Control of War News Sparks Senate Debate
Senator Joseph Clark charges military manipulation of Viet Nam war news, drawing a Defense Department denial. The piece argues there is no formal censorship, noting editors once practiced voluntary censorship and front reporters faced limited military filters. It suggests some high level news management exists but public access remains broad, with Congress urged to curb such control.
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Sen
Joseph Clark
D-Pa
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Sen. Clark
Uniformed
Brass
Congress
What Are the Rights of Women in Society
An analysis contrasts Soviet and American approaches to women rights noting legal protections under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, rising sex-discrimination complaints, and social patterns. It highlights state laws restricting women's work and calls for policy review to align with modern business realities.
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Soviet
Russia
Presidium
America
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Israel
California
United States
Town Meeting on American Sea Power and Merchant Marine
Congressman William S. Mailliard voices alarm at the aging American Merchant Marine and its strain during the Vietnam era. He cites 800% ship construction from World War I and a projected five year economic life, urging stronger federal action amid high defense shipments and budget cuts. Bill Farley comments on wage disputes and rising prices as a local contingent in San Diego attends the Republican Associates gathering.
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Republican Associates
San Diego
United States
Soviet Russia
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Viet Nam
William S. Mailliard
San Francisco
The People You’d Feel Sorriest For
A dinner table prompt asks who deserves pity among imperfect people. The speaker recalls a character from The Rainmaker, Starbuck, who muses that nothing is as good when held than when imagined. The reflection centers on those who cannot accept or be satisfied with reality.
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the Rainmaker
Starbuck
Rainbow Dreams Versus Realistic Happiness
Sydney Harris contemplates goals and happiness arguing the mind must ground dreams in reality. He warns that pursuing an unattainable rainbow beyond the rainbow leads to perpetual yearning, fragility, and a life spent denying the world’s imperfections.
Wages and Prices Pressures Spur Political Jostling
A clipped column notes continuing inflation and policy debate. It suggests Lyndon’s attempts failed amid overcautious rules and urges clearer action. The piece mocks vanity in administration and calls for decisive economic leadership. It touches on censorship of aid to the enemy and hints at partisan resistance to punishing Fulbright.
Dodd Metromedia Ties Revealed In TV Violence Probe
Washington report traces Sen Tom Dodd D Conn and William Buckley interview to Metromedia lobbying. It details early 1964 study on TV violence showing Metromedia far higher in violent broadcasts and notes repeated welcomes and dinners arranged by Metromedia representative Florence Lowe and others as Dodd’s juvenile delinquency panel paused its TV violence work.
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Washington
Metromedia
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
William Buckley
New York
ABC
CBS
NBC
Dodd
Florence Lowe
Sen
Marci 1
Jatin Kluge
Beverly Hills
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Dodd and Florence Lowe Ties North America's TV ties revealed
The text details Roger Lowe securing a Juvenile Delinquency staff position via Drew Pearson and Florence Lowe, gifts to Senator Dodd including champagne and a $500 check from John Kluge, and Dodd's December 1964 letter nominating Florence Lowe to the U S Advisory Commission on Information. It notes continued fraternizing through 1965 and Metromedia coverage of the Dodd Buckley interview amid uninvestigated violence on top stations.
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Roger Lowe
Dodd
Florence
John Kluge
Connecticut
Metromedia
Johnson
Lane
Federal Service
LBJ
U.S. Advisory Commission On Information
Florence S$. Lowe
Washington
Lowe
Metromedia, Inc
Johnson Wagaas
Bill Mayers
the Dodds
Virginia
Grateful Metromedia
Dodd-Buckley
Nikita Urged Salinger to Control Press
Pierre Salenger recounts Khrushchev urging Salinger to curb American press criticism during his Forest walks in Moscow. The book notes Khrushchev’s jokes and warnings about White House press influence amid the Cuban missile crisis, Kennedy’s caution, and Salinger’s reflections on press power and trust.
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Nikita
Salinger
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Doubleday
Jet P. Kennedy
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
White House
Jake
Stalin
Kremlin
Kalinin
William Foster
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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Bill Farley
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Harry Earns
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Fulbright
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Drew Pearson
Len
Mrs. Dodd
Kluges
Theo
John
Grace
Salinger and Boss
Adzhubei
Izvestia
Joe
Comrade
Slatin
Li Dent
Khru
Shchev
Sara Ehesan
Eninian
Jariat
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