Leftwing Punching Bag Reopens in Un-American Activities Debate
The House Committee on Un-American Activities faces renewed criticism as hearings on proposed anti subversion measures unfold. Critics from the left accuse the panel of harassment while supporters insist investigations protect national security and civil rights.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
CHCUA
HCUA
U.S
Congress
Hollywood
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Higs
San Francisco
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Arthur Kinoy
B.clague
Joe R. Pool
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
Pool
America
Federal money used to force racial mix in suburbs
The piece argues that federal officials seek to compel racial integration in northern suburban elementary schools not by law but by withholding funds. Harold Howe II, the Education Commissioner, is cited pushing for broader integration. It cites a 1966 Congressional Record entry and questions constitutional limits on federal money as a lever for desegregation.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Lydia Pinkham
Courts
Harold Howe
U.S
Howe
Washington, D.C
AAA
Meat Ax tactics misfire in inflation with war demand
John Chamberlain argues the current inflation is not ordinary. high money costs hit durable goods financing more than production. He cites Detroit auto prices, farm policy, and union power, urging policy shifts and garment industry investment as better solutions amid Vietnam war strain. Copyright 1964.
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Detroit
Sen
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Sen. Hartke
The Trouble With Specialism by Sydney Harris
An essay on the dangers of excessive specialization in modern life. Harris argues that deep focus in one field breeds ignorance of others and dulls public discourse, urging a broader cultivated public to challenge experts. He cites medicine law and architecture as examples and condemns bureaucratic rigidity in travel offices.
Tucson couple builds niche in world of horse data and livestock insurance
Renee and Van A. Smelker Jr. run a distinct business cataloging horse histories and insuring livestock while managing AQHA ties and dispersal sales. They leverage decades of racing records, with Renee directing pedigrees and Van offering specialized livestock cover as their family pursues sports and horses from a distance.
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Dan Pavillard
Citizen
Mark Twain
Tucson
Renee
van A. Smelker Jr
Wyoming
Hoofs & Horns Magazine
Van
Smelker
EB. Broadway
Smelker Alsno
Rillito Park Race Track
Wyoming Ranch
American Quarter Racing Association
American Quarter Horse Association
AQHA
Colorado
Smelkers
Grime Busters Campaign Encourages Clean Homes
Milwaukee's health department urged school children to pledge to wage war on filth dirt and disease. Parents sign reports confirming extra effort at keeping homes clean. The effort aims to foster a cleaner community and asks adults to set a good example.
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Milwaukee
City Health Department
We’d Be A Colony We’d Be A Colony
Sam Levenson notes that children seek pay and a guaranteed wage and that society may penalize genuine individuality. He jokes that era shifts could have left America a British colony if Washington had not been well adjusted.
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George Washington
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