Call for Coal Dust Standards to Cut Black Lung Deaths
The piece cites black lung as an incurable killer among American coal miners and urges federal standards to reduce coal dust exposure. It notes high X-ray evidence of disease in Appalachia, calls for Bureau of Mines authority, and argues dust controls would not hardship the industry.
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Charles C. Johnson Jr
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Appalachian
Mannington
Bureau of Mines
Department of Interior
Congress
Dirksen Pushes Constitutional Convention Debate Gains Momentum
Senate Minority Leader Everett M Dirksen renews effort for a constitutional convention to overturn the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling. He targets 34 states including gains in California New York Alaska Delaware Iowa Maine Ohio and Pennsylvania to trigger a call by Congress.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
Congress
Dirksen
California
New York
Alaska
Delaware
Iowa
Maine
Ohio
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Britain clamps on Soviet embassy size amid Cold War feud
Premier Harold Wilson moves to limit the Soviet embassy in London and curtail cultural exchanges to protest the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Moscow labels Britain’s actions as crude and militarist while warning against a return to cold war times.
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NATO
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Harold Wilson
London
Soviet Union
Moscow
Romania
Austria
Yugoslavia
Britain
Johnson backs large federal pay raises for top officials
President Johnson is expected to propose sizable pay raises for Cabinet members, the Supreme Court, top federal executives, and Congress in January. The plan follows the Kappel Commission’s recommendations and hinges on congressional approval within 30 days. House and Senate pay would rise from 30 000 to 50 000, with higher increases for Chief Justice and President.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Supreme Court
Congress
Frederick Kappel
AT & T Board of Directors
Kappel
Senate
Commission
Sen
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Nixon Cabinet Picks Praised by Democrats and Public
The article notes President-elect Nixon addressed a broad audience after unveiling his Cabinet and explaining their aims. It highlights Walter Washington as a qualified Negro appointee and mentions attempts to recruit Henry M. Jackson and Edward Brooke, while discussing reactions from Democratic leaders and the honeymoon period before major policy battles.
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Washington
Nixon
Maurice Stans
Johnson
Walter E. Washington
National Capital
Defense
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Princeton crowd mocked as intellectuals in Nixon critique
Andrew Tully targets a Princeton event by the International Association for Cultural Freedom, denouncing attendees as self styled intellectuals snubbing ordinary citizens. He notes hostility to Nixon and a push toward a society ruled by universities and the elite.
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Washington
Vicky
Richard Nixon
Princeton University
International Association For Cultural Freedom
United States
Webster’s
Princeton Seminarians
Nixon
McGeorge Bundy
Lyndon Johnson
John Kenneth Galbraith
Statesman
Intel
Secretary Boyd pushes two step hearings on future throughways
Secretary of Transportation Alan Boyd proposes public hearings before and after route tentative fixing to let residents speak on proposed thruways. The highway lobby opposes the plan, arguing against delaying final decisions despite a court ruling affirming the public right to be heard.
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Washington
Alan Boyd
Florida
John Volpe
Massachusetts
Boyd
Tire, Oil and Gas and Concrete
Automobile Manufacturers Association
District of Columbia
Potomac
U. S. Court of Appeals
Preservation mood shifts in cities and rural spaces
Russell Kirk argues Americans press to save historic towns and countrysides. He cites Savannah New Orleans and Mobile as models with planned renewals boosting tourism and quality of life while warning against highway expansion and urban decay at St Louis and across the nation. He notes political battles over federal urban renewal and transportation leaders including Volpe and Nixon era figures shaping policy. Renewed public pride hinges on balancing development with historic charm.
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National Trust For Historic Preservation
Pennsylvania Nature Conservancy
Ohio Branch
National Trust
Mobile Historic Development Commission
Hope Springs
Savannah
Oglethorpe
New Orleans
Vieux Carre
Vieux Car
Mobile
Church Street Hall
DeTonti Square
St. Louis
Mississippi
America
Yesteryear
T. 8. Eliot
Senator Soaper Foresees Mars Flights On Regular Schedules
A talk by Senator Soaper predicts future space travel with regular Mars routes though he warns hijack risks could divert missions to Venus. A college professor climber completed six Colorado mountains in a day then returned to his hotel and rode an elevator to a second floor room.
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Mars
Venus
Colorado
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Mike Mansfield
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Texas
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Volpe
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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New York Herald Tribune
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