Liberties Must Be Preserved Amid Rising Crime
An editorial argues liberties enshrined in the Constitution should be protected while confronting increasing crime. It condemns overreliance on technicalities that let criminals evade conviction and urges revising state laws to address organizational crime without discarding fundamental rights. It notes crime has long existed in America and stresses self reliance while warning against excessive state intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
New World
Ridicule as Weapon Against U S Reds and Birch Society
Opinion argues ridicule harms anti communist movements more than Communists, noting John Birch Society and HUAC overstate danger. It contends Americans ridicule of Communists undercuts opponents, while in Europe Communist parties exist but face ridicule, and in the United States Communists remain weak.
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United States
U.S. Communist Party
John Birch’ Society
France
Italy
Holland
Sweden
Birchites
House Un-American Activities Committee
John Birch Society
College athletics debated as a professional avenue
James W. Bibb budget director of Kansas argues in The National Observer that colleges should consider schools of professional athletics. He compares pro sports to other professions, says education should matter, and contends universities are not trade schools, urging balance between sport and scholarly aims.
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James W. Bibb
State of
Kansas
National Observer
Bibl
Bibb
Second Look He Took a Plunge Into the Stock Market
A brief report notes an individual made a sudden investment move as market indices plummeted, reflecting a bold if risky response to a broad market downturn. The action underscores timing risk and potential exposure to rapid declines.
Dave Felts Column on Toys From Rubber Bands to Clocks
An editorial reminiscence traces toy power from rubber bands and clockworks to modern batteries and motors. It laments lost simple fun, recalls Seth Thomas clocks, antique coffee mills, and children’s play with kitchen pans, while noting frequent vacation chatter and the author’s long career in editorial writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Thomas
Baseball Authority
Ted’ ‘Williams
Kids crave toy guns over space gadgets this Christmas
A Ward Cannel report notes U S toy leaders see children preferring battery and motor driven items over space role models. Despite space kits, kids want automatons and war toys, with dolls and lerned tools joining trains in demand as firms explain movement drives purchases.
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Ward Cannel Newspaper Enterprise Assn
New York
U.S
Remca
Marx
Computer Communist Mao Faces Shifting Realities
Ralph McGill surveys Mao Zedong as a “computer Communist” in Horvath’s view, noting Mao’s fading poetic image, growing luxury, and a personality cult. The piece weighs Mao’s anti-Soviet push, fears of provoking global conflict, and Chou En-lai’s cautious stance amid nuclear-era uncertainties.
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Ralph McGill
Atlanta
Yevgeny
Yevtushenko
China
Mao
Tsetung
George Paloczi-Horvath
Mao Tse Tung
Horvath
Mao Tse-tung
The
Blue Ants
Hitler
Laos
Vietnam
Tibet
India
Mongolia
Russia
United States
Chow
Chow En-lai
Chou En-lai
Kennedy Pushes Five Year Plan To Reform Immigration
President Kennedy proposes gradual removal of the 1924 national origins quota system over five years. He would cut overall quotas 20 percent yearly and pool salvaged numbers for a new system prioritizing skilled applicants and relatives, then first come, first served.
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Andrew Tully
Washington
Kennedy
Europe
United States
U.S
Great Britain
Daughters of the American Revolution
Uncle Sam
Marconi
Eisenhower
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Liberty
Chicago
Orlando Wilson
Wilson
McCarthyites
House UN - American Activities Committee
Dave Felts
Divisio Ion
Bureau
Census
Ideal Toy Co
A. C. Gilbert Co
Buffalo
Fred
JFK
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