Modernizing Congress to reflect America’s urban population
An editorial argues Congress remains an elite seniority driven body few in touch with urban America. It cites Wilbur Mills and southern committee leaders as examples and warns a seniority system weakens democracy and blocks modern solutions.
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United States
America
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
House, Ways and Means
Mills
Senate
South
House
Desert Fire Hazard Warning Urges Caution in Town
The notice warns fires threaten urban areas as brush and dry growth increase risk after heavy winter rains. It urges residents to extinguish refuse and avoid starting fires in windy conditions to protect homes and lives this summer.
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Shea Blvd
Senate attack on Fortas nomination weakens under pressure
Washington reports the Republican effort to block Abe Fortas for chief justice is crumbling as White House pressure and intra party shifts erode the original 19 vote bloc. Some Republicans defect or plan to vote, while others refuse to filibuster, signaling Johnson’s influence is growing.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
White House
Johnson
Senate
Jolnsers
Fortas
Earl Warren
Texas
Homer Thornberry
Wenga
Johnson Ieee
Sen
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Griffin
Gordon Allotte
Colorado
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
Inez Robb on Men and Household Invention Echoes
The essay lauds male ingenuity from the washboard to modern appliances, crediting men as the drivers of domestic labor relief. It recalls Ben Franklin and a Vietnam era GI laundry machine as examples of practical invention born from avoiding chores. The tone celebrates male contribution to easing housework.
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Rex Harrison
Inez Robb
Benjam
Vietnam
Letter to the Editor Questions a Gun Law Proposal
A reader argues against gun law legislation citing 1919 Prohibition, warning of organized crime, coast and border policing challenges, and potential election manipulation by a small armed group. The letter critiques public support claims and demands signer details and ages.
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Sen. Dodd
Chuck Belser
Lady On Fire review by James Michael Ullman
A Chicago private detective Julian Forbes is drawn from routine skip tracing and insurance work into politics and a charity case that leads to a triple murder. The central figure hides as a vacationing librarian while a key suspect resembles Howard Hughes. the plot builds logically with suspense and some unlikely thefts, yielding satisfying recreational reading.
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James Michael Ullman
Simon & Schuster
Julian Forbes
Chicago
Forbes
Illinois
Sam
Howard Hughes
Irreconcilable liberals oppose Humphrey and Kennedy
The piece argues that a small group of liberals opposes Hubert Humphrey while backing Kennedy, noting Humphrey's past support for Kennedy's Senate campaigns and civil rights work. It recalls Schlesinger’s view of Humphrey as a leading liberal and cites political maneuvers and reactions after key events.
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Hubert Humphrey
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Robert_Kennedy
Hubert
Humphrey
New York
Arthur M. Schlesinger
Congress
Schlesinger
Mississippi
Sen
Horatio Elger a tale of color and science
An imaginative fable follows Horatio a Black boy who questions racial myths learns from wiser figures. He discovers skin color seems irrelevant and creates pills to alter race. Papa Sill profits from pill quotas while the world shifts, yet the moral inverts expectations about prejudice and power.
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Horatio Elger
Hoppe
Horatio
Papa’ Sill’s Pill Co
Papa Sill
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