Books on language and wisdom shape the public mind
A reviewer surveys The Careful Writer and The New Language of Politics along with Black History To Heal and To Build and The Jeweler s Eye. The pieces praise clear prose and warn against bias while highlighting works about language, politics, and moral reflection.
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Theodore Bernstein
Dr. Johnson
Bernstein
Random House
William Safire
Safire
Doubleday
Melvin Drimmer
America
North America
Students Frustration Grows Over Viet Nam War and College Reform
Look magazine interviews with campus editors reveal deep student discontent with Viet Nam War, a push for more power, and race relations issues. Editors cite malaise over personal destiny and rejection of military ties, with few supporting U S aims.
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Look Magazine
Ernest Dunbar
U.S
Dunbar
Viet Nam
Harvard University
Harvard
Howard University
U. S
Look
Woman supports NRA stance against gun controls
A New Castle reader argues for gun rights, noting NRA support for select controls and criticizing broad disarmament. She cites NRA backed bills, crime statistics, and calls for accurate information while urging civilian defense and responsible gun ownership.
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NRA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hruska
Slow Pitch League thanks donors for 16th annual ceremonies
Lawrence County U S A Slow Pitch League expresses gratitude to the Mike Isabella band and George Zambelli Fireworks Co for donating services to the 16th annual ceremonies. Commissioner Pete Figo Carvello adds personal thanks to those named.
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Lawrence County
U.S.A
Mike Isabella
George Zambelli Fireworks Co
Pete “Figo
Carvello Commissioner
Slow Pitch League
Washington State Delegate Fight Could Shift GOP Miami Beach
The piece describes a Washington State delegate dispute at its nominating convention where Dan Evans backs a novel quota system based on county contributions and cooperation with the Governor. It notes potential dual sets of delegates from Pierce and Snohomish and the risk of a later split at Miami Beach if Johnson and Evans push for a Rockefeller revival.
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Texas
Ike Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Washington
Dan Evans
Miami Beach
Evans
Nelson Rockefeller
Dick Nixon
Washington State
Nixon
Montgomery
Gummy Johnson
Johnson
Pierce
Tacoma
Snohomish
Everett
Reagan
Rockefeller
Susquehanna Compact Fails On House Floor Amid Campaigns
The Susquehanna River Basin Compact defeat in the Pennsylvania House highlights a paradox where leading opponents supported weak or no compact. Key figures like Rep. Orville Snare Rep. John Laudadio Rep. Robert Wise backed the amended form while Dems led the push to restore Shafer’s strong version. Wise plans to revive the bill and seek its passage later.
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Orville Snare
R-Huntingdon
House Conservation Committee
John Laudadio
D-Jeannette
Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Robert C. Wise
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
New York
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Shafer
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Lee A. Donaldson
Robert J. Butera
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Mae W. Kernaghan
Alvin C. Bush
Herbert Fineman
Bush
House Chamber
State Chamber of Commerce
Messrs. Snare
Laudadio
Reid Bennett
D-Sharpsville
Franklinbury
D-Sunbury
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