From Where We Stand Editorial Views Staunch Foe Of Racism
The late Hodding Carter Jr. is honored as a civil rights champion in Mississippi where he edited the Delta Democrat-Times from 1936. He earned the Pulitzer in 1946 for fierce anti racism editorials and faced opposition from state officials while promoting equal rights. His steadfast stance helped moderate Mississippi attitudes on race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodding Carter Jr
Delta Democrat-Times
Greenville
Miss
Carter
Hammond
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Long
Congress
Mississippi
Hoover's Legacy and the Need for a New FBI Director
The article reflects on J. Edgar Hoover's extraordinary tenure as FBI director. It notes his impact in professionalizing police work and shaping the bureau, while acknowledging later censure over his private control and the need for a highly capable successor to restore public trust.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
FBI
Ousted UMW Leader Tony Boyle Faces New Election
Federal court overturns Boyle's 1969 UMW presidency, orders a fresh vote under Labor Department supervision. Boyle earlier faced 13 federal counts for diverting $49,250 in union dues to political contributions. The judge found union money and facilities used to tilt the election, tainting labor history.
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W.A
Tony) Boyle
United Mine Workers
U.S. District Court
William Bryant
Washington
Boyle
Secretary of Labor
Bryant
Organized
UMW
Hinckley Sewers Debate Spurs Citizens Petition
A Hinckley Environmental Protectors letter protests rapid sewer plans as environmentally and economically harmful. They demand a halt to construction until a public referendum and consideration of alternatives, plus a written explanation and an official inquiry. Copies sent to local and regional newspapers and officials.
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Hinckley
Leroy Casterline
Hinckley Hills Drive
William Huffman
Marland Drive
Steve Wazgar
Joan Road
William
Belvie Fe
Leonard Zrilich
Bellus Road
Richard Bazan
Jeanie
Matthew J. Ward
Richard T. Rhodes
Stoney Hill Road
Carl Robson
Mattingly Road
Dorothy Schaffer
Center Road
Robert Rischar
Kellogg Road
P.S
Rockefeller backs rural America in federal hearing
Winthrop Rockefeller testifies before a House Small Business subcommittee as executive vice president of the Coalition for Rural America. He argues for balanced national growth, tax credits for rural industries, and study of rural economic development to sustain family farms and curb unnecessary urban migration.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Weintraub
Washington
House
Small Business Committee
Coalition For Rural America
Arkansas
Rockefeller
United States
America
Agriculture Department
Boston-to-Washington
Great Plains
Far West
Coalition
Congress
Libyan loan backs Chicago Black Muslim mosque plan
Libyan President Qaddafi agrees to a 3 million dollar loan to establish a national Black Muslim mosque in Chicago. Cassius Clay and Elijah Muhammad negotiate, with funds held in Riggs Bank until a three year repayment contract. Elijah Muhammad plans a church conversion with total project costs around 4 million to 5 million.
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Washington
Muammer el- Qaddafi
Chicago
Tripoli
Cassius Clay
Muhammed Ali
Riggs Bank
Elijah Muhammed
Abdalla Suwesi
Muhammed
Qaddafi
Libya
Abdel Nasser
Fedayeen
Allah
Philippines
New York
Harlem
U.S
Justice Department
Elijah
Southside
Peace hopes rise for India Pakistan and Bangladesh leaders
The article notes a possible three way summit in New Delhi between Indira Gandhi, Zulfikar Bhutto, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after the 1971 war. It discusses prisoner releases, war debris, and the political leverage each side holds amid hopes for reconciliation and regional stability.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Indian Subcontinent
East Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
New Delhi
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Mrs. Gandhi
Kashmir
Sind
Bhutto
The Telephone Company as Presidential Candidate
Washington column imagines a future where the telephone company could run for president if the Democratic party fails to raise funds. It jokes about corporate rule in government, speculates on policy shifts, and lists potential corporate allies for a Cabinet like administration.
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Washington
UPI
Democratic Party
White House
Telephone Company
Nixon
Vietnam
Medina County Gazette Public Notices and Rates
Medina County Gazette published daily except Sundays and holidays by Medina County Publications Inc. at 865 West Liberty Street Medina Ohio 44256. Rates show single copy ten cents and mail subscription prices 26 dollars yearly, 13 dollars six months, with serviceman and student discounts. Publisher Arthur D Hudnutt, managing editor Mike Dungien, general manager Stuart A Borden. Telephone numbers provided.
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Medina County Gazette
Medina County Publications Inc
West Liberty Street
Medina
Arthur D. Hudnutt
Mike Dungien
Stuart A. Borden
Generalanager
Brunswick
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Tony Boyle
Ralph de Toledano
W. Rockefeller
Mizatos
Charles Bartlett
Britain
Subcontinent
Rann of Kutch
United Nations
Tashkent
Soviet Union
The
Eastern Corporation
Coca-Cola
Georgia
Standard Oil
California
President Telephone Company
ITT
Inter- American Affairs
Alka Seltzer
National Institutes of Health
Maidenform Brassiere Co
Small Business Administration
Dick West
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