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At the close, Hope's script had him intone the news that "rioting and indifference" are equal sins; he was also made to congratulate the industry on coming to grips with contemporary problems' and abandoning the old cliches. In doing so, he reminded audiences that, as the old...
Sir: I expected to find some reference to the devaluation of the British pound in your November 24th issue, but I never expected the more than three-page cover article, so thoughtfully and clearly put. May I be allowed to congratulate you and your staff on a first-class piece...
Sir: At a time when the Negro is extremely suspicious of all praise given him or to one of his peers, and overly sensitive that behind the "sugary" praise there lurks hidden meaning, let me congratulate you on your article [Nov. 17] about the newly elected mayors, Carl Burton Stokes...
Harvard Social Psychologist Thomas Pettigrew summed it up by saying: "A lot of people voted their prejudices, but more people voted something else." White, more assertive as a victor than as a campaigner, declared: "No man or woman is going to tear this city apart with hate or bigotry or...
Detail for Detail. That hint of arrogance hurt Stokes. His campaign manager, Dr. Kenneth Clement, was to rue later: "A lot of people who did not like the idea of a Negro mayor were waiting for an excuse to vote against him." It was not merely an error but a...