Forecasts of the Year 2000 Highlight Privacy and Leisure Shifts
The Commission on the Year 2000, backed by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, summarizes possible futures including near ending privacy, a four trillion dollar GDP, and changes in family roles. Experts differ on information load and leisure, urging serious evaluation by legislators to shape the coming century.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Herman Kahn
Hudson Institute
Margaret Mead
George Miller
Harvard
Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers Reported Alive in Texas Swamps
The ivory-billed woodpecker, long feared extinct, is found in the Big Thicket region of eastern Texas. Amateur sightings in the South raise hopes of a broader revival, following a Department of the Interior funded expert confirmation of a Texas sighting after 17 years since Florida records. The news comes as wildlife habitats face steady encroachment. A biblical reference closes the piece.
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Texas
Florida
Buckley Recalls Rockwell Conscience and Possible Redemption
William F. Buckley Jr recounts a 1964 exchange with George Lincoln Rockwell including a parley with a priest. Buckley notes Rockwell’s moral confusion, his willingness to discuss beliefs, and a potential path to conversion that ultimately did not occur.
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Rockwell
Father Jude
Cry for Help Reflected in Described Letter Tone
The letter is read as a cry for help by psychologists, showing despair and a non-totalist tone that hints at a revival of spiritual modesty despite unclear self recognition.
Alphabet counts and species notes in historical snippet
The passage contrasts the Russian alphabet size with English, mentions the Hottentots in South Africa prior to Zulu expansion, identifies the Muscovy duck as native to Latin America not Muscovites, and notes the loon as a freshwater diving bird.
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Latin America
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Middletown Journal publishes daily with subscription rates listed. Per weekday 10c, Sunday 15c. weekly 60c in-city. mail 15.00 yearly in trading areas. 24.00 outside trading area. 38.00 outside USA. Founded in 1857.
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USA
Labor Day contrasts in unions reveal generational divides
John Chamberlain argues that old-line union leaders favor compulsory membership and federal rules, while younger members back state autonomy and pay-focused concerns. He cites the federal minimum wage's impact on small firms and social security, including a Kentucky laundromat example, as evidence that nationwide rules harm small town workers.
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Federalia
Potomac
Louis Bradeis
Brandeis
Niel
National Federation of Independent Business, Inc
Kentucky
Cial
Myrtle the turtle befriends a six year old
A red haired boy named Mike bonds with a pet redolent turtle Myrtle. The boy’s mother suggests the name, and soon they are friends though Myrtle heads for open spaces one morning. The father cautions Myrtle with a homespun line about returning home.
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Mike
Myrtle
J.M
Politicking in Vietnam Guided by Public Affairs Official
In Saigon Dang Duc Khoi, a Vietnamese embassy public affairs officer educated in France, leads a small party to Tan Son Nhut airport for a pre-dawn political rally. He discusses Vietnam’s multi election plan, observer invites, and wartime voting limits amid security concerns and local sentiment.
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Dang Due Khoi
United States
Washington
Vietnam
Majestic Hotel
Ron Osborn
Harry Brooks
Dang Duc Khoi
Peter Samuel
Sydney Telegraph
Tan Son Nhut
Congress
Constituent Assembly
Senate
Kennedy Humphrey
West Virginia
Cook County
Illinois
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