Kerner Report Calls Racist Society Threatens Democratic Values
The Kerner Commission says America is moving toward two separate and unequal societies, with most blame on white America. It urges a compassionate, massive, sustained program to root out discrimination in jobs, education, and housing to prevent further unrest and preserve democracy.
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National Advisory Commission On
Kerner Committee
America
Congress
Floyd McKissick
CORE
Arizona must adopt boat safety measures now
The piece urges the Arizona Legislature to study New York and New Jersey boating laws and prepare a bill for the next session. It notes desert boating areas still see rising water sport activity and warns accident rates could rise without strong safety rules. Power boats are warned to be as dangerous as cars.
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Arizona
New York
New Jersey
Blood oath demand shapes Stevenson defeat in Illinois
Washington reports that Lyndon Johnsons push for total loyalty while selecting candidates for the Democratic ticket has led to Adlai E Stevenson IIs rejection. White House pressure and funding controls are cited as factors, with Daley and Illinois leaders backing a firmer prowar stance.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson II
Democratic Party
Johnson
Vietnam
White House
Stevenson
Everett
McKinley Dirksen
Adlai
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
Daley
Fifty years of IRC aid to refugees worldwide
The piece notes the 35th anniversary of the International Rescue Committee founded in 1933 by figures including Leo Cherne Albert Einstein and John Dewey. It recalls IRC helping anti Nazi leaders escape Europe and later aiding refugees across Europe and Asia. It lists IRC offices and cites a Canadian nurse anesthetist report from Hue in Vietnam describing wartime hospital conditions and danger.
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New York
International Rescue’ Committee, Inc
Leo Cherne
Albert Einstein
John Dewey
Considine
Germany
France
West
Marc. Chagall
Franz. Werfel
Jacques Lipchitz
IRC
Europe
West Germany
Berlin
Hungary
Cuba
Castro
Hong Kong
Red China
Hitler
Geneva
Hamburg
London
Madrid
Mexico City
Montreal
Munich
Nuremberg
Paris
Rome
Saigon
Stockholm
Trieste
Vienna
Vietnam
Letter Praises Coronado High Team and Coach Crews
Parents of a Coronado High School athlete commend the team and coach for their role in a successful season. They highlight Joe Mackey as a star and thank the entire squad and coaching staff for their effort and impact. The letter includes a public health aside noting polio immunization history and outbreaks worldwide.
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Joe Mackey
Coronado . High
Joe’ Mackey
Mexico
United States Public Health Service
Public Health Service
Public debate urged on drug education and parenting
A reader argues against psychologists advising parents to refrain from guiding children. She insists on parental involvement, questions the framing of marijuana as unfamiliar, and calls for informed public discussions with doctors nurses and social workers to answer youths questions.
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Sarah Folsom
Tell It Like It Is The Nation Faces Civil Disorder
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders states starkly that white racism, discrimination, and poverty fuel unrest in cities and rural areas. It urges Americans to fund a massive domestic effort, even as debates over Vietnam persist, to heal the breach and save the nation.
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National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Commission
Magnolia
Congress
United States
Vietnam
Wilbur D. Mills
D. Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Western Hemisphere
National Advisory Committee On Civil Disorders
Rockefeller son story shows fatherly grief and curiosity
The Albany report recounts Gov. Rockefeller reading a book about Michael Rockefeller's 1961 Asmat expedition in New Guinea. The piece explores a father's grief and pride, noting Michael's photography and artifact work, and the son's courage amid peril.
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Albany
N.Y
Gov
Harvard
Young Rockefeller
New Guinea
Museum of Primitive Arts
Michael Rockefeller
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A.M.A. News
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