Wrong and Right Reasons in the Freedom to Work Debate
A critical essay argues that lobbying by labor leaders and allied groups over Section 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act undermines individual liberty. It condemns compulsory union membership and warns that true freedom cannot be achieved by forcing workers to fund or join unions.
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Labor
Great Society
NAACP
Afl-Cio
Jimmy Horra
Joe Curran
James B. Carey
Treasuries
Meany
Reuther
Ing
Howard Jensen
Dallas
Jefferson
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Defense Department
General Accounting Office
GAO
R. N. McFarlane
Methodists In Conference At Virginia Beach Session
Virginia Beach hosts the annual Virginia Methodist Conference where leaders refuse to take a church wide political stand on a statewide sales tax. The group also condemns the use of church influence to push unchristian causes and plans to affiliate Negro congregations with Central Conference in two years. The church maintains opposition to liquor by the drink despite the host city’s push to boost resort competition.
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Virginia Beach
Virginia Methodist Conference
Virginia
Central
South
Union of Methodism
Methodist Conference
Atlantic Shore
Danville Register Subscriptions and Rates Notice
The Danville Register announces subscription rates with daily and Sunday options, including in city and by mail. Rates cover weekly payments and mail durations, with renewal note and postal zone pricing.
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Danville
Soaper urges American wines for diplomacy
Senator Soaper calls for serving American wines at diplomatic functions and advocates American made microphones in embassies. A playful verse about a neuter computer becoming a suitor ends with a caution about beauty and ash cans. Aunt Emma reportedly passes a televised driving test with top marks amid a Ton Lewis town mood.
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Emma
Lewiston
Marriage superstition sparks flash bulb tradition
A lighthearted note claims every civilization has a marriage superstition, and ours says the wedding must consume at least 120 flash bulbs to ensure the union lasts. The quip suggests photo flashes symbolize lasting memories rather than actual ritual.
Computer matchmaking warned for bigamy risk
A monthly National Magazine insert uses a computer to pair off prospective husbands and wives. The system sends two copies to readers and officials warn that if it becomes a matchmaking business, a poor kid could end up a bigamist.
Controversy over O'Brien for NYU Schweitzer Chair
Op-Ed questions NYU choice of Conor Cruise O'Brien for the Albert Schweitzer Chair in the Humanities. The piece notes his prior UN and Ghana roles, the cancellation of a Koestler offer, and the irony given Schweitzer’s stance on Katanga. It contrasts liberal doubts with O'Brien's critics and calls for a broader view of American education.
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Conor Cruise O’brien
Albert Schweitzer
Humanites
New York University
O’brien
Man Nkrumah
University of Ghana
United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Whittaker
Chambers
New York Review of Books
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chamber
Arthur Koestler
Koestler
Northrup Frye
Canadian University of Toronto
Schweitzer
Africa
United Na
Tshombe
Congo
Finrher
Ernest van den Haag
Ghana
Redeemer
Nkruimah
The
O'Brien
America
iConor Cruise O’brien
Rusk calls for Dominican plebiscite amid chaos
The article argues against exporting American democratic models to the Dominican Republic. It criticizes Secretary Rusk for seeking a middle-ground solution and highlights the dominance of anti-Communist forces under General Imbert. It notes U.S. troop involvement and a cease-fire that entrenches rebels, concluding lasting peace will come only from Imbert's side enforcing order.
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Dean Rusk
Dominican Republic
Rusk
Santo Domingo
Lamb
Lron
Fidel Castro
Hitler
Mr. Rusk
Wliey
United States
America
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Laos
Viet Nam
Diem
OAS
Castro
Dominican
Imbert
Privacy Hearings Probe Government Intrusion Into Minds Purses
Three House committees examined privacy in a Rayburn Building morning, focusing on federal use of psychological questionnaires, compulsory unionism, and corporate privacy with GAO snooping. Civil Service Chair John Macy, Jr. defended limits on coercive tests while allowing medical evaluations. Contractors protested GAO data sharing, stressing contract ownership and confidentiality.
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Washington, D.C
House
Rayburn
Civil Service
John Macy, Jr
House Committee On Government Operations
Macy
Washington
Commission
A Matter Of Conscience On Adam Powell Jr. Controversy
William F Buckley Jr. critiques Adam Clayton Powell Jr. amid clashes with liberal figures and press reaction. He recalls Kennedy support, Powell’s alleged misuses of staff pay, and his villa of influence from Congress to Harlem, arguing Powell’s seniority fuels resentment and loyalty among Black supporters.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Reverend Powell
Adam
John F. Kennedy
United States
Powell
Adam Powell
New York Times
Europe
National Review
Congress
John Ashbrook
Theederal Treasury
Washington
Puerto Rico
the Times
Amsterdam News
New York
Amsterdam
Harlem
The Fat Lady Thaler Carries Weight in Africa and Arabia
The Maria Theresa thaler, known as the Fat Lady, remains a trusted medium of exchange from Ethiopia to Mozambique and Yemen to Muscat. Despite Austrian roots, new African and Arabian states issue their own currencies while thalers persist in weight and silver purity.
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East Africa
Arabian Peninsula
Maria Theresa of
Austria
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Yemen
Muscat
Oman
Europe
Africa
Arabia
Maria Theresa
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Soaper
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Comedy In Academe
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