Editorial Page In Our Opinion Man's use of drugs
The piece surveys drugs as an age old crutch and cultural phenomenon. It cites ancient opium use and peyote worship, notes figures like Timothy Leary and William James, and ends with the American Pharmaceutical Society’s warning that mischief lies not in the drug but in people.
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Rome
American Pharmaceutical Society
Marco Polo
Arabia
Paradise
Mexico
South America
William James
Timothy Leary
Aphs
Land Boom in the United States Sparks Investment Rush
Paul Harvey surveys a nationwide land boom driven by progress, highways, and demographic growth. Texas A&M’s Dr. Tyrus Timm notes land values climb as industrial expansion and population rise. International Paper sells 50-cent land to fund pulpwood in Canada while four million acres shift to suburban and commercial uses. Investors profit from tax rules on land held then sold, with raw land prices rising for decades and surging in recent years.
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United States
Florida
Tyrus Timm
Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&m
International Paper Co
Canada
Man offers $1.10 per resident to wipe Memphis deficit
A Memphis resident proposes a citywide 1.10 dollar per person payment to cover a 705000 deficit by year end. He notes 650000 residents could eliminate the shortfall, with his donation earmarking funds for three-person families. He urges civic responsibility and prudent spending.
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Memphis
Tenn
Washington style riots echo Berlin clashes in West Germany
The piece links Berlin student protests with U.S. racial unrest, comparing leftist violence in West Berlin to threats against democratic press freedom. It notes Axel Springer’s stance, Dutschke’s attack as a spark, and warns that violence could erode civil rights gains in the United States.
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West Germany
Axel Springer
Brand
Ana Jack Anderson
Washington
Berlin
United States
Eis University
Boston
Die Welt
New York
Weimar
Hamburg
Republic
Germany
Rosa Luxemburg
Karl Liebknecht
Walther Rathenau
Presse Mee
Cergues YY
Aawaucree
Communist Party
Nazi Party
America
Ku Klux Klan
Springer
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Berlins
Red Rudi Dutschke
Martin Luther King
Dutschke
USA
Rudi Dutschke
Mao Tse Tung
Joseph Bachmann
Brooks
South Africa
Swarthmore
Kiessinger
Washington notes mix of Ruthless Kennedy talk and Paris satire
In Washington at the ASNE convention a Midwestern journalist reports poll results showing 61 percent see Senator Kennedy as not ruthless, 20 percent say ruthless, 19 percent undecided. The piece also notes spoof offers on British Parliament and Paris lootings, with satire on tourism and de Gaulle.
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Don Maclean
Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Bobby Kennedy
Senate
Senator Kennedy
Kennedy
Ye Olde
Georgetown
No. 10
Downing Street
Buildings of Parliament
Washington News on make-work programs as gimmick
Washington commentary argues seasonal relief programs fail to provide continuity or upward mobility for disadvantaged Black youths. Sen. Harris backs expanding sub professional roles in public sectors like law enforcement and teaching, aiming for a million new government jobs with on the job training to build sustainable careers.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
St. Stephen’s Church
William Wendt
Harris
President
Civil Disorders Commission
Congress
Hese
Spring predators target the elderly in Chicago
Russell Kirk warns that spring attracts con artists who evict or swindle older people. He cites a Chicago eviction and theft, then outlines protection steps: refuse unrequested repairs, notify police and sheriff, contact the chamber of commerce, pay by check and stop payment if pressured, and rally neighbors to deter or confront the scammers.
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Russell Kirk
T.S. Eliot
Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
Delays in Vietnam Peace Talks Highlight Intractable Disagreements
The peace talks stall as U.S. negotiators fail to align with North Vietnam on key disagreements. Officials note repeated offers are met with new demands and Ho Chi Minh remains unhappy about South Vietnam’s treaty issues. The situation is described as stubborn and opaque.
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North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
Vietnam
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