Lindsay’s national cities plan proposes NYC as a federal city
The article reviews Mayor Lindsay's idea to make New York and other major cities into national cities bypassing state governments. It notes constitutional odds against such an amendment and discusses potential benefits and risks of direct city federal dealings. It cites Washington's issues as a cautionary example and asserts urban federal relations may evolve anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Mailer
New York City
John V. Lindsay
New York
Mailer
Congress
Lindsay
Washington
Transportation, Housing, and Health, Education and Welfare
District of Columbia
Statehouse
Chicago
Los Angeles
Postal Service promises 24 hour service for major cities
The article notes the new Postal Service pledge of 24 hour delivery within 600 miles of major cities, contrasting it with past progress from 1918 air mail to 1924 transcontinental service and current jet travel and automation. It questions whether the goal signals improvement or reflects degraded past service.
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Washington
D. C
New York
Gossip and the perils of spreading rumors
The Capital Baptist memo reflects on how gossip spreads, noting most people repeat or originate tidbits about others. It traces the word's shifting meanings from godparent to companion to its current negative sense and urges self restraint by recalling Henry van Dyke's rule to avoid unverified, unnecessary gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Taking Hippies To Lunch In A Taxpayer Tale
The piece cites Bill Fiset in the Oakland Tribune claiming a hippie uses food stamps to fleece the system. It details week by week stamp purchases and cash back, then selling stamps for cash, resulting in a profit. It warns that many hippies in communes could be draining welfare funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Fiset
Oakland
Calif
Tribune
Fiset
California principal splits class by gender in lower grades
Elk Grove District near Sacramento moves 65 boys in grades four to six to separate classes to tackle perceived coed classroom issues. Principal Donald Cooks says girls sit quietly while boys are restless, and argues separate rooms give girls space from disruptive behavior requiring more teacher attention.
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U.S.A
Donald Cooks
Elk Grove Unified
Sacramento
Poetry Corner and Reflections by Local Writers
A column features original poetry and moral verses. It includes MEN'S STYLE CHANGE with notes on vintage dress and pegs from Everett P Covington and Clara Williams about a Beautiful Life and Quietness Rewarded, praising kindness, unity, and nature.
Night bus schedule urged to be restored in High Point
Letters to the editor urge the City of High Point to reverse the plan to discontinue all bus service after 7 15 p m citing elderly riders need and high fares. The missives include views on free speech and welfare critiques alongside a zoo project thank you.
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High Point
Richard
Emily Reimer
National Guard
Justice Black
Minutemen
Birchers
America
Zoo Project
North Carolina
Peter C. Crosius
N. C. Zoological Authority
Vietnam
Paul Eastman
Rejection slip and poems from old newspaper page
A composite page features ditty titled Rejection Slip by THOMAS SWANSON and poems about a garden and a mother awaiting a son in Vietnam. The items reflect editorial notes and sentimental verse with dated cadence and rural imagery from a historical issue.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
Lindsay's
Milwaukee Journal
Capital Baptist
Chattanooga News Free Press
Statesville
California
Everett P. Covington
Jesus
Clara Williams
God
ECU
Menses
Derry
Duke Hospital
Nixon
Mrs
Independence
State Zoo
Wure
Beelzebub
Purgatory
Thomas Swanson
Nature
Douglas Hunt
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