Plight of the age demands swift Senate action
An editorial urges Congress to act on Senate committee findings on aging Americans. It highlights rising prices hurting those on pensions, notes many over 65 have incomes well below younger people, and warns of hunger and ill health. It supports a federal institute on retirement income and broader Social Security, Medicare, and health-prevention measures.
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Wallace and Wallaceland in postwar American politics
A Chicago analysis discusses Wallace era politics with focus on Wallaceland rhetoric and its effect on voters. It notes labor unions and educational groups preparing factual material about wages and conditions, and contrasts Republican and Thurmond strategies at Miami. It warns that violence is treated as the issue, while multi causation fuels unrest.
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Silent Hoops Behind the 1968 Convention Vision
An aged narrator recalls the 1968 Republican convention and its pageantry while a younger generation questions the hollow drama. The elder links America’s violence and poverty to systemic failings and notes parallels to Wallace era fear and uprisings.
English language alphabet reform eyed for easier reading
A Christian Science Monitor piece notes a Japanese psychiatrist's view that English's weak alphabet causes reading problems. It highlights the Initial Teaching Alphabet ITA as speeding early reading, cites experts seeking more phonetic letters, and warns full phonetic reform remains unlikely due to entrenched usage.
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Democrats Split Deepens as Chicago Convention Erupts
Roscoe Drummond notes a fractured Democratic race with deep disputes on Vietnam and policy. The convention he describes shows widespread disunity, bitter fights on the floor, and a leadership vacuum after Johnson’s withdrawal, signaling a tough campaign ahead.
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Mailbag Response on Police Policy Incident
A letter questions police handling of a traffic arrest incident near Tempe at Scottsdale Rd and Cavalier. The writer cites a girl, 18, who called her father, says police were outside city limits, and alleges she was left at an open field with a closed Totem store nearby. The writer urges policy clarification and safety assurances.
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Washington press corps members describe the White House journalist culture around First Ladies and potential brides. The piece notes the high interest in marriageable daughters from the Johnson Nixon and Kennedy families, with Humphrey favored amid press fatigue over White House weddings and political dynasties.
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