America and the burden of leadership in world affairs
A reflective essay argues that American power must be used to defend freedom while acknowledging past and present moral complexities. It weighs the Vietnam War, other interventions, and the double standard in history, asserting that the United States cannot abandon global leadership and must strive for democratic evolution despite risks.
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Stephen Decatur
America
Vietnam
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Henry Steele Commager
Mexico
Red China
India
Southeast Asia
Russia
Ameri
Karl Marx
Tibet
Johnson
Khrushchev
Mao Tse-tung
United States of America
Labor's Slice of National Income in 1966 Report
The Family Economics Bureau reports wages and salaries captured 71 percent of national income in 1966, totaling $433 billion, up $40.5 billion from 1965. The rest went to capitalists, farmers, professionals, rental owners, and lenders, totaling 29 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Bureau
Myths and real aims of the Viet Cong NLF analyzed
The piece debunks claims that the NLF represents southern rebels as a broad, independent voice. It cites Douglas Pike and Bernard Fall, noting NLF membership peaks before Diem’s fall, later declines, and Hanoi’s control. It argues the NLF was orchestrated to reunify Vietnam under Hanoi and establish a socialist state.
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Vietnam
Viet Cong National Liberation Front
NLF
Hanoi
Saigon
United States
NFL
Douglas Pike
USIA
Viet Cong
Lao Dong
South
Bernard Fall
U.S
Pike
Diem
South Vietnam
The Poor Man's Philosopher aunt soyt observations
Composite advices and wry musings cover urban manners and social quirks. The piece notes women’s hatpins, sword canes, marriage habits, office habits, boardroom ambitions, hairlines, dining costs, and a Manhattan street scene, with light irony about authority and independence.
Brunswick Greets Lifted Railroad Strike Threat
Fifty years ago the News-Post reports a railroad workers strike scheduled to start at 6 p.m. was canceled after an urgent appeal from President Wilson urging unions and operators to reconcile. The piece notes a de facto state of war due to German U boat attacks, with three more U.S. ships sunk and 24 lives lost, and says Wilson plans a special Congress session to address the emergency.
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Brunswick
Wilson
United States
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Frederick County Delegation Splits Over Tax Vote
Annapolis dispatch reports Governor Lane’s proposed sales tax bill defeated in the House of Delegates. Lane hinted at reviving the measure, arguing it is needed to fund essential services. Delegates Wirts Hauver voted yes, Alexander voted yes for the bill, Ramsburg Payne opposed. A Montgomery County almshouse prepresentment describes the facility as archaic and neglectful, with inmates living under peonage in some conditions. The grand jury also criticized Bethesda’s County Building, calling for renovations or a new structure.
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Frederick County
Annapolis
Lane
House of Delegates
C. Clifton Wirts
William E. Hauver
Horace M. Alexander
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Joseph B. Payne
Montgomery County
Circuit Court
Bethesda
Constitutional convention threatens federal power shift
The Washington Today column argues that state legislatures have begun a constitutional revolution by seeking a convention to amend the U S Constitution without Congress. Two thirds of states must request such a convention, with ratification by three fourths of states either by state legislatures or conventions. The move follows Supreme Court rulings on state legislature representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Senate
Constitutional Convention Advantageed by Court Action
The piece discusses potential Supreme Court intervention to compel Congress to comply with constitutional reapportionment, possible state-driven suits, and the political dynamics around a national constitutional convention. It notes Dirksen's efforts to allow state based non population factors for representation and the risk of expansive federal power shifts if a convention proceeds.
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U. S
Vietnam & History
Berry's
OSL Trier Accounting
Ross Lewis
THE
Milwaukee Journal
Bruce Bioss
New York
East 57Th Street
Manhattan
Fifth
Park Avenues
Ton
Tema
News
By David Lawrence
High Court
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
Capitol Hill
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