Noted Quotes From Morning Reflections
A brief collection of aphorisms and quotes including Proverbs 13 12 about hope and a line from Johann Schiller praising the value of daring. The text frames morning reflections and literary sentiments for readers.
Lynda Bird Johnson to Spain Against White House Doubts
A mock transcript depicts LBJ debating Lynda Bird's Spain trip as he tries to curb citizen travel abroad. He relents to permit the vacation but warns about funding. The skit ends with a quip about an actor contemplating a trip to Spain and potential cuts.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Spain
Lynda Bird
LBJ
Washington
R. Worthington Snaffle
Jackie Kennedy
Kennedys
Wal
Air Force
Secret Service
Feller
One Way Windows in Public Buildings
A humorous critique notes the Public Health Service installed reversed one way windows in lavatories near Washington. The error exposed inside views while outsiders could see in, embarrassing all. The piece advocates installing such windows in working areas to reveal federal staff activity and address calls for more transparency.
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Public Health Service
Washington
Central landfill method of garbage disposal proposal
A report outlines a centrally located sanitary landfill for waste disposal and discusses its planning, environmental safeguards, and community considerations. It also notes proposed measures for future expansion of the Mercer County Airport runway and potential impacts on air traffic and local development.
U S Intervention in Dominican Revolt Vindicated
Washington analysis argues the OAS move to withdraw 8000 troops was vindicated as a precedent upholding the Monroe Doctrine and regional security. It notes Latin envoys' criticisms as emotional and warns against European or Asian interference while praising U S and six-nation actions in Santo Domingo.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
Chile
Uruguay
Latin America
United States
OAS
Soviet Union
Red China
Cuba
Security Council
Santo Domingo
The Gold Giveaway and America’s Dollar Crisis
Henry J. Taylor critiques U S gold reserves falling behind Europe while euro dollar trading grows. He cites foreign machine tool sales, oil and coal tensions, and quotas that hamper American exports, urging tighter domestic policy and a balanced approach to trade and currency.
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Washington
Willie
Europe
France
West Germany
America
Free World
Western Europe
U. S
Moscow Norody Bank
London
Banque Commerciale D’europe du Nord
Paris
Oscar L. Altman
International Monetary Fund
U.S
Johnson
Congress
Iron Curtain
Governmnt
Tanners’ Council of America, Inc
Germany
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Britain
Supreme Court Rejects Retroactivity Of Confession Guidelines
Andrew Tully critiques the Supreme Court for not making its confession guidelines retroactive. He notes a 7 to 2 ruling allowing retroactivity to apply only to trials after the guidelines, leaving past coerced confessions without recourse. He denounces this as discriminatory expediency and warns it undermines constitutional protections.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cate
Sers Sa
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
William Douglas
John M. Harlan
Republic
Dodd Klein letters reveal Senate letter writing flaws
Drew Pearson cites three morals for Senators from the Dodd Klein letters. He notes many letters were written by assistants, including Abe Ribicoff and Hubert Humphrey, while Humphrey personally wrote one. The piece also highlights air pollution funding ties to industry and the Bureau of Mines.
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Washington
Gen
Julius Klein
Chicago
Senate
Abe Ribicoff
D-Conn
Tom Dodd
Klein
Abe
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Julius
HHH
Humphrey
Hhhimself
Dodd-Klein
Dodd
Gen. Klein
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
J. Wentworth
Washington, D. C
Pearson
McCarthy
Viet Nam
Ed Muskie
D-Me
American Petroleum Institute
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Walter Hibbard
Bureau of Mines
Public Agency
Sen. Muskie
Dr. Hibbard
Muskie
Bureau
General Motors
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
U. S. Public Health Service
Hibbard
Congress
Mountains of Junk and the Need to Clean Up Roadsides
A meditation on automobile graveyards and trash accumulation across towns and highways. The author notes tens of millions of junked cars, disposable containers, and growing landfills, urging stricter dumping regulation and citing Peter Blake's book God's Own Junkyard as a wake-up call to planned deterioration.
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Johnson
Paul Douglas
Illinois
House of Representatives
Mecosta
Michigan
Mecosia
Peter Blake
Holt
Ten Years Ago NAACP Ordered To Cease Alabama Operations
The Daily Telegraph reported that a state court ordered the NAACP to stop conducting business in Alabama. The note also mentions anthracite coal prices rising from 40 cents to 1.15 dollars per ton.
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NAACP
Alabama
Pikeville man linked to Cumberland Mountains escape
Forty years ago a Pikeville Kentucky man convicted of murder escaped from jail and was believed headed toward the Cumberland Mountains. The report notes the escape and ongoing search by authorities.
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Pikeville, Ky
Cumberland Mountains
Hetty Green Dies at 94. Wealthy Phenom of Gilded Age
Fifty years ago the richest woman in the world, Mrs Hetty Green, died of a stroke. She inherited over ten million dollars and built a vast fortune through shrewd investments and frugal living.
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Hetty Green
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Richard Wesley
Johann Schiller
Food For
Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
David Lawrence
United Nations Charter
Henry J. Taylor
Andrew Tully
Justice
Drew Pearson
Russell Kirk
Mountains of
Daily Telegraph
E. G. Otey
West Virginia Bankers’ Association