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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...took my mother to see it with me. When she saw the war scenes, she became hysterical." After a brief silence he concluded, "If I had known about the scenes, I would not have taken...

Author: By Richard B. Markham, | Title: Living in Israel: A Delicate Balance | 9/30/1968 | See Source »

Unfortunately, part of the reason that Wallace backed down was that he and everyone else saw quickly that Freedom of Choice wasn't much more of a threat than the old '54 order had been. Because a black kid who was theoretically "free" to choose his school could be convinced in a lot of ways that he shouldn't choose the white schools. Teachers and students could make it pretty miserable for pioneering black students. If that did not give them the idea, employers and merchants could subtly let black parents know that their economic future would be brighter...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: High School Graduates Who Can't READ?! | 9/28/1968 | See Source »

This summer's court session in Alabama saw two major trials, each illustrating one phase of the fight against Freedom of Choice. The first, held in early August, was mainly valuable as a theatrical production. The name of the suit--The United States of America vs. The United Klans of America--hinted what kind of an affair it would be. An inexperienced Justice Department lawyer brought a parade of 50 residents of Crenshaw County, Ala., to the stand and had them tell what the Klan had been doing to keep Freedom of Choice from working in the county's schools...

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: High School Graduates Who Can't READ?! | 9/28/1968 | See Source »

Seating by Computer. Brown Brothers Harriman saw to everyone's comfort with the best of banker-like touches. Computers matched the guests' characteristics to promote compatible seating at dinners. There was an armored car to carry valuables from the Olympic Hotel to Union Station while Chairman William M. Allen of Boeing (a Brown Brothers client) entertained the group at his home after a tour of his company's Renton plant. Then everybody got aboard two 20-car Union Pacific special trains for the long run to Sun Valley, Idaho. There, behind closed doors, they took part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Banking: A Novel Celebration | 9/27/1968 | See Source »

There has been no formal charge or indictment yet, the official said. The American Embassy in Budapest is in touch with Miss Blueye's lawyer and with the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he added. The American Consul saw Miss Blueye on September 18, and reported that she seemed in good spirits, and that she was being treated well...

Author: By Laura R. Benjamin, | Title: CLIFFIE JAILED IN HUNGARY | 9/27/1968 | See Source »

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