Babylonian king orders destruction of wise men
Biblical verse from Daniel 2 12 notes the king’s fury over interpreting dreams. A separate proverb attributed to David Hume reflects on temper and adaptability.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
4
Biblical verse from Daniel 2 12 notes the king’s fury over interpreting dreams. A separate proverb attributed to David Hume reflects on temper and adaptability.
The piece argues new Playboy excerpts suggest secret agreements between Kennedy and Khrushchev over the 1962 Cuban missile crisis and Cuba's possible role in Kennedy's assassination. It asserts unknown terms of arms removals and covers calls for Congress to demand transparency from the Johnson administration.
A humorous piece notes women divide ages by two, double dress prices, triple husbands’ salaries, and add five years to friends’ ages. A doctor friend mocks partygoers asking free medical tips. Campaign jabs claim Congressman Sludge’s opponent was right to brag he was not a politician as returns prove.
A Sharper focus on Drew Pearson’s defense of privacy and his accusations against J Edgar Hoover. The piece argues Pearson’s claims about FBI bugging and timing aim to discredit Hoover as he nears retirement in 1967. It notes reactions from officials and references to Kennedy and Johnson administration actions.
Paul Harvey warns of escalating industrial sabotage across the United States, citing 400 plus acts since 1963 and nine dynamitings in 1964. He notes security measures at plants, discusses motives, legal gaps, and calls for tougher penalties.
GOP insiders recall 1956 Powell pact with Eisenhower when Harlem voters helped the ticket. Powell publicly backed Ike after tax probe hints, leading to White House steps statements, jail terms for aides, and campaign funding. A grand jury later indicted Powell for income tax evasion, then a hang jury stalled the case.
Art Buchwald lists imagined last words from public figures in 1966 across politics media and business. The satirical piece pairs figures like Lyndon Johnson Robert McNamara Dean Rusk Pat Brown Lindsay Paley and others with quips exposing political tensions and cultural debates of the era.
A quirky clipping notes places and facts: fermented mare milk in Mongolia, a rapid polymer formation from styrene molecules, a jab about Parliament doctors versus U S Congress, and a New York science institute art fundraiser backed by a woman artist who paints on cobwebs.
A splenetic column mocks misuse of layman and civilian terms. The writer argues laypeople can critique officials and notes editors overextended use, citing Hoover and Lempertz, warning such language corrupts language and civil society.
A humorous column mocks political labels and cultural quirks. The writer riffs on the President’s benign polyp name, Viet Cong associations, Russian housewives, cabbage soup pricing, and the meaning of Winchester Cathedral. It ends with a quip about a get well card.
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