Thoughts for Today from scripture and Harriman
A reflective verse item cites I Timothy 5 18 about not muzzling an ox and paying workers fairly. It adds Edward H Harriman on the need to earn an honest return for others dollar, highlighting a midcentury public morals voice.
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Edward H. Harriman
Public financing for campaigns gains unlikely support in Congress
The piece argues for taxpayer funded campaigns by diverting a small tax revenue share to candidates, contrasts Senate and House approaches, notes growing taxpayer earmarks nearing 30 million dollars, and urges public pressure on lawmakers to back independent oversight and stronger rules to curb special interests.
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Wayne Hays
Ohio
House Administration Committee
Senate
Hays
Congress
House
Independent Elections Commission
Internal Revenue Service
People of
Rockfest at Charlotte Motor Speedway May Be Dead
The Charlotte Observer weighs last weekend’s rock festival at the speedway, noting it drew about 230 000 people and left residents distressed. Security dogs died, fences were breached, and many attendees stormed gates with Molotov cocktails. Promoters warn other promoters, and observers say the live-in rockfest may be dead due to inherent excesses.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Cabarrus Sheriff’s Dept
North Carolina
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Troubled Korea and the shadow of freedom
The piece notes ongoing repression in South Korea on Liberation Day, citing arrests of students professors and clergy. It contrasts U S aid and troop presence with claims of anti democratic rule led by Park Chung Hee, while dissident movements persist, highlighting the uneasy role of the United States in supporting a non democratic regime.
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Japan
Korea
38Th
Syngman Rhee
Park Chung Hee
New York Times
Fox Butterfield
Seoul
Donald Kirk
New Leader
United States
Donald M. Fraser
D-Minn
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Jerome Cohen
Harvard
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
East Asia
Germany
Europe
embattled Klassen hedges bets amid post office uproar
Washington column reports Richard Nixon pressure grows to remove Ted Klassen while he raises his pay and secures a guaranteed retirement. FBI probes include a $22 917 fee from a postal contractor as Klasses lavish renovations at L Enfant Plaza emerge.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
White House
Ted Klassen
Postal Service
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
House Post Office Committee
Klassen
New L’enfant Plaza
Arab Conquest Of The West Is Under Way
The text foresees Arab states owning about one trillion dollars in invested capital by 1985, fueling oil and capital flows that reshape global power. It compares Saudi holdings to major industries, discusses multinational corporations, sovereign immunity, and the reshaping of Western economies, while noting cultural blends and geopolitical risks.
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Western
Europe
Japan
U.S
Fort Knox
Middle East
Great Britain
Iran
Krupp
West Germany
Saudi Arabia
Western Europe
United States Steel
General Motors
United States
West
Nixon's Turbulent Afterlife and Farce of Justice
In Capital Viewpoint the logic of justice around Richard Nixon is explored as uncertain. The piece predicts Nixon will retire from power with immunity, live in relative comfort, and face no formal punishment, while his allies and foes drift through a tawdry afterlife of public memory and defiance.
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Magruder
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Heaven
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