Editorials Our Opinions Let's Negotiate Basic Problems Not Promises
Our Opinions argues that Western negotiators should demand a clear public statement from Khrushchev on why Moscow seeks a non aggression pact with NATO. It warns such a treaty may be unenforceable and could be used to pressure Berlin, urging focus on concrete safeguards and broader East-West conflict issues.
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Khrushchev
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West
Germany
Dean Rusk
Kremlin
Bonn
East Germany
West Berlin
U.S
Warsaw
Moscow
United States
NATO
Berlin
Soviet Union
Butter Surplus Traced From Farm to Foreign Aid
A Milwaukee Journal viewpoint questions the federal butter surplus policy. It notes 400 million pounds remain uncommitted in government warehouses and that nearly 100 million pounds are converted to butter oil at plants nationwide. The process wastes about 20 percent of the food and funds a Food for Peace program shipping butter oil abroad, prompting taxpayer concern about waste versus aid.
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Milwaukee Journal
India
Pakistan
Iran
Uncle Sam
Phus
Minneapolis
Tough Summer For James Hood
James Hood, who entered the University of Alabama with Vivian Malone as part of the first Black students to enroll, withdraws citing health reasons. His departure ends a turbulent summer marked by racial demonstrations and accusations against university officials, leaving Hood an enigma amid campus tensions and public glare.
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James A. Hood
University of Alabama
Hood
Vivian Malone
University of Mississippi
James Hood
Aristocracy and a Kentucky Wonder harvest in one column
Dave Felts muses on Hollywood society before the film era and old New York aristocracy, noting marriages among nobles and kin, then shifts to gardening with Kentucky Wonder beans ripening as summer prime, praises fresh produce over frozen fare, and ends with reflections on weddings, the church, and a longtime family doctor.
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Hollywood
Duke of
Argyle
Duchess of
Stanley Mortimer
New York Times
Stanley G. Mortimer, Jr
Kathleen
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Florida’s Doctor Gorrie Founder of Air Conditioning
In a hot Capitol, Dr. John Gorrie, a Florida physician who invented indoor cooling and an ice making device, remains little known. A 19th century innovator, he died unappreciated in 1855, though later honored with a statue in the Capitol’s Memorial Hall and cited by lawmakers and medical journals for his pioneering comfort to mankind.
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New Jersey
Capitol Building
John Gorrie
Dr. Gorrie
Lincoln
Jefferson
Dr. Gortie
Congress
Capitol
United States
Florida
Gorrie
New York
God
George A. Smathers
Claude Pepper
Floyd Kirby
Kirby
Cenathers
Apalachicola
Fla
Papper
Journal of the American Medical Assciation
Nevis
West Indies
South Carolina
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New
U.S. Marine Hospital
State of Florida
Adrian Pillars
Statuary Hall
Opposition to Kinkaid Lake sparks local protest over lake district
In a reader letter discussion on boat ing and lakes, residents defend adding a nearby lake with a conservancy district funded by small taxes. They accuse William Given and his father of circulating a petition against the lake and note Randolph County votes helped derail Kinkaid Lake plans, while others worry about future lake projects.
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Kinkaid
William Given
L. Given
Randolph County
Jackson County
Jake
Popular Popskull Ad Men Push Snob Appeal in Liquor Rivalry
A writer rails against fancy liquor advertisements that claim virtue in brand choice. He blasts distillers for peddling class allure, mocks aristocratic campaigns, and demands plain facts: name, age, and accessibility for ordinary folks.
Court Day Delivers Short Drama to Rural Taxpayer
Reader describes a July 1963 tax case at Jackson County Courthouse. He sat through a production-line style proceeding without counsel or jury, criticizing court costs and questioning tax equity while recounting personal hardships including his wife’s TB sanatorium stay and four children to support. He notes calls for fairer treatment of lower-bracket taxpayers and urges action against nonpaying higher-bracket individuals. He faced delinquent personal property taxes totaling 906.50 and agreed to pay 100 now and the rest at 0 5 per month.
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The
Southern Tinoisan
William Ridgeway
Jackson County
Perry Mason Ag
Peyton Kunce
James McRoy, Jr
Atty
George Toomey
Evansville
Ind
Mllnois
Free
Brave
Rushing
Costa
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Beulah
Mich
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Sen. Kefauver
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Crank
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Pepper
Kinkaid Lake
Cary Grant
Rolls Royce
Balzac
Victor Hugo
Christine Keeler
Jackie
Pues
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