How Many Folks Make a Nation
A survey notes 123 nations in the United Nations with equal General Assembly votes and growth trends. It highlights Nauru as the smallest member with 3,000 people and under nine square miles, and Maldives as the least populous. U Thant warns of crowded voting, while Nauru’s diplomacy is managed by Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
General Assembly
Maldive Islands
Nauru
Australia
U.N
World Health Organization
Food and Health Organization
United States
Thassi
Thant
U.S
Speed limit debate puts auto makers in courtroom
Attorneys for a young sailor urge the Supreme Court to require special penalties on fast cars after Philip Schemmel was injured when a vehicle traveling 115 mph struck his car. GM faces alleged design and ad emphasis on speed. Congress and states resist. a 80 mph speed cap proposal lingers with no action. The case could push lawmakers to curb vehicle lethality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young &x
U.S. Supreme Court
Philip Schemmel
General Motors
Supreme Court
Congress
National Highway Safety Bureau
California
OPEN FORUM He’s Out of Diapers and Aging Perspectives
A Lakewood letter weighs on aging and leadership as the writer contrasts Chief Foster’s looming retirement with David Shaw’s future. The author, Alma McCormick, suggests both youth and age need awakening, joking that Shaw is 25 and never spanked, and warns of upcoming life milestones and the value of memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Shaw
Foster
Leonard Foster
Chief Foster
Chief
Lakewood
Alma
Phonies Get Educator Nod at Long Last
Washington opinion piece imagines unlikely endorsements from editors and manufacturers as a standard by which political stances and policy support might be judged. The fragment suggests satire on endorsements and editorial influence, reflecting a dated political discourse tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Republic
Goldwater
Garvoieden
Chall makes case for phonics over whole word reading
James Kilpatrick reports on Jeanne Chall’s new book Learning to Read The Great Debate arguing that phonics based instruction outperforms the look and say method. Chall’s extensive research in 300 classrooms across the US England and Scotland supports a shift toward phonics for stronger reading and spelling outcomes, especially for disadvantaged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Chall
Mortimer Smith
Rudolf Flesch
Arthur Trace
Chall
Teachers College of Columbia
City College of New York
Harvard
Graduate School of Education
Council For Basic Education
Reading Reform Foundation
United States
Yoon
Wallace promises safe streets even by clubbing if elected
A fragment notes George Wallace pledging tough measures to restore safety, implying violence. It mentions Senator John J. Williams accusing the administration of masking foreign aid scandals and Lyndon Johnson seeking four billion dollars in aid. The piece contrasts political rhetoric with a joke about a Hollywood actress seeking a yogi in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wallace
John J. Williams
Delaware
Lyndon
India
Moral Case for Tax Increase in Vietnam War Era
The piece argues for raising taxes to share the burden of the Vietnam war, noting vast casualties and unequal sacrifice. It critiques economic bickering, calls for fairness beyond deficits, highlights a $33 billion deficit, and urges Congress to address unpaid human costs alongside fiscal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Westmoreland
Tle
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means
Mills
Johnson
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Fiids
Europe
Vietnam
Council of Economic Advisers
Ways and Means Committee
Recurrent Shocks and Shifting Civil Rights Concepts
The piece argues that old ideas no longer fit current crises in cities and race relations. It notes 86 major urban riots since 1964 across 140 cities, framing black power as a political response and urging both Black and white communities to embrace necessary modern approaches and shared responsibility.
Toward Law and Order Amid Violence and Racism
A 1965 to 1986 pattern of violence is noted, urging law enforcement as necessary yet warning against militarized responses. The piece cautions against turning national guard loose, stresses equal justice for Negroes and the poor, and calls for intellectual integrity in applying law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wallace
Wale Lace
National Guard
Kiters
Carl Sandburg
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U Thant
Security Council
State
Open Forum
Junior
Beboy
James Kilpatrick
By Harry Karns
New York Times Service
James Reston
Ralph McGill
Sidewalk Senate
Lakewood Shopping Center
Tillie Gammeter
Castana Ave
Rose Thimmel
Douglas Aircraft
Ben West
Baptist Missionary
Hayter Ave
Tom Winford
Cerritos College
Whitewood Ave
Shirley Herdlitzka
Oliva Ave
Hawaii
Dan McKeown
Firestone
Huntington Beach
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