Reflecting on Thanksgiving and hunger in the world
The article cites American Freedom from Hunger Foundation data showing wide gaps between U S consumption and needs in developing countries. It notes a Thanksgiving feast feeding a family for seven days versus undernourished populations, and contrasts calorie intakes and daily food consumption. It suggests generosity as a daily practice, citing spending on tobacco versus books.
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American Freedom From Hunger Foundation
America
White House
Freedom From Hunger Foundation
India
Guyana Emerging as Independent Nation Next Year
Britain signals freedom for British Guiana next year, marking its transition to the independent state of Guyana under Forbes Burnham. The plan follows stable leadership, diverse society, and Kaieteur Falls, with tourism possible as transport improves. Nixon advocates a hard line in Viet Nam, highlighting political rhetoric versus action.
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Britain
British Guiana
Guyana
Cheddi Jagan
Jagan
Forbes Burnham
Georgetown
Nixon
Viet Nam
The Pill as Modern Mockery of Unwed Mothers
A columnist reflects on changing attitudes to unwed mothers from condemnation to mockery, critiquing the pill as a social demigod. The piece surveys biblical norms, international contrasts, and personal anecdotes, ending with a wedding memory and a note on chosen kinship.
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Salvation Army
Nuclear escalation urged to win Vietnam war
The article argues the Vietnam conflict will intensify and that limited bombing could escalate into a broader war. It cites McNamara on a long conflict and warns Red China may intervene, urging decisive action to force a swift U.S. victory and avoid a protracted, costly stalemate.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Hanoi
North
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Defense
McNamara
Red China
United States
Korea
George Mahon
D.tex
House Committee On Appropriations
Civil Defense Council of
West Texas
New Mexico
China
Name-Place Malady in Civic Ceremonies
A humorous column notes New York Mayor-elect Lindsay’s alfresco parks commissioner reveal in Central Park with Thomas P. F. Hoving, son of Tiffany’s head, and mocks the trend of tailoring settings to people. The piece lampoons political theater and global travel by naming places from Ypsilanti to Rhodesia in playful misplacements.
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New York
Johnson
Statue of Liberty
John V. Lindsay
Central Park
Tiffany's
Thomas P. F. Hoving
Walter Hoving
Lindsay
Alfresco
Boathouse
Hoving
Ed Sullivan
Central Park Lake
LBJ
California
Death Valley
Amelda
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Rogue River
Buzzards Bay
Deadwood
Angostura
Ymelda
Charles de Gaulle
Petrified Forest
Chevy Chase
Las Vegas Hotel Teaches Gambling Tips to Guests
A Las Vegas hotel now provides in-room closed television instructions on roulette blackjack and craps. The commentary notes it’s a bold gamble while comparing a duck billed platypus to a mixed creature and praising a new electric comb for hair styling.
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Las Vegas
Nine Problems Lyndon Johnson Faces in 1966
The author lists nine threats to LBJ's agenda in 1966 including voluntary restraints on investment, government by law versus men, rising prices and inflation, clashes with big city mayors over poverty programs, Kennedy influence among youths, New Left antiwar pressure, utopian egghead aims, Dominican Republic politics, and opposition to Taft Hartley 14b repeal. The piece warns Johnson must master shifting political dynamics and contend with party and regional fault lines.
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Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Hartke
McCarthy
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
Sen. Dirksen
Rep
Ford
Washington
Chile
Zambia
Rhodesia
Johnson
Sargent Shriver
Frank Roosevelt
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Kelly Nash
Chicago
LBJ
Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
New York
New Left
China
Mao Tre-tung
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
de Gaulles
U. S
South Viet Nam
South Africa
Dominican Republic
Cuba
LBJ Stends
Hal Boyle column miscellany of curious facts
Hal Boyle shares light trivia and curiosities from science history and language. Topics include child obesity trends, reindeer antlers, 19th century ice cream price, French water consumption, rock and roll spending, gun safety, Arabic-derived words, snake eyelids, elephant trunk use, Louis Untermeyer dropout story, J. Paul Getty wealth, four presidents without estates, and a Sarnoff quote on humanity.
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Ebony Magazine
Louis Untermeyer
J. Paul Getty
U.S
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
W. H. Harrison
Grant
David Sarnoff
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