Powell Case Becomes Civil Rights Flashpoint in 1968
Exiled former congressman Adam Clayton Powell presses for a ruling on his 1967 exclusion from the House over alleged improper expenditures. The dispute involves constitutional powers, possible criminal exposure, and race claims, with Harlem voices urging resignation or return amid growing political tension.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
House
Justice Department
House Labor and Education Committee
Harlem
New Marine Commandant Sel ected Leonard Chapman to lead Marines
The White House announced Lt Gen Leonard Chapman would become Commandant, succeeding the retiring leader. Chapman, praised as brilliant and popular, was seen as a compromise choice amid rivalries among Walt and Krulak and noted as a WW II hero with a long record of service.
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Leonard Chapman
Johnson
Chapman
Walt
Krulak
Vietnam
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Honolulu
New York Times
William Westmoreland
Corps
Marine Corps
Transport Flop Sparks Snow Challenge for Hy Rail Coach
A Pennsylvania firm tested a Hy Rail coach intended to run on snow and rails. The vehicle bogged down in freezing conditions near Washington, with rubber wheels slipping on frozen rails. Company officials say design fixes will follow and stress the need for winter mobility.
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America
Pennsylvania
Washington
New York
John F. Kennedy Airport
United States
South
North
France Still Owes United States Over $3 Billion
The piece argues the United States should press France to repay World War I and II loans, noting total debts of about 6.9 billion for WWI and roughly 0.3 billion WWII outstanding. It cites France’s De Gaulle posture, US gold reserves, and NATO defense costs as context for demand. It urges repatriation of French gold and debt settlement to aid US balance of payments.
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France
United States
Washington
de Gaulle
America
Lawrence Congress
Germany
Europe
NATO Alliance
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Kennedy ineligible for White House says Veritas
Columnist Vernon J Veritas argues Kennedy cannot swear the oath to preserve defend the Constitution and questions his natural citizenship and loyalty He contrasts Kennedy with Romney noting constitutional absolutes and the unqualified loyalty required for the presidency.
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Mr. Veritas
George Romney
Bob Kennedy
Kennedy
Alexander
Romney
Veritas
Kennedys
South Vietnam
USA
United States
White House
Bible Verse Reflection on atonement and healing
A devotional note cites Isaiah 53 5 affirming that Christ was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. It emphasizes applying his atonement to the whole person and the need in the day to claim his peace and healing.
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Southeast Asia
Vietcong
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
Christ
McNamara Miscast In One Role
A critique argues two McNamaras exist one a cost driven defense manager and the other lacking wartime intuition. The piece contrasts McNamara with MacArthur and Eisenhower, urging reliance on feel and judgment over pure computation in war.
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McNamara
James Burnham
Vietnam
Robert Strange McNamara
Burnham
Bill
National Review
No End
Robert Strange
Department of Defense
General Motors
IBM
Sears Roebuck
Harvard Business School
Pentagon
Westmoreland
Dienbienphu
How To Keep Well Obesity
Obesity affects work capacity and breathing pressures, with fat layers hindering diaphragmatic movement and oxygen uptake. Psychologists note fat women feel distorted about their bodies, while anorexigenic drugs carry heart risks and side effects. Starvation is a temporary, hospital-based last resort for the grossly obese nonresponsive to other regimens. A reader asks if adhesions from colon surgery can cause a hernia, which is unlikely. kinked intestines can obstruct but do not create hernias.
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University of Wisconsin
Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago
Christianity versus secular society its transforming power
The speaker argues Christianity must transform society not adapt to it. Jesus message challenges worldly ethics and seeks to lift culture from lasciviousness and materialism. Christianity reshapes the world, unlike secularism that would domesticate faith.
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Butit
Christ
Clarinet Playing and Health Warnings for Asthma
A reader asks if clarinet playing harms a young man with bronchial asthma. The reply says no but cautions against pursuing a professional career due to wheezing and dusty halls. Also notes a salivary gland tumor inquiry and mentions treatment options.
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Monroe News-Star Strongly Independent Editorial Stance Cited
The Monroe News-Star declares itself an independent newspaper and states it prints the news without regard to party or outside pressure. It lists staff roles and Associated Press rights while noting publishing details and contact information for its Monroe, Louisiana offices.
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Monroe News-Mar
Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Dive Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
William H. Bronson
Jack
Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack C. Gates
William C. Mardin
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Associated Press
Branham Company
National Advertising
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Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
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