Happy Thought for New Year Mankind Might Survive After All
The essay argues that despite gloom about humanity’s environmental damage and the threat of nuclear war, Dr. C Stark Draper of MIT believes technological progress can enable humans to save their environment and achieve peaceful dispute resolution. He offers a hopeful outlook for the coming year amid widespread pessimism.
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Earth
C. Stark Draper
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Soviet Union
U.S
Hays and Powell payroll quibble stalls House action
Rep Wayne Hays delays a proposal to remove Mrs Powell from the House payroll amid ongoing Powell disputes. The Administration Committee faces action as it weighs the issue alongside broader questions about Powell misconduct and representative government standards.
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Wayne LL. Hays
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Open Prisons and Parole Reform in Britain
Britain operates an unusual parole system with many escapees from an estimated 698 prisoners in the past year. Fugitives cite leaky facilities and open prisons like Wormwood Scrubs as factors, but reintegration plans appear to succeed. The contrast with U S liberal parole policies is noted as Britain removes red tape and may influence other nations.
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Great Britain
U.S
Greener pastures question on staying or moving for opportunity
The article weighs whether a young person gains by remaining in his home community or seeking work elsewhere. It notes some succeed at home and others through migration, while warning that leaving does not guarantee better outcomes and wonders how much worse one might have fared by staying.
End the War Letter From Student Leaders Sparks Debate
A broad coalition of 100 college student body presidents and campus editors issue a restrained appeal urging a de facto truce in Vietnam. They warn that without progress some loyal youths may refuse combat, challenging U.S. posture and government resolve in peace talks. The piece contrasts moderate push with harsher new left protests.
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Johnson
U.S
War on the Scandal of Saigon Port Delays
A wartime port crisis near Saigon reveals U.S. ships delayed by local dock bosses. A $530,000,000 cargo terminal built for war supplies sits idle as 600 temporary workers are let go and a general strike halts unloading. The piece hints at possible U.S. military seizure of port facilities to force cargo flow.
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U.S
Saigon
Notable Celebrities Skewered by 1966 Quotes Parade
A compilation shows infamous remarks aimed at figures from Adam Powell to J Edgar Hoover. The mocks critique libel, Broadway ideas, political stances, and social norms, highlighting the year’s sharp public jabs across politics, entertainment, and media.
Romney Tours Planned Abroad Ahead of 1968 Campaign
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Gov. George Romney plans two foreign tours next year to study the Vietnam War and the Negro vote, with Vietnam as the critical target for 1967. The trips could shape Romney's eventual campaign strategy and the 1968 presidential race.
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Washington
George Romney
Michigan
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Romney
Saigon
Africa
U.S
Hearing call on FBI bugs and Kennedy Hoover dispute
Senator Long urges hearings in Congress to set ground rules on electronic eavesdropping by government agencies amid the Kennedy Hoover dispute. The piece notes top diplomat rotations in Saigon and Venezuela's denial of aiding Guatemala, with emphasis on protecting citizens’ rights.
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Washington
Edward Long
Bobby Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
Long
Missouri
Justice Department
Hhe Subcommittee On Administrative Practices and Procedure
Brother Long
Senate names Vandenberg pro tempore as GOP sweeps Senate
Washington reports Republicans who will control the new Senate organized swiftly choosing Vandenberg of Michigan for president pro tempore. Other officers named include White of Maine majority leader and Wherry of Nebraska majority whip with Millikin of Colorado conference chair, Young of North Dakota conference secretary Carl Loeffler secretary of the Senate Edward F. McGinnis of Chicago sergeant at arms Mark Trice secretary to the Republican majority and Robertson of Wyoming chairman of the new Committee on Committees.
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Washington
Sen. Robertson
Wyo
Committee On Committees
Inaction on Cuba Seen Through Latin American Lens
Ruth Montgomery cites a 1963 Cuba conference led by the Soviet Union and World Latin American leaders. Braden urges prompt hemispheric mobilization under the Rio Pact and stronger embargo to counter Castro. The piece criticizes Johnson administration focus on Southeast Asia while Cuba threatens regional stability.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Johnson
Britain
Rhodesia
Commonwealth
Red China
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
United States
Braden
Mary McGrath on the 1967 battle of the sexes
The column surveys gender roles with satire as it predicts blame, trends, and tensions in 1967. It envisions psychiatrists debates over population, women taking masculine tasks, gadgetry use, and husbands reacting with vanity and conflict, ending with a call to self-work.
Fragmented newspaper chatter hints at film and theatre quotes
A collage of quotes and scenes from Orland Sentinel Chicago Sun Times and Omaha World Herald shows a puzzled girl and her mother reacting to a party boat scene and a church sign. The dialogue hints at age-appropriate film choices and public reactions.
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Orlando Sentinel
Jess
Mom
Robert, McMorris
Omaha World-Herald
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