Congress and the presidency clash as the Sixties end
Max Frankel surveys a chaotic Washington scene as Nixon battles Congress over budgets and policy. He notes a shift of power toward the White House, with Congress gridlocked, seniority rules, and fragile checks and balances. The piece questions if reform will come in the Seventies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Frankel
New York Times
Washington School
Stern
Congress
Vietnam
Senate
House
James Madison
White House
Four Judges Under Scrutiny Across Nation
An editorial questions judge ethics after multiple cases surface. It cites New Orleans District Judge Edward A. Haggerty Jr. charged after a stag party raid, plus Newark and Union County judges implicated in bribery and extortion probes. The piece argues voters cannot gauge judges’ conduct as self policing persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
New Orleans
Haggerty
Clay Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Newark
James del Mauro
Union County
N. J
Ralph de Vita
Justice Department
la Cosa Nostra
del Mauro
de Vila
Anthony Giuliano
de Vita
Giuliano
Beards and facial foliage win curb appeal for transit workers
A 1963 ban on facial hair was overturned by arbitration in favor of Transit 8 beards. Theodore W. Kheel ruled beards or sideburns allowed if neatly trimmed, noting hair trends vary with history. The decision hinged on facial foliage returning among "respectable" men and radicals alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan and
Bronx
Transit Authority
Transit 3
Theodore W
Kheel
Mr. Kheel
Jong
Sam
Mighty nimrods haunt old farm places in Williamson County
David Felts recalls duck hunting in historic farm areas along Lake Creek Township and Grandfather Sanders farm now submerged by Johnston City reservoir and Crab Orchard Lake. He notes the arid past of local game such as rabbits, squirrels, and partridge, while reflecting on family life and literature amid holiday season chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon Ney
Congress
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Tre
Lake Creek Township
Grandfather Sanders
Williamson County
Johnston City
Grandpa Sanders
Crab Orchard Lake
Reese
Abe
Indiana
Tlinois
New Salem
Macon County
Decatur
Herristown
Sandburg
Wisconsin
Bob LaFollette
Sen
Proxmire
Joe McCarthy
Bobbie Gentry
Tiny Tim
Carson
Letters on local industry debate in Carbondale
Editor notes two December letters sharply contest local industrial growth. Grimes questions multiplier effects and job spillovers from Phelps Dodge and Technical Tape, urging evidence on wages and local value before $90,000 subsidies are approved. Weeks’ figures are challenged as potentially misapplied to Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Clinoisan
Engrisses
Weeks
Engrisser
Carbondale
Mr. Engrisses
Smal
Phelps « Dodge
Gannon Manufacturing
Welfare Rights Association
Plague of locusts spurs editorials on festival crackdown
In Carbondale, editor F. & Randal condemns J A Rabb and promoter plans for a rock festival arguing it would overwhelm the city, heighten overcrowding worries, and disrupt peace despite assurances of control. The piece mocks free enterprise defenses and media hype amid concerns about modern music venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rabb
Carbendale
Commercia
Richman
Randal Carbondale
Marion officials praised editor and city leaders
A resident praises Marion Mayor Robert Butler and the City Commissioners for three consecutive years of increasing city services while lowering the city tax rate. The writer cites higher taxes in Carbondale to contrast Marion’s prudent fiscal management and thanks Marion leaders for prudent spending amid inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyor Robert Butler
Marion
Carbondale
Butler
Public gun records fear stated Mafia links in Newark
The piece warns that Federal Firearms License records of gun and ammunition sales could fall into criminal hands and cites Newark mayor and IRS connections as Mafia ties. It questions implications for New Jersey and references Russia as a potential buyer of such lists, urging readers to wake up before it is too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exitor
Internal Revenue Service
Department of the Treasury
Newark
New Jersey
Internal Revenue Service Agers
Russia
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kennedy
Lyndon & Johnson
Barry Coldwater
Capitol Hill
Somerset County
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
Aristotle
Plato
King Arthur
Father Time
Santa Claus
God
David Felts
Mighty Nimrods
Writer's Old Farm Place
Social Security Fellowship
Abraham Lincoln
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!