davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1960-01-28

crate States of America DUR
ing the Civil War a monthly
pension in the same amounts
and subject to the same con-
ditions as would have been
applicable to such person
under the laws in effect on
December 81, 1857, if his
service in such forces had
been service in the military
or naval service Of the United
States"
Only one veteran could be
paid, Walter Williams, and
he recently died.
In the Senate Report on
H.R. 358 Report No. 1882
this appears: g. there are
1000 Civil War widows of
Union veterans on the pen
sion rolls. 1t is estimated
that If 1000 widows Of Con-
federate veterans could pos
sibly qualify for benefits the
cost would be approximately
$750,000. 1t is estimated
that 100000 Union veterans
and 100000 Confederate vet
Grams served during the Civil
War. :"
1t is true that these 600.-
900 wearers of the gray and
their widows were taken care
Of. though probably in lesser
amounts than those who
wore the blue, but until 1858
the entire cost was borne by
the several States formerly
in the Confederacy. In my
years Of public service-both
in State and United States
offices-I never heard a per-
son OF the South or North
complain with regard to
these payments even though
the taxpayer Of the South
was called on to pay double
into his State treasury for
the Confederate veteran and
widow, and into the Federal
treasury for a just payment
to those who wore the blue,
and their widows. Mr.. RAN
dali needs to be reminded
that true American, wher-
ever born, supports worthy
causes Of his Government.
That a son of the South is
Just as truly an American as
his Northern brother. Also
Mr.. Randall needs to be re-
minded that Generals Wash
ington, Lee and Marshall
cannot be branded as traitors
by some wild and uncalled-
for remark. They are re-
spected, even beloved, by
citizens of all so States of
this great Nation.
J. Austin Latimer.
Evening star., 1960-01-28

Mr.. O'Connor had risen to chairman Of
the powerful Rules Committee. In that
post, he was instrumental in passage of
much of the early New Deal social leg
islation. His opposition to the Roosevelt
plan for packing" the Supreme Court,
plus increasing doubts about other New
Deal policies, won him his place on the
Roosevelt purge" list. The result pro-
vided one of the less admirable foot
notes of the political times.
Evening star., 1960-01-28
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL
"SIXTEENTH STREET.
tnoor Civ.

Ola lEENIH STREET,
Dear Sir:
"Our cat James went on a
tear the other day and had
the household upset for
hours.
First. he climbed up the
curtains at the wide doorway
between living and dining
rooms. He had been on them
before, but this was the first
time he got clear to the top.
mot all modern homes
have this type of cat gym
nasium.
James fell off, of course,
and was almost knocked out.
II covered him with a big
towel, a procedure I am told
is good for shock, and left
him alone for a time. I
thought that if he didn't
come out of it, I would take
him to the animal hospital.
He came out of it, all
right.N
THE next thing he did was
to stick his head between the
uprights on the staircase.
He got his head through,
and three fourths of his body,
and there he stuck.
Il thought I would have to
call a carpenter. but this was
not necessary, since James at
last managed to pull himself
back.
1--WE have a framed paint
ing on the wall, not very
high. and James has always
admired it. We knew he did
because he has looked up at
1t many times.
This time he clapped his
paws together and pulled the
whole thing down. 1t made
a fine sort of noise, he seemed
to think
\
"By this time the house
hold was waiting to see what
James would get into next.
I'VE did not have long to
wait.
He disappeared. Since he
never gets out, mis- absence
became a mystery
"Once befoIa ne had got
into a small opening beneath
the kitchen stove, a hole left
there, I suppose. for clean
ing purposes.
James had simply disap-
peared into it, and would hot
come out. On, yes, finally he
backed out, much to my re-
lief. Now I keep that hole
covered.
Evening star., 1960-01-28
Lawrence Rolls On

The people who disagree
with David Lawrence GER
tainly spend a lot of time
reading his column-but, like
the moving finger, he writes.
and all their protests can't
cancel half a line.
Alice c. Nagel.
Evening star., 1960-01-28

CcpuDIlCdIlS, II e u q II 3
President Eisenhower, Vice
President Nixon, heir ap-
parent to the Republican
presidential nomination; Gov.
Rockefeller Of New York and
members of Congress and the
cabinet laid it on the line all
over the country last night
that the COP. should be
continued in control of the
national government. The
Salute to Eisenhower Din
ners" provided the kickoff for
the Republican campaign Of
1860.
The most cogent - polit-
ically - reason given for the
election of a Republican
President and Congress was
voiced by Secretary Of Com
merce Frederick H. Mueller.
He said succinctly:
why take a chance on a
changer" This, indeed, was
the essence of the thousands
of words delivered by the
widely separated speakers.
All praised the advances
made by the country during
the seven Eisenhower years,
the huge development in its
economy. the fact that peace
has been maintained from a
position of strength. Indeed,
the Eisenhower crusade for
peace, for efficient and clean
governme mt, for higher
standards of living, with fair
treatment for all was hailed
by the Republican speakers
from one end of the country
to the other.
The fly in the Republican
ointment was the speech de-
livered here by Gov. Rookie
feller. 1t was due, indeed, to
what he did not say, rather
than what the New Yorker
said. He failed to break his
silence on support of the Re-
publican national ticket dur
ing the coming political cam
paign. Not since his rather
bitter statement withdraw
ing from the race against Mr..
Nixon for the presidential
nomination has the Governor
indicated what his position,
with Mr.. Nixon as the nomi-
nee for President, will be. He
threw no light on this in
his speech. He discussed is
sues of the day largely from
his own position but with
words Of real praise for Mr..
Eisenhower and none for the
Vice President.
Probably nothing could be
more pleasant to Democratic
ears than the Rockefeller
silence on the coming cam
paign. His silence will be
variously interpreted. First,
that he and his followers will
sit on their hands in the
campaign-do nothing to
bring victory to a Nixon-for-
President ticket. Second, that
he is still a hopeful candidate
for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination, himself, not
withstanding the statement
taking himself out of the
presidential picture for this
year.
President Lauds Followers
President Eisenhower.
speaking in far away Los
Angeles, gave praise not to
himself but to the Republican
Party and to devoted follow
ers in and out of the admin
istration for the record made
by the United States at home
and abroad during his White
House tenure. He made it ex-
tremely clear that if the
country is to continue pros
porous and at peace, the
GO. P. must be continued in
power by the election of a
new Republican President
Evening star., 1960-01-28
THE POLITICAL MILL
G. 0. P. Opens National Con,poiion
By GOULD LINCOLN

and by wrestling control Of
Congress from the Demo-
Gratis.
The address Of Vice Pres
ident Nixon at q dinner in
Chicago contained not only
a eulogy Of the Eisenhower
accomplishments and Of the
President as a great leader,
but a promise by Mr.. Nixon,
if elected President, to con-
tinue the Eisenhower cru
sade" and to follow the poll
cies laid down by the Pres
ident. Himself the target Of
Democratic slurs and wise
cracks - delivered Saturday
night by most of the Demo-
cratic hopefuls for q pres
idential nomination - Mr..
Nixon sloughed OF these at
tacks, saying: II don't think
we need to be too worried
about their comments, be-
cause if you think what they
said publicly about me was
bad, you ought to hear what
they are saying privately
about each other" The effort
of these Democratic speak
ers, however, to make Pres
ident Eisenhower appear q
weak leader, Mr.. Nixon re-
sented-and he gave in detail
his own testimony to the
strength which the President
has personally displayed as
leader at all times. Mr.. Nixon
said the. great contrast be-
tween the Republicans and
the Democrats today lies in
the forward-looking optim-
ism evidenced by the Repub-
licans and the devastating
pessimism voiced by the
Democrats, who view every
thing in the colors of gloom
and doom.
Pledges No Complacency
At the same time, Vice
President Nixon said very
clearly that if the Republic
cans are continued in power
there will be no complacent
administration of govern
ment, but a constant effort
to improve the position Of
the American people, to out
strip Russian Communists
both militarily and econom-
ically.
Another important Repub-
lican leader. the party's ma
tional chairman. Senator
Thruston B. Morton of Ken
lucky, speaking in New York,
laid stress on the fact that
civil rights has made great
strides during the Eisenhower
administration-greater than
in any administration since
that of Abraham Lincoln
when slavery was abolished.
He charged fatty that more
adequate civil rights legisla.
tion was being held up by the
Democratic controlled Con-
greSS.
The Republicans, it ap-
peared from the speeches de-
livered last night, are attack
ing from a position Of
strength. They have the
favorable conditions of peace
and prosperity; they have the
issues on their side. This is
the big contrast to Demo-
cratic attacks delivered last
week against the Republicans.
For the issues have passed
from the Democrats hands
to those Of the Republicans
particularly the issue of pros
perity and we'll being. No
longer are the Democrats say.
ing the people never had it
so good" as under the Roose-
velt administration during q
war, and under the Truman
administration when there
was full employment growing
out of the Korean war.
Evening star., 1960-01-28
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mdy be used II
letters carry Drtters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star., 1960-12-04
**I'Ve been shot,

toned so miles northeast of the place where his brother
officer had been killed. about halfway between Ellerbe and
Raleigh. 1t 1885 when he radoed that he about
to stop speeder in the northbound lane of US
the community of Sanford Moments later four persons
in nearby grocery store Olds pull off the road
Patroman Browns police drew a stop behind it,
The four heard the shot only seconds later, followed by
the slammng of a car door, Then. the Oldsmobile
lunged back the road and raced north they began
running toward Patrolman Brown 1--WE been shot, the
patrolman managed to gasp. Hes heading north
US. - in black Olds, 1857, Pennsylvania plates
They got Brown to hospital quickly, but the doctors
could not him.
Now North Carolina police forces and those of neigh
Evening star., 1960-12-04

boring states were on the hunt
for a brutal double murderer.
Warrants we're sworn out; road
blocks we're set up to trap the
killers car. Early the following
morning the highway patrol re-
quested FBI assistance.
From that moment tue be-
gan a scientific search ,rhich
brought hundreds of agents
into action and called on the
full resources Of the FBI labO-
rdtOry in Washington.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

suppose being spent
that to health which takes such toll in hours Since
is rarely killer there great demand for but think
there should
common cold the most bOthersOme pesly uncomfortable
illness which afcts correspondent all Of
to shake cold despite all the cold tablets Qnna aspirin
load up
try going by
doctors but darned bedding down doesn't make cold
We're all for the research which isolate the polio
and heart disease but hope somebody foundation
doing something yes
fever biSters' which go with them in people
The Wall Street reports private schools
spreading spurd Indignation
the us. Supreme court ordered six years ago.
Registration private whites southern
states Of Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi
North Carolina South Carolina Virginia
from S14 900 pupils in 1852 100000 in 1853
The rise in the South significant national
private school enrolment into consideration All
U.S. private schools
million
gain in period per
national gain 32%.
Many educators rapid growth particularly
poorly private
materially standards
where standards are already below national levels
Some their children private the
positive public
whether
public school providing quality necessary
challenge system producing
lists a a which
southern private appeal
the whites school Indignation
established institutions they discourage
school by pupils just escape Indignation
doubt majority escape
Of private schools where teachers the
salary than public school teachers Of the educational level
high.
Indignation
flight private big price pay
racial system in American education-ceci Newman.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
Our Schools Face Crisis

Unless the five mill approved by
voters Nov the
the position Is with insufficient
funds budget
Right critical with the st
Paul board faced meet
its 1851 school budget
the board this by
voters The identical
amendment before the voters again Nov
down again the board prepared permanently portions
public school program Board members
are apPrang the school system Is in
curtaiments ndegarten counselng services
cricular activities including athletics evening
oal driver training help physically
mentally retarded Increasing class
Minneapolis schools superintendent has said
that cuts win to be program
five mill referendum does not Nov
such cuts would have to
Paul board members Dr. Putnam
salaries cannot be made keep qualified experienced
in system As it
their schedules higher
ance to cut kindergarten Kindergarten
is just Important twelfth grade"
1t difficult this Minneapolis
St Paul want programs
garten adult education counng other
ctaed simply because they do not want vs
voters of St Paul win opportunity approve
November
We hope public schools will
not be med pound
in their opposition money
properly .. a.Hs
Good money parents once they
have the facts will provide the public
with support at the polls which
attack on the programs by selfish interests
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

The North Carolina Council Human
conclusion that the states Assignment being
to segregation the public
OF is
That exactly designed authors and the
legislators who enacted into made pretense
How else it be explained
children enrolled North
permitted to attend schools nearest their homes without
ton?
DR. Raymond Wheeler Charlotte council
also told the North Carolina Advisory
administration Of the
have UNNECESSARILY deleterios
Of youth, both white
This a puzzing game legal
hair splitting, thus far have sidestepped
But later they be made
fact that the North
other Southern states Supreme
Courts 1854 school negration decision.
The Councils sensible decision bring the matter
should
lem realistically keeping with the Constitutions against
racial discrimnaton.-Bal AFRO-ANIERICAN.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
Presidential Endorsements
Candidates Could DO Without

The John Kennedy campaign Sagsts keep
President Harry Truman off platforms crtcsng
student ns Truman who probably
his civil rights advocacy completely forgiven
by Negroes for his seout civil rights
Truman has changed from being distinct among Negro
voters who sensitive about the tdowns and tns
liability to the Kennedy-Lodge ticket
Oderous U.S. Senator James O. Eastand in TV interview
didn't do the Democratic national ticket
either the north south Eastland said
Lyndon Johnson but have him
relating to Indignation of civil pass)
always opposed
cisons of the Supreme Court"
Everyime Sen Barry Godwater
states rights theme he loses Negro votes Richard
Lodge Nixon already handicap support
Grand Dragon Of the Ku M Kan the South
Council Tuesday David Mckay
religious group which breaches Heaven
endorsed Mr. Nixon.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
Mr.. Nixon Picks Up A Drecm

Republican to
William Howard Taft subsequently by
Coolidge capture the segrga
ZIONIST o
It Is that always
another COP hopeful along pieces
he succeed where others failed
would appear Richard
Mhaus Nixon Already Republican
presidential candidate with six into the South
to
MR. NIXON with eye Dixie
stronghods Mississippi Texas Florida Carolina Louisiana
Virginia. North Carolina betting
Parys strong civil rights platform religion help
him
Forgotten states Republican
Parys specific civil rights pledges When
cap MI. Nixon chooses to speak in generaliteA
Neither Of political parties" says any
ton to solve all at all problems for all times
After his graduasm
in another Esenhower-ike dishwater sop
1T is not legal problem it problem personal
to realize that prejudice hurts abroad strength
a
telling you may
be will any proposed
the Democratic civil rights platform Republican
plank
Small being loudly places as
Lafayette, La and jackson, Mississippi
Not surprising is the fact that COP darling Dixie
Barry Goldwae disappointment Chicago going
all out in his enthusiastic support for Nixon
stHl less surprising grand
dragon Of the Ku that organization whoehearedy
backing Nixon and from South Cardinals
its segregatOnist votes belong
With this kind Of backing Nixon excellent
risk OF losing the Of majority
Baltimore AFRO A1lERICAN.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
DRY-POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

About automaton quite q reputation
a comic loose
counting the drivers
The farmers happy in this the politicians
ing to lend to explain what they
for what inside a outside
The pundit who assured
long Nta there ought rsudy politics might
in fact, be the hour Of greatest peril
The Nixon is reported nenthusastc
They'd feel lot Just thing to
Mr.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

In effort to firm his civil rights image Kennedy
sponsoring National Conference Constitutional
Freedom in New York
thiny disguised by Kennedy Democratic
high command to make the Kennedy constantly criticised
posture paaable to FESTIVE Negroes who suspicious
of candidates their feelings o. rights
The Democratic high command drafted their
Senator
Humphrey proper rights posture parties
running civil rights platforms originally pushed 1913
IN present political
the recent TV Kennedy struck WcePredent Richard
Contract Compliance Committee pressing against
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

Gratis to adopt a Notwithstanding
party platform or for a Republican
Dept. Of Justice suddenly to in
stitute law suits to protect voting
rights in the middle of a political
campaign.
At the same time that both part
les tell the Negro voter Of their
deep affection for him, he Is not
blind to the fact that they are both
currying favor with the Southern
segregationists.
WHAT THE NEGRO WANTS
The Negro voter is not asking for
the achievement of all his goals
overnight. But he would like to be
treated on an equal basis so far
as his intelligence is concerned.
He knows exactly what 1t means
when Nixon moves South and talks
about the Democrats platform as
offensive to "reaP' Democrats. He
also is not happy to hear that
Harry Truman, who has been de-
noncing the sitting, is suddenly
assigned to do much Of his cam
paigning in Dixie.
There Is very little doubt that
Negro "neutralism" could sudden
Iy become an important element
in the outcome of this election. The
Rev. Martin Luther King has
pointed 1t up with his observation,
In a recent interview.
Both candidates, he said, have
their good points. But there viii
be no real enthusiasm" until they
demonstrate the crusading spirit
that Is needed at this hour"
The two men have an oppor-
tunity to dramatize their commit
ment to civil rights between now
and November" DR.. King said.
The best way they could do 1t
would be to come right into the
South and make a real civil rights
speech, It would be a marvellous
thing to convince everyone of their
seriousness and their sincerity"
This is clear enough. 1t will be
interesting to see which candidate
meets the challenge.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

Negro beginning choose potent Virginia
paper the Norfolk JOURNAL GUIDE Kennedy
leaving the Republican fold with which cosy
The GUIDE edited by p b Young
ial newspapers in that
The Atlanta DAILY WORLD papers
operating in the South have endorsed the
Scott editor publisher Of the WORLD page
tses his
ticket would leave the South
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
WATCH
on the
POTOMAC
by ROBERT q. SPTVAcK

Washington-THE UNDECIDED weeks to go be-
fore Election Day and the pOsers inform that the trend
towards Sen John Kennedy. If the Election held
day would be willing to bet that they right simply
basis of mail have been receiving.
AS of the moment it looks like Kennedy Nixon by
popular vote margin of something like $50 to 45T.
But the election being held today Only those with
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
PUPIL PLACEMENT" IN LOUISIANA

Louisiana has pupil placement law and probably will
based in time But its immediate problem
preventing outbreak violence
New Orleans schedule
there
oreshadow long series Of similar cosngs the Deep
South while that futy
The winston Salem N.C.) JOURNAL
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

Fro0mGnS Record On vOforuns Good
Editor Speaking who has
for to that Governor Femans
has been very good.
many fortnight stand to aid the
veteran
Two specific to mind to
Governor Freeman suggesting that IT, the
session OF the legislature to take action
he also give serious consideration
State Bonus In this letter stated that
time rather than waiting until January to give
some immediate economic assistance at the
money received by the Korean veterans would
blood stream Of economy In the purchase
enor Freeman took this with the special
his action thousands Korean
early and grateful because the
half
$4,000 for sick and disabled veterans financial
wives and small children gesture
and has always been sohous
wen all Of the citizens Mnnesoa-Fank Adams
Minneapolis Minnesota
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
Hes DisqUsfedI

Editor I've few Negroes driving
who have made ashamed
Uncle Tom Negroes who driving with p Peterson
US Senator signs their auto windows
these Negroes have been all Of these
Phrsy has laid his the line their welfare country
The softest word mpetons In
CRATES" Thank Negroes
state of Minnesota!-S. Mitchell Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14
Sound Familiar?

Out Seattle Washington the other night
Presidential nominee told conference
Negro in the Presidents famlia
During the West Virginia
U.s. Senator the question replied
Humphrey running
candidates readily using political especially
rights economic issues and foreign relations
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

elimination in hiring
matter the agency poor job
Vice President said Hundreds
holders daily discriminate against Negro Notwithstanding
contract agency Gr Is ttular head
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

The trouble with game by you cal
afford to lose a ball, you can't hit it that
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

Copyright, 1850. Robert G..
Spivack).
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-10-14

OF all the voters, the candidates
seem to have made the least i'm
pact on Negroes. Both sides have
suddenly awakened to the fact that
in 80 congressional districts in II
states Negroes comprise more than
10% of the eligible voters. The
Negro voter, often ignored between
elections, suddenly finds himself
wooed as never before.
II the election is as close as
some observers think, 1t may be
the Negro voter. who determines
the fate of the two presidential
aspirants.
The difficulty about the Negro
voter is that he has grown much
more sophisticated than he used to
be. It's not just enough for Demo