Relaxation and the Lost Art of Doing Nothing
A reflective column argues against constant achievement and busyness. It contrasts past calmer times with today’s culture, praising simple pleasures like cloud watching, a quiet garden, and a cracking fireplace as true relaxation. It laments the pressure on children to excel and suggests teaching a thoughtful pause.
Call for Action Against Crime in Hoover Letter
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urges direct action against escalating crime in the United States. He cites 10 percent population growth from 1960 to 1967 with crime rising 88 percent and urges prompt prosecution and strong punishment to deter burglars muggers robbers and petty thieves.
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Legal queries on support warrants and perjury in Pennsylvania
The excerpt answers: a 1961 bench warrant for a husband failing to comply with a support order would remain valid in 1968. a husband owes back payments even after children reach 18 if an order exists. It covers determining monthly support via negotiation, and perjury by a witness could justify a new trial but does not automatically change a guilty verdict. It notes Harvard’s 7.6 million volumes as the largest US academic library, with Yale second and Illinois third.
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Faith and Prudence Stop to Pray Along the King's Highway
Two friends Faith and Prudence discuss prayer as they travel. Faith recalls meeting the Master at Calvary and urges a pause for prayer while Prudence cautions and agrees to bow on the way. The dialogue centers on faith, caution, and devotion during travel.
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Tractors Clear Jungle in Peru for Farming Prospects
A squadron of Sstinger blades tractors demonstrated rapid jungle clearance in Peru, leveling over 500 acres in eight weeks to open soil rich land for farming and link new settlements with industrial centers as part of a broader effort to ease hunger and housing shortages worldwide.
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Suburban Voters and Urban Renewal Debate Sparked by Weicker
The piece argues that white flight began in the 1920s and lanes of suburbia grew with the car. It cites Connecticut Republican Lowell Weicker blaming city Democrats and urging balanced planning to curb blight and ensure urban taxes aid suburban areas.
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Greenwich
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