters and sermons urging full Catholic teaching on racial justice. The bishops condemn extremism, defend equal rights, and note recent church efforts in education, missions, and parish programs amid social changes.
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Ralph McGill
McGill
New Bee
Atlanta
On the Line Phil Silvers Nice Guy
New York theater column notes Broadway losses near 2 million this season while audiences still favor shows with laughs and familiar tunes. Phil Silvers is praised as a superb comedian and a nice guy, with a memorable moment when the President attended an opening night and Silvers recovered the audience with a joke about Peter Lawford.
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New York
Claudette Colbert
Phil Silvers
Broadway
Phil
Benny Goodman
St. James Theater
Jto
United States
Almanac Today March 6 1961 historic notes and anecdotes
Almanac entry notes March 6 1961 as the 65th day with 300 days left and lists notable birthdays including Michelangelo in 1475 and Elizabeth Barrett Browning in 1806. It recalls the 1836 Alamo siege, the 1857 Dred Scott ruling, and 1953 Stalin successor Molenkov. It includes show business anecdotes about Phil Silvers, Frank Sinatra, Joe E. Lewis, and Carmine DeSapio.
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Elizabeth Barrett ‘Browning
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Alamo
Santa Anna
Sinatra
Phil
Frank Sinatra
Don Lopez
Lopez
Do Re Mi
Bilko
Henny Youngman
Henny
Desi Arnaz
Henry
Joe.e. Lewis
Carmine DeSapio
Joe E
Carmine
Freedom Academy urged to train in Cold War warfare
Washington report notes leading Democrats urge President Kennedy to back bills creating a Freedom Academy to study Soviet political warfare. The push argues the U S is losing the Cold War and that a formal academy would teach countersubversion and total warfare to Americans and free world nationals.
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Fulton Lewis
Washington
Congress
Freedom Academy
Latin America
Europe
Iron Curzon
Russia
Poland
Hungary
China
West
FBI Chief Estimates 90000 Fugitives At Large In U S
Washington report quotes J Edgar Hoover noting 90000 fugitives at large as law enforcement lines stay thin and embattled. In Cologne Willy Breuer unveils motto of Bald Men's Club: when hair is gone true comradeship remains.
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J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
United States
Cologne
Germany
Willy Breuer
Bald Men’s Club
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