Skepticism In Washington Over Johnson Great Society
The 3000 members of the American Political Science Association met in Washington and questioned President Johnson. Scholars Nelson Polsby Clement E Vose and Harry A Bailey Jr offered critiques arguing the Great Society fields old ideas, not innovations, with a Democratic Congress and a climate for action. The capital wondered if the era’s rhetoric disguises warmed over schemes.
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American Political Science Association
President Johnson
Washington
Nelson Polsby
Wesleyan University
Great Society
Barry Goldwater
Wesleyan
Clement E. Vose
Johnson
Henry Wallace
Harry A. Bailey Jr
Temple
Reforming Council Europe Cardinal Urges Religious Liberty
Jozef Cardinal Slipyi, a 17 year Soviet confinement survivor, urges the Vatican Council to declare religious liberty. He argues freedom from coercion benefits both church and state, and would offer hope to persecuted believers behind Communist regimes. The council is expected to pass the measure, shaping the church's future.
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Ukraine
Soviet Union
Vatican Council
Cardinal Slipyi
Council
Free World
Canine Delinquency Spotlight in National Dog Week
National Dog Week runs Sept 19 to 25 highlighting dogs and their faults. The piece links canine behavior to parental responsibility, noting dogs assist in fires and rescue yet misbehavior often reflects negligent owners and requires owner accountability.
Old Left Ends and New Left Chaos Across Global Toasts
John Chamberlain argues the new left lacks a coherent end goal unlike Lenin and Trotsky. He warns existentialism drives meaningless protest and violence, while internal Soviet debates, Yugoslav dissents, and China’s rigidity destabilize Marxist orthodoxy. He predicts chaotic, nihilistic trends that won't advance a unified Marxist program.
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Trotsky
Russia
Kerensky
Mario Savio
Berkeley
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Mississippi
Watts
Los Angeles
Trotskys
Cross Over Dixiecrats move tests Ford leadership
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Mississippi Dixiecrat John Bell Williams weighs crossing to the Republican Party, with Colmer and Passman possible follow, risking a Southern GOP influx and major party reshaping. Ford’s stance could calm or inflame tensions among civil rights Republicans and Dixiecrats.
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Michigan
House
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Mississippi
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Williams
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Otto Passman
Louisiana
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Ford
Abraham Lincoln
Dwight Eisenhower
Council of Republican
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South Carolina
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Albert Watson
Watson
Republi
Congressional
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Wirt Yerger
Prentiss Walker
Eisenhower
Gerry Ford
South
Slow Progress On Minimum Wage Hikes By James Marlow
AP News Analyst James Marlow explains the slow pace of raising the minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.75 and expanding coverage to 7.9 million more workers. He notes House passage prospects dim due to House Rules Committee resistance and opposition from employer groups, while organized labor supports increases. The piece traces historic increases since 1938 and key court decisions shaping wage policy.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Johnson
House Education and Labor Committee
House Rules Committee
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Books review notes Falstein tale of childhood memory reads smooth
The critique praises Loris Falstein’s Laughter on a Weekday as a nostalgic reminiscence of Nemirov and immigrant life in Chicago, noting Raphael’s gradual Americanization. It contrasts with David Rubin’s Cassie and the Life Divine, which it finds tedious and disquieting, set in India with a restless plot and lengthy pages.
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Ivan Obolensky
Louis Falstein
Nemirov
Ukraine
Europe
America
Falstein
Cassie
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
David Rubin
Peter
Susanna
Dear Abby Advice on Mothers at Home and Family Roles
Dear Abby addresses whether mothers should stay home for children, notes that a working mother can harm family relations, and urges listening to children. The column also covers couples sharing details in marriage, and a divorced father seeking to reconcile with his teenage daughter.
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