Defense of freedom and the ACLU in a letters page
A lengthy letter opposing the ACLU is discussed, noting space cuts and context. The editorial defends the ACLU as protecting civil liberties across groups and disputes charges of communism. It cites Kennedy, Eisenhower, MacArthur, and the Colorado Birch Society protest to illustrate support for free debate and constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Colorado
John Birch Society
The
Birch Society
Douglas MacArthur
Roger Baldwin
Japan
Kennedy
Eisenhower
America
Autumn Signals Change in Valley of the Sun
The article notes the onset of autumn in the Valley of the Sun with cooler evenings and less humidity. It contrasts northern harvests and spring awakenings, mentioning ripening fruit, maturing grasses, and pending winter in Arizona as birds migrate and a renewed sense of life and hope arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Goldwater Anderson Advocates Firm Asia Policy
Admiral George W. Anderson, retired Navy chief and new ambassador to Portugal, urges a steadier defense posture amid rising Soviet sea power. He criticizes civilian-military trust gaps and warns against weakening military input in weapons procurement policy and TFX and V/STOL contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W. Anderson
Pentagon
Adm
Anderson
America
Goldwater
Defense
Robert McNamara
Navy
National Press Club
Portugal
The
New Frontier
Defense Department
Adm. Anderson
United States
Soviet Union
Department of Defense
Department
Willie Heston and Fielding Yost Recalled in Ralph McGill Tribute
Atlanta writer Ralph McGill recalls Willie Heston the 85 year old former Michigan halfback who scored 93 touchdowns for Fielding Yost. He notes Yost’s fast teams averaged over a point a minute for four seasons and describes Yost’s passion for football and his battlefield hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Willie Heston
Yost
Michigan
Spain
U.S. Navy
Teddy Rooseviet
San Juan Hill
Teddy
White House
Mark Hanna
Fielding Yost
Dan McGugin
Tennessee
Nashville
McGugin
Vanderbilt
Birmingham Mayor vows cooperation but resists domination
Birmingham Mayor Albert Boutwell says Kennedy's picks Earl Blaik and Kenneth Royall come in good faith to help with racial problems. He adds he will not be dominated or yield principles. In New York James Farmer of CORE vows action if the administration fails to act, warning it will be replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Albert Boutwell
President Kennedy
Army
Earl Blaik
Secretary of the
Kenneth Royall
New York
James Farmer
The
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Death Recalls Heston Yost Grid Combine
A Nashville sighting shows coachs McGugin and Yost illustrating football with groceries on the street while discussing the game. The piece recalls the first Rose Bowl context a Michigan Stanford post season game, and notes Willie Heston's long life after football ending with death at an old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heston-Yost
Nashville
McGugin
Yost
Pasadena
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Stanford
Segregation Struggle Shapes Washington Political Currents
Marquis Childs assesses how Southern white resistance, led by segregationists, reshapes national policy. He notes Birmingham bombing backlash, Civil Rights legislation delays, radical right gains, and potential party fragmentation as South voters threaten electoral influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United Nations
Moscow
Birch Society
South
U.S. Alarm Over Birmingham Bomb Sparks GOP Split Fear
The piece argues that violence over desegregation and rise of extremist groups threaten law and order, warning that party fragmentation could hand presidential power to the House. It cites Sen. Barry Goldwater, defenses of the two party system, and contrasts North and South responses to racial tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
House of Representatives
George Wallace
John Birch Society
Earl Warren
Advisory Council Defends ACLU in Letter to Editor
Maricopa Advisory Council writes to counter an Aug 26 editorial attacking the ACLU for teaching in schools. The letter argues not about labeling the ACLU as Communist but about defending civil rights and condemns subversion laws, citing Hoover and various organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona American Legion
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
American Legion
Communist Front
J. Edgar Hoover
California
Communist Party
Worker
People’s World
Gerald L. K. Smith
William Buckley
George L. Rockwell
Soviet Union
United States
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
John de J. Pemberton, Jr
The
Legion
Pem
Quirks and Oddities From UPI Items
Pete Greco 74 booked on vagrancy charges after trespass and begging for a coat in Stockton California. He had 905 dollars in cash and four bank books totaling eight thousand in deposits. Laura Gregoris 21 and Rinaldo Saunig wed 441 feet underground in a cave near Trieste. The pair wore speleologist outfits and were married by their group chaplain. The Theatre Royal in Exeter offered a 70 dollar reward for a stolen spiral staircase.
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Stockton, Calif
UPI
Pete Greco
Trieste
Italy
Laura Gregoris
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Defense of Freedom
State Dept
Admiral Anderson
Ralph McGill
United Press International
Marquis Childs
Childs
Bull Connor
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Congress
Southern Committee
U.S
Kennedy Bills
Berton
Committee For A Sane Nuclear Policy
NAACP
United World Federalists
American Association For the United Nations
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Student Peace Union
Americans For Democratic Action
Committee of 100
Fund For the Republic
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Western Savings
Scottsdale
Maricopa Advisory Council
E. First St
Exeter
England
Theater Royal Today
Olympus
Interlands
Birmingher
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