Ruling Finds Free Speech Right To Propaganda Mail Unconstitutional
A California panel ruled a 1982 law requiring the Post Office to seize unsolicited Communist propaganda mailed from abroad unconstitutional. The decision challenges a long history of federal seizure of Red literature, arguing it violates First Amendment rights and hampers security and foreign policy. The case, brought by a Danish immigrant, argues individuals should not face stigma for choosing what to receive.
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United States
California
U.S
U. S
Truman
Kennedy
Glenn Cunningham
R-Neb
Congress
American Civil Liberties Union
Russia
Christmas message from Captive Nations condemns freedom limits
The Wanderer prints a Christmas message from Captive Nations lamenting bans on Christmas and worship. It pleads for aid that reaches tyrants, condemns collaborations with communism, and urges leaders who govern by Christian law to preserve faith and freedom.
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the Wanderer, National Weekly
Christ
God
Free World
Tree farming sustains forests with long term timber crops
The article explains tree farming as a patient, high commitment venture with 27,000 farmers cultivating timber on 64 million privately owned acres. It notes protections against fire and pests, costly roads, and decades of growth before harvest, stressing the need for favorable tax policy to keep forests and wood products flowing.
Emergence of a new class in Hungary by Russell Kirk
Russell Kirk argues Hungary's new prosperous class consists of skilled private artisans who thrive under Communist rule. State factories produce poor, scarce goods driving demand for licensed private makers. Corruption flourishes as officials grant licenses and tolerances, creating a self-serving elite amid a stagnant economy.
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Russell Kirk
Hungary
Budapest
Milovan Djilas
Yugoslavia
Nepmen
Soviet
Russia
Old Satellite Still Useful At Age 2
The Kansas City Times notes the second anniversary of Relay J, a space relay satellite that has served beyond its expected one year life. It has relayed TV and radio signals, participated in Johnson's address to Congress and Kennedy's assassination coverage, and is now viewed as a historic yet aging space asset. Vanguard I is mentioned as a newer, nonfunctional relic.
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The
Space Agency
Space
Relay
Earth
Sun
Vanguard I
St. Patrick's Day
Vanguard
Nikita Khrushchev
Johnson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Space
War on Poverty Grows as Federal Spending Climbs
Washington reports the Office of Economic Opportunity expands amid a growing federal spending spree. The new agency, led by R Sargent Shriver, occupies expensive leased space near the White House, fueling debate over costs and bureaucracy in Johnson's Great Society. The piece lists billions in planned programs, including housing, highways, Appalachia aid, and food stamp initiatives, with a projected overall budget nearing one hundred ten billion dollars.
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Walter Trohan
Washington
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
White House
OEFO
Johnson
Congress
Welfare State How to Get Rich Via Taxpayer Aid
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph reports on E Joseph Cossman author of Get Up to 850, 000 in Free Government Services Every Year. The piece brands his book as a blueprint to exploit government assistance for personal gain and criticizes the idea of government as business partner.
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Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph
E. Joseph Cossman
Natonal Observer
Times
Mr. Cossman
Uncle Sam
Cossman
Giving Up Smoking Doctors Idea From The Portland Oregonian
A Boston team led by Dr. Lawrence Quigley Jr reports island natives smoke the reversed end of cigarettes, drawing smoke through the lighted end, with no lung cancer seen. Quigley notes the idea is unlikely to catch on due to heat and discomfort risks.
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Boston
Lawrence Quigley Jr
Caribbean
Quigley
Free speech under fire as labor board curbs employer voices
National Labor Relations Board ruling bars an employer from speaking directly to its workers about bargaining issues without going through union representatives. The decision, in a General Electric case, raises broad questions about First Amendment rights and the scope of free speech in labor negotiations alongside Taft-Hartley era interpretations.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
General Electric Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Darlington Company
South Carolina
Docree Free
Washington Scrapbook Vault Becomes Bar in Odd Tale
A vault built to store Carl Haverlin’s rare library items was found filled with liquor instead of treasures. The lock jammed, prompting jokes about burglars and thirsty hosts. The item also includes misc anecdotes about loyalty spelling, Maj Don Kent’s flight, and a quip about Margaret Chase Smith’s brief biography.
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Carl Haverlin
Broadcast Music, Inc
New York
California
Ralph Newman
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Haverlin
Newman
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