Mexican American Identity and Cultural Sorting in the Southwest
The piece argues that Spanish speaking groups in the Southwest are culturally Mexican and urges Mexican Americans to reclaim dignity. It explores names used by Californians, Texans, New Mexicans, Coloradans and Arizonans and discusses how language and culture shape education and civic belonging. It stresses Mexican heritage within American citizenship and calls for unity and self-respect.
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United States
U.S
Southwest
California
Texas
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Yesteryear
Civil rights showdown looms as Senate debate drags on
Marquis Childs notes deep unease behind public Civil Rights fight in Washington. Lawmakers push for compromises while Senator Everett Dirksen maneuvers to extend debate and block a timely cllective move toward cloture.
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Washington
Senate
Picayune
Everett McKinley Virksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Civil Rights Deadlock Drives Nationwide Protests Risking Bill
Judiciary and public pressure swirl as civil rights stalemate may doom a key bill. Filibuster history shows lawmakers like Dirksen and Kerr using tactics to cap liberal opposition. June classes end and students plan nationwide demonstrations on voting, segregation, and employment discrimination.
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Senate
Kennedy Telstar
American Telephone & Telegraph
Dirksen
Robert S$. Kerr
Tele Star
South
Truman at 80 looks back on a life of failures and success
Harry S. Truman celebrated his 80th birthday reflecting on a life marked by early hardship, military service, and ascent from small Kansas City roots to the presidency. From Pendergast influence to major wartime decisions, his career showcased resilience and decisive leadership.
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Harry Truman
West Point
Annapolis
Kansas City
Independence
France
National Guard
St. Mihiel
Meuse- Argonne
Bess Wallace
Mary Margaret
AEF
Tom Pendergast
Missouri
Pendergast
American Legion
Judge Truman
United States Senate
Tom
Pearl Harbor
Sen. Truman
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Robert E. Hannegan
Ed Kelly
Ed Flynn
Frank Hague
Truman
Hannegan
William O. Douglas
Fdr
Warm Springs
White House
Nazi Germany
Editor's Mailbag Letters Question Rev Smallsreed for School Board
A Scottsdale reader argues against Rev L J Smallsreed filling Steward Flaschen's seat on the Scottsdale School Board. She notes his two prior defeats and contends voters doubt his qualifications. Mrs Margot Sheahan, 6631 E Hubbell St Scottsdale.
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L. J. Smallsreed
Steward Flaschen
Scottsdale School Board
Smallsreed
Fifty years of service Hoover leads FBI on May tenth
John Edgar Hoover marks 40 years as FBI director as of May 10, 1964, amid praise for his moral code and duty. The piece notes the bureau's growing workload, Hoover's public persona, and mixed civil rights perspectives regarding federal investigations and local protections.
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Washington
John Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bureau
Mr. Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Head Of FBI Seen As Symbol Of Rectitude In Civil Rights Era
In a congressional hearing J Edgar Hoover defended the FBI as a nearly incorruptible force amid concerns over communist infiltration of some civil rights groups. He noted few infiltrators, emphasized the bureau's record in arresting criminals and spies, and warned of local law enforcement corruption that bolsters the FBI’s trusted image.
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FBI
Hoover
NAACP
America
Bureau
Mother's Day Glorified as Nation Celebrates 50th Anniversary
US brief notes the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day with President Wilson's 1914 proclamation. It highlights Anna Jarvis as the founder who led a nationwide movement from a small church service in Grafton to a national holiday and her later life.
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Kansas City
UPI
Woodrow Wilson
Anna M. Jarvis
Wilson
Anna Jarvis
Grafton
W. Va
Mary Baldwin College
Elsinore
Philadelphia
Jarvis
Anna
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Miss Jarvis
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