Editorial Page: Censorship and the Moral Battle Through Time
The piece argues censorship never dies as moral anxieties shift with society. It cites past bans on Shakespeare, Twain, and Browning, and notes critics react to nudity and obscene sound, showing censorship's persistence amid changing attitudes.
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Shakespeare
Goethe
Shelley
Dante
Boccaccio
Cervantes
Whitman
Ibsen
Hans Andersen
Mark Twain
Public Library
Concord
Mass
Louisa May Alcott
Philadelphia
Shostakovich
Lady McBeth
Mensk
Family Reunion Day earns Harvey's cautious praise
Paul Harvey argues against widespread special days while endorsing Family Reunion Day on Aug. 11 as a meaningful, unifying observance. He laments overcommercialization, urges more family contact, and reflects on the value of a stable home life for civics and character.
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Paul Harvey
Congress
Freedoms Foundation
Kiwanis International
Uss
Harvard project aims to guide career choice via computer
Students will use a future computer system at Harvard to explore careers with data on job trends, industry demands, required training, pay, and working conditions. Director Professor David V. Tiedeman says the tool answers career questions and emphasizes service and self‑fulfillment in work.
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Harvard
Graduate School of Education
David V. Tiedeman
Johnson seeks Latin American healing through talks at ranch
LBJ hosted Bolivian President Barrientos for a private lunch at the LBJ ranch after a tour of Central American republics. The talks touched on Bolivia Chile and Peru and the potential for a Bolivian sea outlet and regional economic gains amid long standing tensions and historic grievances.
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Drew Pearson
Antonio
Lyndon Johnson
Central America
South America
Rene Barrientos Ortuno
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
Gen
John. J. Pershing
Johnson
Barrientos
LBJ Ranch
Texas
LBJ
Arica
Sea
Iticaca
Pacific
Antofagasta
Latin America
United States
Barrienas
Robes and politics mix in a satirical look at public life
In this humorous column Don MacLean riffs on judges robes and federal programs. He notes tailor made and standard robes priced at 125 and 75 dollars, the lack of pockets, and robes kept dirty over vacations while skewering welfare growth, the Great Society, and oddities from a late night Post Office to a vast granite building. He also jokes about metric system adoption and GSA castor oil stock, delivering a playful critique of public affairs.
Humphrey Faces Delegate Contests as McCarthy Pushes Moral Issue
Washington reports Vice President Humphrey expands strategy to blunt delegate theft charges amid rising McCarthy threats of walkouts at state conventions and possible booth challenges at the national convention. The fight centers on 1,312 votes needed to nominate and fears of a Nixon advantage if the issue dominates the GOP race.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA W
Washington
Humphrey
Sen
Eugene Mea
McCarthy
Seattle
Colorado
Utah
Kentucky
Virginia
Humphrey-McCarthy
Richard
Nixon
Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Rabb
Richard Nixon
Bastille Day Reflections on De Gaulle and Revolution
The piece contrasts Bastille Day with American independence, noting the Paris mob’s violent triumph in 1789 and its lingering impact on French politics. It cites De Launay's doomed defense, seven Bastille prisoners, and the mob’s bloody procession, while arguing moderation beats mob rule and comparing old regimes to modern justice systems.
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Russell Kirk
Louis XVI
Charles de Gaulle
France
Paris
Philadelphia
Bastille
de Launay
Haw
Ord
Basille
Toulouse
de Gaulle
America
Royal
H.A. Taine
Biddeford Maine Newspaper Notice and postal details
Publication details for the Bideford Saco Journal include publisher W Paul Casavant and managing editor E P Ingalls. The notice lists pricing for six month subscriptions and states Associated Press membership and reprint rights for local news.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business Prs
Associated Press
Republica
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Ill
Igantic
Granite Post Office
Cheeeez
William V. Roth
Del
G.O.P
Roth
General Services Administration
GSA
Washington News
Bideford - Saco Journal
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