Filibuster Foe Faces Senate Reform Push
Six senators urge changing Rule 22 to allow a simple majority to end debate and set new rules. They argue the filibuster undermines democracy while defenders say certain issues require strong majorities. The piece weighs cloture options and constitutional safeguards.
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Senate
Humphrey
Congress
U.S
Clark
Pennsylvania
Hart
Michigan
Proxmire
Wisconsin
Case
New Jersey
Javits
New York
Rachel
California
Smithsonian seeks to display slums inside museum
The Smithsonian's education chief proposes scavenging a Washington slum to reconstruct it as a full three dimensional exhibit. He argues museums must show life as it was, even its dirt and rats, but critics warn such re creation risks glamorizing poverty and distorting history.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Smithsonian
Powell Case Argument Cites Constitutional Clause
In a Jan 5 letter to the editor the writer suggests quoting Section 5 of the U S Constitution to clarify the Powell case and discusses how each house may judge fitness beyond basic requirements. The piece notes past senatorial seating decisions and argues for or against an Iowa auto inspection program on its merits, referencing a Sgt James Hedges and a 2128 Grande Avenue SE address.
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Adam Clayton Powell
United States of America
Owen J. Roberts
William C. Douglas
Senate
Powell
David Prudden
Grande Avenue SE
Iowa
James Hedgestown
Pictorial Crusade praised for showing crash image
A reader from 202 Twentieth Street NE commends printing a car crash photo that killed four, urging more pictorial crime coverage to save lives despite squeamish readers and advertiser concerns.
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James Young
Twentieth Street
Debunking Vehicle Safety Inspections and Driver Error
The piece questions federal coercion and state inspection plans arguing defects cause few accidents. It notes Iowa fines equipment violators and Washington DC inspection laxity, with many cars lacking lights or tires yet allowed to operate for much of the year.
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Iowa
District of Columbia
Washington Area
Readers Write Letters to Forum Guide
The notice urges letters to the Forum be kept to 400 words or fewer and focus on a single topic. It requires the writer to include name address signature and a telephone number for authenticity checks.
Romney Forges Vietnam Stance Amid 1968 Candidacy
Washington dispatch says Governor George Romney’s vague Vietnam position threatens his front runner status as he shifts from Michigan campaigning to national politics. Party leaders warn he must clearly align with hardline Vietnam policy to avoid alienating Republican delegates and rival Nelson Rockefeller.
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Tion
Michigan
Romney
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Republican Congressional
Richard Nixon
South Vietnam
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
Congress
Charles Percy
Illinois
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Public Poll Shows Confidence Slippage in Congress
Louis Harris reports a 17 point drop in public confidence in Congress from 71 29 percent a year ago to 54 46 percent today. The poll also shows negative views of presidents Johnson and the Supreme Court, signaling a broad confidence gap between Washington and the American people.
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Johnson
Supreme Court
Washington
Union
Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
House
Senate
Kennedy
John
Cedar Rapids City Plan Commission elects new chairman
Theodore F. Paul son was elected chairman of Cedar Rapids City Plan Commission as 1957 began, succeeding George F. Cockburn after 17 years on the commission and six as chairman. The item notes the commission’s reorganization and historic context for the era.
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Theodore F. Paul—son
Cedar Rapids
John McLaughlin
Howard A. McLaughlins
City National Bank
Iowa Taxpayers Assn
Dubuque
Ed C. Rudin
el Kabir Shrine
William M. Wiley
Walker
Post Office Clerk Eldred Bender Elected Local President
Rails of ice disrupted city service while Eldred Bender, a post office clerk for nine years, was installed as president of the local branch No. 166 of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks.
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Eldred Bender
The
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Swan Songs reveal odd notes in Missouri records
Missouri records agency gathers old files and photographs them for compact storage. Among vital statistics entries are odd phrasing such as Went to bed feeling well, but woke up dead and Died suddenly. Nothing serious. Don’t know. Died without the aid of a physician. Blow on the head with an ax. Con tributory cause, another man’s wife. Had never been fatally ill before.
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Missouri
New Records Management Agency
National Observer
Are the People Prepared Dali TV Show Ready To Premiere
Salvador Dali plans a television show in New York aiming to premiere this year. Sol Taishoff of Television magazine observes Dali markets his LSD inspired concept, featuring the artist, Mrs Dali, and surreal designs.
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Dali
Don MacLean Ashington
Salvador Dali
Limp Watches
Sol Taishoff
Television
Taishoff
New York
Washington
Mrs. Dali
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