Editorial: Columbus Day and broader claims of discovery
The editorial weighs Columbus as the first explorer to reach the Western Hemisphere and return, while noting competing theories about earlier or alternative discoverers. It mentions Jewish Phoenician sailors, Odysseus, Leif Ericsson, Brendan the Navigator, a Chinese monk, and others, and discusses Rep Darwinski and Kolna proposals to rename Columbus Day to Discoverers of America Day, but upholds Columbus’s achievement and return.
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Brazil
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Edward Derwinski
Illinois
Jan Kolna
Darwinski
Kolna
America
Columbus
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Wallace backer blasts editor and Wallace commentaries
A reader rebukes Mrs. Leisinger for her Wallace supports and calls out hysteria in public reaction. The letter cites Newsweek quotes and Wallace’s 1963 Alabama doorway stand, arguing Wallace would reverse civil rights progress. The writer condemns Wallace as racist and urges voters to reject him.
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M. P. Leisinger
Wallace Backer
Wallace
Leisinger
Newsweek
Supreme Court
University of Alabama
Ralph McGill Youth Questions Nixon Era Divide
A young Republican observer notes disillusion with the party’s Nixon centered strategy at the convention. He cites Rockefeller as a spark of excitement but out of favor with leaders, questions youth and establishment influence, and warns the party risks alienating younger voters. The piece recalls speeches by Evans and Lindsay, and suggests Nixon will shift toward the center to address urban and protester concerns.
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Nixon
Reagan
McGill Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mayor Lindsay
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Mre
The Trial of a Souvenir Computer Fraud
The Wall Street Journal warns of electronic embezzlement as a growing risk with computers replacing ledgers. Crooks can program systems to conceal thefts while corporations adopt new technology. Auditors, computer detectives, and safeguards are needed though full protection will take years. Judges face novel questions about guilty machines.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Roscoe Drummond Flags GOP Moderate Shift in 1968
Roscoe Drummond argues the Miami Beach GOP convention marks a move to the political center under Nixon. He says the platform blends moderation with pragmatic problem solving on Vietnam and domestic reform, signaling an activist modern Republicanism.
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Richard Nixon
Drummond
Folly of conventions in Republican and Democratic pickings
A harsh critique of convention rituals in both parties. The piece notes oversized spectacle in Chicago and Miami Beach coverage, questions the value of the electoral system, cites Nixon Agnew Romney and Rockefeller dynamics, and warns the rank and file are sidelined in party selections.
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Nixon
Agnew
Rockefeller
Reagan
Gov
Scottsdale Hotel Offices Set To Rise Near Downtown
Ten years ago developers began erecting a two story office building with 24 units facing Scottsdale Road just 150 feet from the Safani Hotel. Army Lt Francis RB Proneer led a Scottsdale class of 414 graduates at Florida State University. Six residents including Ward B Call and Loretta Earley joined the 451st General Hospital Reserve Unit for a two week training spell at Ft Huachuca.
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Unis
Scottsdale Rd
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Scottsdale
Florida State University
Ward B. Call
W. Coronado Rd
Lorettarley
W. Third St
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Ft. Huachuca
Women still swing little political power after fifty years
Inez Robb laments that despite women being 51 percent of the population, they remain outsiders in American politics. She notes party ropes are held by men, mentions Eleanor Roosevelt as a rare example, and cites 224 women delegates at a Miami Beach convention out of 1,333. She warns it could take 100 years to gain real influence.
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United States
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
Inez Robb
Eleanor Roosevelt
Asia
Congress
GOP
Clare
Republican’ Conventions, To Counterbalance , Mrs.Roosevelt
Luce
France
Miami Beach
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