What Chance Does Democracy Have in the Western World
Mortimer J Adler argues over the longevity of empires and republics through Pericles, Thucydides, Tacitus, Mill, Lincoln, and historical contrasts. The piece notes democracy’s survival depends on balancing liberty at home with restraint abroad, urging readers to submit topics for Adler’s weekly Great Books column for a chance to win a 44 volume set.
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United States
Thucydides
Athens
Clean
Popular Party
Alcibiades
Tacitus
Rome
John Stuart Mill
Abraham Lincoln
Pericles
T Hose
Dr. Adler
Mortimer J. Adler
Retirement Pendulum Sparks Clock Repairer Saga
Swanson Wallace Swanson, a 70 year old retiree from Omaha, tells how after leaving corporate life he started a clock repair business to supplement income for trips with his wife to Salt Lake City. He believes retirement shifts people from corporate stature to modest, flexible routines, with clocks drawing neighbors to his basement shop.
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Omaha
Nehr
Harry Tro Rrral
Ife
Swanson
Wallace Swanson
Salt Lake City
Mama
Alan
Mr. Swanson
Heller
Portraits of a Lifetime in Attics and Drawers
A reflective piece by John C. Metcalfe on how homes store relics of the past. It describes attics closets and basements filled with Sunday treasures forgotten in distant bygone days. The poem links an individual's life to the items kept and cherished across time.
Kennedy Half Dollar memorial coin story and design details
A feature on the Kennedy Half Dollar issued in 1964 and its meaning, design by Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro, and the symbolism of the Presidential Seal on the reverse. It notes numismatic interest, the coin’s path from proposal to minting, and its place in collector history, ending with an offer for a coin collecting booklet.
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John F Kennedy
Greece
Rome
Kennedy
Kennedy Hall
America
Johnson
Congress
Wright Palman
Texas
House Banking and Currency Committee
John F. Kennedy
Gilroy Robints
Frank Gasparro Witid
Philadelphia
Enver
Tallas
U.S
Enpy
Dept. N
Hollywood
Calif
Duplicate bridge strategy and a decisive play
A column discusses how duplicate bridge highlights good plays. It explains a hand where East should play the queen of clubs to reveal the defense, leading South to a creative line that secures a slam or defeats it. The piece contrasts rubber and duplicate play and stresses precise defense and timing.
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South
Mast
West
Jim
Watch Center For Sightless Bid in Spades and Hearts
Swiss Watchmaking Training Center for the Disabled founded in BIENN Switzerland. As dealer, you bid one heart given the hand with IA J in Spades, QJ in Hearts, AKQ in Diamonds, and 136 in Clubs. the liberal Social Insurance stance limits the bid to one notrump. The center, supported by government and local groups, occupies the maximum 18 points.
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Lev Vents
Bienn
Switzerland
Social Insurance
Protestants Before Luther Outline of Hus and Moravians
Dr Harper traces Hus who burned at Constance in 1415 to early Protestant ideas. He notes Husites or Moravians formed a reformist line, stressing Bible authority, apostolic worship, faith in the Lord's Supper, and visible saving faith. The Moravians, Or Unity of Brethren, persist with origins in Husite movement and Waldenses influenced early Protestant thought.
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John Hus
Unitas Fratcum
The
Unity of Brethren
Church of Apostolic Times
Andhis
Luther
Rome
Husites
Firs
Peter Waldo
Words Behind Ombralla Umbrella History
A short note traces the origin of the umbrella from ombrella to umbrella. It notes ancient use by Chinese and Egyptians, the Italian term ombrella meaning little shade, and the shift to English as umbrella. The piece mentions the device’s use for sun and rain protection.
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Martin Guther
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San Leandro
Alvarado Street
Wal & Remy Heolyr Fore
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