Conscience over power in Viet Nam war debate
In Our Opinion, the article argues conscience should guide actions over obedience to war. It notes hundreds draft-eligible Americans exiled to Canada to avoid service, three GI dishonorable discharges at Fort Dix for refusing orders, and ACLU backing a conscientious objector. It contrasts pacifist and pro-war stances, urging that future peace may hinge on conscience rather than force.
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Canada
Viet Nam
Fort Dix
N. J
Saigon
American Civil Liberties Union
Benjamin Sherman
New York
Germany
Liberty Lobby ties unveiled in right wing drive
Washington report details the Liberty Lobby’s network linking national right wing groups and its anti Negro, anti Semite files. It cites Curtis Dall suits, Carto’s memos praising segregation and plans to push candidates like Lester Maddox and Harrison Thyng while warning of Jewish control of politics.
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Washington
Capitol
Liberty Lobby
Johnson
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Harrison Thyng
New Hampshire
Curtis Dall
Roosevelt
Senate
NAACP
Urban League
Reflection and a call for political dialogue in America
Russell Kirk discusses Rep. Weltner and fellow lawmakers forming a Committee of Correspondence to encourage thoughtful national discussion. He notes liberal Weltner’s stand against Maddox’s Georgia gubernatorial bid, and supports reviving political philosophy to guard against fanaticism while stressing the Founders’ legacy.
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Russell Kirk
Demosthenes
Athens
Weltner
Bradford Morse
Paul Todd
Charles Mathias
Morris Udall
Richard Hanna
Sam Gibbons
John Adams
Emett's Follies Build a Forget-Me-Not Stem Med
British cartoonist Rowland Emett unveils a whimsical computer called the Forget-Me-Not stemmed, built for Honeywell. He touts humor in industry, describes a seven-foot malnourished elephant contraption and a beehive of moving parts.
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Bob Considine
New York
Rowland Emett
Punch
Honeywell
Emett
Walter W. Finke
Congress stalls key Social Security rise in letters to editor
A reader slams Congress for adjourning without approving a proposed increase in Social Security payments. The letter argues the elderly face subsisting on tiny sums, questions the program's fairness, and warns of low voter turnout amid distrust of politicians. The writer cites personal lifetime contributions and potential forfeiture if he dies without a widow, labeling Social Security administration as a fraud.
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Robert B. Patterson
White Citizens’ Council of Mississippi
Carto
Africa
Political Reporter
White Sentinel
America
Journal
Congress
Social Security
Inactivity Harmful Says Doctor At Minnesota
University of Minnesota Medical School physician Frederic J. Kottke warns that three minutes of daily inactivity in nursing homes and retirement facilities can dramatically reduce old peoples strength. He notes muscle loss of about three percent daily with total inactivity and links bed rest to impaired neuromuscular function and cognition. Regular exercise, even simple acts, helps. spiritual discipline is urged as ongoing training for the body and soul.
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Frederic J. Kottke
University of Minnesota Medical School
Doctor Kottke
Mos
The Great Leap by John Brooks book review
The Book Shelf review traces Fast change In America The Great Leap by John Brooks Harper 6.95 The author argues 1939 to 1960 marks unprecedented shifts in American life. Brooks analyzes corporate growth, the urban crisis, middle class change, television rise, cultural shifts, education, and civil rights, with data and interpretation.
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John Brooks
Harper
Brooks
Wall Street
Madison Avenue
Will Power and Mental Capacity in Wills Law
An elderly widower's will is upheld despite relatives claiming his pets at dinner showed diminished capacity. Courts require a moderate grasp of ownership, the will's meaning, and natural objects of bounty, allowing eccentricities unless they directly affect provisions. Even a fool can dispose of his money in death.
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Green
Roosevelt Jr. eyes 1970 bid despite hatchet job by NY Democrats
Roosevelt Jr plans to run for governor on Liberal line amid New York Democratic pressure. A Kraft poll shows him taking votes from OConnor and possibly boosting his influence for 1970, though concerns loom about funds and voter alignment. He seeks a sizable statewide vote to keep political life alive.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Enterprise Assn
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
John Kraft
Frank D. O'Connor
Nelson Rockefeller
Roosevelt
O’connor
Democratic Party
Fdr Jr
New York City
Memories of a simpler era in Boyle's Notebook
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as a travel agent to the past, recalling small town life, social norms, work, and daily habits of earlier decades. He notes gossipy farm politics, old-fashioned professions, rough-talking drug store cowboys, and a world where refinement showed in glass lamps and fruit bowls. He ends by asking if we remember those days.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Harvard
Biddeford Journal Masthead and publication data
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists its Biddeford Maine office at 11 Adams Street with Paul Casavant as publisher and P Ingalls as managing editor. It notes subscription rates payable in advance and states AP ownership rights to local news.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Ens
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