Dodd Ethics Hearing Moves Senators From Mockery to Pity
The Senate ethics case against Senator Dodd unfolds through vivid contrasts. John Stennis leads as prosecutor while Russell Long defends the flawed figure, as 99 colleagues confront the clash of idealism and politics. The scene reveals the tragedy behind a once celebrated politician.
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Dodd
Senate of
United States
Senate
John Stennis
Russell Long
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Stennis
U. S. Senate
Census Errors Prompt Look at 1960 Population Shortfall
The 1960 census likely undercounted by about 3.1 percent with roughly 5 million Americans missed including 2 million Black individuals. White and Black subgroups show greater undercounting, while non whites rise to about 13 percent of the population. The report notes Negro birth rates and age distributions, and cites Moynihan’s push for better urban statistics and a national conference to improve social program planning. Project Head Start reaches over a million preschool children in 2,400 communities.
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Harlem
Bureau OF the Census
Daniel P. Moynihan
Kennedy
Johnson
Moynihan
Joint
Center For Urban Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Carnegie Foundation
Art Linkletter on a life aimed at helping people
Television star Art Linkletter shares a life philosophy focused on using talents for the good of mankind. He emphasizes interest in people, innate goodness, and the aim to help others feel loved and respected while striving to leave the world better.
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Art Linkletter
Residents urged to sign letters with full name and address
The policy states letters to the editor must carry the writer’s complete name and address. Letters under 250 words are preferred, but all are subject to condensation and validation. Libelous or in poor taste submissions will be rejected and cannot be returned.
Ruhlman Should Hire State Police Assistants Not Politicians
Kevin B. Goodman argues Sgt. David K. Ruhlman should personally select two State Police office assistants, a clerk and radio operator, with salaries about 143.51 and 136 per two weeks. He urges age 18 or 19, high school diploma, and handicap consideration, warning against political interference and praising Ruhlman’s judgment for calm, level headed dispatching. He signs from 505 N Locust St.
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David K. Ruhlman
Sgt. Ruhlman
Republican County
Diplomat defections and a covert recruitment campaign
A Washington insider narrates talks about Iron Curtain diplomat defections fueled by a security agency campaign. A former Hungarian defector describes a staged approach offering new identities and jobs, while discussing memoirs and a future film or book adaptation.
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Iron Curtain
Svetlana Stalin
United States
Mac
The Mindful Balance of Action and Admirable Living
A collection of reflections on virtue and public life. The author contrasts Western action with Eastern futility, argues for admirable conduct over mere popularity, and critiques anti free speech stances. He cites Goethe and Sigismund, notes illusions in time, and warns against rationalizing happiness or power at spiritual cost.
Soviet pattern of retreat and bluster in Cold War crises
The piece argues Soviet strategy relies on cautious retreats and bluster to gain leverage in crises from Berlin to Cuba. It cites Yalta, Greece, Berlin, Cuba, Korea, Hungary, and Hungary as examples, noting Western firmness often countered Moscow without full-scale war. It emphasizes the role of Western hesitation in letting Soviet aims endure.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
United States
Geneva
Lenin
Trotsky
Napoleon
Hitler
Moscow
Europe
Yalta
Elbe River
Harry Truman
Missouri
Stalin
Iran
Tito
Yugoslavia
Greece
Athens
Berlin
West Berlin
Lucius Clay
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Elbe
Cuba
John F. Kennedy
Havana
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Yalu
United Nations Command
Manchuria
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Nasser
Finland
Shafer faces GOP voice loss as Illness hits Pennsylvania House
The Shafer Administration confronts a weakened legislative grip in both the Pennsylvania House and Senate after the deaths of Rep. William Fuellhart and a GOP senator. Illness and absences reduce voting margins, threatening the governor's proposed $267 million tax plan and forcing near unanimous party discipline.
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William C. Fuellhart
Warren
GOP
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Keystone State
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