Editorial on Wallace and the presidential election chaos
The piece argues Gov. George Wallace lacks valid credentials and would pose a chaotic path to the presidency if electoral votes trigger a House decision. It criticizes the electoral college as outdated and endorses a plan for House members to pledge to back the candidate with the most popular votes, urged by Rep. Morris Udall.
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George Wallace
Wallace
House of Representatives
Congress
Morris Udall
Tucson
Invasion of Strange Figures Supposedly in Town
A hazy report describes odd visitors with round hair antennas, speculated as Red Chinese spies or space visitors. Town sightings note bodies in female attire with peculiar hair devices, dismissed as not hair curlers and fueling paranoia about an unchecked invasion.
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Pacific
Outer Space
Prague reforms split Czech Communists face Kremlin pressure
Drummond argues the Czech push for liberalization is a Communist reform movement within the party. Moscow warns against altering the one party rule even as Prague loosens censorship and expands public debate. Tito Romania Hungary and others back Prague as a compromise eases the standoff.
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Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Kremlin
Moscow
Czech
Prague
Czech Communist Party
Een
Soviet Union
Tito
Rumania
Hungary
Alley hazard prompts delay in judge hearing on Palm Lane area
Mr and Mrs Charles R Ross complain about dangerous alley traffic between Palm Lane and Oak Streets near N 71st, arguing city hall refused action due to a rental group. They urge permanent residents’ safety, noting no speed controls or back-gate risks in front of Palm Lane businesses and homes for twelve years.
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N. 71St
Palm Lane
Oak Streets
The Disney Version review by Richard Schickel
A 1966 critique analyzes Walter Disney from poverty to death. It questions whether Disney was a creative genius or a savvy financial schemer while chronicling his film output and the rise of his studio. The work offers a detailed bibliography and serves as a reference on cartooning, Hollywood, and film history.
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Walter Elias Disney
Mr. Entertainment
Richard Schickel
Disney
Roy Disney
Kansas—City
California
Disneyland
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Goofy
Nixon aides argue Percy's Rockefeller endorsement signals shift
Illinois Senator Charles Percy, under pressure from Nixon loyalists, endorsed Rockefeller over Nixon for the Republican nomination. Nixon reacted brusquely when informed, while Rockefeller and Percy exchanged praise for the peace plan. Percy asserts independence, signaling a potential realignment in Illinois politics.
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Washington
Miami Beach
Nixon
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
Percy
Herb Klein
Republican
Senate
Barry Goldwater
McGill Reports Soviet Progress in 1968 Observations
Ralph McGill describes notable contrasts between Moscow and Leningrad in 1968 versus 1959. He notes rapid housing construction, new flats with private kitchens and baths, modern storefronts and rising cranes. He observes affordable rents and reasonable food costs but higher clothing prices, with mass production still incomplete.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
McGill
America
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
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