Editorial on Congress budget responsibility and reform
The piece notes growing signals that Congress may curb spending to restrain presidential overreach. It highlights Rep. Ullman and Sen. Brock proposing new budget committees, five year cost estimates, program reviews, and annual appropriations for ongoing efforts. The editorial urges Congress to claim control over spending priorities to prevent executive overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
al Ullman
Oregon
Joint
Congressional Committee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
Ullman
Congress
White House
George Washington
Jefferson
William Brock
R-Tenn
Brock
U.S
House-Senate
Gold Rush Declares New Phase As Prospectors Rise Again
In January 1948 gold discovery sparked a modern California Gold Rush myth. By 1949 Congress debated subsidizing miners with 4 to 15 dollars an ounce, storing gold as stockpile, while officials argued it easier to import or wait to mine. The piece notes historic shifts since off gold standard and calls for practical harvest over faux celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
United States
Congress
Johnson
Mother Lode
Letters to the editor spark sparky tensions and praise
Readers critique editorial tone and readability while praising some features. A letter from ANN HOWARD apologizes for seeming simple and reveals a fondness for poetry and Shakespeare. A second letter from MARY W SHEPPARD questions court decisions solving complex social issues and asks who is next to be judged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Robeson
Armchair view of television as a unifying national force
An article praising television for shaping public understanding during a period of national upheaval. It notes the Nixon presidency, Johnson's death, Vietnam ceasefire, and civil rights events, highlighting TV's role in presenting lasting images, eclipsing partisan divides, and guiding public reflection. It cites reporters and networks as central to this influence.
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Washington
Republic
United States
Hanoi
Nixon
Vietnam
Johnson
Texas
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Bess Truman
Margaret
Independence
Lady Bird Johnson
Mamie Eisenhower
Julie
David Eisenhower
Tere
Lyndon Johnson
NBC
John Chancellor
Garrick Utley
America
Walter Cronkite
Eric Sevareid
David Brinkley
Howard K. Smith
Harry Reasoner
Ralph McGill
Atlanta
Harry Ashmore
Vible Rock
Claude Sitton
Raleigh
N.C
Neil Sheehan
David Halerstam
Horst
Associated Press
Murrow
CBS
Sen
Joe McCarthy
Wisconsin
South
White House
Marvin Kalb
Roger Mudd
Martin Agronsky
Edward P. Morgan
Johnson City
Tex
Capitol
Wonder Bread case exposes costly bureaucracy and FTC overreach
Judge Lynch ruled for Wonder Bread in the Great Wonder Bread Case after a 76 page decision. The FTC had alleged false nutrition claims and child exploitation in ads claiming Wonder Bread built strong bodies twelve ways. The record spanned 2300 pages and cost taxpayers and the company heavily, with the judge criticizing the government's case as based on opinion rather than fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Raymond J. Lynch
Federal Trade Commission
Worsasinine
Covington & Burling
Anton
Lynch
Scott Werd
Harvard Lusimeer Selmol
FTC
Murder and independence dashed by Cabral assassination
The article notes the Zambesi River as a dividing line in Africa and recalls Portugal's African empire. It highlights Amilcar Cabral, leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, slain in Conakry on January 20. Cabral had led about 10,100 fighters since 1956 seeking independence for Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde.
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Zambesi River
Africa
Angola
South Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Telodesia
Zambia
Senegal
Guinea
Portguese
Antonio Olivera Salazar
Portugal
Organization of African Unity
China
Mozambique
South Africa
Rhodesia
Portuguese Guinea
Amilcar Cabral
African Party For the Independence of
Cape Verde
Conakry
Cabral
Brazil
Lisbon
United Nations
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James J
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