Westminster Abbey 900th Birthday Marked in 1966 Observance
The Abbey of St Peter on Thorney Isle traces to 785 Mercian lands and 1050 Epward the Confessor's church. The 900th anniversary in 1966 will feature the return of Benedictine monks in April, a symbol of church state links, and joint planning by Rome and England for the celebration led by Joan XXII's era.
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Epward the Confessor
Thorney Isle
Aprotia
Lucius
Orra
Mercia
St. Peter
Encar
Epwarn
Westminster
Wittram the Conqueror
Epwarp V
Scone
Eowarp
Britain
Church of England
Church of Rome
England
Hartford upheaval sparks demand for Bailey in Democratic chair
Hartford voters and Democratic leaders fret as a municipal revolt shifts power to Republicans. The call mounts for John M. Barney to return from Washington where he steers the national party after 1946 as state Democrats seek Bailey to direct Connecticut campaigns for Governor Joan D. Barry’s re election hopes.
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Hartford
New England
Connecticut
Democratic Party
Joan Bainey
John M. Barney
National Democratic Committee
Washington
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Barney
Gopsters
Bailey
Barry
Joan Demeser
Battey
The Gnu And The Gnat Passages On Havana Confab Foes
A prose critique argues that a Tricontinental Conference of Solidarity in Havana will expose delegates from 100 countries, many non Communist, and urges U S action to reveal and counter subversives. It denounces Supreme Court protection of Communists and compares conspiracies to a moonshine operation.
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Havana
Associated Press
United States
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Danville Register subscription rates and notices
The Danville Register lists daily and Sunday rates for city and suburban delivery, by carrier, and mail subscriptions with durations and prices. It notes AP news republication rights, advertising representations, and zones pricing with renewal reminders and expiration notices.
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Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Thanks For Christmas Sharing To The Salvation Army
A year end note expresses gratitude to the community for Salvation Army Christmas support. Donations funded meals and gifts, brightening holidays for families and individuals including unwed mothers, alcoholics, hospital patients, elderly, and convalescent residents. The message thanks donors and extends blessings for 1968.
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Salvation Army
Reagan Prepares for California Governor Run Fight Heats Up
John Chamberlain notes Ronald Reagan plans to announce his gubernatorial run in California this afternoon as the Republican field centers on Reagan versus George Christopher. The piece contrasts their ideologies and geographies, weighs chances in the primary against Pat Brown, and notes Reagan’s appeal to conservatives, former Rockefeller supporters, and Disney backing amid a shifting political landscape.
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Ronald Reagan
California
Lindsay
New York
Reagan
Los Angeles
George Christopher
San Francisco
Christopher
Pat Brown
U.S
Tom Kuchel
Nelson Rockefeller
Goodie Knight
Walt Disney
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Yale
Staughton Lynch
New Left
The Fast Gourmet Cookbook Praises Man Cooks
A writer defends culinary arts as masculine and vibrant, praising Miss Poppy Cannon’s The Fast Gourmet Cookbook. He shares a self deprecating note on beaver meat, cites fat concerns, and extols male chefs while lauding Cannon’s diverse dishes including Queen Jinga's Dish and arroz volcano.
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Miss Poppy Cannon
Miss Cannon
Kirk
Sandwich
Britain
England
France
America
Brillat‘Savarin
Peppy Cannon
Jinga
Angola
Arroz
Joan of Arc
True Believers
Battle to renew FBI director confirmation stance heats Congress
As Congress reconvenes, security-minded House members push for Senate confirmation of the FBI director. The move, aimed at tighter control over FBI files, contrasts with Chairman Emanuel Celler’s efforts to block floor action. Attorney General Katzenbach backs keeping the current process, while rumored choice Adam Yarmolinsky rises in discussions of a stature-filled appointment.
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Congress
House
Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Edgar Hoover
House of Representatives
Emanuel Celler
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Phat J
FBI
Bureau
Kennedy‘Johnson
IFBI
Robert F. Kennedy
Nicholas de B. Katzanbach
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Katzenbach
Capitol Hill
Hits Choice
Adam Yarimolinsky
Yarimolinsky
Mr. Yarmolinsky
Full Dinner Pail advised for 1966 GOP gains
A Negro Republican from a Northern state pitches the Full Dinner Pail as a winning 1966 campaign formula focusing on jobs and economic security for urban voters. The idea, echoed by GOP figures like Ray Bliss, argues that employment and prosperity appeal to Black and urban voters more than civil rights or welfare state rhetoric.
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Washington
D.C
GOP
Solid South
Tammany Hall
New York City
Ray Bliss
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Bliss
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Newark
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Kennedy
Big City
Union Power and Strikes Paralyze New York City
William F Buckley Jr argues that labor unions wield disproportionate power to disrupt city life. He cites subway strike planning, the Condon Wadlin law, and picket actions against St John’s College in Brooklyn. He warns public apathy and pending repeal of Right-to-Work laws threaten civic order and economic liberty.
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New York
New York Times
Times
Mike Quill
New York City
Long Island
New York State
Quill
Afl-Cio Teachers Union
St. John’s College
Brooklyn
Rockefeller
St. John’s
Manhattan
Bayard Rustin
Department of Philosophy
Jimmy Hoffa
Washington
Congress
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