A Modern Fable Thaw and California Politics
A Thurber inspired fable about a bear who quits drinking and behaves better only to relapse, contrasted with critique of California politics. The piece rails at state patronage, appraisers, and Democrat influence while praising reformist aims by Flournoy and opposition to Cranston appointees. It pairs social satire with a call to curb patronage in government.
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Jamies Thucher
Thurber
Louis
Houston Mourney
California
Flournoy
Jesse Unruh
Arnold Anderson
Castro Valley
Hayward
Leonard Seeley
San Leandro
James Kennedy
Mournoy
Mixed 1925 and 1964 Clergy and Politics Highlights
A 1925 note references a Mes Nellis woman governor being sworn in, and a 1964 meeting in Jerusalem between Pope Paul VI and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras to discuss Christian unity. A 1966 indictment targets former Democratic Senate aide Belle Baker for tax evasion theft and conspiracy.
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Ress
Mes. Nellis
Paul VI
Athenagoras
Jerusalem
Senate
Belle By Baker
England and America face mounting global strain and dollar crisis
The writer compares Britain's imperial decline and economic woes to the United States. He links Winston Churchill era strength to present weakness, critiques Johnson's monetary policy, and foresees devaluation if Johnson wins reelection. He invokes FDR as a reference point and warns the dollar could falter amid international tensions.
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Franklin D
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Galgon
Johnson
A Prayer For Today Dear Lord and Father of mankind
A devotional prayer asks for humility before divine grandeur. The faithful acknowledge not seeing God’s face yet praising His glory in creation and power in nature and the universe. They seek grace to abandon human pride and follow a wiser vision. Amen.
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Thea
Fulbright Criticized for Antiwar Speech and Sovereignty Claims
A piece critiques Senator Fulbright's end of session speeches, accusing him of damning the nation’s sovereignty by urging deference to world opinion and foreign sensibilities. The author portrays Fulbright as alienating patriotism, condemning defense industry profit and university ties while favoring Gaullist France and anti American consensus. The essay argues such isolationist instincts threaten national independence and provoke broad public judgment.
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Bill Furright
Sirst Park Pulbright
Lyndon Johnsos
America
France
Ile
Temselves
Vietnart
Utcir Wann
Amerias
Pulbright
Fulbright
Edmund Taylor
Reporter Magazine
Ite
Taylor
USA
Utbright
Walter Lippm
United States
Arkansas
Hanoi plots to topple Thieu government in Vietnam war plan
Intelligence brief claims Hanoi aims to topple President Thieu and form a coalition with the Viet Cong. North Vietnamese messages describe a multi-pronged February offensive with terror, propaganda, and city sieges to disrupt Saigon and U.S. bases, aiming for a UN mediated withdrawal after coalition rule.
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Washington
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thien
Moscow
Tanoi
Thieu
U.S
Jolson
Vietnam
Saigon
Nieuw
South Vetnam
Thien
Manol
CIA
United Nations
National Liberation Mrval
Nguyen van Thieu
National Liberation Rant Nlfy
Dim
Thich Tri Quang
Diem
Central Committee
National Laboration Front
NLI
Johnson
NFL
Ktok
Algeria
Poland
Romania
NLF
NLP
Alate
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Henry J. Taylor
England
el Mahdi
Gordon
Omdurmar
Nile
Britain
Great Britain
Emerson
Sta Tanes
Britannia
India
International Monetary Fund
Hong Kong
Volumo
Hed
China
Goa
Europe
Austria
Aral
Wilson
Jason
Dotinson
FDN
Dafisson
Roosevelt
S Holmes Alexander Esses
Aeschivas
Eugene O'Neill
Congress
Svenson
Aaron Burr
Theodosia
Greece
Rome
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Paul Scott
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