An Alternative to Corporal Punishment in Our Schools
Washington DC schools face a discipline crisis and Superintendent Carl Hansen backs using open hand, rulers or paddles. The Washington Post argues corporal punishment is unnecessary and cruel, urging improvements like housing, ending discrimination, and school-based psychiatrists and counselors. The piece notes California allows paddling with adult witnesses and weighs enduring questions about its use.
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Washington
D.C
Carl Hansen
The
Post
Hansen
California
Johnson Defends Vice Presidency and Budget Critics
The piece recalls Lyndon Johnson’s 1960 vice presidential choice, his influence as Senate majority leader, and his current stance against future office. It contrasts his view with ongoing budget debates, arguing spending growth and welfare programs persist despite calls for cuts. It ends noting the sprawling, inefficient federal bureaucracy.
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United States
Texas
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Los Angeles
Bobby Kennedy
Pierre Sal- Inger
Sen
George Smathers
Florida
John F. Kennedy
Ralph Yarborough
Johnson
Pentagon News Side Sparks Censorship Clash and Johnson Meet
The piece notes Pentagon press officer Arthur Sylvester angling to shape news, cites the Nickerson document on missile production and interservice infighting, and recalls Lyndon Johnson guiding two youths through Senate chambers. It highlights Mendel Rivers as a top Air Force lobbyist and Carl Vinson’s inflated view of the defense role.
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Lyndon
Washington
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
Congressional
Pearson
Sylvester
Thie
Nickerson
John Nickerson
Army
Air Force
Douglas Aircraft
General Motors
Chrysler
American Teland
Geo Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Lyndon Johnson
Warren Whitlock
Oliver ML Petteway
Little Brothers
Big Brothers Organization
Daniel Webster
Ser
Norvis Cotton
New Hampshire
Huey Long
Sen
Russell Long
Louisiana
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Confederacy
Davis
John Stennis
Oliver Petteway
North
South
Jeff Davis
Johnson
Senator Mansfield
John
al Ben Barkley
Kentucky
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Stnally
Yotosoa
Mendel Rivers
Charleston
S.C
Rivers
Defense McNamara
Capital Hill
Carl Vinson
Milledgeville, Ga
House
Anned Services Committee
Vinson
Secretary of Defense
Language quirks in USSR election satire
The article notes sidebars from the Soviet election scene with Khrushchev and Molotov. A voter asks Nikita Khrushchev for a talk, he replies this is the election and refuses. Molotov also votes, prompting imagined exchanges about speaking with leaders.
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Ussr
Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeivich
Nikitz
Sergei
NSK
Molotov
Nurse Alert debate reveals doctor respect concerns
A reader recalls the shift from Medical Monitor to Nurse Alert in hospitals. The piece argues doctors resisted the former name as diminishing their status, while nurses gained less esteem and say. The author laments nursing bureaucracy and patient neglect amid hospital efficiency pressures.
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Helena Fing
Central Nursing Statiog
Harris
Town Meeting Ad Attacks National Council of Churches
A Saturday Independent ad by the Long Beach Chapter of the Southern California Committee of Christian Laymen questions Soviet clergy visitors and warns the NCC may be a bulwark against communism. James E. Treanor defends churches while Mrs. R. T. Huntington calls for united, fiscally conservative action from voters and supporters.
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Coccern
Long Heath
Southern California
Christian
Soviet Union
Roy
United States
National Council of Churches
Long Beach
Southern California Committee of Christian
NCC
James E. Treanor
Socretto
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Can't Credit Brown for State's Growth Editor Letter
Editor disputing claim of Pat Brown's impact on California growth argues population rise due to divine providence. Letter criticizes state welfare, tax hikes, auto deaths, and vehicle-related costs, citing high taxes and policy failures. Signed by W. White of Cerritos Avenue.
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Brown
Pat Brown
ADA
CDC
Pat
Concrease
Letter Advocates A Cap On Individual Wealth
Editor notes a letter from John D. Lee urging a ceiling on personal income and wealth to prevent a few individuals from becoming so powerful they would own the country. The piece hints at figures and debate over wealth limits.
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