How Democracies Die and the Internal Threat to Freedom
Prominent historian Chan ning Pollock argues democracies last about 200 years and fail when elites grow rich and decadent. He warns the United States faced Sputnik era doubts and stresses dangers from both external communist expansion and internal loss of individual freedoms under a powerful centralized state. He asserts free enterprise and market sovereignty, productive work, and opposition to subsidies as keys to countering communism, urging vigilance and resolve.
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Channing Pollock
United States
Explorer I
Tower rejects federal control and centralized planning
Sen. John G. Tower of Texas argues against federal dominance and federally directed society stating the country prospers when not dictated by Washington and that federal binding of Americans should not free one at the expense of another.
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America
Washington
John G. Tower
Texas
Tax burden and federal spending surpass receipts
In five and a half years the federal government collected about $500 billion in taxes, roughly double the $248 billion raised from the Constitution to World War II. Despite this, Uncle Sam still spends more than he takes in.
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Uncle Sam
Crisis of trust in government amid Vietnam casualties
The piece cites a widespread loss of confidence in leaders as Americans face the Vietnam War deaths. It argues for clear purpose and understanding of what soldiers fight for to end public misunderstanding.
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Viet Nam
Alaskan gas for Japanese markets drilling, profits, and contracts
Five oil firms pace Alaska gas plans to Japan amid high costs and hazards. A tentative 15 year liquefied gas deal to two Japanese distributors would begin shipments in 1969, with Marathon supplying 30 percent and others 17.5 percent each. Japan seeks relief from a 20 percent import duty.
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H. H. Rae
Alaska
Japan
Aaway & Stern Loerie i Macetben
Athon
Grea
Marathon
Beretes
General Motors
Roger
Roger E
Central Station
New York
N.Y
Gen
Fea. Corp
Sewers and Bridges Shape Iowa 1966 Campaign
In Iowa’s swing districts sewers and bridges drive politics more than Vietnam or LBJ. Freshman Rep. John Culver rallies support with Rural Water Sanitation Act projects while H. R. Gross and John Schmidhauser seek gains amid local infrastructure bets and Gov. Harold Hughes’ broad impact on ticket results.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Washington
Iowa
Harvld Hughes
H. R. Gross
John Culver
Federal Farmers Home Administration
Culver
Maynard
Sprangeville
Sam
Viet Nam
Lawrence F. O’brien
Sen
Pat McNamara
Michigan
Senate Public Works Committee
Illinois
McNamara
Hughes
Jack Miller
U.S. Senate
Combi Andr
Senate
Orville Freeman
Freeman
Dope and tranquilizers debated in readers letters
Readers complain about narcotics labels and the line between opium and tranquilizers. Dr Bracy comments on the widespread use and misleading advertising of sedatives. The piece ends with Senator Ervin criticizing the civil rights bill and a constitutional preamble.
Worry Clinic Reveals Hidden Marital Liquor Problem
In a case study from Dr. Crane, Leon B. describes his father’s sudden liquor use and abusive outbursts, while sobriety brings both charm and fear of impotence. The narrator urges wives to study the booklet “How to Stop the Liquor and Tobacco Habits” and send 25 cents for personal guidance.
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Leon B
Dr. Crane
Hamlet
Folklore and a cleric ad for organist sparks quip
A humorous exchange about an organist vacancy includes a witty reply noting the applicant can be male or female and has held both roles for years. The text shifts to remarks about girls, professors, and ownership, then recounts Patty Webb’s simple explanation of how wire photo transmission works for newspapers and ends with an American saying about a voice like a burly bull.
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Wade
Patty Webb
Philadllphia
UPI
A.P
The New Left in the United States A Critical Appraisal
A critical look at the New Left and its figures with predictions that its popular base will shrink and that the Communist Party will seek to absorb its remnants. The piece argues the movement lacks a real army and that its influence prompts conservatives and liberals to defend American institutions.
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Herbert Aptheker
Staughton Lynd
Tom Hayden
Hanoi
Coordinating Committee
Ippi
Kirk
Milorad
College of Europe
Belgium
United States
Western Politica
Drachkevitch
Communist Party
Drachkovitch
New Left
Sargent Shriver
Political Affairs
de Seaeetnes 4
Navy History Quiz: Legendary Submarines and Planes
A turbulent set of questions recalls Polaris submarines USS George Washington USS Trk mac and others submarines ships and aircraft. It notes the Groton Connecticut base and figures like John F Davis Forest S Patterson Donald Walsh and James Picard in a 1960s aviation and deep sea record context.
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I.Q
Holy Lock
Scot
Ethan Allen
Ontington
Henry
Abraham Lincoln
Alnc
Groton
Conn
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Ethanon
Forest S. Patterson
John F. Davis
Usn
Charleston
S.C
Patrick Henry
US Navy
Donald Walsh
James Picard
Pacific
Mariana Trench
Trieste
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Roger E. Spear
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott Charles W. Laughlin
Edwin A. Bailey
Anderson
Indiana
Madison
Associated Press
Herald
John Schmidhauser
Clinton
Muscatine
Schmidhauser
Fred Schwengle
Dirksen
Lyndon Johnson
Everett Dirksen
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Brady's Health Service
Vr. Brady
William Bracy
el Camino
Beverly Hills
California
Ervin
United States of America
George W. Crane
Folklore
By William Wade
By Russell Kirk
Martin
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