Democracy’s uneven track across world nations and eras
The editorial argues democracy shows limited success beyond Athens and the United States, noting temperamental differences among populations in the Americas. It warns that military rulers sometimes bring stability, cautions against supporting coups, and critiques democracy’s fragility in Cuba, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina, and across Latin America.
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Britei
United States
Britain
U. S
Uruguay
South America
Argentina
No Difference in Rights between Human and Property Rights
The Chicago Tribune argues that open occupancy and public accommodations debates confuse human rights with property rights. It contends property rights are human rights and oppose any effort to curtail ownership, warning such attempts erode the common heritage and access to property.
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Chicago
Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Russell Kirk
Chicago Tribune
Pension details and historical trivia mixed in study fragment
Ex presidents receive pensions of 25 000 per year with up to 50 000 for office, plus furnished space and free mail. Widows get 10 000 after death. A geometry question notes 180 degrees. Bible reference Genesis. Atomic plant site Harford Engineer Works near Paves Washington. Gulhenics science unclear. Tobacco consumption highest in cigarettes.
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Esau
Harford Engineer Works
Paves
Washington
The Establishment And The Colleges
National Review’s Oct 8 special supplement surveys 12 institutions including Yale Brandeis Howard Stanford and Sarah Lawrence to gauge college student attitudes on politics and religion. The piece notes conservatives claim bias in textbooks and faculty while highlighting student views on labor laws Nazi ties and future entitlements. A General Wedemeyer anecdote and call to read the report conclude the column.
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National Review
Sarah Lawrence
Williams
Yale
Marquette
Boston U
Reed College
Indianas
South Carolina U
Howard U
David
Brandeis
Stanford
Nort
Howard
Cold War pause sparks warnings on Russian intellect and control
Holmes Alexander cites two Washington reports on the pause in the Cold War. One predicts material comfort and bourgeois ease for Russians under an evolving goods industry. The other warns Russia may pursue an intellectual juggernaut to outpace the West, creating near omniscience and robotic cadres to bury U.S. leaders.
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Arms Central and Disarmament Agency
Caldwell
Ussr
Nhu Visit Delays Foreign Aid Funding Amid Criticism
In Washington the Sen ate Foreign Relations Committee delays aid funds mark up as Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu tours American TV programs drawing criticism from officials responsible for foreign aid. The article links her remarks to hindrances in approving another year's appropriation, alongside broader regional turmoil including Indonesian unrest and the Dominican crisis.
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Washington, D.C
Heaven
Ngo Dinh Nhu
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Madame Nbu
Madame Nhu
South Viet Nam
Wheat Sale to Russia Prompts Johnson Act Ruling
Attorney General Kennedy rules private grain dealers may extend delayed payment wheat to Russia without violating the Johnson Act. The decision shifts from a hard line against any credit to allowing credit terms, after State Department input and Senate committee review.
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Robert Kennedy
Russia
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Truman
Ball
Soviet Union
J. Allen Ellender
Agriculture Committee
Justice Department
Readers Share Local Frustration On Grove Way Traffic
Opinions From Readers Editor presents letters about a grove way district in Hayward. Residents complain of perpetual truck noise after road widening and relocation of traffic past a neighbor near A to B streets, with claims of realtor driven changes and fear for peace.
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Grove Way
Cannibal tale and faith in public school debate
The writer compares politics to a cannibal bluff, argues against tying public school funding to private or church schools, and questions federal aid shaping religious education. He defends constitutional rights, free minds, and the distinction between public and private schooling as foundational to a free republic.
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Free Republic
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