Age of rebellion and discontent in modern times
Commentator Jim Bishop reflects on societal unrest amid postwar change. He cites Lincoln's emancipation a century past and notes 20 million Black Americans seeking acceptance, declining deference to elders, rising youth defiance, and pervasive anxiety. The piece condemns consumer excess and moral erosion while urging parental responsibility and self-critique.
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Abraham Lincoln
Queen Victoria
British
Africa
Red China
Mother
Russia
United States
The
New York Times
Middletown 1938 Graduation Marks Largest Class Under Wilson
Edward P. Dougherty recalls the 1938 Middletown High School graduation. The 45th and final class under Principal William A. Wilson featured 197 graduates in the State Theater with 1200 in attendance. The era culminated as debates over a new high school funding and a taxpayer referendum loomed. Pine Bush and Port Jervis also held notable commencements with 21 and 125 graduates respectively. Norman Vincent Peale spoke at Port Jervis.
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Edward P. Dougherty
Middletown
William A. Wilson
Wilson
Wallkill Academy
Academy Avenue
Mid
Middletown High School
Public Works Administration
Board of Education
Charles McVoy
Norbert Wiseman
Pine Bush School
John Seely
Port Jervis
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
New York City
The Lighter Side by Gene Brown
The columnist notes shifting humor from racial civil rights to the burdens on white taxpayers. A travel aside recounts Time's Jean Bailey and a Panama Canal talk about a sea level canal blasted with atomic explosive that could endanger Panama's economy dependent on ship tolls.
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Gene Brown
Lima
Peru
Time
Jean Bailey
Panama
Missing Key in Paris Policy Undermines NATO Unity
Walter Lippmann argues France under General De Gaulle will obstruct NATO by withdrawing from the alliance and from the Common Market. Adenauer's harsh airport speech signals Bonn's dependence on Paris for East Germany policy, while Americans face a fragile alliance and a French doubt about nuclear deterrence and US commitments.
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Washington
de Gaulle
NATO
France
General de Caulle
West Germany
General de Gaulle
Europe
Cologne
Adenauer
United States
Western Europe
Paris
Bonn
East Germany
Berlin
Dr. Adenauer
Soviet Union
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