Crime Cost and Corruption in the War on Poverty
Myrl E. Alexander, head of the Bureau of Prisons, argues crime could fall in five years if poverty, disease and ignorance are fought intelligently and justice is made less linked to wealth. He notes the federal prison median age is 30, high unemployability, education gaps, and emotional issues, urging society to accept responsibility and invest in a better, fairer system.
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Commonwealth Collapse Possible Desirable or Not
London dispatch surveys Britain’s uneasy debate over the Commonwealth’s future spurred by the Rhodesia crisis. Economists warn the bloc may decay as member interests diverge while The Economist and Spectator argue breakup could benefit Britain, reduce Afro Asian pressure, and reshape world role.
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London
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Power Outage Reflections On Modern Life And The Dentist
A personal journal-like piece reflects on a Sunday power blackout and its effects on daily routines. It recalls electric thermostats gas heating challenges and lists fourteen devices unusable during the outage. The author muses about technology, birthrates, Thoreau, and social behavior amid modern conveniences.
Prayer For Today Prayer For Today
A brief prayer asks for healing for critically ill friends and the afflicted, invoking divine power and Christ’s restoring touch. Read by W Dale Oldham of Anderson Indiana, executive director of Christian Brotherhood Hour.
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Christ
W. Dale Oldham
Anderson, Ind
Christian Brotherhood Hour
Humanity’s reach exceeds control says U S Geological Survey expert
Dr Raymond L. Nace warned at an International Water Quality Symposium in Montreal that humanity has bent nature but cannot truly control it. He noted population growth to six billion, looming resource shortages, and environmental damage, arguing the “tide of human proliferation” is out of control and calling for humans to curb their own impact.
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Raymond L. Nace
U. S. Geological Survey
Montreal
Ture
Nace
Metropolitan Opera Opens Grand Lincoln Center Season
The Metropolitan Opera launches a 30 week season in its Lincoln Center home on Friday Sept 16. The 3,800 seat hall offers even acoustics and strong bass with 1.6 seconds reverberation and no echoes. Nine of 23 operas are first productions including Antony and Cleopatra staged by Zeffirelli.
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Columbia University
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Copenhagen
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Nellie Melba
Enrico Caruso
Kirsten Flagstad
Maria Callas
Joan Sutherland
Cleopatra
Leontyne Price
Viet Nam election seen as step toward democracy
Viet Nam’s South held a landmark election to form a constituent assembly and draft a new constitution. Despite Viet Cong sabotage that killed 30 and wounded 167, turnout exceeded 80 percent, showing government security gains. The assembly could set presidential elections for next March with a strong central government under Ky and Thieu, though veto powers and strong-man tactics threaten democratic appearance.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Ment
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyyen van Thieu
Constituent Assembly
Suspend Investment Tax Credit For 6 Months
Washington reports President Johnson proposed suspending the 7 percent investment tax credit for 16 months, signaling it could disappear during the Vietnam War. Treasury hints suggest delaying relief until hostilities end, casting doubt on reinstatement by January 1968 despite aims for a high investment and growth economy.
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John Pierson
Washington
UPI
Johnson
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U.S
Southeast Asia
House
Ways & Means Committee
Henry H. Fowler
Analysis of 1967 Credit Extension Debate in News Text
The excerpt discusses potential extension of a 7 percent credit beyond January 1, 1968. It suggests the president may seek congressional renewal if war and a hot economy persist. It hints Fowler’s stance implies support for extending the credit unless conditions change.
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Congress
Fowler
Red China uses youth riot to cement loyalty and purge opponents
Washington report explains Mao and Lin Piao view Red Guard violence as a staged revolution. Youth are drawn into illegal acts to harden commitment, purge dissent, and create a substitute revolution similar to Viet Cong tactics, with Western art, religion, and elites targeted to instill power and loyalty.
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Mao
Lin
Lin Piao
Red Guard
Viet Nam
25 Years Ago Honor Man Returns To Navy School
From the 1941 files James O. McKinney returns this week to the Navy clerical school at Indianapolis after a ten day fur lough with his on Calla way Heights. He has been named honor man of his company. September sunshine bakes Beckley with a 93 degree reading on Sept 9 tying the summer’s hottest day from Aug 1.
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James O. McKinney
Navy
Indianapolis
Callaway Heights
Beckley
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