Nonlethal crowd control debate echoes in 2900s riots
In a future era, discussions on nonlethal riot control arise as cities face ghetto uprisings and police face limits of tear gas, clubs, and bullets. The Africa hostage crisis prompts calls for safer methods, noting nerve agents and incapacitating gases still fall short. Governors weigh restraint and effectiveness, urging gradual force rather than blunt power.
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Africa
Iit
Hisory
Kent State
Hockefeller
al Alfier
The Future Is In The Marketplace
A reader weighing a low paid job questions whether an extra ten dollars a week justifies work. The piece argues better to work than to stay idle, as steady grinding builds character, credibility, and a better long term paycheck, with unemployment a poor path to the future.
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the Inquirer
Thak Ya
Soviet scientists argue life could reach two centuries
A Ukrainian chemist and a Soviet physicist warn that aging may be conquerable through cellular chemistry and longer life. They caution that technological advances and wealth could erode youth's purpose, with young people seeking instant pleasures as life extends.
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Vsevlod Yenalyev
Donetsk State University
Ukraine
University of Akron
Yenalyev i
Greatness and the limits of power in Jackson era
The note recalls Lord Action on corruption and quotes Great men are almost always had men and links to Andrew Jackson. It argues Jackson reduced federal powers yet expanded the presidency, strengthening executive authority beyond his aims and undermining his own achievements.
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Lord Action
Andrew Jackson
Changer's
Government Bank
Rming
Jackson
Iman
Trouble with Harry and the name Harry in media humor
A caller claiming to be president of the Harry Anti-Defamation League argues that using the name Harry in jokes promotes ridicule. The debate covers why writers pick certain names for flawed characters and the stereotype linking Harry to crime, while noting readers’ expectations.
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AU 5
Frat Raatho
Washington
Harry Anti-Defamation League
Harry
George
Artie
Henry
Steves
King
Steve
Jim
Jack
Chuck
Fred
Louie
Harrys
Mortons
Arnies
Chesters
Readers debate names and stereotypes in a tense exchange
A dialogue about labels and biases features characters discussing perceptions of the name Harry versus others like Hubert Alfred Bert Marvin. The speakers note how names influence judgments of readers, criminals, and public figures, touching on media portrayal and personal reactions.
Freedom and duty in a civic message from Columbus
The piece argues freedom as moral self-control rather than political license, urging readers to promote blessings through responsible action. It references the Ten Commandments, Golden Rule, and the Declaration, asserting peace begins with individual conduct on Saturday October 2, 1971 in Columbus, Nebraska.
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Nils
Haven Maskett Runs Peanut Route To Help Family
A Gazelle story from Gastonia North Carolina honors Haven Maskett a three year old boy who balances school protests with a peanut route delivering downtown and at city hall to raise money for his mother and younger sister. He buys and sells peanuts and knits slippers to supplement income for food and clothing amid his incapacitated father.
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John York
the Gazette
Haven Maskett
Maven
Nahadyi
Haven
Neve
Fragmented Lexicon of Odd Words and Phrases
A garbled OCR style list presents a maze of items including animals, currencies, foods, medicines, plant names, and assorted terms. The jumble reads like a vocabulary exercise with scattered numeric hints and foreign terms, lacking coherent narrative or central event.
Q and A science trivia from ancient quiz page
The excerpt presents a Q and A format with factual tidbits. It notes a deers toes use on tiptoe and identifies Ramses II as the Exodus pharaoh variant, plus a claim that about one-eighth of an iceberg remains above water.
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Ramses I
Vatican II Renewal Hopes Fade Amid Conservative Doubts
The piece reflects on Vatican II's promised renewal, noting fading hopes, declining priestly vocations, and aging clergy. It cites James Hitchcock's Commonweal summary, arguing conservatives largely predicted outcomes, with liturgy reforms and ecumenism failing to spur widespread spirituality or Catholic resurgence.
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Vatican IL
Vatican
Pope John
Schweitzer
Einstein
Thorntont
Woodstock College
Maryland
America
Catholic Theological School
Manhattan
Commonweal
James, Hitchcock
St. Louis University History Department
Hitchcock
Vatican -II
God
Yveneywal
Hitcheark
Garry Wills
Wills
Jesus Movement Part II Versus Hindu Avatar Teachings
A historical examine of how the Jesus movement intersects with Hinduism and Buddhist ideas. It discusses Avatars in Indian thought, Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, and the view that Christ aligns with Yogic miracles. It notes debates over reincarnation, enlightenment, and the guru as avatar in the Self Realization Fellowship.
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India
Hinduism
elf-Realization Fellowship
Paramahansa Yogananda
Christ
Gor
Rae
Unidu
Yogananda
Los Angeles
Jesus
Yogananada
Sathya Sri Baba
God
Warner
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