Return of Bonsal to Cuba Preserves U S Contact and Insight
The piece argues that resuming Ambassador Bonsal’s duties in Havana maintains a crucial link between Washington and Cuba. It contends ambassadors serve as eyes and ears, and his return improves U S awareness of events on the island, despite ongoing tensions. It also touches on political spin about Nixon and pensions jokes about future car designs.
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United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S
Uncle Sam
Philip Bonsal
Havana
Eisenhower
Bonsal
Washington
State Department
Han
Bansal
Liberalism viewed through voters eyes in a 1968 lens
The article critiques the term liberalism as a vague label used by presidential hopefuls. Professor Charles Frankel guides readers to look behind labels and consider liberalism as promoting political and social freedom with plural centers of power. It notes a shift in political rhetoric and hints at Nixon’s frontier image vs rail splitter midwest Republicans. Washington Irving.
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Charles Frankel
Columbia University
New York Times Magazine
White House
Frankel
Dear Abby Help and Troubled Youths
A 15-year-old loses her babysitting job after her father confronts a late-night couple. Abby commends the father for safety, warns girls against late sessions, and advises the teen to apologize. In another letter, Wilfred dismisses a cold prevention claim as impractical. A third reader asks about premarital limits with a 22-year-old boyfriend. Abby urges ending the relationship. A closing note teases a dieting quip.
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Abby
Geneva talks set sea limits despite fading US interest
Representatives from over 80 nations meet in Geneva to decide on territorial waters extending beyond the traditional three miles. The debate centers on whether to set a 12 mile limit or more, with broader implications for future maritime law as oceans grow in importance for food supply and international regulation.
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Geneva
Story-Teller Jack Douglas Draws Laughs and Doubt
Jim Bishop surveys writer Jack Douglas, noting his past as Bob Hope Red Skelton and Jack Paar writer now turning to books. The piece mocks titles and stunts while highlighting Douglas as a quiet, genial humorist with a penchant for outrageous braggadocio and a wary eye on his own wit.
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Jack Douglas
Mr. Douglas
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Jack Paar
Logic course in high schools to curb ad hominem reasoning
Dr Crane argues for a simple high school course in logic to prevent fallacies like ad hominem. He cites juror bias from emotions and personality attacks, notes how flawed reasoning misleads verdicts, and stresses the impact of logical clarity on public judgment.
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Sam B
Ad Hominem
Crane
Sam
Lincoln Letter On Neighbor's Finances Sparks Banquet Jest
A New York firm sought from Abraham Lincoln details about a neighbor’s finances. Lincoln’s witty reply cites a wife and baby worth $50,000, an office table worth $1.50 and three chairs at $1.00, plus a rat-hole in the corner. Oliver Herford and a pompous general attended a banquet where Herford refused to improvise a poem.
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Braham Lincoln
New York
A. Lincoln
Oliver Herford
Herford
Public Forum Debates City Pay Raises and Management
An Athens reader critiques city council for pay raises aimed at two new officeholders. They argue longtime water office staff deserve raises first, question extra duties, and warn taxpayers fund salaries for nonowners. The letter weighs city management versus taxpayer interests.
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Council
Protest against book burning over de Toledano book
The author denounces Virginia Kirkus for prepublication commentary on Ralph de Toledano’s Lament for a Generation. He contends Kirkus misrepresents the author’s views, accuses her of libel by labeling him Communist, and argues such preemptive reviews pressure bookstores to withhold the work.
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Kline
Krine
Radio City Music Hall
Rockettes
Douglas
Jack Douglas
Virginia Kirkus
Ralph de Toledano
Kirkus
Nixon
Columbia University
Trotsky
Carlo Tresca
Newsweek
Hoover
Chambers
National Review
Mr. Chamber
de Toledano
Vincent Sheehan
Joe McCarthy
Roy Cohn
Richard Nixon
New York State
Whittaker
Earl Browder
Thomas Lamont
Elsa Maxwell
Frank Costello
Sun Yat-sen
Leon Trotsky
J. Stalin
Bernarr Macfadden
Virginia Kirkus Review
Herbert Hoover
Whittaker Chambers
Hair Removal Methods Compared for Longevity and Comfort
A health feature outlines permanent electrolysis as the only sure method to remove hair, with shaving and depilatories as common temporary options. It notes shaving yields quicker regrowth, depilatories may not reach follicles, and electrolysis, while costly and time consuming, offers permanent results. A Q and A follows on treating spleen disturbances with medical approaches.
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Tory
Blackwell
I. B
Family night and club meetings in N Straitsville
The Gleaners Class held a covered dish dinner after a church meal with 45 attendees. Faye Harris played piano for a sing along. The Carnation Club met at Ethel Wade's home with listed attendees. Mrs Wade served lunch as hostess. Owen Wallace and Russell Thompson attended Charles Binigar’s funeral in Marietta. Mr and Mrs Chester Wade welcomed a granddaughter Debra Sue born at Valley Forge Hospital Willow Grove Pa. Wade serves in the Navy. maternal grandparents Merle and Mrs Nixon.
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Methodist Church
Gleaners
Faye Harris
Carnation Club
Ethel Wade
Jane Irvin
Iva Dishon
Genevieve Hartman
Finna Rawlins
Anna Frasure
Marguerite Spicer
Nell Mitchell
Sue McGuade
Mrs. Wade
Owen Wallace
Russell Thompson
Marietta
Charles Binigar
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Chester Wade
Robert Wade
Willow Grove
Valley Forge Hospital
Debra Sue
Wade
U.S. Navy
Merle Nixon
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Lincoln
Lexington
Doctor Crane
George W. Crane
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