Schlesinger declines to sign Middle East declaration
The piece notes Arthur Schlesinger Jr. refused to sign a hawkish Middle East intervention statement, offering two reasons he would not. It also critiques the Anti-Defamation League for overreach while defending free speech on U.S. foreign policy amid Israel’s crisis.
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War costs soar as defense budget nears 70 billion
Representative Bates cites rising military spending from 96 billion over five years to 322 billion, noting WWII subs at 4 million versus 150 million today and other major cost jumps. He cites a total defense outlay of about 1 trillion since 1945 with 100 billion in research and development.
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William H. Bates
Representative Bates
Bates
Vietnam
Experience misleads without study and guidance
A writer argues that experience alone often teaches nothing and may reinforce bad habits like a general’s mule. He cites tennis lessons as needed to unlearn wrong forms and warns that living requires studying and applying past wisdom to avoid future mistakes and miseducation.
Federal police power and the Johnson double standard
The piece contrasts federal role rhetoric with local crime control policy, citing Homer Cummings Ramsey Clark and Sargent Shriver. It argues Johnson emphasizes poverty wars over crime, warns against central command parallels to the War on Poverty, and advocates stronger local policing and privacy protections.
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National Press Club
Around the World in a 19 Month Road Trip
Har old Stephens and Al Podell pursued a world circumnavigation by land and sea, planning eight months but enduring nineteen in a trek marked by robberies imprisonments desert heat and near misses. They began by shipping their Toyota Land Cruiser to France and faced clashes with authorities and violent incidents en route.
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Washington
al Podell
New York
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Algeria
Sinai Peninsula
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Podell
Stephens
Lebanon
Alexandria
Bagdad
American Embassy freed them after perilous Asia tour
Podell recalls a harrowing journey through India East Pakistan and Burma during anti American protests. The party was arrested as spies in East Pakistan and had possessions seized before rescue by the Embassy. They faced illness and a dangerous travel path ending with a New York return.
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West Pakistan
Podell
India
East Pakistan
Burma
Bangkok
Singapore
Australia
Panama
New York
Debt Costs Americans Over TwentyFive Thousand A Minute
Michigan Representative Donald W. Riegle Jr. criticizes Johnson era debt policy noting the annual interest exceeds 14 billion and now costs taxpayers over 25 000 per minute. He pledges to vote against further debt to push for economy and fiscal responsibility.
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Donald W. Riegle Jr
Michigan
Johnson Administration
Riegle
Bold call for imaginative water planning warned by hydrologist
Dr. R. L. Nace warns that meeting future water needs requires bold plans and caution to avoid creating unintended harm. He cites canal and power plant projects and the hurricane drought tradeoff, urging care to ensure long term, common good with divine guidance.
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R. L. Nace
Nace
Bible thought on the last and first
Scriptural reflection citing Matthew 20 16 about many called few chosen.</s>
Doves and diplomats mark Thai King dinner at Gracie Mansion
A royal dinner on Gracie Mansion lawn hosted by Mayor John Lindsay featured King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand and Queen Sirikit with guests including Prime Minister Harold Holt. Victor Borge entertained as doves reportedly impressed hawks and debate on Vietnam and Middle East policy surfaced in guarded remarks.
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Manhattan
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Connecticut
U.S
Far East
Middle East
Israel
Thanat Khoman
Palestine
United States
Shafer Tax Plan Faces Fast-Track Gamble in Pennsylvania
Governor Shafer aims to push a 267 million tax package through both chambers within two weeks, with Republicans seeking quick approval despite Democratic opposition. Minority Democrats hold narrow margins in the House and Senate, complicating passage and fueling bargaining over tax raises.
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Shafer
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Senate
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