Public servants flout open meeting laws in Hollis
Editorial laments continued scofflaw behavior by town officials in Hollis who barred taxpayers from a selectmen meeting. The piece condemns private sessions, quotes a defiant vow to violate FOI laws, and urges public scrutiny, voter memory, and potential legal enforcement to curb the arrogance of officials.
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Hollis
Hollis Selectmen
Planning Board
Edward Harriman
Anthony Wedge
Impressions Of Inez Violence Mark Us All
INEZ ROBB reflects on the rise of political violence in the United States. She argues assassination and public threats have become a national hallmark, noting heightened security for presidents, the pervasiveness of violence in media, and a societal sickness that demands deeper reforms. The piece laments the loss of trust in democratic norms.
Pausing War Talks with Parisians Hint Amid Hanoi Rhetoric
Averel Harriman and Xuan Thuy show limited progress in peace talks, while a renewed push among Parisians surfaces. Ho Chi Minh, via a bold spokesperson, asserts a hard line stance in the ongoing crisis.
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Averel Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Uncle Ho
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A fragmentary excerpt criticizes war policy in South Vietnam and mocks a peace proposal as a big lie. It mentions Paris peace talks and a comparison to university student issues, implying political protest themes. The text is incoherent with references to Hanoi and wartime rhetoric.
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South Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Protection tightens around presidents in era of threats
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes rising dangers to presidents and candidates with six caught at the White House gates and 12,000 threats received, tracing how security has hardened since Pearl Harbor and highlighting historic failures and the limits of protection, while urging a shift in American public appetite for televised crime.
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Hubert Humphrey
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Anton J. Cormack
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Ford
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James A. Garfield
House
Theodore Roosevelt
Missouri
James Earl Ray
Martin Lower King
Sirhan Sirhan
Sen. Kennedy
Jordan
S'rhan Sirhan
Abdullah of
Golda Meir
Israel
Jerusalem
Hussein
Johnson
Amman
Mac's World Printers to the rescue
Column by Don MacLean argues Congress ignores street crime while quarreling over various issues. He notes crime worries, GPO workers striking, and the irony of Congress needing the Congressional Record for nightly printing as a sign of national concern. The piece mocks political defenses and comments on leaders and parties.
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Bent Arrow
Wyon
GOP
Congress
Jenaree
Congressional Record
Washington
House
Senate
de Gaulle
Washington News Too many citizens see! Laws are only for others
Bruce Biossat argues that rising rebellion against norms and weakening restraints threaten democracy. He decries permissiveness, tolerance of misbehavior, and calls for amnesty in crimes from theft to vandalism. He warns that demanding better from citizens protects freedom, not libertinism, urging modernization without wrecking the system.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
Columbia University
To The Point Early Reading To A Child
Russell Kirk argues for early word recognition and parental talk over TV for infants. He cites crawling as intellectually beneficial, critiques African child-rearing, and urges reading simple picture books from seven months. Emphasizes vocabulary as key to abstract thought and intelligence.
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Central and
South Africa
Heroic cop rescues blind 76-year-old from East Harlem fire
A radio car officer with 19 prior valor citations climbs to the building's fourth floor to save a frightened blind senior, carrying her down from the fire escape after guiding an old couple to safety. The scene, set amid talk of mortgage fears and civic duty, ends with the officer urging practical aid to those in need.
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East Harlem
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