Virginia Frog Derby Drought Delays Local Champion Selections
In a discussion of Virginia's representation at frog jumping events, officials wasted time during Governor Holton's absence, allowing a California frog to compete for Virginia. The delay, caused by hunting and fishing bans, led to missed local contenders while hopes rise for a Virginia crayfish entry in a Crawdad Derby.
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Commonwealth
State of
Virginia
Old Dominion
Holton
Europe
Gary Tredway
Calaveras County Fair
California
Virginia Green
Calaveras
Lake Drummond
Cypress Knee
Richmond-Hopewell
Hatchers Island
Turkey Island
James River
Hollon
Greenville
S. C
Chesapeake Bay
South Carolina Piedmont
Woodlands
Pasquotank
North Carolina
Dowdy’s Indictment Raises House Accountability Questions
The piece reviews historic cases of lawmakers facing legal trouble including Curley, Thomas, Powell, and Dowdy. It notes Dowdy’s indictment for bribery conspiracy, his hospital-ordered unfitness to stand trial, and the push by Rep. Long for him to relinquish chairmanship until cleared. It discusses Speaker Albert’s stance and the option of leave of absence or eventual resignation.
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House of Representatives
James M. Curley
Boston
Massachusetts
Congress
Curley
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
Dowdy
U. S
Baltimore
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Rep. Dowdy
District of Columbia
Judiciary
Emanuel Celler
Rep
Clarence D
Long
Second
Texas
National Dividend Plan proposed by John H Perry Jr
Guest writer John H Perry Jr outlines a National Dividend Plan to tax limits and dividend distributions. It envisions a 50 percent corporate tax cap, no personal tax on dividends, and per capita dividend payments funded by corporate earnings, phased over five years and suspended in war. The plan aims to reduce government burden, spur work, and empower every voting citizen as a profit-sharing partner.
Reds Battle Reds In Ceylon Civil Strife
In Ceylon a civil war pits Soviet backed Trotskyist and Marxist factions against Maoist rebels aided by China and North Korea. The Bandaranaike government seeks Western military aid while Moscow expands its regional air and naval presence. The dispute underscores perceived strains within world communism and proxy power between the Soviet Union and China.
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United Nations, Nly
NEA
Ceylon
Russia
China
Siramavo Bandaranaike
Siramava Bandaranaike
United States
Washington
Edmund Lowe
Bandaranaike
Nixon
Kremlins
Trotsky
Stalin
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
Kremlin
Peking
Indian Ocean
Lumumba University
Lumumba
Latin America
Middle East
Mao
White House wedding vows echo through history
The article recalls the long history of White House weddings from 1812 to 1874, noting brides such as Lucy Payne Washington, Maria Hes ter Monroe, and Elizabeth Tyler. It highlights modest publicity, notable expenditures, and the evolving social significance of these nuptials within the presidency.
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White House
Tricia Nixon
Edward Cox
Dally Madison
Lucy Payne Washington
George Steptie Washington
Thomas Dodd
United States Supreme Court
Maria Hester Monroe
James Monroe
Maria
Samuel Gouverneur
Washington
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Mary Catherine Hellen
Andrew Jackson
Mary Eastin
Lucius J. Polk
Tennessee
Mary Ann Lewis
Jackson
William Lewis
Alphonse Pakeot
John Tyler
Elizabeth
William N. Waller
Virginia
Nellie Grant
May N
Politicians Debate Economy Buoyancy And Unemployment
A Times column contrasts Treasury Secretary Connally and Speaker Albert over economic signs in 1971. It notes unemployment concerns, inflation fears, and differing views on the pace of recovery while weighing political implications for Nixon, Connally, and the Democratic majority. The piece ends arguing the U.S. remains better off than most nations.
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Washington, D.C
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Treasury
Connally
Montoya
D.N. Mex
Southwest
Watts
Los Angeles
Carl Albert
House
Albert
Carl Perkins
House Committee On Education and Labor
Perkins
America
John Connally
Nixons
Capitol Hill
White House
Democratic Party
Speaker
Clare Boothe Luce a Life of Public Power and Film Dreams
Stephen Shadegg profiles Clare Boothe Luce, detailing her rise from beauty and wealth to Congress, diplomacy, and influence on magazines and politics. The review notes her near-death poison scare in Rome, a Vatican reform plan, Hollywood clashes over The Screwtape Letters, and her unmatched celebrity among American women.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Stephen Shadegg
Senator Goldwater
Simon & Shuster
Congress
Marlene Dietrich
Mark
Italy
Villa Madama
Pope John
Randolph Churchill
Bernard Baruch
C. S. Lewis
Mrs. Luce
Darryl Zanuck
Hollywood
C. C. Lewis
Screwlape
al Capone
Screwface
Hell
Luce
Fulton Sheen
Mecca
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National Dividend Foundation
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Danville
Saas
Associated Press
Branham Company
San Francisco
Miami
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Geographic
Holmes Alexander
the Times
Algeron Sartris
Emily Platt
Russell Hastings
Rutherford B. Hayes
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
Alice
Theodore Roosevelt
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
Jessie Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
Eleanor Wilson
the Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo
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