Right Wing Republicans in California Rise in Influence
California, as the most populous state, draws attention to active right wing politics. The United Republicans, led by Joseph Crosby, push for income tax abolition and displace moderates like George Christopher. The group asserts renewed dominance after past Goldwater defeat, signaling a swing in party influence.
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Bathgegee Comesee analysis of he bathroom
Cornell University researchers conclude American bathrooms are a disgrace to the space age. They find tubs too low, washbasins too small, and showers too narrow for easy use. The piece playfully muses on future bath designs and Roman-era lounging fantasies.
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Royal Mounted Police to drop horse training
An archival passage laments the end of horse cavalry in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Recruits will lose equestrian instruction and ceremonial mounted duties, shifting toward non mounted training and an unmounted policing future.
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McNamara defends against Viet Nam junked gear claims
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara rejected Senate findings that essential Viet Nam equipment was junked or diverted to neutralists. He charged critics want soldiers to face battle with junk weapons, as the Gruening subcommittee probes Pentagon surplus gear including cranes and trucks declared surplus and shipped abroad.
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Draft Deferments Critiqued Over Logistics Shortages
A House investigation reveals misallocation of military gear and delays in supplies for Viet Nam, criticizing McNamara and the Pentagon. Marines faced clothing and fatigue shortages while general testing aims to place youths in suitable roles, highlighting funded but underused resources and delays.
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Rocky path to the polls in a war-weary era
The piece laments high prices and government spending while urging voters to scrutinize leadership. It argues for a universal draft aptitude system, linking maturity, service, and education, and critiques aid to foreign nations amid domestic unrest and a divided public. It underscores the political tension before elections and questions policy effectiveness.
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Renters face rising costs and shrinking profits, columnist warns
A Dallas area reader argues rental property no longer pays for itself due to taxes and upkeep, predicting slum housing may rise as the poor bear the burden. A separate letter laments moral decay and calls for renewed self control and respect, urging a societal change.
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Horace Wilkinson
London bookie drops odds on Moon landing end of 1968
A London bookie cut offered odds from 1000 to 1 to 10 to 1 on a manned Moon landing by 1968 end, implying he sees astronauts as taking the bigger risk.
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London
Strange Aphorisms About Animals And Objects
A garbled set of phrases mentions a grain beetle in red pepper, a mummy wrapped in linen, a tiger with good manners, and chamois in the European Alps standing on a space the size of a silver dollar. The text reads like fragmented curiosities with no clear narrative or event.
Grandmothers and grandfathers in a friendly essay
The Atlanta Constitution piece by Harold Martin features Miss Helen Montag and her basset hound Miss Sassy Mon tag. It offers a lighthearted grandmother and grandfather portrait, noting grandmothers’ time, kindness, and the idea that grandfathers often enjoy fishing and tractors.
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