Israel Aid Seen as Shield for US Against World Perils
The author argues Israel could serve US interests by deterring Soviet influence in the Middle East and rallying Western support. He asserts Israel's military prowess and psychological impact, mocks antiwar critics, and suggests shifting strategic focus to defend Israel even at the expense of broader frontiers.
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Robert Heilbroner
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Joe Rauh
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World Bank
Space probes costly with Venus mission amidst turmoil
The Venus probe drives NASA costs above 30 million dollars as prior Mariner designs reshape the mission. Amid losses of Grissom White Chaffee and Komarov NASA scrutiny rises with the Phillips Report and Webb leadership questions.
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Venus
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mariner
Decline of a great office and the Attorney General
The article traces the U S Attorney General role from its 1789 framework through a history of merit versus nepotism in appointments. It cites figures like Kennedy and Ramsey Clark, notes past distinguished holders, and laments a drift toward on the job training and whimsy, warning of diminished prestige in the nation’s chief legal post.
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United States
Robert Kennedy
Ramsey Clark
Tom Clark
Texas
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Mitchell Palmer
Wilson
Randolph, Bradford and
Lee
Levi Lincoln
Harvard College
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Pinkney
Marshall and
Taney
William Wirt
Patrick Henry
Webster
Franklin Roosevelt
Murphy
Jackson
Biddle
Homer Cummings
Truman
Clark
McGrath
McGranery
Eisenhower
Bob Kennedy
Katzenbach
Rogers
Kennedy
NEW CASTLE NEWS Staff and Office List
The notice lists Richard E. Rentz as President and General Manager Jessie Treadwell Anderson as Vice President and Treasurer Eleanor Treadwell Payson as Assistant Secretary Leonard T. Kolasinski as Editor OURO ST NOV 5 and includes advertising and credit manager contacts Bell Telephone private exchange and Want Ads numbers Subscriptions are detailed with weekly home delivery prices as well as monthly and annual rates for Lawrence Beaver Butler and Mercer counties and outside counties.
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Richard E. Rentz
Jessie Treadwell Anderson
Treas
Eleanor Treadwell
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler
Mercer
Massive 35-car San Diego freeway pileup kills two
A fog shrouded freeway near San Diego California saw a 35 car crash after one driver slowed for a traffic accident. The chain reaction wreck injured 34 and killed two motorists as witnesses heard the crashes and saw cars flip and tear metal apart. The piece ends with an exhortation urging careful driving and consideration for others.
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San Diego
Calif
Wther
Strictly Personal: The Cybernetic Monster Within Society
Sydney J. Harris argues that modern power corrupts and dehumanizes, turning humanity into a Frankenstein-like collective. He contends partial reforms fail and only a change in personal values can reintegrate ends with societal needs, noting that teens see this clearly while adults miss it.
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Robert Theobald
New University
Marx
Bible verse reflection in Luke on mutual treatment
A short religious note quotes Luke 6 32 asking readers to treat others as they wish to be treated, urging reciprocal fairness and kindness in daily conduct.
Thoughtful world leaders weigh Nasser and Israel risk
Interior monologues imagine Brezhnev Khroushchev era figures and Indira Gandhi weighing Middle East oil, the Suez Canal, and Western conscience. Johnson defends vows to Israel while fearing 1960s political fallout, with King Faisal and others questioning oil strategy and alliances.
The Shafer Tax Program and Its Critics
An editorial questions Governor Shafer's departure from the Tax Study Commission's recommendations. The 12 member panel, created by the Governor, proposed a revenue plan to fill a 266 million dollar budget gap for 1967 68. The piece notes the panel had no statutory status and discusses the politics of following or diverging from expert guidance.
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Shafer
Special Tax Study Commission
Pennsylvania
Tax Study Commission
Scranton
Lawrence
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Space Ship
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Strictly Personal
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Indira Gandhi
India
Suez Canal
Nehru
New York
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Harold Wilson
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