Acupuncture debate and the mind in medicine
Editorial argues many pains are psychosomatic and questions acupuncture's efficacy. It cites American physicians and a New York Times figure, notes Reston's acupuncture for appendicitis, and humorously suggests aspirin and Scotch as practical remedies over needles.
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New York Times
Times
Sacramento
Chairman Mao
Harvard University
James Reston
Peking
Reston
Mao
Advertising madness at Madison Avenue irritates buyers
New York Times reporter Philip H. Dougherty notes ads now aim to antagonize prospective customers. Slogans and soft sells fade as irritating spots recall well, with advertisers claiming high irritation equates to higher recall and sales. Critics fear the tactic targets “shutins,” neurotics, and intellectuals.
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Madison Avenue
New York
Philip H. Dougherty
New York Times
Dougherty
Shutins
Why protect the President and the public disagreement
Editors argue that criticizing the president is not unpatriotic and that elected leaders derive authority from the people. They note that strong critique should be allowed of any public official, including governors, mayors, or school boards, and caution against branding dissent as unpatriotic. The piece stresses that presidents are fallible and that public debate shapes accountability.
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Wendy
Dicky
Dean Achesot
John F. Kennedy
Louis Brandeis
Charles Evans Hughes
Hugo Black
Frankfurter
Nixon and the Supreme Court reshaping the judiciary
The article argues the Supreme Court acts as a third chamber in the U S political system guiding major issues when House and Senate cannot resolve them. It highlights race, representation, church-state relations as pivotal topics and notes calls to revisit the non justiciable concept. President Nixon is positioned as seeking to reshape this balance within existing checks and powers.
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Washington
Supremes Court
House
Senate
Supreme Con
Felix Frankfurter
Nixon
Congress
Haynsworth
Carswell
Poff
Supreme Court
Brazil rising toward a promising future amid challenges
A look at Brazil's progress since the 1964 coup highlights gains in literacy through MOBRAL, rising GDP growth, and expanded tax collection, plus new roads and housing. Yet disease persists, inequality remains stark, and political stability under military rule concerns Brazilians as they chase a national sense of pride and possible peaceful development.
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RO DE Janeiro
Brazil
Brad
Charlie Brown
Goulart
Amazon
Rio
Potomac
Cdurc
United States
White House
Wilbur Mills
Hemisphere
Letters to the editor call for change and critique Indochina war
A reader laments the Indochina war's toll on 60,000 American lives and injuries, urges Americans to wake up, and questions leadership while recalling Normandy and San Juan Hill. The second letter mocks a vaccination voodoo joke implying vaccination keeps smallpox, signed by Lakewood and Cary contributions.
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Indochina
Southeast Asia
City Hall
Russia
Red China
North Vietam
South Vietnam
America
Buddy
Lakewood
C. Templeton Cary
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Ilteracy
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George Sutherland
Harlan
Wiliam Howard Taft
Hughes and
Warren
Black
James J
San Juan Hill
Normandy Beach
Paramount
David A
Pilaster
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