Dumke warns on campus freedom amid Cleaver teaching row
A California editorial urges limits on academic excess to protect freedom. It criticizes Eldridge Cleaver teaching a race history course at Berkeley, warns of hate and violence in classrooms, and calls for urgent university oversight to curb radical influence.
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Countdown A Search Biologist Speaks On Mosquito Clock
A biologist notes the female mosquito uses a daily cycle with peak activity after midnight and before dawn. Scientists aim to correct this clock. LBJ asserts he is a top candidate for any role this year except perhaps a rocking chair. A perceptive politician sees the rock generation gaining influence.
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Javits Faces GOP Stance On Community Development Plan
Washington New York Senator Javits, a Republican with bipartisanship leanings, faces party critics over his support for a Community Development Act. Critics say the plan twists the War on Poverty, favoring a corporate style venture with stockholders and development banks, potentially sidelining anti poverty aims and fueling intra party conflict ahead of November.
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Public Scandal Over Highway Plans Deludes Nation
Russell Kirk warns that highway contractors and builders push grand schemes across the United States to cover surfaces with concrete. He cites New York Hudson Expressway plans destroying towns like Tarrytown and Ossining, displacing residents, many of whom are poor or Black. He notes proposed Long Island Sound bridges threatening eastern Long Island and Connecticut coastlines, arguing these projects enrich builders while harming communities and rail rivalries. He points to Michigan corruption scandals as indictment of public expense and profiteering.
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Buffoonery and politics in the 1968 convention noise
A columnist mocks modern political conventions in Miami and Chicago, ridiculing delegate polling theater and long nominating speeches. The piece critiques figures like Humphrey and Nixon, noting grandstanding, empty promises, and the absurdity of campaign rhetoric.
Dollars Can't Bridge Gap With Nasser
An opinion piece criticizes U S aid to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser as misguided and costly. It argues Nasser aligns with the Soviet Union, harnesses Western aid for his own gain, and notes aid continued despite his actions including the 1964 rice sale to Red China and Cuba. It accuses Washington bridge builders of incompetence and doubles down on past aid controverses.
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Fugitive Slave Act passed by Congress in 1850
In 1850 Congress enacted the Fugitive Slave Act allowing slaveowners with certificates to reclaim escaped slaves in other states. The 1851 milestone saw The New York Times debut. In 1996 Valerie Percy, 21, daughter of Illinois Senate candidate Charls Percy, was found stabbed to death in the Percy home north of Chicago.
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