Powell's Open Space School Move Faces Backlash
The piece argues Rep. Adam Clayton Powell has been restrained in power by the House Education and Labor Committee while promoting open space schools. It notes Powell’s clash with critics and hints that open space design, like Public School 219 in Flushing, may shape future education with domed, wallless classrooms and moved walls.
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Powell
Education and Labor Committee
Public
Flushing
N.Y
Incompetent U S Treasurer Retained in Office Sparks Debate
Washington: The case of U S Treasurer Kath ry n Granahan declared mentally incompetent by a court psychiatrist raises questions about presidential power transfer. Only 31 of 50 states have ratified the constitutional amendment for disability succession, leaving a vacancy risk at the top if a chief executive becomes incapacitated.
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Washington
U. S
Kathryn Granahan
America
Granahan
Congress
Johnson
U.S
Orphan’s Court
Philadelphia
Orphan's Court
Japan Awash in Shifting Views on Vietnam War and Asia
John Chamberlain reports from Tokyo with insights from Peter Okada, a Nisei lumber importer, who notes Japanese opposition to U.S. policy in Vietnam has softened over ten months. The piece cites Reischauer on improved Asia-wide understanding and describes Japan’s cautious economic diplomacy and public stance, including Asian Peoples’ Anti-Communist League involvement.
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Tokyo
Japan
Peter Okada
Los Angeles
MacArthur
U.S. Pacific Northwest
U.S
South Viet Nam
Edwin Reischauer
U. S
America
China
Southeast Asia
Asian Peoples’ Anti-Communist League
Tetsuzo Watanabe
League
Red China
Asia
Indonesian Foreign Minister Malik Meets Humphrey in Minneapolis
A private plane lands Malik and two aides at Wold-Chamberlain Airport. Malik aims to reenter Indonesia into the United Nations and credits Humphrey with backing democratic forces. He vows to curb Communist influence in Southeast Asia in talks with the Vice President.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Adam Malik
Wold - Chamberlain
Malik
Suharto
Sukarno
Humphrey
Indonesia
United Nations
Senate
Moscow
Peiping
U. S
Kennedy
Johnson
United States
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Westward Travel Tales From 1838 Middletown Diary
George Crout records travel misadventures of Francis Ty tus Stephen Jones and Edward Jones. Tales include 4 hours for 6 miles toward Franklin and a Dayton stay, Cincinnati stage mishaps, a 7 1 2 day Niagara steamboat trip, New Orleans illness blamed on the water, and trips to Michigan with routes via Sandusky City Detroit Kalamazoo.
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Middletonians
Francis J. Tytus
Stephen
Edward Jones
Tytus
Philadelphia
Dayton
Ohio
Middletown
Franklin
Alexanderville
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Jones
West
New Orleans
Europe
Michigan
Springfield
Sandusky City
Detroit
Kalamazoo
Indiana
Appalachian Mountains
Home Away From Home at USO Tokyo
The Tokyo USO hub serves Viet Nam era troops with civilian disguises for trips from Yokota to Camp Zama. It offers shows, games, tape messages, and a clothing department guiding soldiers to rent or buy civilian suits with yen exchanges and hotel arrangements. The operation reflects broader wartime pressures and Japan's neutral status.
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Tokyo
U.S
USO
Tokyo-Usc
Ginza
Sony
Cavalry
Viet Nam
Saigon
Japan
Yokota Air Force Base
Camp Zama
Uso-Zama
Chase-Manhattan
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Ister
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School of Future
Ruth Montgomery
Appius Claudius
Rome
Brindis
Adriatic Sea
Albania
Count Leo Tolstoy
Toussaint
Haiti
John Chamberlain
American University
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Peking
Sato
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Red Guard
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George Crout
Stephen Jones
Bob Considine
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