Puerto Rico Seen as Next Possible Statehood Candidate
The piece discusses Puerto Rico as a potential future state, noting rising support for statehood by 1980 under Governor-elect Luis A. Ferre. Obstacles include whether Puerto Ricans accept statehood and Congress’ willingness, with population over two million and a likely five House seats plus two Senate seats. English use on the island weakens language concerns.
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Alaska
Puerto Rico
Luis A. Ferre
Congress
United States
Commonwealth
Good Court Solution for Warren Succession
The piece commends President-elect Nixon for asking Chief Justice Warren to stay through the current term and Warren’s acceptance. It notes the Fortas rejection created an impasse and Nixon’s initiative resolves the issue, allowing a calm end to Warren’s tenure and time for Nixon to select a successor.
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Nixon
Warren
Supreme Court
Johnson
Senate
Fortas
Health ignorance and patient care through the ages
Dr Brady reflects on layman ignorance about hygiene health and anatomy while recounting a past patient with internal piles. He notes the limits of medical practice in his era and advocates using a painless office injection method when available. He also answers a question about desserts and sugar versus fruit for digestion and health.
Viewpoints on instant rehabilitation of slum housing
The piece discusses HUD funded experiments in New York in 1967 where a 72yearold building had kitchens and bathrooms refitted via crane. A report by the Institute of Public Administration finds the approach costly and impractical at scale, but notes lessons in materials, units, and rapid rehab potential.
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New York
Lower East Side
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Robert C. Weaver
HUD
Institute of Public Administration
Today In History highlights 1941 war declaration and Hawaii bridge fact
On this date 1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the United States after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Also notes Indiana statehood in 1816 and Hawaii’s eight major islands, plus the Brooklyn Bridge opening in 1883 as a world record span.
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Associated Press
Germany
Italy
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Indiana
Union
Louis Napoleon
France
Edward VIII
Britain
George VI
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Roer River
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Manhattan
United Nations
Soviet Union
Kenya
U.S
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Brooklyn
N.Y
Nixon reshapes White House with expanded executive office
President elect Nixon moves to reorganize the executive branch adding advisers and task forces. He names Dr Paul McCracken as economic adviser chief and Dr Henry Kissinger for national security planning, with Dr Lee Dubridge directing science and tech concerns.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Kent
Council of Economic Advisers
Paul W. McCracken
University of Michigan
Graduate School of Business
Lee A. Dubridge
California Institute of Technology
Henry A. Kissinger
Harvard
International Seminar
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Kissinger
Defense Department
Herbert G. Klein
Congress
Bryce Harlow
Eisenhower
Dow Jones hits 1,000 aura building for celebration
AP reports the Dow Jones average nearing the 1,000 level as a psychological milestone more than a financial goal. The piece recalls past highs and lows, including 1929 gains, 1932 lows, and the 1966 near 1,000, noting historical figures and the idea of exponential growth guiding the market.
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New York
Dow
Wall
U.S. Senate
Naming Among Early Roman Sisters
In early Rome, sisters often shared identical names and were distinguished only by labels such as the elder or the younger or by ordinal terms like the first and the second. This practice reflects the absence of unique personal names within family naming conventions of the period.
Oswego Palladium Times rates and notices
Public notice and rate card for the Oswego Palladium Times lists mailing options and prices. It notes carrier routes, yearly and multi month rates, and advertising agency contacts while inviting corrections for misprints.
Hayden at HUAC shows clean image hides tougher edges
Washington commentary notes Tom Hayden, SDS leader, impressed at the House Un American Activities Committee hearing by his polite, conventional demeanor. The piece questions whether his tidy image masks a more calculating revolutionary potential and warns against an overbearing, crested appearance masking radical aims.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Tom Hayden
Chicago
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Hayden
Chamber of Commerce
Rap Brown
Pentagon
Students For
SDS
HUAC
America
Brooks Brothers
FBI
Prayer on TOSDAY Call for firmer church support
A religious reflection urges forgiveness for lax giving to church work. The prayer by Lyndon B. Phifer, a retired Methodist editor from Tallahassee Florida, asks for a deeper understanding of the church's role and for more generous dependable and imaginative offerings aligned with the Savior's merits.
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Lyndon B. Phifer
Tallahassee, Fla
Language puzzle hints hide a coded alphabets puzzle
The text presents a scrambled sample with letter substitutions and mentions daily changes, tying to a code where A stands for another letter. It references a “SHARP TONGUE” and an edged tool, then shows a garbled quote fragment and a cipher-like row of letter groups.
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Ste
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