Senator Pearson backs direct popular vote amendment for president
Editorial notes Kansas Senator James Pearson sponsors a constitutional change to abolish the electoral college and elect the president and vice president by direct popular vote. The piece argues the system is archaic dangerous and has produced three misaligned outcomes. It warns Congress often struggles with reform and suggests this likely won’t be the last such proposal.
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Kansas
James Pearson
Pearson
Congress
Time to End the Electoral College Debate
The piece argues the electoral college is archaic and dangerous and should be abolished. It claims seniority preserves incompetent chairs, cites states with large voting blocs opposing reform, notes broad public support for abolition, and calls on Congress to act despite slow progress. It emphasizes change is overdue.
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Congress
Postal Help or Privatization of the Mail Service
A Chicago opinion piece argues the 1967 flood of mail overwhelms the central post office and other sorting centers. It criticizes rising delays, calls for automation, and notes Congress will likely raise rates. The writer suggests privatizing mail service, citing government ammunition procurement as a precedent and speculates giants like General Motors AT&T or Sears could run the postal system.
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Chicago
Central Post Office
Postal Service
Congress
General Motors
At&t
Sears
Belching and diagnosis in a medical Q and A discussion
Readers discuss belching linked to heartburn and gallbladder surgery. X rays may reveal ulcers, outlet spasm, diverticulum, hiatal hernia, or food stagnation. allergy to coffee or lettuce can be involved. Air swallowing common. behavior changes and habit breaking help.
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K. J
Television Log Night Schedule Highlights
A dense listing details Tuesday evening through early Wednesday with programs across networks and stations. Highlights include Leave It To Beaver Flintstones Daktari Petticoat Junction Peyton Place The Fugitive CBS Reports Portrait Of A Policeman and back-to-back news weather and late movie slots ending with continued listings on Page 3.
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Leave It To Beaver
Flintstones
Wells Fargo
Ottawa housing key to attracting industry in editor note
In a closing installment, David Finch argues Ottawa must build moderately priced homes or apartments to lure families and expand labor supply. He notes mobile homes, industry growth, and civic push, then says investors need convincing with nearby cities, highways, airport, land costs, and amenities.
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Herald Cadet
David Finch
Ottawa
Petus
NBC Joins Those Watching China In Upheaval Coverage
NBC aired a China watch segment featuring Far East correspondents and Rabbi Abraham Feinberg who spent four terrifying days inside China. Feinberg described police and Red Guards and warned of demonized silence as Mao’s grip and volatile protests unfold. The program offered an economical summary amid murky conditions without much new detail.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
NBC
CBS
China
Far East
Abraham Feinberg
Toronto
Mao
ABC
Dr. Kimble
Ottawa Herald Publication and subscription rates
The Ottawa Herald lists its publication details and subscription prices for local and trade areas. Editor Robert B. Wellington oversees the paper, with rates for by mail ranging from one month to one year and higher rates for out-of-trade-area subscribers. The newspaper is a member of the Associated Press.
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Robert B. Wellington
Associated Press
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