Readsboro seeks federal grant for 35000 central school building
Readsboro school district plans a 35000 central school with 30 percent federal aid, likely brick or concrete, seven rooms and auditorium, modern utilities, and a potential wood option to stay within budget. Also notes local history clubs, a stance against indecent comics, bridge flood fixes, and youth sports champions. It recalls historical events including 1885 appendectomy, 1937 Italian Civil War aid, 1948 Burma independence, and 1967 Donald Campbell death.
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Why Nixon fears to resign in The New York Review of Books
I F Stone argues Nixon avoids resignation to dodge possible jail time. While in the White House he can hinder investigations and delay prosecutions, seeking to prove innocence by remaining in power. Once ousted, his risk of conviction remains high, contrasting his and others’ fates.
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Nixon's years at center of a political nightmare
Analyzes debate over Nixon's resignation or impeachment, arguing the presidency would endure a departure, while stressing the need for national unity. Notes foreign policy tensions with Western Europe Japan and the Middle East, Kissinger’s role, and how continued controversy harms the Republic and the GOP.
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Buying a Used Camel in Washington D C
The narrator muses on buying a camel from Honest Omar in Rockville Maryland noting cheaper running costs and attention from women. He humorously details legal hurdles licensing insurance and road rules and imagines weekends between Washington and New York by camel amid odd oil industry demands.
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Inaugural Bill of Rights Recited by President Idea
A quoted idea from Alistair Cooke's America suggests a president be required at inauguration to recite the Bill of Rights before the chief justice. The remark counters florid rhetoric with a concise constitutional pledge.
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