Reparations debate taints churches and urges restraint
A Wall Street Journal editorial critiques the National Black Economic Development Conference manifesto calling for 500 million dollars in reparations to African Americans. It argues reparations are rooted in a flawed premise, risks triggering universal ancestral guilt, and distracts from genuine Negro advancement through inclusive, nonviolent means.
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America
Wall Street Journal
Who's He The Queen Elizabeth Subway Ride Joke
A CHICAGO DAILY NEWS item mocks royal and political moments with a Queen Elizabeth subway joke about a failed six pence payment at a money machine and a cabinet department misrouted invitation ending with Postmaster General Winton Blout. The piece lightly lampoons Nixon and public offices.
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Nixon
White House
Cabinet Department
Missent
Winton Blout
Chicago Daily News
Meir says Arabs not ready for war or peace
Golda Meir asserts Arabs are not ready for war with Israel and likely not ready for peace either. The Pope orders a halt to further experiments with the mass as participation shifts from Latin to Greek for many worshipers.
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Israel
Golda Meir
Sensitivity Training Critique Sparks Public Debate
A Florida reader argues against widespread sensitivity training in schools and academia. He cites harmful effects, sexual overtones, and quack pedagogy from groups like Esalen, claiming the approach is an unsafe fad and harms students and college-age individuals alike.
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Florida
Len Institute
Bellybutton Tech
Esalen
Uncommon Courage Shines From Young Kane Hancock
Kane Hancock, a Pendleton Oregon boy, survived a basement aerosol explosion that cost him part of a hand. Despite shock, he calmly guided his mother and brother to call for help, comforted his mother at the hospital, and, with one hand free, rejoined daily life delivering papers within a week. His brave acts, including first aid training and steady courage, drew praise from many observers.
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Kane Hancock
Pendleton, Ore
Dad
Kane
Miles Hancock
Kone
Hancock
Pendleton
Lost books and the Berlin Wall a librarian’s sad tale
West Berlin’s 60 000 volume library faced 35000 books out on loan to East Berliners when the Wall went up in 1961. Overdue notices continued across the barrier as fines mounted to about 2 172 100 dollars. A wry note suggests Library Book Return Day could unlock the books if East Germany could be persuaded to release the population and Russia to reunite Germany.
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New York
Riverside
West Germany
Israel
Hitler
Stalin
Greece
Rome
Milennia
West Berlin
United States
Wall
East Berlin
Russia
Germany
Henry J Taylor Birthday Remembrance of Victoria Era
A reflective piece tracing Queen Victoria’s 63 year reign and the Victorian Age. It recalls Victoria’s birth in 1819, her alliance with Albert, and key figures like Disraeli and Salisbury shaping Britain’s empire and foreign office legacy. The essay notes reception of Victoria’s era in history and literature.
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Mencken
Prussia
Salisbury
Downing Street
Victoria
Impeachment acquittal ends Johnson trial after narrow vote
Highlights from 1868 show President Andrew Johnson cleared of impeachment charges by a single vote amid charges of high crimes and misdemeanors. The news thread recalls other wartime and postwar events, including Tokyo bombing and carrier Bennington disaster, with a Swift quotation on laws.
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Andrew Johnson
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