War Message Shaped U S Entry Fifty Years Ago
The piece recalls President Wilson's shift from neutrality to war in 1917 as Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare. It notes the 1916 election, suffrage and prohibition debates, pacifist clashes in Washington, and Congress approving war the same week. It mentions La Follette and Rankin among those voting against the war resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Doves
Wilson
United States
Capitol
Congress
Germany
Washington
Pilgrims of Patriotism
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
U.S
la Follette
Asle Gronna
R-N.d
Harry Lane
D-Ore
George W. Norris
R-Neb
William J. Stone
D-Mo
James K. Vardaman
D-Miss
Catholic Education Study Focuses on Role in Society
The study discusses the value of church supported schools and projects under consideration include inner city education, public and non public school cooperation, and the impact of lay participation. It notes eight dioceses in the state run independent systems serving over 800000 students in elementary and secondary levels and more than 60000 college students.
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Msgr. McCarren
Travia Pushes Free Vote At Albany Constitutional Convention
Travia remains against the Blaine amendment urging a free vote as Albany County delegates debate adjournment times and a possible two week delay in sessions. He appoints leaders, predicts a special session for statutes, and supports placing the constitution on the ballot as a single question or in segments.
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Travia
Bergan
Court of Appeals
Andrew R. Tyler
Manhattan
U.S
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Perry B. Duryea
GOP
Charles S. Desmond
William J. van den Heuvel
Asst. U.S
John T. McKennan
Assembly
Laman H. Brunner
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Albany
Parties Top Men Head Committees at State Constitutional Convention
A cross section of judges attorneys legislators political leaders and educators form the Democratic and Republican leadership on 14 committees for the State Constitutional Convention. The chairmen are Democrats and the vice chairmen Republicans with detailed names and locales for each panel including Bill of Rights and Suffrage Economic Development Education Executive Branch Health Labor Judiciary Local Government and Home Rule Natural Resources and Agriculture State Finances Taxation and Expenditures Rules Style and Arrangement.
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Andrew R. Tyler
Manhattan
Harlem Lawyers Association
Richard J. Bartlett
Glens Falls
Harold L. Fisher
Travia
Joseph Verner Reed
New York City
GOP
Chase Manhattan Bank
Francis Bergan
Albany County
Court of Appeals
Thad R. Collum
Fayetteville
State of
New York
Bernard Botein
Supreme Court
First District
Daniel J. Reidy
Ardsley
Westchester County
Herman Badillo
Bronx
John E. Dickinson
Erie County
Peter J. Crotty
Democratic
Samuel M. Hesson
Schenectady County
Albbany Law School
J. Urwin Shapiro
Queens County
11Th Dist
James F. Carroll
Saratoga Spring
Saratoga County
Alan K. Campbell
Madison County
Maxwell Graduate School
Syracuse University
Frank C. Moore
Natural Resources and Agriculture
Charles F. Stockmeister
Monroe County
William E. Beasley
Springville
New York State Farm Bureau
Samuel L. Greenberg
Brooklyn
Senate Finance Committee
George W. Cornell
Scarsdale
Anthony J. Travia
Earl W. Brydges
William J. Vanden- Heuvel
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Howard T. Hogan
Farmingdale
10Th Judicial
Fire Kills 9 at Cornell in smoke filled dorm hall
Survivors described a smoke heavy blaze in a Cornell dorm where nine people died. Victims include students enrolled in a fast track doctorate program and faculty adviser John Alden Finch who died after rescuing others. Witnesses recalled no fire drill and dramatic escapes via windows as flames and dense fumes filled the hall.
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Burson
Robert R. Colbert
Ithaca
Colbert
John Alden Finch
Harrow Weald
England
Jennie Zu-wei Sun
Upper Darby
Cupertino
Calif
Martha Beck
Evanston
Peter Cooch
Weston
Mass
Meimei Cheng
State College
Carol Lynn Kurtz
Butler
Anne MecCormic
Philadelphia
Johanna C. Wallden
Helsinki
Finland
Tough On Reds mOSCOW Bible picture stories editor remarks
Korent Chukovsky, editor of a new collection of Bible picture stories in Moscow, told Tass that children should become acquainted with Bible themes due to their high artistic value, regardless of religious directing. He noted the books are devoid of religious aim.
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Moscow
Korent Chukovsky
Tass
Senate approves Bunker and peers as ambassadors
The Senate confirmed President Johnson's pick Ellsworth Bunker as ambassador to South Vietnam succeeding Henry Cabot Lodge. Lodge was approved as ambassador at large. Also confirmed were Lucius D. Battle as assistant secretary of state and William Heath to Sweden John McSweeney to Bulgaria Douglas Macarthur II to Austria Richard Nolte to the United Arab Republic and Karl Rolvaag to Iceland.
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Austria
Richard H. Nolte
United Arab Republic
Karl Rolvaag
Iceland
Grandma’s Work Was Never Done in Historic Homes
New York historians through the Grandma Cleanliness Bureau note that, in old households, women spent endless Saturdays blocking time for coal ranges, washing, and chimney duties, a heavy labor tradition that shaped domestic life.
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New York
UPI
Grandma, Cleanliness Bureau
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