Des Moines Judge Grand Stands For No Nonsense Justice
Reader reports on Des Moines Iowa judge Harry Grand known for tough sentences. One violator got five days for fleeing after crashing a parked car. A sixteen year old’s two day sentence was cut to one after a night in jail. A well to do teen received two days for reckless driving amid parental punishment comments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harry Grand
Grand
Mama
Papa
Arizona
Sir Winston Churchill Retires From British Commons After 60 Years
After six decades in the House of Commons, Sir Winston Churchill retires amid admiration for his wartime leadership and statesmanship. The era ends as he plans a quieter life, with hopes he remains active for England and the world and possibly receives a royal title acknowledging his contributions.
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Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Winston
England
Post Office Budget Fight Echoes Across Congress
Barry Goldwater criticizes intimidation tactics as Congress resists Kennedy administration spending. Postmaster General Day warns of drastic mail cuts if a House reduction stands, while leaders from McCormack to Rusk face pressure over foreign aid and domestic programs. The piece argues for restraint and open debate without emergency framing.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
New Frontier
Day
Capitol Hill
Senate
Post Office Department
White House
House
McCormack
D-Mass
State Rusk
Rusk
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wayne Hays
Ohio
H. R. Gross
Iowa
State Department
Smoke from Viet Nam fires signals looming conflict warners
Drew Pearson notes dawn smoke over the South Viet Nam jungle signals a possible large scale war with thousands of American lives at risk. He describes Viet Cong tactics, camouflage, and planned stages from infiltration to full strike, likening it to a Maoist mobile warfare model and warning of grave commitment.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
G.I
North
France
United States
South Korea
Jungle Camp Fires In Viet Nam Indicate Guerrilla Movement
The column argues the war in South Viet Nam is not won and cites the South Viet Nam army weaknesses. It notes Diem's focus on palace power, early advisers' missteps, and diplomatic limits that create guerrilla havens. It highlights Maxwell Taylor Mission impacts and villager training versus cautious regular forces.
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Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Diem
State Department
Cambodia
Laos
Maxwell Taylor
Taylor
Malaya
Korea
Washington
You'd Be Surprised How Many Americans Don't Go Anywhere
A Bob Considine piece cites Opinion Research Corp. figures showing travel habits in the United States. Only 1 percent have flown, 8 percent fly, 7 percent take trains, and 5 percent travel by bus. Half stay home, while 52 percent never vacation away from home overnight.
Editor's Mailbag Pleased Readers Praise The Progress
A reader lauds The Daily Progress for forthright views on school federal aid water deposits and housing pay increases. They recall personal sacrifice for speaking out and praise the paper's courage. The letter thanks the paper for local news and urges subscription renewal. Reader's name withheld by request.
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Phoenix
Des Moines Register
Grand
Des Moines
Dr. Amick
Physician-Higher Inccome
McGill on the Confederate flag and its modern uses
Ralph McGill criticizes the Confederate flag as a symbol now linked to violence and hatred. He notes its display by white nationalist groups, mentions Mississippi art professor G Ray Kerin facing harassment over a painting, and cites divisions between political powers and scholars defending artistic expression.
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Atlanta
KOKA
Mississippi
Alabama
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Appomattox
G. Ray Kercin
University of Mississippi
Confederate Flag Art Provokes Mississippi Campus Clash
The painting by Prof. Kerin depicting the 1962 James Meredith confrontation at Ole Miss stirred racist reactions including banners and verbal abuse. A student filed obscenity charges. the case moved through Mississippi courts before being dropped. The episode highlights a coercive climate shaping campus values and constitutional rights.
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James Meredith
Oxford
Keren
Ole Ass
Tesso
Negra Collegian
Ross Barnett
Kennedy
Meh Omihe Ucte
Murad
Bercin
Resense
Elie
Mississippi
Kerciu
Prof
Kuchel Targets Fright Peddlers in Senate Speech
California senator Thomas Kuchel denounces self-styled patriotic groups. He cites daily mail pressure from constituents misled by hoaxes. Kuchel seeks to boost Republican gains in California and unseat freshman Democrat Clair Engel, while aiming for a 1964 Senate term continuation.
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Washington
Homas H. Kuchel
Calif
Kuchel
Senate
Pat Brown
Richard Nixon
California
Clair Enele
Kuehel
Kuchel Sees Bircher Gains Threatening California
Senator Kuchel warns that Far Right Birchers are expanding influence west of the Rockies and could jeopardize potential Republican presidential contenders like Rockefeller Scranton and Romney as California Republicans maintain a stronger base than Democrats. He notes strong GOP nerves after Bircher successes and warns the battle continues.
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Wiliam Scranton
George Romney
Kuchel
Rockies
California
Republican Assembly
Bircher
Birchers
Enele
California Demoecratic Council
Ornia
Frank
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