Johnsonian humor and the Johnson wit examined
Editorial review surveys two Johnson-themed humor collections The Johnson Humor edited by Bill Adler and The Johnson Wit selected by Frances Spatz Leighton. The pieces critique whether the books capture Lyndon Johnson's southern political humor, noting many anecdotes are credited to others and some jokes fall flat.
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Jim Wilson
Jim
Lyndon B. Jonson
Harry S. Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Johnson
Bill Adler
Tha ‘Johnson
Frances Spatz Leighton
Mr. Johnson
Baoston
Tme
Officis
Dave Powers
Post Office Square
Five O'Sullivan Brothers
White House
Miss Leighton
Lynda Bird
Public access urged to city council meetings in St Petersburg
The St Petersburg Times argues council meetings and committee sessions must be public to protect the people who fund public business. It notes recent secret meetings and defends editorial discretion about what to publish, stressing shared duty of press and officials to uphold transparency and accountability.
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City of
St. Petersburg
Times’ City Hall
Couneil
Morse bill would curb press rights on crime reports
The Huntington Herald Dispatch notes Oregon Senator Wayne Morse has introduced a bill setting penalties for releasing information before trials. Critics say it restricts defense rights and could bar publication of arrest records and even FBI notices, conflicting with Justice Department guidelines.
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
Shas
United States
Ord
Morse
Nicholas Katzenbach
Justice Department
Katzenbach
FBI
Morse Bhi
Senate
Dragon in North Viet Nam resurfaces amid party rifts
SEYMOUR FREIDIN reports Thanh, once chief of land reform and rival to Vo Giap, reappears in Hanoi and rural rallies. Once backed by China, his return signals renewed North Vietnamese internal feuding as Thanh seeks top leadership against Giap amid Maoist influence.
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Seymour Freidin
Herald Tribune
London
China
North
Viet Nam
Pakistan
Nguyen Chi Thanh
Thanh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Hanoi
Asiang
Ho Chi Minh
Peking
Lin Piao
Lin
South Viet Nam
U. S
Africa
Europe
Moscow
Budapest
Glap
Red Chia
Ught
Vist Cong
South Lagging COST OF EDUCATION
A Commerce Department study shows the South spends at least a fifteenths more per capita on higher education than the nation, yet diverts a smaller share of tax revenue to all education. Per capita public education funds are about 20 percent below the national average, with regional revenue gaps hindering growth and demand for higher education. Governor Sanders says states must double support by 1976 to meet regional commitments.
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Associated Press
Advanca
Cerrier
H.C
Associated
High Point
N. C
N.C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Dally and
Sund
South
U.S. Department of Commerce
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kentucky
U. S
Maryland
U.S
Pis
Sanders
Georgia
Spock warns against rushing children into school work
Dr. Benjamin Spock writes in Redbook against early plus heavier homework arguing there is no strong evidence it benefits long term learning and noting harm from added academic pressure. He cites medical education limits and warns against self centeredness from excessive scholastic aims. He also recalls Sputnik era criticism of American schooling.
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Benjamin Spock
Redbook Magazine
Spock
America
Soviet Union
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Allen L. Otten
The
Wall Street Journal
Johnsonian
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W. Va
Herald-Dispatch
High Point Enterprise
Eyary
Northmain
Breet High Point
N. A. Rawley
Charles Howard Lockwood
Staghemth Company
National Advertiang
Dragon
North Viet
Glan
Shreis
Thank
Heli McPherse
Texas
Tsider
Texas Warrant Clearing House Inc
Austin
Ed Windler
Watts
Los Angeles
Look Magazine
T. George Harris
Harris
Charles Patrick Fizer
Berry
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