Buckley on American colleges ideals and freedom of speech
William F Buckley Jr argues that the worst danger is forgetting American ideals amid college debates. He cites the University of Texas visit highlighting energy and intellect while warning that liberal dissent risks undermining core values and urges spiritual composure to reaffirm Western ideals.
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William F. Buckley, Jr
Texas
Thomas Jefferson
John Stuart Mill
England
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Gus
Prophet
Gus Hall
University of Texas
Earl Warren
Knowledge and Wisdom as Tools of Growth
A quote on hidden divine wisdom from I Corinthians 2 7 and a claim that knowledge is the sole production instrument immune to diminishing returns, attributed to J M Clark.
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J. M. Clark
Mercer County poised for growth amid new technical influx
Sunset News Observer notes highly trained professionals move into Mercer County via North American Aviation and the Forest Products Marketing Laboratory. Despite economic boosts from Kaiser Aluminum in Ravenswood, social and educational impacts may lag. Ravenswood built a private foundation after repeated school tax defeats, with Kaiser pledging matching funds.
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Sunset News-Observer
Mercer County
North American Aviation
Forest Products Marketing Laboratory
Princeton
Jackson County
Kaiser Aluminum Corp
Ravenswood
Kaiser Aluminum
Pierre Salinger Faces New Press Office Perils
The piece lampoons Pierre Salinger, Kennedy’s and Johnson’s press secretary, noting past weight pressure from Kennedy and new perils with LBJ. An Associated Press photo shows Salinger on a prancing horse at the LBJ ranch alongside Johnson, suggesting tension as reporters chase him.
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Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Kennedy
Johnson
Pierre
LBJ
Associated Press
Snowed sidewalks rile Bluefield Avenue urban renewal
A note to Urban Renewal Director George McCulloch urges clearing snow from sidewalks on Bluefield Avenue property acquired for renewal. The message references city ordinance and demands action with a shovel.
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George McCulloch
Bluefield Avenue
George
Kansas Congressman Skips House Meeting Over Wheat Deal
Representative Bill Avery of Kansas withheld from a Rules Committee session amid Republican tactics to attack President Johnson over United States wheat sales to Russia. The piece contrasts Avery’s stance with the wheat farmers’ praise for aid programs and highlights foreign pay terms and charitable projects funded by Great Plains Wheat in Latin America.
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Washington
Bill Avery
Kansas
Capitol
Johnson
House Rules Committee
Avery
Rules Committee
Lyndon Johnson
Russia
Charlie Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Canada
Great Plains Wheat Association
Kansas Wheat Farmers
Soviet Union
U. S
el Mercurio
Chile
Harlan Parkinson
German Riesco
Santiago
Abraham Lincoln
Great Plains
Food For Peace
Alliance For Progress
Bluefield Legion Leader Recalls Historic Local Events
A retrospective notes F S Easley returning from Roanoke as Bluefield American Legion commander. It also marks a 30 year-old son of U S Route 52 resident in Bluefield and recalls a 10 year-old deadly fireman crash with two crewmen injured on an N and W train wreck in East Bluefield yards.
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East Bluefield
Wheat sale debate tests Congress vs. executive power
In Washington the debate over financing wheat sales to the Soviet Union highlights a crisis in constitutional power. The author argues Congress alone can authorize public funds for foreign trade, challenging the administration's push to use U S credits to back sales. The piece warns against appeasing Khrushchev and frames foreign policy as a Congressional prerogative.
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Washington
America
Congress
House of Representatives
United States
Senate
Executive
Soviet Union
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
House Rules Committee
Democratic Party
Russia
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Cuba
Moscow
Europe
People’s Representatives
Poems Progress Report on Goose Flight and Time
A poetic reminiscence links geese returning to a field, March memories, and new flights. The speaker observes frost edged scenes, corn shocks, a pond and barn, and muses on being chosen for another time while noting a growing friendship with the birds.
Ike Endorses Run For 1964 GOP Nomination
Art Buchwald describes the crowded scene as Ike Eisenhower’s private rail car passes Gettysburg and Harrisburg with candidates seeking endorsements. He jokes that Ike’s approval is essential and recalls the policeman’s line about waiting in line for a meeting, concluding with Ike’s broad wave and wink.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
California
Harrisburg
William Scranton
Eisenhower
Gov. Scranton
Ihe
Ike
Gettysburg
Gov. Rockefeller
Ske
Solid-Concrete Generation Warns of TV’s Mental Toll
Robert Ruark laments a Tren ton Evening Times poll showing few can identify Johnson and de Gaulle in a photo. He argues youth neglect reading, favors TV and radios, and predicts a generation with a concrete head, listening only to gadgets and echoing one another.
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Trenton
N. J
Evening Times
President Johnson
General de Gaulle
Mr. Johnson
Big Charlie
Gen. de Gaulle
Khrushchev
Gen. de
Deep South
Johnny
Register of Deeds
Lyndon Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
Caroline
Broadway ticket fraud probe taints S Broadway shows
A broad New York inquiry into alleged theater ticket swindles implicates producers box-office staff and agencies. A sampling of patrons mocked high prices taunts and a snobbish attitude toward affordability amid talk of remaining prices under scrutiny. The piece also notes related crimes from lobster boat fund diversions and a nod to Roger Blough's Hall of Fame recognition and a dubious college gridiron record.
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New York
Broadway Theater
Sinatra
Roger Blough
Steel Corporation
Blough
Susquehanna
Army
Colgate
Cornell
Senator Soaper Says Kindergartner Snow Suit Challenge
A humorous note notes the difficulty of fitting a large child into a snowsuit as a new kindergarten teacher faces the winter task. The line captures a light editorial tone about classroom life and parental expectations.
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