When Incentives Are Destroyed by Welfare Promises
The piece argues that welfare state promises during a campaign would worsen inflation and reduce real income. It cites a 6 percent annual cost of living rise, taxes offsetting most pay gains, and a shift in support toward Nixon for reduced spending. It notes unions and Taft Hartley law as context and contrasts Nixon and Humphrey on economy and Vietnam.
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Johnson
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Medical mystery behind blue soldiers solved in Vietnam
Blood disorder linked to antimalarial drugs caused six U S soldiers to turn blue in Vietnam. Four recovered after stopping drugs. two improved with methylene blue. Experts cite hereditary enzyme deficiency and methemoglobinemia with symptoms of fatigue dizziness headache and vomiting.
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U.S
Vietnam
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Beginning of Wisdom on children's brightness through aging
A speaker recalls a question about why gifted children seem brightest at age three but appear less so at thirteen. The essay muses whether children get dumber with age or if chronological age catches up to mental age, noting that early brightness often shifts as development proceeds.
Observing Children and the Decline of Geniuses
Sydney Harris argues that young children notice each detail with fresh perception while as adults people generalize and rely on formulas. He cites imitation in children and monkeys, warns education can dull curiosity, and notes many self educated geniuses avoided formal schooling.
Unity Congress in Moscow Falters on Czech Crisis
Observers say the planned November World Communist unity congress in Moscow will be postponed or canceled due to the Soviet led intervention in Czechoslovakia. Many European parties have condemned Warsaw Pact actions, and regional groups may form outside Moscow.
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Moscow
Peking
Khrushchev
Budapest
Luxembourg
West Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Palmiro Togliatti
Unity
Stalin
World Revolutionary Movement
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Manfer All Seasons Cited In Speeches Amid Sparse Evidence
A columnist notes repeated references to a candidate named Manfer All Seasons in many political speeches yet finds little verifiable evidence of his existence. The dialogue at a nearby desk adds a humorous aside about a man whose lawn grows so fast he misses his morning paper if not collected within five minutes.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
Manfer
I Would Like to Relive My Air Force Rescue
GEORGE ROBESON recalls a 1951 air maneuvers incident off the Yalu River when he, piloting a Piper recon craft, says he forced 14 MIGs to crash, earning a Good Conduct Medal with 13 clusters. He also notes later memory discrepancies about his enlistment year and reflects on past romances and a recent airline ad cancellation.
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Yalu River
Air Force
Columnists Represent Diverse Viewpoints in Opinion Page
Opinion columnists are selected to show a range of perspectives and voices within the paper. The entries do not necessarily reflect the newspaper's official stance.
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L. A. Collins Sr
Washington University
St. Louis
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington, D.C
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Sydney Harris
Berry's
Pinkos
Red‘s ‘Unity’ Congress
Kremlin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
China
North Korea
North Vietnam
Japan
Yugoslavia
Cuba
Romania
Soviet Union
West Indies
Communist Movement
Sen.soaper
By Bill Vaughan
George Robeson
Sidewalk Senate
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Hubert Humphrey
Mary Harrington
Harrison
John
Mary Connors
New Orleans
Mary Harrison
Harrington
San Antonio
Marsha
Algiers Naval Station
Algiers
Chicago
Union Federal
Union Federal Savings
Long Beach
Bixby Knolls
Atlantic Avenue
Orange County
Rossmoor
Los Alamitos
Gardena
Malibu O
South Spring Street
Los Angeles
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