McCone warns on racial strife endangering the nation
John A. McCone told the Senate Judiciary Committee that unless racial strife is resolved the nation may split and the country could be irretrievably destroyed. He cited his Watts riots inquiry work and urged long term solutions in education and jobs, warning against quitting in despair.
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John A. McCone
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCone
Congress
J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations
Senate
Armed Services
Richard Russell
Armed Services Committee
Mississippi
John Stennis
White House
Margaret Chase Smith
Ray Bliss
Bliss
John Bailey
South Vietnam
Affluence and the Gloom of Urban Poverty Discussed
In San Diego the piece questions whether affluence is the opiate of wealthy America. Mayor Addonizio of Newark condemns middle class indifference to poverty while criticizing slow laws to alleviate slums and retrain the jobless. The column ponders if lavish living shields the rich from suffering of others.
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Hugh J. Addonizio
Newark
Washington
National Advisory Committee On Civil Disorders
America
Addonizio
Addonio
Junior
H. Rap Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Thee
Three Minutes A Day By Rev James Keller
A Air Force captain loses a suitcase from a plane to Ecuador. A Fort Bliss crew recovers it after a year following a cowboys sighting near El Paso. The meditation urges counting blessings and sharing material and spiritual gifts with others.
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James Keller
Texas
Air Force
Ecuador
el Paso
Fort Bliss
FDA Secrecy Under Fire Over Cyclamate Safety
Washington column reveals hidden FDA files AF 12-567 and NDA 7-258 show doctors doubting safety of cyclamates despite May 1965 public assurance. Sugar lobby pressure and Abbott concerns prompted studies while contractors await results as government negotiates new work.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Sugar Foundation
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Abbott Laboratories
Royal Crown Cola
H. P. Packscher
Food and Drug
Chicago
Hartley Ericson
Ericson
Packscher
Abbott
Devel
G. R. Hazel
Capitol Hill
Albany Medical College
Frederick Coulston
Coulston
Johnson
Murky Capitol Hill quibble over official mail ruling
Washington column questions Post Office Dept ruling on Rep. Teague newsletters. Polling constituents on preferred president deemed political not official business, raising broader questions about what counts as official mail. Commentary notes the absurdities of defining public messages and annual song counts.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Post Office Department
Charles M Teague
Capitol Hill
Teague
R. Calif
Frank
Nixon
Romney
Lyndon Johnson
Larry O'Brien
LBJ
Niagara Falls
Congress
Post Office
Capitolisms
J. Paul Getty
The Constitution and vague laws explain the due process limit
Historians note Caligula posted laws high on pillars, while today the due process clause bars vague laws. A motorist fined for speeding in a “built up” area was spared because the term was unclear. Courts allow some vagueness but forbid laws that leave the public in the dark.
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Caligula
Washington News Free Vietnam elections Vs Viet Cong control
Washington correspondent Ray Cromley surveys Viet Cong rule in South Vietnam and compares local elections there with North Vietnamese and Saigon managed polls. He notes party nominations, limited choice, and lack of genuine voter influence, arguing the Viet Cong offer far harsher control than Saigon or North Vietnam.
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Vietnam
Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Can Tho
South Vietnam
Nothiing
Viet Cong
Communist Party
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
South
Ho Chi Minh
Urban renewal expose targets small merchants and minorities
Russell Kirk argues that radical reshaping by urban renewal harms small property owners who struggle to get fair compensation as their shops are condemned. He notes biased juries, appraisers tied to renewal agencies, and benefits to big operators, with minority groups often forced into slums as projects proceed. A Santa Fe Springs case challenges Flood Ranch plans amid alleged ethnic discrimination.
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Russell Kirk
Congress
Virginia
Washington
Renewal Assistance Administration
Billie Sol Estes
Bobby Baker
Estes
Baker
Santa Fe Springs
Calif
Johnson
Grandparents Reach For Child Rearing Experts
The piece playfully notes grandparents turning to Dr Spock for Lyn while avoiding military concerns. It mocks the abundance of experts in warfare compared with child care and hints at how parents and grandparents shape a child’s upbringing.
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Grandfather Johnson
Dr. Spock
Little Lyn
Doc
Robert McNamara
Pentagon
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Washington News
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Laura
Southern Illinois University
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