Fascination with Tyranny Across Democracies
A Copety Editorial Service piece argues that Americans hyperfocus on tyranny as an efficient system. It cites Lindbergh, Steffens, and Indira Gandhi era India, noting observers say Gandhi would win elections, yet she rules via emergency powers. It warns against endorsing autocratic fixes and recalls global tyrannies from the 1920s to 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Mrs. Gandhi
Il Duce
Italy
Russia
Germany
Spain
China
Vietnam
Korea
Cuba
Who Rates TV Shows and Why These Groups Are Excluded
A woman linked to the American Association of University Women and Delta Kappa Gamma asks who decides TV show ratings noting these groups have never been asked to rate programs. She questions whether sampling excludes editors, university graduates, and teachers to avoid intelligent input, and asks for an answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
Association of Teachers
Joey Gallo’s Candy Store Plot in Brooklyn Mob War
A snapshot of mobster Joey Gallo musing on ending the Brooklyn number racket by firing runners and opening candy stores to attract bets. Albert Anastasia approves the plan, while a Copa bar scene with Julie Podell and Julie Wilson unfolds, ending in a violent confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey Gallo
Brooklyn
Joey
Albert Anastasia
Julie Podell
Julie
Julie Wilson
Valachi
Mr. Podell
Podell
Vito
Pedell
Albert
Gallo
Calais Ham Night Ends in Mafia Meeting at the Copa
In a dramatic Ciudad era scene the Genovese organization moves against Podell and Gallo at the Copa. Vito Genovese calls a meet to settle a debt while Albert and Anastasia oversee the confrontation. Gallo resists and shakes Podell’s hand as violence erupts ending with Podell’s death and Gallo’s escape with the ransom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Podell
Julie
Vito Genovese
Shop Courses Not Attracting: Too Many Girls
Los Angeles Times columnist decries lack of female enrollment in Bridgeport Bullard Havens technical shop programs. Only 16 girls in two high schools and one in mechanical drawing reflect resistance to unisex shop classes. Reasons cited include innate sex roles, parental influence, and social conditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Sam Goldwyn
Bridgeport
Conn
Bullard Havens Technical School
Bullard Havens
Tsk
Dorothy Tenner
George Sender
Bicentennial Thieves Caught In Act
A Senate Internal Security report reveals the Peoples Bicentennial Commission used patriotic packaging to hide a political propaganda effort. The group, tied to New Left extremists, marketed materials in schools aiming to revive 1960s protests using Founding Father references and colonial era imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Subcommittee On Internal Security
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
Fidel Castro
Mao Tse-tung
Che Guevara
PBC
Tennial Commission
Mission
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Tom Paine
Senate
Schlafly campaign targeted executives with mailings
Phyllis Schlafly led a drive mailing 8000 wives cassette recordings urging them to question husbands about alleged criminal activity. The Pepples Bicentennial Commission followed with 10000 secretaries and 13000 journalists offered 25000 dollars for information leading to arrest of Fortune 500 CEOs. Senate report labels the effort a calculated attack on private enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission
Pepples Bicentennial Commission
America
NEW York Times
Senate
Rex Brinlee Returns to McAlester Prison
In Oklahoma, Rex Brinlee is back in McAlester Prison and is described as a danger to other convicts who seek a short escape. The piece notes prisoners planning similar actions are altering escape plans, with Canadian removed from the route and Brinlee intent on retaliation. He reportedly brought chiggers back to the pen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
DIAL
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
AP News
Rex Brinlee
McAlester
Big Mac
Canadian
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Lawton
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Ted Ralston
Wm. H. Sullivan
James T. Gentry
Charles Lindbergh
Britain
France
Lincoln Steffens
Soviet Union
Indira Gandhi
Francis R. Valeo
U.S. Senate
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Mike Mansfield
Valeo
Copety Editorial Service
Miss Wilson
Galo
Mr. Gallo
Jim Bishop
ING Features Syndicate
Calais
Don Vito
Anastasia
Anastacia
Genoevese
Max Rafferty
LOS Angeles Times
Susie
Dr. Tenner
Dunagin
the Peoples
Phyllis Schlafly
Copley News
Will Rogers
Clara Bow
Hair
Roper
Bryan Stertee
Wil Rogers
Oklahoma
Brinlee
Briniee
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