Wright defends American progress against whimperers
An editorial responds to Henry W. Wright's defense of industry against fears of smog pollution and urban crowding. It weighs his examples on air quality, river history, congestion, species loss, and product testing, praising realism while urging balanced optimism for America's future.
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Henry W. Wright
The
Western Oil and Gas Association
Wright
American Advertising Federation
America
New York
New Jersey
China
India
Japan
Krakatau
Mt. Katmar
Iceland
Helka
Newark
Peking
American
Losers remain unpaid in California secretary of state race
Eight losing candidates from both parties still await state jobs under $35,000 pay. Fiournoy Milias and Burns hold posts in labor and beverage boards at salaries well below what the secretary of state would pay. The piece questions attracting qualified candidates and jokes about appointing the others to a commission for $12,000 each.
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California
James L. Fiournoy
George Milias
Hugh Burns
Men's Compensation Appeals Board
Milias
Department of Industrial Relations
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board
Northern hypocrisy over desegregation criticized by Ribicoff
The editorial argues the Supreme Court desegregation ruling enables dismantling dual school systems in the South while noting the North lags. Sen. Ribicoff accuses Sen. Javits of resisting Northern desegregation, urging decency beyond the Mason-Dixon line and urging Northern action to desegregate locally.
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U.S. Supreme Court
North
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Ribicoff
Decency
Enis
Humphrey at 60 Returns to the Political Spotlight
Hubert Humphrey, turning 60, remains a vibrant, debated figure in American politics. Despite past defeats and party tensions, he returns as Minnesota’s senator and a ringmaster in Democratic circles, poised to again pursue the presidency if the moment arises. He criticizes Nixon’s administration while urging radical, unpublicly debated poverty-focused reforms to unite the country.
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Washington
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
White House
Vietnam
Johnson
Minnesota
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Nixon
Hubert
Macalester College
Muskie
McGovern
Bayh
Hughes
Kennedy
Republic
Bat
Welfare letters spark reader controversy in Long Beach
Barbara Fryer reports on reader letters criticizing welfare policy, while book notices cover Zapata, Texas frontier survivor Ann Raney Coleman, and a selection of works on prejudice. Correspondents slice into taxes, handouts, and public aid with stark personal anecdotes, defending thrift and self-reliance amid welfare debate.
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H. Victorian Laly
Yexas Frontier
Ann Raney Coleman
Univ. of Oklahoma
England
Texas
Charles R. Larson
Prosper Merimee
Bernard Malamud
Senators and Cabinet Jabs Stir Up Laughs and Worries
A playful report notes Senator Soaper promotes ecology teaching games for kids while cabinet members lament limited access to the President. The piece mocks Scottish lake Loch Moros and mentions English settlement trends, with a satirical jab at a phantom industry and language myths.
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Flournoy
Newsday
Javits
Pnts
James Reston
NEW York Times News Service
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Barbara Fryer
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Hawthorne Willard Draric
Gary
Long Beach
Mavourneen B. Morris
Pal Gary
MRE. N.dw
Lhave
Los Angeles
United States
Cordiel. Hycks
Abergaid
Jenny
Miriam Wood
Senator Soaper
Bill Vaughan
Loch Morsar
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