Editorial urges antitrust overhaul for modern nation
The Saturday Evening Post argues the Sherman Act of 1890 is obsolete in a larger, more complex United States. It contends size can enable performance and that revised laws should focus on true public service, accelerating national growth and innovation.
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Saturday Evening Post
The Guns of August Backstory in a Light Lighter Side
Word War I resurgence is tied to Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August and a new documentary. The piece explains alliances and mobilizations leading to war, detailing England France Russia and the Balkans, and how Austria Serbia and Germany triggered the conflict.
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Dick West
United Press International Washington
UPI
Barbara W. Tuchman
Germany
England
France
Russia
Balkans
Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
Bosnia
Serbia
Daily Crossword Clues and Cryptoquote Hint
Puzzle details list cryptic crossword clues with numbers and definitions. The page also repeats a cryptogram puzzle with a quoted Mark Twain line and a note about substitution code letters changing daily.
Humorous Captain Bits Onboard Central Airlines Flight
Passenger aboard Central Airlines Flight 141 recalls an entertaining in flight broadcast by Captain Amett Spinks. The crew jokes include a Dixie finale and a Mystery Flight tease with destinations Dallas and Las Vegas. Keith Heaton notes the lighthearted approach easing tension.
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Central Airlines
Bill Bailey
Central
Dallas
Las Vegas
We Come In For a Laugh on a Midflight Delight
A London to Dallas flight narrator jokes with passengers about landing in Dallas or New Orleans. Captain Spinks riffs on Thanksgiving and Christmas, with humorous quips about gifts and family as he notes cruising altitude and ground speed. The line ends asking who called the pilot a comedian.
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Keith Heaton
Slenderella
Dallas
New Orleans
Dear Abby and Life Lessons From A Mirthful Column
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on dating seating etiquette in cars with bucket seats and on weight loss struggles. Advice covers sitting beside the driver, club options like TOPS, and a mother’s concerns about her daughter’s divorces and behavior amid possible vitamin deficiency explanations.
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Abby
President Johnson May Risk Popularity For New Goals
The National Committee for the Effective Congress, a liberal nonpartisan group, says President Johnson must risk popularity and offend supporters to push the nation toward new goals. The staff report notes Johnson, pursuing fresh ideas, will rely on Congress as the main vehicle and obstacle in moving from an obese to a great society.
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UPI
National Committee For the Effective
Congress
Johnson
a_ staff
White House Trial Balloons A Look At Background Sources
ALVIN SPIVAK reports from Johnson City Texas on the rise of anonymous White House sourcing. The piece explains background, deep background, and off the record attributions and how trial balloons are used to test public reaction before official statements.
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Tex
UPI
Texas White House
White House
Johnson
Texas
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