Supreme Court broad strides mark desegregation shift
Editorial analyzes 1963 Supreme Court sit-in rulings as sweeping, with Justice Harlan dissenting on pace, and notes Alabama tensions in Birmingham and the Kennedy administration’s watchful stance as federal troops linger. It highlights a shift from public school desegregation to private business practices.
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U. S. Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Ity
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy
Nashville
Tenn
Muscle Shoals
Huntsville
Alabama
George Wallace
Deep South
Pope John XXIII Encyclical Praised by Kennedy
President Kennedy praised the Easter Encyclical as a hopeful call for peace and world unity. He said as a Catholic and an American he learned from it, recognizing the Pope's role in aligning Catholicism with progressive global forces. The visit to the Pope on his European trip signals American respect for his efforts in freedom and international dialogue.
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Presiden Kennedy
John XXIII
United States
John XXII
Polar Jobs Go Begging
The U S Weather Bureau offers free room board and clothing for technicians for a new frontier at the North and South Poles. Base pay is about 9000 dollars with an extra 2800 dollars yearly. The appeal may fade due to polar risks and niche demand, leaving little for a rainy day.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Poles
Second Look at Moon Trip Prices and Shuttle Celebration
Rumors about fantastic prices on widely circulated coins spark concerns over spending. Astronauts who first reach the moon and return are slated for a grand celebration featuring a shower of punched computer cards.
Word Power Shapes Politics and Public Programs
A discussion on how terminology drives political acceptance of programs like the TVA and Medicare. It argues that phrases such as allocation of resources or hospital Insurance alter perceptions and shape policy support, noting how leaders frame issues to ease implementation and avoid backlash.
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United States
Adolf A. Berle
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Eisenhower
Congress
Mr. Kennedy
From Beowulf to Virginia Woolf spoof review
Dave Felts notes a playful spoof book From Beowulf to Virginia Woolf by Robert Manson Myers, a 1952 Charter Books edition. He jokes about false claims, mentions Henry VI and Lady Zane Grey, and recalls Project Mercury and USS Kearsarge history. He also reports garden musings on petunias and a high school track claim from Southern Illinois.
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Virginia Woolf
Robert Manson Myers
Charter Books
Bobbs-Merrill Cn
William Jennings Byron
Steel
Addison
Spengler
Mae West
Samuel Johnson
Sigmund
Henry VI
Katherine the Great
Zane Grey
Hare
Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Allen
Southern Illinois
Marion Township
When Hens Meet Chickens Are Born Snobs
National Geographic Society study explains a peck order in flocks where hens or roosters establish dominance after initial encounters. Dominant birds control food and roosts, while low-ranking hens stay hidden and cautious. Chickens show surprising learning, with some hens delivering eggs to chefs and nesting designs easing care.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
World on brink rests during spring holiday season
A columnist notes a rare lull in international crises as Cold War tensions ease. Western leaders seek pleasant dialogue with the Soviet bloc while strains with China and the Middle East are kept from boiling over. The piece argues détente may endure if Communists avoid provocation and defense remains defensive.
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U.S
Nasser
Yemen
Monsieur Spaak
Belgium
NATO
Izvestia
Khrushchev
Spaak
Warsaw Alliance
Europe
Fope
Trench
Washington
Bohlen Wittily
France
United States
Jovia
Suez
Lebanon
Jordan
Moscow
Mao Tseung
Western
Kennedy Shapes Civil Process Debate With Persuasion
In Washington the Kennedy approach to reforming Congress centers on persuasion rather than force as liberal Democrats push a Hoover type commission to modernize the congressional machinery. Critics note the two party split among Democrats and question whether the President should let the committees decide, while Burns argues the presidential Democrats loom over a smaller congressional base and fear two million voters thwarting 58 million.
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Andrey Tully Washington
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clifford P. Case
RN. J
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
PDR
Fdr
Roosevelt
James MacGregor Burns
Democratic Committee
Too Close For Comfort SIU Debate Stirring Carbondale
The Southern Illinoisan excerpt quotes a Carbondale resident chafing at the SIU arrangement described by Chuck Glover. He urges protest and petitions, arguing the university’s proximity to Carbondale is disturbing and calls for a stopping place for the setup.
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Chuck Glover
SIU
Carbondale
University
Murphysboro
Mr. Glover
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