Britain shifts from welfare state toward tax cuts and decentralization
The editorial argues Britain moves to reduce income taxes and welfare transfers echoing Eisenhower’s limited government, while warning against bureaucratic waste. It contrasts with the U S system famed for wealth of goods but criticizes welfare abuses and calls for returning money to earners to boost incentives.
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Great Britain
Dwight Eisenhower
Anthony Barber
Britain
A Look At The Elections
A hard fought election campaign is over the results are in with varying interpretations. Republicans gain in the Senate and House losses are below average for off year elections. Democrats claim governorships including Ohio and Pennsylvania and a potential edge for the 1972 Presidential election. Analysts note Nixon’s campaign role may not have paid off while conservatives perform better than liberals. Voting was heavy and peaceful with some calling it dirty but ultimately accepted by the public.
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Senate
House
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Nixon
A Pattern Emerges in National Conspiracy Theories
The piece argues Americans link rising violence to a national conspiracy, citing McCarthy era fear, Black Panthers rhetoric, and liberal press influence. It notes foreign support from Cuba and Algeria, US sympathizers, and calls for halting terrorism and delivering swift justice to killers and enablers.
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Joe McCarthy
Eldridge Cleaver
United States
Cuba
Algeria
Algiers
Junk becomes treasure in New Yorks junk market idea
In Boyle's Column, Bob Haring argues that old items gain value as trends shift from city to suburbs. He notes how junk like light bulbs milk cans and Mason jars can fetch high prices in flea markets and antique shops, and urges saving kids toys for future collections.
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Bob Haring
Associated Press
East Brunswick
N. J
New York City
New York
Missouri
Hills
Hill
Cuba's Radical Link Deepens Through 1960s Guerrilla Ties
The piece traces how Cuban leadership under Castro shifted to urban and countryside guerrilla support, aligning with American radicals after Che Guevara's death in 1967. It notes Cuban training focusing on bomb making and urban tactics, the 1965 break with Soviet parties, growing Vietnamese ties, and the SNCC's转turn to violence amid Vietnam era unrest.
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Cuba
America
Jacob Rosen
Progressive Labor Party
Minas del Frio
United States
John F. Kennedy
Castro
Comintern
Department of Export
Che Guevara
Bolivia
Che
Long
Havana
Cas
Standard Oil
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
South
Quick Quiz Q and A on history and culture
A collection of trivia questions and answers covers Mark Twain burial facts mule mail delivery spiders versus insects carols Abraham original name abalones and the tuxedo’s naming from Tuxedo, New York. The piece presents concise summaries with direct answers and noted origins.
Booker T. Washington urged focus on material gains in 1895 speech
The World Almanac recalls Booker T. Washington urged Black Americans to concentrate on material advancement rather than agitation for social equality. Opponents argued constitutional rights required full citizenship now, challenging that stance.
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The
World Almanac
Booker T. Washington
Election Myths Down the Drain
Bruce Biossat argues that 1970 general elections did not fix a war referendum. Voters showed mixed results with gains for Democrats in governors and Republicans in the Senate, amid broad confusion and high undecided rates. Voters blamed economic and social ills on leaders, not on the war, and turnout varied by state.
Passenger Trains Face Slow Recovery and Cuts
The government moves to create a semi public National Railroad Passenger Corporation to operate intercity trains from May 1, with most lines likely to be surrendered by railroads. Service will be pared back to core corridors, reducing about half of the current 360 intercity trains, before rebuilding for efficiency and potential profits.
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Congress
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Volpe
Interstate Commerce Comielesion
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