Editorial urges open vote for vice president in party nominating
The piece endorses a Humphrey led commission to reform vice presidential selection. It recalls 1956 Adlai Stevenson nominating by open convention vote which named Estes Kefauver. The writer argues for reviving that free process rather than dramatic systemic changes to avoid future fiascos.
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Hubert Humphrey
Miami Beach
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Humphrey
Kefauver
Detroit taxicab design debate and lessons from London
A New York Times editorial praised London cabs and urged Detroit to adopt practical, roomy, city-friendly designs. C Kline Fulmer of Princeton urged buying English cabs. Detroit’s early small-car efforts were mocked, then abandoned as imports flooded the market. The piece contends Detroit could learn by mimicking London style— roomy and maneuverable for urban streets.
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New York Times
London
United States
the Times
Detroit
C. Kline Fulmer
Princeton
N.J
Fulmer
New Yorker Magazine
Law and Order Not Real Hope In Nixon Pick
Commentator critique targets President Nixon for reappointing Attorney General Richard Kleindienst despite ties to the ITT scandal and Watergate inquiry. The piece argues voters ignored widespread corruption in favor of a political push for law and order.
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Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
Kleindienst
ITT
People of America
Let No Man Fear to Dissent
The piece contrasts Jeffersonian liberal dissent with modern police and spy agencies. It cites Jefferson’s inaugural claim that error of opinion should be tolerated and reason free to combat it, arguing government suppression chills free speech.
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Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
America
Santa Claus faces playoff passion over Christmas duties
A humorous caper shows Santa Claus torn between watching a Redskins Packers playoff game and delivering toys. Mrs Claus pushes him to work, warning that children expect gifts tonight while Santa quips about football and smoggy Detroit. The elf-laden chaos ends with Mrs Claus storming out and Santa muttering about priorities.
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Aos Angeles Times
Santa Claus
Clause
Mrs. Claus
Santa
Larry Brown
Redskins
Marble hazard from salt ad prompts nationwide protest
Readers urge removal of a Morton Salt commercial showing a girl tasting a marble with his father that risks choking children. The letter writer petitions the FCC FTC NCS Morton Salt and networks ABC NBC, notes the company will review the spot but asks for action to prevent harm and cites potential brain damage or death from choking.
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the Gazette
Morton Salt Co
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
National Safety Council
Morton Salt
Original American Pride in Indian Heritage
A reader letter argues that the Indian woman Joan Lewis should embrace her heritage with pride, asserting Americans descend from English roots while Indians are the original Americans. The writer defends native ancestry and condemns prejudice, urging Mrs. Lewis to hold her head high. The letter is signed by Robert Meadows of Violet Street.
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the Gazette
Joan Lewis
Experiment in Education by Ford Foundation and Schools
Washington report on the Ford Foundations ten year review of the Comprehensive School Improvement program. The Nachtigal evaluation finds few lasting professional changes, some lighthouse projects and many leadership and jealousy issues undermining efforts across 25 projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Dog
Ford Foundation
Puerto Rico
Colorado
Paul Nachtigal
Kraft Sees a Need for Different Pace in Peace Talks
The Paris talks expose a clash between United States diplomacy and South Vietnamese leadership under President Thieu. Washington fears Thieu’s push for strong safeguards undermines a negotiated settlement while acknowledging past US proposals accepted North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam. The piece argues a slower, Europe-led approach may replace the swift high level bargaining once practiced under Nixon and Kissinger.
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Vietnam
Washington
Russia
China
North Vietnam
Japan
Western
Europe
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Cambodia
Laos
Saigon
Thieu
United States
U.S
Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Chou En-lai
Leonid Brezhnev
le Duc Tho
North
Dr. Kissinger
Intercepted Message From 1972 Letter to Marceline
A fragmentary 1972 letter shows a question about whether school progress is regressing. The dated note reads Dear Marceline and signs Yours, with no other context or names.
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Marceline
Ford Foundation's ten year school study ends with sobering lessons
After ten years and 30 million dollars, Ford Foundation educators concluded that university led reform often failed to improve elementary and secondary schools. They found teachers wary of political realities, gadgets rarely kept interest, and new methods like programmed instruction and team teaching offered limited gains.
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Ford Foundation
Half of a Story Is Poor Coverage
A Gazette editor admits failing to cover both sides of the Arabs-Israeli convocation at West Virginia State College. He explains missteps in assigning Rosalie Earle, notes next speaker Hussein was unlisted, and vows to cover multiple sides in future reporting.
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Gazette
West Virginia State College
Emanuel Shimoni
Israel
Hatim Husseini
Tarun
Joe Mickey
Omar
Connie Foreman
Clendenin
Middle East
West Virginia
Rosalie Earle
Shimoni
Hussein
Rosalie
Pentagon
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Joseph Kraft
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George
Marceline Parsons
Tyler Mountain
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Charleston
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