Maryland’s new constitution may shape voting age and reform
Editorial argues Maryland's proposed constitution sets a model for others by expanding gubernatorial power, creating a lieutenant governor post, and enacting anti-discrimination and ethics provisions. A key feature lowers the voting age to 19, with broader reforms and mounting interest in constitutional modernization nationwide.
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Frank Trippett
Newsweek Magazine
The Proxy's Letters at Columbia Cause Campus Turmoil
The piece condemns a small group of student militants at Columbia University for forceful occupation of President Grayson Kirk's office. It notes vandalism and theft of letters, whose distribution on campus violates morality and law, regardless of their claimed aim to reveal corporate entanglements.
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Columbia University
Grayson Kirk
Portrait of an American Champion Down on Self Reliance
portrait of 87 year old retired farmer Champion Down living simply near Leslie Michigan. he lives in a shabby log house, lights with kerosene, and eschews welfare or government aid. his story contrasts self reliance with calls for big government and urges indpence as a model for the nation.
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Petit Point
Bill Duchaine
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Riots, Rioters, and Historic Connecticut Law Language
A long excerpt discusses rioter definitions from Connecticut's 1784 statutes, detailing punishments including fines, imprisonment, and whipping. It reflects on historical harshness toward disorder, contrasts with modern penalties, and cites Civil War era unrest and debates over civil rights limits.
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America
Manhattan
Grover Cleveland
Connecticut
Healthy competition and self improvement in childrearing
Brady's Health Service urges parents to focus on personal growth and self improvement rather than beating others. Emphasizes setting attainable goals, praising work not the child, competing with one’s own record, and fostering emotional health and pride in creation. Letter mentions Dr William Brady and a public health message.
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Mondey
Caries
Marter
Madison
Indiane
Indianay
the Herald
Anderson
Indiana
Worry Clinic warns against nightly tranquilizers and pills
Milly G a 42 year old neurotic school teacher asks Dr. Crane about sleeping pills and tranquilizers. The piece argues such drugs are overused in hospitals and nursing homes, urges relying on reading, Bible study, or faith instead, and promotes a booklet on Bible reading with a request for small payment and self addressed envelope.
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Milly G
Reader's Digest
Dr. Peale
England
Quotations on Politics and Culture From Public Figures
A collage of opinions and witticisms from Frank Allis Howard Mumford Jones Oliver Wendell Holmes and others. The excerpts touch on politics television leisure happiness and social behavior reflecting midcentury attitudes and humor as seen through notable voices and anonymous maxims.
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Frank Allis
Europe
Howard Mumford Jones
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Walter Slezak
The Columbia Sit In Brings Calls for Harder Actions
The piece criticizes police intervention at Columbia University during a weeklong protest. It defends order and argues for suspending hundreds of students and punishing instigators, asserting Columbia must endure disruption to survive as a university. It also comments on Mayor Lindsay and university leaders, urging firmer disciplinary measures.
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