Liberal View Sunday Afternoon spoof by Art Buchwald
A humorous radio play in which a couple argues over a burglar then shifts to family news from the Navy homecoming to a birth. The husband hyper focuses on the football game while the wife disrupts the scene with urgent family updates and finally announces she is leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
Harry
Redskins
Kansas City
Law and Order
Jimmy
Gertrude
Bragg
San Diego Chargers
Point Of View George Meany Loses Power
George Meany opposes Nixon wage and price freeze as AFL CIO head. Connally says union members will follow the President, while Meany loses support from rank and file amid inflation fears. South Vietnam faces democratic drift after seven years of war, with Ambassador Bunker steering Thieu Ky Minh toward a freer election. Nixon’s flexibility is noted as a Lincolnesque pivot toward inflation control and broader aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ingersoll
George Meany
Nixon
Meany
Agin
Afl-Cio
Connally
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Van
Big) Minh
Saigon
Bunker
Thieu
Vietnam
van Thieu
Sager
Washington
Charles Shultz
White House
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Senate
South Carolina
Thurmond
Spiro
Highway Truth Squads Target Ecologists in Campaign
The highway lobby plans a phony Speakers Bureau to spread a hard hitting, name calling retort to environmentalists. John Gibbons outlined a multi city truth squad drive with 17 lobbyists ready to speak in Atlanta Chicago Miami New York Philadelphia San Francisco and more. The push seeks radio TV interviews and press handouts to discredit the ecology movement and defend road building amid opposition from conservationists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Highway Lobby
Ecology Movement
John Gibbons
Gibbons
Highway Users Federation
Greensburg
Pittsburgh
Owen al
Len
Federation
Atlanta
Chicago
Miami
New York City
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Speaking Freely on Skinner and behavior control debate
A discussion surrounds B F Skinner and his operant conditioning theory as a book previewed by Don Oakley prompts heated views. Critics warn of brainwashing while Skinner argues for scientific control of behavior. The piece weaves in public figures and historical notes to frame the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Black
Don Oakley
Charles Darwin
B. F. Skinner
Big Brothers
Suriegnets Mottur
Skinner
Hayakawa
Alfred Korzybski
Bo Skinner
Inside Labor Highest Paid Labor Leader
Victor Riesel profiles Peter Weber of Operating Engineers Local 25, detailing his 173000-dollar annual pay through dual posts, his national influence, and a 10-year sentence for extortion. The piece recalls past figures like Joey Fay and notes Weber’s push to recount an election at Local 825 as his era wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Riesel
Newark
N.J
Washington
Danbury
Peter Weber
Weber
Maine
Buffalo
N.Y
Delaware
International Union of Operating Engineers
Afl-Ciq
National Operating Engineers Union Northeast
Oklahoma
Houston
Woodbridge
Joey Fay
Con
Sing Sing
Fay
Pete Weber
White House
Congress
President
Council of Economic Advisers
Local 825
New Jersey
New York
Edward
Pete
Lawrence Cahill
Cahill
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Barry
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Detroit
Minnesota Vikings
Indiana Evening Gazette
Iniitana Printing & Publishing Company
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Elizabeth K. Sweeney
Amye Taylor Ray Necrelan
Ray
Russel
M. Hickey
Joseph L. Donnelly
William B. Hastings
Frank B. Hook
Associated Press
Elas
AP News
Arnstrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Merry-Go-Round
Harlan
Justic
John Harlan
Hugo Black
George Washington University Hospital
George A. Kelser, Jr
Black
Supreme Court
Higher Education
National Statuary Hall
John Quincy Adams
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