Militancy Drowns Moderates in Negro Civil Rights Debate
In a new surge of radicalism, Northern and Southern Negro communities see moderates sidelined as militant voices gain traction. Leaders like James Meredith and J. H. Jackson face attacks while radicals push inflammatory tactics. King and other mainstream figures are labeled Uncle Tom by Harlem radicals.
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New York
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Chicago
James H. Meredith
J. H. Jackson
National Association For the Advancement of Correct People
Riley
Cambridge
Kennedy
For Equal Rights
Harlem
Lem
King
NAACP
CORE
Africa
Editorials Our Opinions Professional Republicans Must Pick Soon
East Moline hosts weekend political chatter as Secretary of State Charles Carpentier eyes the 1964 GOP gubernatorial nomination. Stratton Lew is and Dirksen offer praise while Percy and Robertson stake early claims. Party leaders face a deadline as primaries approach and voters ponder cross party implications.
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East Moline
Charles Carpentier
Mendations
Illinois
Chicago
Pio
Hayes Robertson
Percy
Robertson
Cook County
Republican Committee
Stratton
Carpentier
Fulbright and Goldwater Spar Over Freedom and Policy
Arkansas Senator J William Fulbright attacks Senator Barry Goldwater’s conservative program comparing it to Chinese Communist positions. He argues Goldwater’s views oppose coexistence and nuclear test bans while critiquing domestic policies like Social Security rural electrification farm price supports public housing and urban renewal as undermining freedom.
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Vaughn Meader
Mort Sahl
Arkansas
J. William Fulbright
New Frontier
Sen. Fulbright
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Arizona Republican
Senate
Arkansas Democrat
Fulbright
Anatole France
Secretary Carpentier taunts Kerner with odd quote
Second Look notes Democratic Gov Otto Kerner is inept but handsome and questions if candidates will be ugly yet adept. It mentions Moscow initialing a nuclear test ban treaty, Russians costly to reach the moon, and a judge remark about Justice Douglas not fitting the old nine.
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Carpentier
Otto Kerner
Moscow
U. S. Supreme Court
Douglas
Kerner
Lincoln
Congress
Springfield
Illinois
Governor Kerner vetoes county superintendent pay raise
Gov Otto Kerner vetoed a House bill that would raise salaries for county school superintendents. He argued the office is obsolete due to district consolidation and unit districts, noting salaries have tripled since World War II and urging abolition rather than pay increases. He praised the veto as courageous amid courthouse lobbying.
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Otto Kerner
Ward General Assembly
Public Instruction
Senate
Cook Couny
Court House
Kerner
Lincoln readings brighten Kelso Hollow at New Salem
Governor Kerner entertained with Lincoln excerpts in an open air New Salem amphitheater. Moonlit night, perfect public address system, and crickets accompanied the reading. The Lincoln Heritage Trail dedication preceded the performance by the Illinois governor.
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Otto Kerner
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Kelso Hollow
Frontier
New Salem
Illinois State Park
Lincoln Heritage Trail
73Rd General Assembly
Leland Hotel
Springfield
Kerner
Matthew Welsh
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Chinese Journals Reveal 1960 61 Communist Struggles
U S officials disclose top secret Chinese People's Liberation Army journals showing civilian disorders and army morale drops amid food shortages in 1960 61. Reports note unrest in villages and strained supply lines, with anxiety in Beijing over peasant violence risk but no loss of troop control.
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Washington
United States
U.S
China
Peking
General Political Department
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Laos
Red Protests Over Greece Stir Memory in US Press
Ralph McGill notes uneasy Greek royal rule sparks memory of wartime upheaval as communists protest and as two notebook entries from 1945 recount ELAS activity, EAM, and postwar political turmoil in Athens and Cairo. Queen Frederika and King Paul endure mixed public reception amid calls for democracy versus monarchy.
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Greece
Paul
Frederika
London
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E.A.M
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Cairo
Egypt
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Yugoslavia
George
Gisa
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Moscow
Washington
New Delhi
Agamemnon
Pericles
Britain
Russia
France
Europe
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