No antique Washington built Mount Vernon to last
George Washington, born in the 18th century, preferred quality over antique sameness in his Mount Vernon estate. He imported fine Italian marble mantels, paintings, and superior furnishings, resisted shoddy goods, and ran a self-sustained estate with diverse crafts. The piece argues he was not an antique by modern standards, despite today’s antique associations.
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George Washington
Mount Verdon
Washington
London
Robert Cary & Co
Mount Vernon
Joseph Anthony
Philadelphia
Thomas Burling
New York
Samuel Vaughn
Soviet dissent leader declared insane by medical authorities
The countdown Formier Gen Grigorenko is labeled insane by Soviet medical authorities as dissent with the party appears stamped out. Two University of California scientists challenge the age of man saying the missing link appeared far more recently than once thought and humanity’s roots are near a million years old.
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Formier
Grigorenko
University of California
Spee
Nixon Surges as Detractors Falter in Election Year
President Nixon draws broad applause from across parties as critics, including Hubert Humphrey, signal support for his Vietnam policy. Senator Mansfield and Montana’s Mike Mansfield praise Nixon’s approach, while party chairman Morton notes Democrats soften Vietnam stance for 1970.
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Nixon
F.D.H
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
J. W. Pubright
Vietnam
Montana
Mike Mansfield
Senate Democrats
Washington
GOP
Rogers Morton
Seo. Mansfield
Gineger
Dangers of dining out and American resilience
A narrator recalls Uncle Costas praising Americans as indomitable and compares restaurant fare to character, recounting summers bussing tables and family meals. After travels and many meals, the author argues flying is less dangerous than dining out and concludes Americans are indomitable and fit for a dining out nation.
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Costas
Washington Avenue
Boston
Uncle Costas
Halles Rei
Vichy
Gadsden
Ala
Harrisburg
Rap City
Points of Rebellion sparks new ire against Douglas
In Washington a 97 page critique titled Points of Rebellion by Justice William O. Douglas stirs controversy as Congress weighs possible impeachment moves. The book blasts the establishment, Pentagon, FBI, and CLA, arguing that violence may be a necessary response to injustice, while raising questions about its own sources and implications for the Supreme Court.
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Washington
D.C
Justice Williams
Douglas
Congress
Random House
Pentagon
FBI
CLA
George III
George VI
Supreme Court
Georgetown
CTA
Wou
Spiro Agnew
Dougies
United States Supreme Court
Grant Park
Chicago
United States
Justice Douglas
Chairman Mao
Gerald R. Ford
Northern liberals blamed for urban race policy hypocrisy
Henry J. Taylor cites Sen Abraham Ribicoff attacking Northern liberal hypocrisy over segregations and urban renewal. The piece cites Victor Palmigoe on Negro population shifts and cites Oakland data, federal aid programs, and rising Northern city Black percentages. It urges liberals to drop taboos and support law, order, and decency.
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Abraham A. Ribicof
Donn.1
Victor Palmigee
Oakland
Washington
Ford Foundation
Sen
Tibicoli
History snippets span law to space and art
This day highlights PI ruling that federal power was not stronger than state powers in 1869, the 1872 opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Eden resigning in 1998 over appeasement policy, and John Glenn's 1962 orbital flight. A quote from Sir William Osler reflects on shifting wisdom across eras.
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U.S
Union
Metropolitan Museum of Sil
New York City
William Osler
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