Powell a Congressional Gadfly and Seat Vacancy Question
The editorial probes whether Congress can exclude Powell or if he remains a member by election. It notes the constitutional ambiguity, the House vote to deny seating, and the clash between legislative and judicial authorities. It suggests seating then expelling might have been better to avoid future turmoil.
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Congress
Adam Clayton Powell
Senate
House of Representatives
Powell
Supreme Court
Legislative Branch
Better
Bimini
Paul Harvey on Russia's capitalist shift and American regulation
Paul Harvey argues that Soviet industry has rapidly embraced capitalist incentives, with profits rising from 10 to 25 percent in tested factories and forecasts half of Russian industry westernized by 1968. He contrasts this with increasing U.S. regulation and taxation, praising capitalism as the winning ism.
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Paul Harvey
Russia
Kremlin
Kosygin
United States
Forecasts of life in 2000 raise mixed reactions
A dated forecast imagines a hygienic home in AD 2000 with sonic cleaning devices, freezer microwave meals, disposable powdered plastic dishes, and permanent press clothing. The piece questions whether such conveniences would replace traditional domestic labor and cherished routines.
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Jules Verne
A. D
Scientist
Warren conducts soft sell Latin America tour
Washington Merry Go Round reports Chief Justice Earl Warren touring Bolivia and other Latin American countries. He meets Bolivian leaders, addresses the Supreme Court, and emphasizes democracy through law with a humble, listening approach on a high altitude goodwill mission.
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Drew Pearson
Sucre
Bolivia
Earl Warren
United States
Spain
Douglas Henderson
Warren
Bolivian Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Barrientos
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Latin America
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court of the
Hammurabi
Moses
Solomon
Solon
Lycurgus
Augustis
Justinian
Mohammed Charlemagne
St. Louis
France
Blackstone
John Marshall
Madison Avenue
la Paz
Quito
Bogota
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Utah
Maryland
John F. Kenneley
On The Line A lesson in semantics
Father Keller explores word origins in Christopher News Notes, tracing common terms to Latin Greek and Norse roots. He explains salary from sal salt, apathos suffering, traust trust, panis bread, persuasio through sweetness, sarcasm from sarcazo tear flesh, educate benevolence from bene and volens, enthusiasm from ten theos, procrastinate pro cras tomorrow, gratia gratis Latin origins, adieu adios from ad and deus God.
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New York
Shakespeare
Moses Socrates
Piltdown
James Keller
Maryknoller
Christopher News
Father Keller
Leif Ericson
Christopher Columbus
Chemical
Bank
New York Trust
Rome
Decisus
Keller
Adios
Wall Posters Spark Debate On Powell Case Response
A provocative column compares American reaction to the Powell case with Red China censorship. It mocks wall posters and monolithic state influence, noting a single color advertising scheme and the vast length of the Great Wall as a metaphor for media control.
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Adam Clayton Powell
China
Great Wall of China
New York Times
Drafting 19 year olds shifts deferment dynamics in proposals
Washington notes that drafting 19 year olds first would boost deferment pressure for students and workers while moving deferments into a larger later pool. A proposed fix suggests selecting all 19 year olds then mandating ROTC or equivalent training, with service expected if college is not completed.
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Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
To The Point Concessions to Violence Invites Mob Rule
Russell Kirk condemns tolerating violence by extremist groups and campus mobs. He cites James Lawson and Black nationalists urging arson and attack, the Dow Chemical napalm incident at Wisconsin, and the Berkeley example, arguing that law and order must prevail and that public officials must act to restore stability.
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James Lawson
United African Nationalist Movement
Adam Clayton Powell
House of Representatives
Lawson
Watts
University of Wisconsin
Berkeley
Madison
Students For A Democratic Society
Supreme Court
Fiddler Turns Painter Returns to Music and Fame
West Virginia fiddling champion who sold one million records in 1928 makes a 35 year comeback as a house painter. Now in his 70s he records again, wins top fiddling awards, and finds new success in Australia while inspiring gifted individuals to cultivate their talents.
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West Virginia
Australia
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