Australia shifts toward America in a new Austerica view
Australian policy shifts toward the United States as Britain wanes, with ANZUS strengthening ties. The piece notes Australia’s defense postings in Southeast Asia, growing American investment, and a social drift toward U.S. culture while maintaining Britons’ long-standing affection. It highlights Britain’s pivot to Europe and a rising portrayal of Australia as a Pacific state, “Austerica.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Canberra
Australia
U. S
Britain
North West Cape
America
Washington
Anzus
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Thailand
Malaysia
China
Peking
London
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Alec Douglas - Home
New Zealand
Melbourne
Supreme Court’s smut test loses its grip in Ginzburg case
Russell Baker argues the Ginzburg decision muddying the standards for obscenity. He notes the Roth test and the court’s reliance on advertising, promotion, and consumer perception, urging the court to defer to public judgment on what counts as obscene. He asserts ordinary readers can better distinguish obscenity than the justices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
New York Times
Washington
Supreme Court
Marcello Mastroianni
Priests Marriage Debate Backed By Jesuit Magazine
NEW YORK A Jesuit publication urges US bishops to authorize an impartial study on priestly marriage. It cites recent secular coverage and notes Pope Paul VI vetoed discussion in the Ecumenical Council. The piece calls for factual data on priests leaving ministry with or without celibacy, among other information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times News Service
New York
United States
Weekly Journal
America
Saturday Evening Post
Jesuit Magazine
Paul
Jesuit
Evalua
Travel West Africa Offers Something Novel
Lagos Nigeria reports that West Africa has shed its old image as a dangerous climate for travelers. With independence air conditioning and malaria prophylaxis the region now attracts many American tour groups and a mix of teachers students and older travelers seeking new experiences in places like Dakar Nouakchott and Freetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Garrison
New York Times
Lagos
Nigeria
West Africa
Victoria Falls
Kilimanjaro
Ernest Hemingway
Robert Ruark
William Holden
Ava Gardner
Graham Greene
Conrad
Congo River
Leopoldville
Europe
Latin America
Africa
Israel
Speake County Notes On Hospital News And Travel Commentary
Lawrence County hospital ward notes report Gamum McLemore is ill while Pauline Johnson recovers at home. Rural Givens announce the birth of a daughter, formerly Margaret White. Richard Wiley departs for the Army with assignments to Montgomery and Ft Benning. Memorials mark Bob Almon’s passing in Moulton. A travel vignette about West Africa contrasts gorillas, Schweitzer, Kilimanjaro, malaria, and a Peace Corps pose with air conditioned comforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Speake
Gamum. McLemore
Lawrence County Hospital
Pauline Johnson
Rural
Givens
Proma
Margaret White
Speake
Richard Wiley
W. O. Wiley
Army
Montgomery
Ft. Benning
Moulton
Bob Almon
James Johnson
Gorilla
Dr. Schweitzer
Abon
Chad
Cameroon
Kilimanjaro
West Africa
Blue Atlantic
Europe
Jed States
Peace Corps
Greene
TV In Britain Sans Politicians
Rhodesia's bloodless revolution prompts questions beyond one man one vote as Britain sanctions deepen and South Africa aids Rhodesia's economy. In Britain TV campaigns show no paid political ads, with BBC and ITA required air time, while Wilson Heath and Grimond contend on Breezy TV formats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Salisbury
Rhodesia
South Africa
Portugal
Mozambique
Angola
Ian Smith
Britain
Smith
Beira
New York Times
London
United States
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
House of Parliament
British Broadcasting Corp
Wilson
Heath
Jo Grimond
Grimond
Wilson Drolly
U. S
Injection Kills Tumors In Mice
Researchers injected two cancer ridden mice with an unknown substance and tumors disappeared within hours. The material, not yet proven for humans, may provoke a cancer-killing mechanism. Drs. Burton and Friedman from St. Vincent's Hospital described rapid tumor dissolution in multiple tests, stressing human applicability remains unproven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
Lawrence Burton
Frank Friedman
New York City
St. Vincent’s Hospital
American Cancer Society
Burton
Badillo Future Open Backers Rally Behind Mayor Hopeful
R G NOKES profile of Herman Rivera Badillo 36, Bronx president and Puerto Rican leader. Details his rise from poverty to elected official, education at Brooklyn Law, 1962 deputy real estate post, and his Bronx victory carrying nearly all Puerto Rican support. Describes his ambitions for city and state offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herman Rivera Badillo
New York City
New York State
Moses
Badillo
United States
Jan l
Bronx
Five Boroughs
Caguas
Puerto Rico
Chicago
Burbank
Calif
City College of New York
Brooklyn Law School
Reform
Democratic Party
Robert F. Wagner
Ramsey The Archbishop Who Shocks And Smiles At Change
Arthur Michael Ramsey the Archbishop of Canterbury has long defied conventions including a planned first papal audience in 400 years. This profile notes his controversial stances on Rhodesia and private homosexual relations, his robust public persona, and his aim of Christian unity. Ramsey, born in Cambridge, rose from Liverpool parish priest to archbishop, and lives at Lambeth Palace with wife Joan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Arthur Michael Ramsey
Archibishop
Canterbury
Church of England
Dr. Ramsey
Ramsey
Cambridge
Arthur Stanley Ramsey
Liverpool
Durham
Lincoln
York
Joan
Jarrow
Lambeth Palace
Thames River
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Jack Gould
Benson
AEA
Birmingham
Steve Kelsoe
Quenton Kelsoe
San Diego
Viet Nam
Liberal Party
Communist Party
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Arthur M. Ramsey
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