Vigilance Needed as Congress Faces Broad Public Interests
Editorial urges constant scrutiny of Congress to ensure laws serve the unorganized majority. It cites redwood park protections and highway bills as examples where compromises fall short, calling for greater beautification, safety, and infrastructure safeguards and for public input to drive better policy.
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Johnson
Redwoods National Park
House Interior Committee
John F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Peace talks in Paris labeled as flawed by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey condemns the Paris peace talks as fraudulent and a ploy to ease bombing while Washington avoids responsibility. He cites Johnson's billion-dollar plan, U.S. coffins, and claims by AID officials of generous pay and black market profits. He warns Nixon must offer a real alternative or risk voter backlash before the election.
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Washington
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Johnson
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North Vietnam
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Richard Nixon
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San Vietnam
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Nixon
Three Minutes A Day A Surprising Denver Redemption
Four teenage boys break into a Denver general contracting firm and are offered jobs by the owner who declines to press charges. He encourages them to seek honest work to earn money rather than steal, stressing redeeming potential and the need for sympathy with caution to guide youths away from crime. The piece reflects on moral redemption and cites Ephesians 4:28.
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Denver
De Gaulle fires Pompidou after birthday dine
Washington Merry Go Round details how President de Gaulle pressured Premier Pompidou into resigning after a private dinner at the Elysee. The dinner revealed de Gaulles concern for Pompidous health and readiness to step aside, leading to the premier's eventual resignation and Couve de Murville's appointment. The article also notes ASHs petition to cancel NBCs WNBC TV for harmful content and CBS Johnsons FCC vacancy.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Palace Elysee
Mme. de Gaulle
Premier
Mme. Pompidou
Romania
France
Federal Communications Commission
ASH — Action On
NBC
Wnbc-Tv
New York
WNBC
John F. Banzhaf III
ASH
FCC
Banzhaf
Johnson
Free auto repair for welfare or gimmick by government
columnist Don MacLean jokes about a Transportation Department idea to study free auto repair for drivers in need, noting safety defects in Detroit cars and potential impact on repair shops. He riffs on eligibility, retroactivity, and political satire, including Earl Warren and Dr. Spock as humorous aside.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Transportation Department
Transportation
Ple
Detroit
Ttransportation
Ralph Nader
England
Britain
Free Expression Letter on Local World View
This forum invites signed letters from readers with addresses for publication. Views are not necessarily the Journal’s endorsement. The reader mockingly condemns the current state of society, denouncing figures such as John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Medgar Evers in a blunt editorial voice.
Washington skeptics caution on academic label as political force
Bruce Biossat argues that the rising college population has created a self styled intellectual class that may overstate its critical power. He cites Irving Kristol noting many so called intellectuals are only mid level professionals, not a decisive guiding force.
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NEA
Washington
United States
Vietnam
New York Times
Madison
Wis
South Bend
Ind
Irving Kristol
Kristol
America
The Future of Aristocracy in a Democratic World
Russell Kirk argues that democracy may not have a universal future and that aristocracy, defined as rule by the best, could reemerge in places like Britain. He cites Stephen Runciman, Winston Churchill, and Alexis de Tocqueville, contrasting natural and hereditary aristocracy with institutional governance and noting democracy’s fragility in many global regions.
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United States
Africa
Asia
Europe
France
Italy
Aristocray
Britain
Winston Churchill
Stephen Runciman
Lord Runciman
Greece
England
Runciman
Labor
Harold Wilson
Bourges
Edward Heath
Sir Alec Douglas Time
Edmund Burke
Alexis de Tocqueville
Congress
de Tocqueville
Sidewalk critique letter targets Biddeford street safety
An open letter to city officials decries Franklin Street sidewalks in Biddeford as unsafe for pedestrians. It cites multiple ankle twists and falls over the past month, criticizing the sidewalk inspection by two young committee members who walked in the street.
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Franklin Street
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Alcide J. Gagne
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