Privacy in the age of surveillance and theft
The editorial argues that personal privacy is fading under staged surveillance from Cubic Corp devices counting drinks and Newport Beach cameras to police monitored sites. It cites industry figures on employee theft and shoplifting, warning that Big Brother advances infiltrate daily life and business.
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Cubic Corp
Science Service
Newport Beach
Calif
Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Bureau
United States
Paul D. Astor
Fireman's Insurance Company
Life Magazine
Big Brother
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
AP News
Greek kings in cycles of throne and exile through history
Impressions recount the volatile Greek monarchy from Constantine I through Constantine II. It traces abdications, restorations, and exiles, noting George II's flights and Paul's long rule, and ends with a wry reference to contemporary politics and an odd sports aside.
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Inez Robb
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Euripides
Freud
Oedipus Rex
Greece
Constantine
Constantine I
Alexander
Smyrna
London
Claridge
Royalty
George II
Constan
Athens
Hnd
George
Germany
Italy
Claridge's
United States
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Fifth Avenue
LaGuardia
Paul
Constantine TE
FBI bug touches Ford and AVCO contract dealings
The FBI wiretap from the Sheraton Carlton suite captured Gerald Ford discussing AVCO Corp contract favors with two executives. Ford, a friend of Blaik, explains intervention to spare AVCO from probes as Army awarded three VRC-12 contracts while Magnavox won the third on bids.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
FBI
Fred Black
Sheraton-Carlton
Gerald Ford
Bobby Kennedy
Johnson
Avco Corporation
Rep. Ford
Michigan
Army
AVCO
Earl Wilson
R-Ind
James Kerr
Executive Committee
Earl “Red” Black
Blaik
Kerr
Jerry
Jerry Ford
Campbell
Congress
Executive Branch
Wilson
Admiral
Bendix
Crosley
Cincinnati
Black
Ford
Crosley’s
Congressman Ford
Department of Justice
Detroit
Earl Blaik
Bedford
Ind
Magnavox
Fort Wayne
House
Dartmouth
Yale
Mac's World McCarthy Seen a Loser
Washington pundit notes Senator Eugene J. McCarthy trails Lyndon Johnson in the race for the Democratic nomination. The writer discusses Stevenson era followers and reviews Kenneth S. Davis The Politics of Honor, amid reflections on Vietnam policy and political strategies. The column closes with satirical musings and a mock MacGuffin about Jim Garrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean Washington
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
D., Minn
Lyndon Johnson
Don Quixote
Sen. McCarthy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Kenneth S. Davis
Putnam
Davis
Asia
Eisenhower
Kenned
Cuba
Adlai
McCarthy
U.S
Japan
Washington News on Leadership and the 1969 outlook
Bruce Biossat argues that national strength does not depend on a single great leader. He suggests the nation can endure through average leadership and persistent economic and social forces, while warning against overreliance on dramatic presidential action. The piece cautions war, civil unrest, and disillusionment among youth as tests of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Thomas Bailey
U.S
United States
Johnson
Vietnam
Congress
Richard Nixon
Rockefeller
New York
Romney
Michigan
Reagan
California
Open housing crusade fuels confusion across states
Russell Kirk surveys open housing efforts led by Gov. Romney and civil rights leaders. He notes opposition within Negro communities, fears of unenforceable laws, and political risk amid protests and editorial comment. He cites varied reactions from city leaders and clashing views on effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Romney
Michigan
James del Rio
Michigan House of Representatives
del Rio
Detroit
Bloomfield Hills
Grosse Pointe
Irv Kupcinet
Chicago
Toledo
James Gropps
Milwaukee
Klavern
Ku Klux Klan
Bridgeport
Father Groppi
Martin Luther King
Congress
Kap
Russia
Lenin
Stalin
Visotoner Helps Blind Read News With New Device
A hand sized Visotoner uses batteries to translate letters into sounds via photoelectric cells. It can read by moving across pages, each letter producing a unique tone, aiding 30 to 40 percent of the blind. The passage links spiritual blindness to open hearts and urging aid to the neglected.
Mao Takes Back Domestic Power as Lin Piao Forces Retirement
Reports say Mao Tse-tung's wife is retired by Defense Minister Lin Piao, signaling rival factions closer to Mao. Wall posters claim Lin now dominates Mao's household, with politics intruding into private life and Mrs. Mao losing influence over the rice bowl.
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Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Mao
China
Papa Mao
Yangtze River
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
National Archives
Washington News
U. S
John F. Kennedy
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James Keller
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