Seniority System in U S Senate reshapes House power roles
Virginia primary results highlight the Senate seniority rule as Rep. Howard S. Smith exits. William M. Colmer, a Mississippian, becomes the next House Rules chair with little apparent improvement in blocking controversial bills. The piece questions the fairness and merit of relying on tenure for key posts.
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Byrd
Virginia
Howard S. Smith
House of Representatives
House Rules Committee
House
William M. Colmer
Colmer
De Gaulle’s Verdun Speech and Petain Silence
The Verdun ceremony honored French valor while Petain’s name was omitted amid postwar guilt. De Gaulle’s wartime resistance contrasted with Petain’s surrender and later trial, shaping history’s silence around the controversial commander.
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Verdun
de Gaulle
Marshall Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
Switzerland
Atlantic
France
Life in 1900: Daily Life and Vivid Details Across America
A nostalgic portrait of the year 1900 with specifics on wages, living costs, fashion, work, and urban life. It notes the era’s comfort and hazards, from kerosene lamps and horse power to street life in cities like New York and Los Angeles, and touches on culture, health, and technology.
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U. S
Lower East Side
New York
Mark Hanna
Ohio
San Francisco
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
New York State
Waltham Watch
Red Light District
Cippies
Europe
Los Angeles
Boston
Escalation Predicted as Soviet China Aid Viet Nam War
Washington study warns Moscow and Beijing ready to supply missiles and experts for North Viet Nam. The piece argues for trade embargoes and possible diplomatic break with Communist bloc to deter actions against U S troops in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
United States
Viet Nam
UPI
London
Soviet Bloc
North Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Moscow
Southeast Asia
Red China
Congress
South Viet Nam
America
Harold Wilson
Great Britain
Munist
China
South
Warsaw Pact
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Hungary
Poland
Rumania
Rusk
Hanoi
Congress of the United States
Great Society eyes on free funerals and cremation
A syndicated column critiques Medicare and federal aid trends as the Great Society expands welfare from cradle to grave. It notes proposed universal income, rent subsidies, and health warnings, then contrasts U S burial costs with China’s cremation push and ponders tax-funded funerals.
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Washington
Great Society
China
Congress
Medicare
Presidential Commission
Uncle Sam
Jess
Shanghai
Capitol Hill
Widowed dreams of a 13 year old after family pet dies
A 13 year old girl named Dave Regan faces unexpected grief after the family fox terrier dies the night before a planned Ohio trip. Last year she was lively but this year she appears quiet and sorrowful as relatives seek explanation. The journey to Kentucky horse farms is now overshadowed by loss.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Johnson Visit Sparks Iowa Farm Price Discontent
In Sioux City Iowa farmers and small-business folks voice anger at President Johnson over farm price policy and the cost of living. The visit by Freeman draws Gov. Hughes ire as locals say the administration ignores rural woes and signals trouble for new Iowa Democrats this fall.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Orville Freeman
Harold Hughes
Johnson
Freeman
White House
Gov. Hughes
Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
Department of Defense
Mis souri Caverns Motel Opens At Meramec Cave Site
An astrologer says everyone has a lucky color while Zadok Dumkopf ponders why the dandelion remains such a resilient weed. A new streamlined motel is opening at Missouri’s ancient Meramec Caverns in a curious blend of novelty and history.
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Zadok Dumkopf
Missouri
Meramec Caverns
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