Third Parties Create Platforms in New York District
The piece argues third parties feed ideas in U S political life as Conservative Jeffrey St John in New York City proposes 25 member district councils elected on proportional representation to advise Congress. It notes Kupferman Lehman race and St Johns influence despite party labels, emphasizing idea generation over spoiler labels.
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Hird Party
U.S
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Free Soil Party
Abraham Lincoln
New York
William Buckley
John Lindsay
Abe Beame
New York City
Buckley
Manhattan
U.S. House of Representatives
Ted Kupferman
Lindsay
Orin Lehman
Lehman
Europe
Jeffrey St. John
St. John’s
Washington
Four year term proposal reshapes congressional election cadence
The piece discusses Lyndon Johnson’s push for a four year House term with elections only in presidential years. It argues such a change would free representatives from constant polling and rely on presidential coattails, while noting St John’s idea adds a new device in a crowded party debate.
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St. John
Yass
Lyndon Johnson
House of Representatives
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Adolescent Health Care and the Role of Doctors
Two 14 year old daughters face shift from pediatric care to adult medicine. The physician’s role evolves with adolescence, not the child’s outgrowing pediatrics. General physicians can handle teen health, sex education, and disease prevention with patience and insight.
Johnson’s Hawaii Visit Signals Viet Nam War Focus
President Johnson makes his first overseas trip, to Hawaii, to confer with Gen Westmoreland Adm Sharpe and South Vietnamese leaders Ky and Thieu. The summit aims to shorten command chains and boost cooperation in the war effort.
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Johnson
Hawaii
LBJ
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
Adm
Ulysses St. Grant Sharpe
U.S
Pacific Theater
Adm. Sharpe
Pentagon
President Johnson
Far East
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
San Antonio Police Ponders Civilian Manpower Expansion
Chief George W. Bichsel pushes civilian roles to augment the force as the SAPD grows with 684 officers and 17 cadets plus 120 civilians, 190 crossing guards, and other city staff. He notes fingerprint classification by a trained woman speeds up work and envisions more civilian posts in auto and dog pounds and the city jail. A Kingsville Texas Police Association talk highlighted shifts with only 30 to 40 patrolmen available at times, and some hours with zero officers on duty.
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George W. Bichsel
Bichsel
Kingsville
Texas Police Association
Cnr
Pollen Allergies Behind Kid Whining Suggestion
The author posits some children whine due to biology and allergy rather than environment. A scientist is cited as suggesting pollen sensitivity may explain sulky behavior, not mom or neighbors. The piece humorously proposes testing by removing a geranium plant from the mantel.
Life Magazine Dog Cruelty Report Sparks Reader Action
A letter urges attention to Life magazine's February piece Your Dog Is in Cruel Danger showing dog suffering in Baltimore and backs Rep. Poage of Waco sponsoring a bill to curb interstate transport of stolen animals for laboratories. The writer promotes sending letters to the Texas congressman.
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Life Magazine
Baltimore
San Antonio
W. R. Poage
Waco
Washington
Texas
Ruth Bingaman Smith
Communism and fascism figures cited in mid century debate
The text claims 170,457,186 people under Communist rule and 130,386,233 under Fascist rule, totaling 200,853,419 under dictatorships disliked by most. It asserts fascist cases are now negligible while Communist dominance nears 1.2 billion, rising at a rapid rate. It mentions the Soviet Union workers paradise discouraging longer weeks amid South Vietnam tensions.
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Soviet Union
Paradise
South Viet Nam
Dallas
Vietnam voice condemns draft and power of McNamara
A speaker denounces the Vietnam draft and the civilian authority of Robert McNamara, arguing the United States must resist unseen international pressures and avoid drift toward dictatorship. The editorial urges Congress and the people to demand accountability from leaders.
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United States
Bob McNamara
West Point
Gen. MacArthur
Honest John Korzak Called Out for Truth and Politics
A reader letter mocks John A. Korzak for voicing honest opinions on the war on poverty urban renewal and aid to education. The writer labels him Honest Join and urges readers to address letters to the Light mailbox in San Antonio Texas.
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John A. Korzak
P.O
San Antonio
Texas
Fluoridation Move Reaches Dallas Neighboring Cities
Letter from John A. Korzak criticizes local council for delaying water fluoridation amid dental and medical urging while Dallas plans for fluoride in its water. Urges public support citing proven health benefits and condemns anti fluoridation fears as unfounded.
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Dallas
Disrespect Toward President Sparks Local Backlash
A Marion reader condemns a string of comments mocking the President and the presidency. The letter argues such remarks show disrespect for authority and reflect broad public frustration with uninformed political rhetoric.
Stopper remembered by McIntyre in old newspaperman line
Oscar Dolch Jr notes a quotable line from C. C. McIntyre the newspaperman about readers who dislike the paper. The tongue in cheek remark frames loyalty and attention in the press.
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C. C. McIntyre
Civil Rights Case Buys Justice Dept Influence In St Louis
Washington reports show a struggle over integrated employment at a St Louis Gateway Arch project. The Interior Department pressed for Negro workers, prompting a protest by AFL CIO unions and a possible Justice Department action under civil rights law.
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Civil Rights Case
Justice Dept
Victor Riesel
Washington
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis
Congress of Independent Unions
CIU
Dept. of the Interior
Gateway Arch
Udall
CIL
Hoel-Sieffen Construction Co
Labor Dept
White House
Navnal
Willard Wirtz
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Marion
Oscar Dolch JR
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Edward C. Sylvester Jr
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