Senator Young Attacks Capitol Architect Folly
Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio assails Architect of the Capitol J George Stewart accusing him of proposing costly follies. He cites the Rayburn House Office Building as a monstrous error and opposes a $1.25 million police headquarters plan.
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Stephen M. Young
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J. George Stewart
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Columbus nationality debate heats Spanish scholars
An aging amateur historian argues Columbus was a Gascon or Basque pirate before reaching the New World. He cites Columbus’ service under Guillaume de Casenove Coullon and suggests admiral trained by seizing holds on merchant ships. The piece ends with a biblical quote.
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Christopher Columbus
Spain
Columbus
Fernando del Valle Lersandi
Gascon
New World
de Valle
Guillaume de Casenove Coullon
Ocean Sea
Strange Budget Concepts and the U.S. Surplus Illusion
The article critiques the shift to a unified budget and the classification of trust-fund receipts as cash. It argues that deficits persist from 1961 through 1970, totaling $83 billion, and notes the practice of borrowing from Social Security funds to cover current spending. It warns this undermines true debt levels and may raise future interest costs.
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Washington
United States
Congress
David Kennedy
Secretary of the Treasury
Johnson
Nixon
LBJ
Social Security Trust Fund
U.S. Treasury
U. S. Treasury
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
The Middletown Journal lists daily and Sunday rates. In city delivery, 70 cents weekly. by mail in local area 21 dollars yearly. outside area 30 dollars. overseas 38 dollars per year. all subscriptions payable in advance.
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Our Great B52 Victories and the North Korean Gamble
Joseph Alsop argues Pyongyang seeks to ease pressure on Hanoi by provoking outrages as North Vietnam fights a winter spring campaign in which B52s dominate. He credits major defeats in Bien Hoa and shows four divisions drawn from Cambodian sanctuaries. The piece casts the North Korean moves as tied to Hanoi’s outcome and predicts instability for axis allies if Vietnam settles.
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Washington
Mimi- Stalin
Pyongyang
Kim Il- Sung
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Asia
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Hanoi
Vietnam
III Corps
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Khrushchev precedent and Nixon kitchen debate referenced
The piece notes Khrushchev’s survival due to signing his own reprieve, a precedent upheld by successors, and recalls Nixon’s attempt to meet him. It cites the National Catholic Reporter’s front-page column Cry Pax and a dealer’s pitch claiming the 1969 Chrysler lineup at five percent over factory invoice, with the reporter noting God is alive in a Fury.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Kosygin
Brezhnev
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Bulganin
Malenkov
Shepetov
Molotov
Soviet Union
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Oakland
Calif
National Catholic Reporter
Fault Is Not Of The Salesmen Letter Targets City Licensing
A reader argues the fault lies with enforcement of existing laws rather than the salesmen. The letter claims many agents hold state licenses and need city permits only if required, calls for careful licensing checks, and protests outside salesmen being barred. The author cites Linden Avenue area issues with traffic, safety signs, and funding as puzzling municipal priorities.
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Ohio
Tony DeBiasi
Central Ave
Linden Avenue
Sutphin
Edgewood
Linden
Central
Mr. Dorn
No Money For Caution Signs Comment to Editor
Letter to the editor responding to Harold Dorn's April 17 note. The writer disputes funding for caution signs and presents a brief critique of that funding stance.
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Harold Dorn
Support The Local Teens For Decency Movement
A reader replies to a letter urging parents to write protest letters to movie companies and TV stations. The writer endorses the Teens for Decency effort and suggests parents who disapprove should write letters themselves. Steve Blazer 2106 Spencer Lane.
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Steve Blazer
Spencer Lane
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