War coverage and Cuba policy mix in editorials and notes
The column weighs Vietnam war gains and costs, Cuba immigration impacts, Taft Hartley section 14b debates, and astronomical forecasts. It blends defense posture with domestic tax questions and public sentiment on education funding and union politics. It also notes the Ikeya Seki comet and Halley’s return, tying world events to American observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Senate Armed Service Preparedness Sube Committee
Senate
Britain
William the Conqueror
Philip Augustus
France
China
United Nations
Halley
Three Views of US Education in New Volumes
Three new books examine American education from journalistic, pedological and satiric angles. Peter Schrag portrays the classroom from coast to coast, Edgar Friedenberg critiques youth and power, and Richard Armour satirizes academe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Powers
Messenger
Peter Schrag
Beacon Press
Amherst College
Schrag
Perry County
California
Jefferson County
Cole Schrag
Edgar Z. Friedenberg
Friedenberg
Commentary
Adult Leadership
Richard Armour
Armour
McGraw-Hill
Harvard
Leo Hershfield
Socrates
Stomach Ache Affects All Levels Of Society
A feature on the ubiquity and complexity of stomach ailments in the United States. It notes President Johnson undergoing gall bladder surgery, outlines common gallbladder symptoms, and discusses how the digestive system’s many organs complicate diagnosis, with broad social implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnson
America
White House
George Burkley
India
Capital Lobbyists Seen As Misunderstood Yet Essential
In Washington the role of lobbyists is examined through Evelyn Dubrow of the Ladies Garment Workers Union and Clarence Mitchell of NCAAP. The piece argues lobbyists influence policy subtly, countering the sinister stereotype, and notes Washington hosts about 1200 lobbyists, including former lawmakers.
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Arthur Edson
Washington
Evelyn Dubrow
Congress
Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Clarence Mitchell
Cus
House of Representatives
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Gordon K. Bush
Defense Department
Saigon
United States
Ohio
Columbus Citizen- Journal
the Plain Dealer
Santa
Christopher Columbus
Santa Claus
Iceland
Greenland
North America
Leif Ericson
Eric
Son
Atlantic
New England
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Yale University
Hudson Straits
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Europe
Mediterranean
Asia Minor
Florida
Donald Wheeler Jones
Dade County
Powers
U.S
John Barbour
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NCAAP
U. S
Republic
London
Hanky Panky
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