History’s warning: past bombings exceed modern terrorism
The editorial recalls early 20th century bombings in Washington, New York, Boston, and Chicago, noting major attacks on courthouses, offices, and markets. It cites the 1920 Wall Street explosion that killed 40 and injured hundreds, and argues learning from history while defending freedoms amid current anarchist violence.
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University of Wisconsin
Robert E. Dallas
Los Angeles Times
Capitol
Washington
New York City
Boston
Passaic County
Chicago
Philadelphia
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Montreal Exchange
Scotland Yard
London
New York Tribune
IRS revises ruling on taxes for reviewers gifts and donations
Taxpayers who receive free books or other materials in work must tax their value. a July ruling taxed un solicited gifts to reviewers. A new ruling tightens the case by case scope after a reviewer donated 2,500 books and claimed a deduction without reporting their value as income. Also noted: a court grant for administrative expansion, S and L loans seek new branches, and cigarette tax revenue shifts.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
What makes a celebrity in Boyle's view
HAL BOYLE argues that celebrity now hinges on public attention and deviation from routine rather than meritorious deeds. He suggests fame can come from feats as simple as sports excellence or unusual stunts, and notes the line between celebrated and notorious is thinning in modern times.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Pavement Plate
Jack the Ripper
Jonas Salk
Denmark
U. S
Jim Moran
Cuba radicals and Weathermen forge unlikely ties
The piece traces links between Cuban revolutionary ideas and American radicals led by Mark Rudd, noting influences from 26th of July veteran Ernesto Betancourt to Brazilian guerrilla theory. It highlights cross currents, tensions with Castro, and the growth of affinity groups amid a broader radical movement.
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Mark Rudd
Columbia University
Action
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Michael Klonsky
Action Now
The
Weatherman
Ernesto Betancourt
Castro
Washington
Fulgencio
Batista
Cuba
Latin America
Tupamaros
Dan Mitrione
James
Rising Up
Uruguay
Regis DeBray
Fiveman
Carlos Marighela
Urgan
United States
Marighela
Allen Young
Havana
la Rampa
North Vietnam
North Korea
Red Trouble for U.S. in Latin America
Leon Dennen analyzes rising tensions in Latin America as U.S. interests face political instability and economic challenges. The piece surveys regional responses, highlighting potential shifts in alliance patterns and security concerns across key countries.
Allende Regime Seen Smearing Chilean Press
United Nations dispatch reports Chile's independent press faces a bleak future under President Salvador Allende's Marxist Leninist regime. El Mercurio, Santiago's oldest daily, is deemed a likely first casualty as Allende consolidates power by nationalizing key industries and suppressing dissent.
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United Nations
N.Y
NEA
Chile
Salvador Allende
Santiago
el Mercurio
Allende
Lenin
U.S
Moscow
New Times
Communist Party
Popular Unity
United States
Latin America
Communist International
Kremlin
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Western Hemisphere
A. P. Kirilenko
V. G. Korionov
Russia
Central Committee
Castro
Women Vault to Top Bank Jobs
A 50 year quiet revolution in banking lifts women into executive posts. NABW data show 1968 leadership by women with 11 board chairs and 22 executive VPs, and over 20 000 women bank officers nationwide. Women hold 33 categories of executive titles.
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National Association of Bank Women, Inc
United States
NABW
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