Pro Football Seeks Assurance on Merger and Antitrust
Professional football faces a potential crisis as the NFL and AFL weigh a merger while seeking antitrust exemption. A joint draft could curb costly rookie bidding, protect teams and fans, and enable a football world series between league champions. Legislation pending in Senate and House aims to shield the merger from antitrust probes.
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Major League Baseball
Congress
Senate
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Russell Long
D-La
House
Hale Boggs
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Small Crisis Is Welcome Small Crisis Is Welcome
The article explains a manufacturing crisis in book publishing tied to a surge in federal funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Publishers report five to seven month production delays and two month reprint times due to about 185 million dollars spent last fiscal year on school books and library resources. The piece notes publishers do not seek reduced federal spending despite the headache.
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Publishers’ Weekly
Editor Letter and Fraternal History Sentiment
A town meeting editor letters discuss the Improved Order of Red Men claiming historic origins, dating back to the early 19th century and a 1906 congressional charter. It includes a religious ethical query on abortion and a philosophical note on life before birth, referencing Yeats and biblical verse. The piece closes with a signature by Edward J. Jamison from 1827 Willow Street.
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Order of Red Men
United States
Patriotic Order
Sons of Liberty
Saint Tamina Society
Maryland
Tamina Society
Columbian Order of New York
Fort Miffin
Delaware
Theodore Roosevelt
Improved Order of Red Men
Louis F. Shipley
14Th St
How Paradox Figures in Way of Life
A reader argues that paradox underpins life as both tragedy and comedy coexist, with a deeper tension between gratitude and superficiality. The piece explores whether either extreme is true and notes the paradox of human equality versus inequality.
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Toledo
The
Dictionary
Paradoxes in Politics and Moral Existence
Sydney Harris argues that equality and inequality must coexist, and that government balances freedom and order. He identifies four core paradoxes: equality versus merit, liberty versus authority, tolerance versus righteousness, and indifference versus fanaticism, urging balance and nuanced truth in human nature.
What Others Say On Causes Of Accidents And Weathered Warnings
Quotes attributed to Representative Glenn Cunningham and Senator Thomas Kuchel offer opinions on accident causes and Viet Cong outcomes. Dr John S Millis advocates preventive medicine as the medical education wave.
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John S. Millis
Citizens Commission On Grarate Medical Education
Johnson's mixed legacy grows as war stains his image
Washington observers note Lyndon B. Johnson has a strong legislative record including Kennedy program continuation, education bills, and desegregation progress, but his presidency is marred by the unpopular war. Historians weigh Johnson's gains for the Negro and public schools against rising opposition and political upheaval.
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Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Kennedy
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Texas
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Gov. Wallace
Alabama
Georgia
Johnson’s sweeping reforms praised by critics and rivals
Drew Pearson lauds Johnson for landmark laws on higher ed Medicare auto and mine safety cigarette safety rent subsidies and open housing proposals. He credits Johnson with anti poverty measures and transportation acts aimed at urban renewal, noting past presidents failed to match such scope. Roosevelt and Kennedy are cited as lacking comparable programs.
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Horace Mann
South
High Plane Politics and Big Priced Skyscrapers
A jumble of political jabs touches Johnson price concerns and Great Society critiques while forecasting sky scraper heights and a possible Cloud Nine address. Vietnam conditions, father and son political clashes in Kansas, De Gaulle's bold claim, and Lyndon Johnson’s inflation fight are noted with sharp, era specific rhetoric.
Villagers Hold Key to Winning in Viet Nam War
U S officials say political and military warfare merge in Vietnam. Victory hinges on gaining hamlet support, with pacification essential to peace, law, and order in villages. Citied are village chiefs as pivotal in governing perception and stability.
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Saigon
Pacification Efforts in Vietnam Face Slow Progress
Walter Ridder discusses the challenge of winning villager confidence in local government amid Viet Cong threat. He notes two thirds of Viet Nam’s area under VC control but two thirds of people under government influence, with charity in hamlet chiefs and election momentum bolstering self-confidence. He warns that more American troops may be needed to build enduring local governance before U.S. withdrawal.
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Saigon
Caimry
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
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California
Adam Clayton Powell
Fakcin and Labor Committee
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Pressetele Gramm
Drew Pearson
By Harry Karns
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