War profits scandal questions defense contractor gains
Editorial condemns profiteering in the Vietnam war and calls for stronger Renegotiation Board powers. Admiral Rickover accuses defense contractors and procurement agencies of hiding excess profits using accounting tricks. Rep Wright Patman urges action to curb inflated profits on propulsion turbines for a nuclear carrier.
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Kava Kava Promises Global Peace Says Pitt Study
South Pacific beverage touted by University of Pittsburgh researchers as FI allegedly calming and euphoric with no hangover. The piece envisions a world where kava kava ends hate and violence, even joking about sending leaders to a tropical island to settle disputes.
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McCarthy Blunder Deepens Divide at Democratic Convention
The article details Eugene McCarthy's controversial public reaction to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. He released a critical statement without consultation, angering delegates and provoking urgent calls for explanation while Humphrey gains ground on Nixon.
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McCarthy Fails to Secure Democratic Nomination Says Chicago Delegates
Chicago delegates worry McCarthy cannot win the nomination as Humphrey lingers in polls and Kennedy prospects fade. Party leaders in Illinois Indiana Ohio Iowa and Kansas privately favor McCarthy vs Humphrey but deem him outside the Roosevelt Kennedy model and fear a late surge by drafting Ted Kennedy is unlikely to salvage his campaign.
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Life on Venus Could Harbor Life Despite Heat
Scientist Willard F Libby argues in Science that Venus might host life in its semi polar ice edge regions if ice caps exist three miles thick. He notes Venus resembles Earth in composition and long volcanic history, while Venus current conditions show extreme surface heat and no vast oceans.
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University of California At Los Angeles
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Democrats’ Decalogue for TV Convention Behavior in Chicago
Inez Robb reports Democrats in Chicago circulating a DIY Ten Commandments list to present a stately image during the convention. The rules urge proper chairing, attentive listening, not reading during sessions, singing the anthem, moderating meals, limiting campaigning speeches, appropriate dress, no on camera chewing, no fisticuffs, and courteous conduct.
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Goodyear blimp to soar in Houston amid space and aviation quips
A lively column blends aerospace talk with jokes about astronauts, Goodyear’s new blimp America, and a hospital stay by Peter Donald. The piece riffs on NASA, safety, and a Akron hotel room service delay while noting the blimp’s specs and planned Houston base.
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Hoppe story claims world war narrowly averted
A satirical transcript portrays Secretary Rusk and President debating intervention in Czechoslovakia and Vietnam. It spoofingly recounts miscommunications and a bungled order that supposedly sends troops to Chicago instead of Europe.
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