Great Ideas From Great Books on Happiness
Mortimer J Adler reflects on whether happiness is attainable and if thinkers agree it can be achieved. He cites Pascal Sophocles Freud and Christian writers noting a spectrum from hopeful to skeptical about lasting happiness in this life.
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Ohio
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Sophocles
Freud
Letters on Great Books for Dr Adler's column
Brief asks readers to write a 150 word letter with a general question for inclusion in Adler's column about the Great Books. It outlines Kant Augustine Aquinas and debates on happiness versus duty, urging moral imperatives over hedonism. The note invites submissions to The Charleston Gazette for weekly prizes and future discussion of intellectual heritage.
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Mortimer J. Adler
Charleston Gazette
Comedian Sahl Probes Kennedy Jokes Amid Weathered Reception
John Crosby reports on Mort Sahl's Kennedy material drawing mixed reception from audiences. Sahl defends his Nixon and Kennedy jokes while noting Ike era humor remains a tougher crowd pleaser. He hopes the London crowd may react differently and introduces a new Q A format to engage Republicans and others in the room.
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London
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Sahl on Topical Humor and Nightclub Decline in 1960s
Jonathan Sahl discusses the state of humor in the 1960s noting topical jokes often lack real commentary while clubs face economic trouble. He observes comedians moving to concert halls, cites Bas in Street East engagements, and describes TV reducing live club enthusiasm.
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Hollywood
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Worth Repeating From a Heritage of Faith and War
A collage quotes Gen. MacArthur on remembering a father through prayer at home. It juxtaposes a Bacon aphorism about revenge keeping wounds alive with a thought on prosperity as a tool, not a god, inviting reflection on values across generations.
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Reagan Aims to Swamp Kennedy Bill With AMA Drive
Ronald Reagan teams with the American Medical Association to oppose the Kennedy elderly healthcare bill. Operation Coffee Cup distributes his recording to doctors wives to spur letter writing to Congress, amid concerns over pro or anti socialized medicine and King Bill opposition. The piece also notes Rutherford’s Birch materials and a mass public reaction involving Attorney General Kennedy.
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Blue Cross
America
Dear George Advice Column Says Women Need Night Outs
A reader from Detroit vents about wives attending poker nights and card parties while men babysit, prompting a suggested reclaim of masculine pride. The exchange includes a response urging fairness and noting both genders deserve personal time, with a final quip to finish chores.
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George
Latin Nations Urged More Aid Against Castro Threat
Brig. Gen. W A Enemark told the Senate Foreign Relations panel that Latin American nations face a grave new threat from Castro. He urged lifting ceilings on military aid as he cited a need for about 63.4 million in new obligational authority plus 5.2 million in credit and 0.5 million in excess stocks to train, equip, and counter guerrilla activity and subversion.
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Latin America
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Enemark
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Kennedy names Woodward assistant secretary of state
President Kennedy selects Robert F. Woodward for assistant secretary of state for Inter American affairs. Woodward, 52, now ambassador to Chile, is a veteran diplomat with 30 years in the Foreign Service. He succeeds amid a White House Latin America task force debate on authority and direction of policy.
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Hemisphere
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Latin America
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Stockholm
Foreign Service
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Uruguay
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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The Life of Father John Banister Tabb
The Virginia born priest poet John Banister Tabb was born March 22 1848 and died 1908. He served as captain's clerk to a Confederate blockade runner, was captured and imprisoned at Point Lookout Maryland where he befriended Sidney Lanier. Tabb later taught English at Saint Charles College and was ordained in 1884 with a poetry style noted for clarity and beauty. Newman Press released Best Poems in 1957.
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