The Opinion of D J R Bruckner on Alcohol Tax Use
The piece critiques federal infrared scanning to detect moonshine as an overreach, arguing government power impinges on civil liberty. It cites history of the whiskey tax and Washington’s militia, laments liquor restrictions in South Carolina, and notes Evanston Illinois and the Portland Club as shifting trends.
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L.A. Times
Washington Post
New York
The
Treasury
Army
Vietnam
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Pentagon
Puerto Rico
IRS
George Washington
South Carolina
Columbia
Boondocks
South
Fischer in World Championship Talks Sparks Moscow Climate Debate
The piece notes Bobby Fischer seeks the strongest bid for the world title, provoking a Soviet journal to call him disrespectful of Boris Spassky. It contrasts Spassky’s preference for a Moscow-like climate with Fischer’s city choice and hints at wider debates on politics and temperance in American history.
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Bobby Fischer
Soviet Union
Boris Spassky
Moscow
Nixon China trip TV spectacular planned with Hollywood crew
Washington reports the Nixon China visit will be a televised “journey for peace” spectacle. An advance group of 67 technicians, Hughes ground station, and a satellite link aim to broadcast live color coverage to the United States.
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Peking
Hughes Aircraft Co
United States
Pacific
Cape Kennedy
Hughes
China
U.S.A
Presidents press trip shapes up with TV radio presence
The small society of networks like Mutual Metromedia and Westinghouse will supply a large share of the 80 member press party for the President with many TV and radio staff. Major networks will send at least six ahead of Nixon, while AP and UPI will likely count three correspondents and two photographers each. Individual papers such as The Washington Post The Washington Star The New York Times and Scripps will also be represented.
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Walter Cronkite
Eric Sevareid
Dan Rather
Bernard Kalb
CBS
John Chancellor
Herbert Kaplaw
Barbara Walters
John Rich
NBC
Harry Reasoner
ABC
Mutual
Metromedia
Westinghouse
Radio
Nixon
Associated Press
United Press International
America
The
Washington Post
the Washington Star
New York Times
Scripps
TV and Nixon China trip loom in early coverage plans
The press corps plans in Peking include live Nixon arrival reports and daily 30 minute recaps, while U S voters in key states face a presidential race as networks weigh back home political impact and surrogates campaign. A jagged mix of TV focus and ongoing tax and regulatory critiques appears in the wider political discourse.
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Howard
Knight Newspapers
White House
Peking
China
Nixon
Khrushchev
Noise and fashion warn of life’s quirks in mailbag notes
HAL BOYLE collects readers questions on marriage ages rising to 19 for women and 21 as steady for men. He cites noise affecting sex life per Soviet doctors, happiness spanning ages 25 to 40, hotpants bans by bosses, and trivia on brain myths, stamps, mistletoe lore, boots risks, and old car down payments.
Athens history note lists Messenger publishers and staff
A short catalog lists The Athens Messenger publishers from 1825 to 1965 and staff roles including circulation director M. W. McDargh and advertising director G. Kenner. The item records Frederick W. Bush, Gordon K. Bush, and the paper’s Athens, Ohio base.
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Athens Messenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Probing WWII wartime plans and a Florida campaign note
Secret minutes reveal Roosevelt sought a prewar incident to justify US entry against Nazi Germany in 1941 while Churchill warned of Soviet surrender. The pair planned convoy escorts and possible provocation, then Pearl Harbor shifted the war. Separately Senator Jackson campaigns in Florida urging voters to back him to defeat Nixon, while warning against Wallace splitting the Democratic vote.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United States
Nazi Germany
Roosevelt
Congress
Churchill
Placentia Bay
Newfoundland
United States Navy
Atlantic
Russia
Soviet Union
America
Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Italy
Harry Jackson
Washington
Florida
Nixon
Wallace
Judge Merhige’s order to merge Richmond schools
Federal district court in Carolyn Bradley vs School Board of the City of Richmond imposes a 90 day consolidation of three systems and requires busing 78 000 of 106 000 students to achieve roughly 60 percent white and 40 percent black in most schools. The ruling stands for now and will be reviewed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Federal District Court
Carolyn Bradley
School Board of
City of
Richmond
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of
Supreme Court
Bradley ruling echoes in race education cases nationwide
The piece discusses Merhige's decision and the potential ripple effects of upholding Bradley. It notes possible social engineering benefits and warns Virginians are not alone. Four cities have black majorities and several others exceed 40 percent, with similar suits pending in about six additional locales.
Start Flight From Suburbs To Exurbs and Segregation Debates
Smith Hempstone discusses shifts in residential patterns and school integration across the nation. He notes HEW data showing low percentages of black students in all white schools in the South and critiques de facto versus de jure segregation, warning that urban-to-suburban consolidation may export inner-city problems while some affluent families pursue private schooling alternatives.
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Bradley
Detroit
Athens Messenger newspaper rates and mailing details
The Athens Messenger lists publication days and pricing for single copies, carrier and tube delivery, and mail subscriptions. Rates vary by location with separate Ohio West Virginia and U.S. territories options and a 1918 act post classification noted.
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D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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