Landlord cleanup urged as Manhattan fights obscenity
Mayor Lindsay backs a Midtown Development Commission plan to pressure landlords to evict porn shops and related sexual services. Rockefeller Center and other owners are ending leases, aiming to curb filth and public nuisance. Public residents urged to pressure landlords to stop rentals to such operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Midtown Development Commission
Lindsay
Broadway
42Nd Street
Midtown Commission
Rockefeller Center
Rockefellers
Edward Finch
Nixon
Edward F. Cox
Finch
Cats and Comparisons in a Global Census of People and Pets
The column muses on cross cultural population comparisons from Siamese cats to ethnic groups in the U S and abroad. It notes Americans, Europeans, and Japanese recognizing the Siamese and many groups living beyond their home nations, underscoring differing ideas of the good life and the pull of opportunity. It ends with a moody bus remark and a zinger about anger at political ads.
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Thailand
Siam
United States
Europe
Japan
New World
U.S
Eire
Israel
Brazil
Portugal
Latin America
Spain
U S
Skagerrak
Kattegat
Public School Safety Under Fire in City Schools
Russell Kirk argues whether public schools are perilous places as urban districts report escalating violence. Administrators and teachers petition for protection amid rising armed robberies and assaults, with New York City seeing widespread incidents including in elementary schools.
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New
Detroit
The Majesty of Science and School Security Reforms
Jonathan Swift satire meets Boston University debate on life beyond Earth with a panel of scientists and a theologian debating the existence of intelligent civilizations. In Detroit, new limits on arrest powers for unarmed school guards provoke clashes over safety, civil rights, and the role of police in urban schools.
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Gulliver
Jonathan Swift
Academy
Lagado
Boston University
Swift
York
Detroit
Recorder’s Court
James del Rio
Emil Mazey
United Automobile Workers
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Martin Luther King High School
Capital In The Doldrums Quiet Washington Watch
Washington appears dull after elections but behind the scenes significant moves unfold. The Supreme Court reshapes evidence rules, the President pushes executive restructuring, and Democratic infighting signals a long struggle over liberalism and coalitions. Hill clashes loom as ultra-liberals test the seniority system.
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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
State
Treasury
Democratic Party
Jean Westwood
Westwood
McGovern
George Wallace
Edward Kennedy
George MacGovern
Congress
Nixon
Geographic Auto Train Sets Sold Out Florida Run
The Auto Train from near Washington to Sanford Florida is sold out through year end. Two daily round trips planned as business so strong that expansion and new routes are under study. Company notes 6,000 cars and 17,300 passengers monthly in first year. Garfield leads at 38. Included are car carriers, observation coaches, meals, and entertainment on a 15 hour journey.
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Washington
Florida
America
United States
Lorton
Virginia
Sanford
Department of Transportation
Eugene Garfield
Garfield
Europe
Paris
French Riviera
Cincinnati-to- Florida
Seattle-to
Los Angeles
New York
Spirits of 76 and occult voting power in politics
A provocative look at how occult beliefs and astrology influence voting blocs. It notes politicians courting ESP enthusiasts, seances, and psychic science, citing figures like Hughes, Scott, Reagan, and Kennedy, and ponders a future with a psychical majority shaping national policy.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Robert Scott
North Carolina
California
Ronald Eagan
University of California
Philip Bonewill
San Franciscan
Cal Berkeley
Robert Kennedy
Flying Saucer Buffs
Saucer News
Amalgamated Flying Saucers Association
U.F.O
White House
Danville Daily Subscription Rates Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription details for daily and Sunday editions in city and suburbs. Rates are 50 cents a week by carrier, 10 cents per single copy, 20 cents for Sunday only, and by mail one year 20 dollars, six months 10.50, three months 5.25, one month 1.75. renewal notices mailed 10 days before expiration.
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John Lindsay
Soaper
Moody
Russell Kirk
Jeffrey Hart
Science
Ashley Montagu
Wea
Montagu
Agnew
Wald
George Wald
Mars
Carl Sagan
Cornell
Krister Stendhal
Harvard Divinity School
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King High
King High
Ralph de Toledano
Doldrums
Capitol Hill
Pennsylvania Avenue
Middle East
Helsinki
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Geographic
Florida Run
Massachusetts
Salem
Edgar Mitchell
Soviet Union
Danville
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