A New Year Hope Despite Global Tyranny and War
A reflective piece asks if 1965 can bring peace amid Soviet tyranny and world conflict. It contrasts Nero and Cato with the era's crises, notes over 12 million fled the Iron Curtain, and urges faith in progress and human brotherhood for the coming year.
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Congo
Paul Carlson
South
Viet Nam
Nero
Cato
Rome
Khrushchev
Kosygin
Brezhnev
Cuba
Geneva
Switzerland
Mao Tse-tung
Siegfried Sassoon
Unfinished Life Reflections By Sockman and Quote
The note contrasts two kinds of unfinished lives a spiritual warning from Matthew 7 14 and a reflection by Ralph W Sockman on life’s incompletion. It emphasizes life as a continuous journey toward completion beyond merely ending.
Congress Surrenders Power to Executive and Judiciary
A guest column argues Congress has abdicated lawmaking to the White House and a activist Supreme Court. It contends the three-branch balance is eroding, with Presidents shaping legislation and courts inventing law, risking executive dominance and a slide toward dictatorship unless Congress reasserts its constitutional powers.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Death Toll On The Christmas Holiday Traffic Surge
The article reports 578 Americans died in traffic during a three day Christmas holiday period, a figure second only to 1955. It notes 396 deaths in a similar December period and projects 300 to 360 more likely during New Year’s. The piece laments motorists rarely heed safety advice and implies change is unlikely.
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Viet Nam
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Backstage Viet Nam Developments Paint Wider War Picture
Drew Pearson outlines four developments behind the Viet Nam headlines. U S bombers strike the Ho Chi Minh Trail inside neutral Laos with Laotian tacit approval. Gen Khanh ousts the Saigon civilian government, puzzling Ambassador Taylor. Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia may break with the United States over aid and arms. Westmoreland returns for his father’s funeral and warns the war is not going well, suggesting drastic moves may be needed. Johnson faces limited options and could seek UN involvement if he acts soon.
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United States
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U. S
North Viet Nam
Ruhr
Rhineland
Khanh
South Viet Nam
Maxwell Taylor
Saigon
Taylor
Khahn
Cambodia
William Westmoreland
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Guerrilas
Johnson
Eisenhower
Korea
Ike
Viet Nam
Washington
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Disdainia
Daily Telegraph retrospective timelines
A series of brief archival notes recalls past events: fifty years ago Pancho Villa inspired seven thousand Mexican troops to vow allegiance to a revolt leader. forty years ago France denied plans to repudiate war debts to the United States. thirty years ago Narrows voted against a liquor store. twenty years ago Tokyo announced the sinking of twenty American transports. ten years ago blizzards battered the U S Midwest.
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Pancho Villa
France
United States
Narrows
Tokyo
Useless But Interesting Mink Stole by Coupon Promise
A premium expert notes that a consumer would need 47 185 cigarette coupons to obtain a mink stole, highlighting a curious incentive and the value placed on tobacco promotions.
Lyndon Johnson Prophesy Reflected in 1960 Politics
A historical tract recounts Lyndon Johnson's 1960 remarks on naval threats, Berlin crises, and civil rights, noting Kennedy's presidency and Humphrey's future role. It contrasts Johnson's perceived conservatism to liberal hopes and asks how far Johnson will allow Humphrey to push liberal goals amid Southern GOP shifts.
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Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Texas
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic Party
Johnson
Humphrey
South
Notable Verse on Friendship and Duty
A compact poem urges support for an established figure, praising steadfastness and earnestness while probing doubt and loyalty. The speaker invites readers to steady commitment as if handling a tethered kite, reflecting on obligation and personal restraint.
Disdain in Talks Toughly With Uncle Sam
Art Buchwald lampoons U S aid policy in a satirical dialogue between an American ambassador and a fictional Prime Minister of Disdainia. The piece skewers diplomatic standoffs, aid demands, and cultural clashes amid a mocked summit vibe.
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Uncle Sam
Britain Still Debates the Warren Report
American lawyer and historian Hugh Trevor-Roper challenge the Warren Commission findings in British circles. The Times and other critics question veracity while acknowledging no radical motive, urging a careful view of Oswald, Soviet links, and the Commission’s conclusions as credible overall.
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Warren Commission
Kennedy
Britain
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Trevor-Roper
Trevor Roper
London Times
Republican Party
Times
Senator Goldwater
John Birch Society
Oswald
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Stanton
Lincoln
Warren Harding
Congress Should Reform Its Rules And Procedures
Senator Joseph Clark argues Congress is stuck in outdated horse and buggy methods. He calls for a bipartisan study of House rules and Senate debate limits, plus reforms to the Rules Committee and ethics, campaign costs, reapportionment, and term lengths to ensure presidential programs get a fair hearing and a vote.
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Sen
Joseph Clark
Pennsylvania
Congress
Sen. Joseph
Clark Washington
Congress of the
United States
Supreme Court
Presidency
Tao
House of Representatives
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Senate
Broadway Musical Uses Benjamin Franklin as Central Figure
Senator Soaper notes a Broadway musical centers on Benjamin Franklin though the project faced federal hurdles. He urges clarity that Franklin had a choice in his actions and influence.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Development No. 3
Indo-China Peninsula
Siahanouk
State Department
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Daily Telegraph
U. S. Midwest
David Lawrence
Lyndon
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Berlin
West Berlin
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Jack Kennedy
David Cornel DeJong
Art Buchwald
USIA
University of California
Russell Kirk
Andrew Tully
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Rules Committee
Soaper
Deral
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