Ian Smith Seeks Backdoor Majority Rule In Rhodesia Crisis
The Times analyzes Ian Smith’s Aug 31 general election move to craft a constitution with limited black participation while preserving white privilege. It argues his plan fails to win genuine legitimacy, invites intensified sanctions and guerrilla pressure, and risks an eventual armed settlement as years of defiance erode white odds.
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Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
David Owen
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Muzorewa
Sithole
Soviet Union
Britain
Evolution of US educational television reaches twenty five years
The piece notes the 25th anniversary of noncommercial educational TV in the United States since the FCC authorized construction of four stations on July 25 1952. It traces early stations like KUTH Houston and shows growth to 272 noncommercial stations by the 1960s. It highlights educators and producers stressing entertaining as well as educational content, citing Harvard education professor Harold Hunt and programs like Sesame Street Civilisation and The Electric Company as proof learning can be fun.
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United States
Federal Communications Commission
KUTH
Houston
Texas
Harold Hunt
Harvard
Lynne Pool
Johns Hopkins Science Review
Raymond H. Wittcoff
National Citizens Committee For Educational Television
Public Television
Sesame Street
the Electric Company
Civilization
Groucho Marx
Thought For Today Golden Rule to Life Quote
A memory of Edwin Markham's urging to turn the Golden Rule into action. A brief inspirational thought stressing ethical living and practical kindness.
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Edwin Markham
New Prayer Book Gains Ground After Controversy
The Episcopal Church’s revised 1928 Book of Common Prayer, amid debate over modern language and women’s ordination, sells one million copies since January and plans a 150000 extra copies second edition as acceptance grows. Church leaders say the book fits the times and accommodates diverse Anglican customs while preserving tradition.
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Minneapolis
Episcopal Church
Seabury Press
Seabury
Charles Price
Virginia Theological Seminary
Price
Thomas Cranmer
Canterbury
Hugh D.mccandless
Episcopal
Living Church
Supreme Court Allows Lawyers to Advertise Fees
The Supreme Court overturns long held norms by recognizing lawyers have a First Amendment right to publish their fees in newspapers. A majority argues price transparency counters price fixing and consumer protection, while four justices dissent over potential deception and monitoring challenges.
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Supreme Court
England
Establishment
Bar Association
Virginia
Justice Department
American Bar Association
Warren Burger
The Bill Collector and the Closet Column
Mike Royko recalls a $4.29 overdue bill and a stern call from Kroch's & Brentano's. He riffs on bill collectors and a childhood fear of debt, then mocks polite reminder letters from computers and his own preference for gentle notices.
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Chicago
Kroch’s & Brentano’s
Ralph Nader
Postal Service
Kroch’s & Brentano's
Fly Anywhere Fare Sparks Airline Fare War
The column critiques Eastern Airlines proposed 299 dollar Fly Anywhere fare requiring two travelers for up to three weeks, noting Pan Am's rumored 199 dollar Passport Free offer and the Directors of Fares at airlines always crafting new bargains while inventing reasons not to want them.
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Arthur Hoppe c
Chronicle Publishing Co
Eastern Airlines
Mid - Pacific
Tonga
United States
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean
Eastern
Pan, American
Pan Am
Air Lines
Collection of odds and quips from various columns
A mixed compilation of humorous blurbs, brief anecdotes, and snippets from “Family Week,” “UMW Journal,” and church bulletins. Items include a quarrel anecdote, a bishop’s axes tale, a divorce custody note, desert highway banter, and humorous captions about ignorance, literacy, and family life.
Miners gain annual $100 vacation amid contract talks
1952 Raleigh Register notes coal miners secure an annual paid vacation of $100 per man after 10 days rest while awaiting contract settlement. Capt Annie Fumarola of Sundial, stationed 19 months in Pusan, aided a 700 bed hospital with 41 nurses. She visits brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Frank Marcinko of Beckley.
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Raleigh Register
Pusan
Annie Fumarola
Sundial
Army Nursing Corps
Fumarola
Frank Marcinko
Beckley
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America
Boston Evening Globe
David E. Anderson
Standing Liturgical Commission
the Law Column
Jack C. Landau
Newhouse News Service
Washington
Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
Kroch
Bob Adams
Costa Rica
Franklin Pierce Adams
Bartlett
Kroch’s
Lebombo
South Africa
Cape Town
Lottie Prim
W.va
UMW Journal
Arkansas
Stephen Napierala
Ely
Vermont
Jones
Jane
Anglican Digest
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