Jay’s Bedford Village Home Restored as State Shrine
The article recalls John Jay, founding father and first U.S. chief justice, noting his Bedford Village, New York home has been restored as a state shrine. It highlights his Revolutionary support, role in Continental Congress, treaty efforts with Britain, two New York governorship bids, and a reputation for high-minded public service.
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Bedford Village
N. Y
Jay
Continental Congress
Washington
New York
Supreme Court
Great Britain
Alexander Hamilton
Queen Elizabeth Pays Subtle Tribute At Westminster Hall
The queen honors Churchill at Westminster Hall, a historic moment as a sovereign pays homage to a non royal figure. The piece notes sovereignty shifting toward influence over birth and praises Nicholas Katzenbach as a capable, principled choice for attorney general, highlighted by civil rights era courage.
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Elizabeth
Westminster Hall
Churchill
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
Princeton
Yale Law School
Justice Department
Robert Kennedy
Katzenbach
Johnson
Peace Corps behind the Iron Curtain debated by lawmakers
The piece notes leaked plans for Peace Corps volunteers to operate behind the Iron Curtain and cites Connecticut Senator Tom Dodd opposing liberalization. It also summarizes Hungarian conditions from Bela Fekete Fabjani’s report, listing deportations, political prisoners, and trials, plus goings-on over U S trade and Goodyear export concerns related to synthetic rubber and communist markets.
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Washington
Iron Curtain
Europe
Connecticut
Tom Dodd
Iron Curtain States
Janos Kadar
Hungary
Siberia
Budapest
Lasz
Gyula Obersovsky
Ferenc Mateovics
Memby
Vatican
Glen Lipscomb
California
Goodyear
Malaysia
Liberia
State Department
United States
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Neo-Isolationism in Washington and World Policy Shifts
John Chamberlain surveys calls for neo isolationism in U S foreign policy as Walter Lippmann and others discuss withdrawing commitments in Southeast Asia and Africa. He notes Johnson's cautious stance in Vietnam and Congo and suggests a broader trend requires Russian and Chinese openness to neo isolationist ideas.
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Washington
Walter Lippmann
Southeast Asia
Africa
Johnson
Viet Nam
Tshombe
Congo
Lyndon
Johnson follows De Gaulle press move with quick conference
President Johnson held a news conference shortly after Charles de Gaulle announced proposals on monetary reform and a UN charter revision. The sequence echoed De Gaulle’s timing before Kennedy’s State of the Union, highlighting a sharp public exchange over foreign policy.
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Washington
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Kennedy
Congress
Europe
George Reedy
Paris
Britain
China
United Nations
White House
Associated Press
U.N
U.S. Treasury
Neo-isolationism and bold plans for world peace debated
The piece critiques neo isolationist ideas in U S foreign policy. It argues withdrawal from Vietnam signals weakness to allies and enemies and risks vacuum invasions by rivals. It contrasts past Cold War plans with current tensions, noting regional conflicts and the fate of alliances and spheres of influence.
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Bright
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Mao Tse-tung
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Wilson
Lyndon Johnson
Pope
Portugal
South America
Spain
Alexander
Napoleon
Memel
Tilsit
United States
South Viet Nam
Asia
Africa
Malaysia
Indonesia
Thailand
Cambodia
Brisbane
Great Central Desert
Indian Ocean
MacArthur
Far East
South Vietnam
Taiwan
U. S
Cuba
Khrushchev
Castro
Mars
Russia
Europe
Waikiki
Venezuela
Argentine - Bolivia
Middletown Embraces Wireless Telephones in 1922
The Middletown Journal notes rising interest in radio amid 8 percent of households with sets. Local enthusiasts, clubs, and improvised transmitters connect residents to KDKA and other stations, forecasting wireless phones for isolationless instant communication.
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Middletown
Middletown Radio Association
KDKA
W. J. Beck
Arthur R. Harvey
Harvey
New York
Pittsburgh
Opticon
Talking Machine
Middletown, Journal
KYW
Chicago
WJZ
Newark
WBL
Detroi
WBZ
Springfield
Mass
WMH
Cincinnati
Uncle Wiggily
Arlington
The
Precision Equipment Company
Edward J. Nally
Radio Corporation of America
Journal
Leigh E. Burdick
Privacy Under Threat From Eavesdropping Devices
Paul Harvey warns that federal and local agencies may monitor private conversations with hidden devices. He cites telephones elevators and mail checks as infringing the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and urges legislation to curb unauthorized snooping while preserving crime-fighting tools.
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Gallagher
Cornelius Gallagher
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Vatican City
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Mr. Lippmann
J. William Fu
James Marlow
LBJ
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Athletics
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Finland
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