Urban renewal shifts from slums to citywide reshaping
The piece argues that cities need comprehensive renewal to survive, with trillions needed over two decades to modernize core areas, build below street level transit, create showplaces, emphasize parks and culture, and preserve historic houses like Philadelphia’s 18th Century facades. It notes concerns from small businesses and resident relocation, while citing President Johnson on national greatness tied to urban strength.
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U.S. News and World Report
U U.S
Philadelphia
Smal
Johnson
London Fog Effects and Smoke Control Milestones
A National Geographic style overview explains how thick fogs in London and other regions arise from polluted air and humidity. Smoke-control laws cut deaths after 1960s fogs, while 1962 smog caused traffic snarls and a bank robbery. The piece also surveys fog around the world, its formation, and dispersal methods including dry ice seeding and propeller blowers, noting safety concerns.
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National Geographic Society
Washington
London
United States
Sherlock Holmes
Aleutian Islands
Arctic
Bombay
India
Volkswagen
Pacific Northwest
Orly
Paris
Classroom Competition Meaningful TT COMES as welcome news
The Public Education Association in New York backs eliminating high school grades. It argues grades distort coursework by pushing students toward easier classes for better GPA. Teacher John Holt recalls grading practices that encourage review and advance tests to boost percentages.
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Public Education Association
New York
PEA
John Holt
Better Fights To Be Fought
Jazz fans rioted at the Hollywood Palladium after paying to hear Nina Simone and Bobby Bland when performers did not appear. About 3,000 were involved in disturbances reflecting broader social discontent. The piece contrasts legal protest with riotous acts and cites civil-rights tensions and youth programs like the Peace Corps as higher aims.
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Hollywood Palladium
Nina $Imone
Bobby Bland
Bland
Collegians
Hollywood
Florida
Peace Corps
Prescott Letters Highlight a Storied Historian Career
Dave Felts reflects on William Hickling Prescott, famed Boston historian of manners and letters, noting his blindness, bestseller histories on Mexico and Peru, and vast correspondence. A new University of Illinois Press volume, edited by C. Harvey Gardiner, curates 332 letters from Prescott’s life and includes notable correspondents like Longfellow, Hawthorne, Webster, Polk, and Bancroft. The piece also touches on Johnny Connors at the Empire Hotel, Flagler’s Florida mansions, and travel as education.
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William Hickling Prescott
Massachusetts
Harvard
Mexico
Peru
Prescott
University of Iiinois Press
C. Harvey Gardiner
Southern Illinois University
Gardiner
Presott
Boston
Longfellow
Hawthorne
Holmes
Washington Irving
James K. Polk
Daniel Webster
Charles Sumner
George Bancroft
Edward Everett
Jared Sparks
Bill McCutcheon Forges Fame Via Advertising Faces
Bill McCutcheon rose from tent shows and stage gigs to television via a coffee commercial in New York. The Kentucky born Ohio native became a recognizable face through CBS ads and network placements, then joined The Entertainer's regular cast and the Mr Mayor show while guarding his name and income from overexposure.
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New York
Bill McCutcheon
Bil
James William McCutcheon
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio University
Bill
Alec Guinesst
Jebel Deekes
Martin and Lewis
Herb Shriner
McCutcheon
St. Louis
CBS
Mr. Mayor
Second Look at Waste in Foreign Aid and Politics
A compilation of opinions touches on lame duck lawmakers, cuts to national leadership pay, and critics urging scrutiny of foreign aid in less stable regions. The Southern Hlinoisan prints a holiday letter page with constraints on letters and poetry.
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Blackfriars Bridge
Dave Felts
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Empire Hotel
Johnny Connors
Springfield
Empire
Governor Hotel
Dave Condon
Chicago Tribune
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Henry M. Flagler
Ladies Home Journal
Flagler
Robert Worth Bingham
Louisville
Bingham
Louisville Courier-Journal
U. S
Court of St. James
Travers
Illinois State Register
Jack Johnson
Jimmy Barry
Chesapeake & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio Lines
CBLO
Lt Beats
Cynthia Lowry
The
Associated Press
Manihattan
Aiter
McCuicheon
Dean Burch
Dean
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