Editorial critique of Harry Page and education notes
The piece mocks Harry Page the assistant superintendent for his study of Eastern Europe and his conclusions on indoctrination and free enterprise. It accuses him of contradictions and errors in spelling and grammar and questions the value of his conclusions about youth and socialism.
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Eastern
Europe
Har
L. Page
Page
Ray
Russia
East Germany
Poland
Yugoslavia
Greece
Vietnam
South
Texas
Moscow
Iron Curtain
Harry Page
Western Ilinois University
Transportation reform and the looming transit shift
A federal planner warns that flashy projections for space-age transport will not fix decadelong commuter woes. The piece argues for painful but necessary adjustments, including limits on city vehicle access and stronger mass transit, as the 1990s approach.
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Washington
Great treasury raid protest calls to end $40 billion drain
Editor laments an annual unseen $40 billion drain from the U S Treasury since 1949. He argues stopping the loss could cut taxes, avoid new tax increases, and fund Vietnam, noting a cumulative loss around $600 billion.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
United States Treasury
Treasury
Tax loopholes and oil depletion sparking reader concern
A letter to the editor accuses wealthy individuals and oil interests of avoiding taxes through loopholes such as depletion allowances and intangible drilling expenses. The writer urges Congress to close these gaps, cites large nonpayers, praises vigilant representatives, and calls for citizens to contact their lawmakers and Wilbur D. Mills to press for tax reforms.
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U.S
Congress
Texas
Treasury
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
H. H. Horner
Murphysboro
Helmet laws spark letters to the editor
A reader criticizes motorcycle helmet mandates as overreach, arguing liberty and Mill's principles justify parental restraint only for 18 and under. The letter links helmet rules to broader regulatory excess and questions where limits end.
Medical advances brighten Vietnam war aid efforts
In 1967 Vietnam saw growing gains in medical and rehabilitation services for civilians and disabled veterans. U.S. and international groups expanded plastic surgery programs, hospital staffing, and prosthetic production, with new centers in Saigon Cantho Danang and Quinhon. The effort, though costly, aims to ease suffering and build local capacity.
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Howard A. Rusk
M.D
New York Times
New York
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Committee of Responsibility
America
United States
Children’s Medical Relief International
U. S
Saigon
International Rescue Committee
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
U.S. Agency For International Development
Free World
AMA
Agency For International Development
American Hospi Association
AID
U.S. Catholic Conference
American College of Surgeons
U.S
Defense Department
World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc
National Rehabilitation Institute
University of Saigon
Cong-Hoa
Cantho
Mekong Delta
Danang
Quinhon
Mama Goose Land in Wallabama parodiesGeorge Wallace
George Wallace riffs on Mother Goose parables to attack government overreach and welfare, portraying Mary and her lamb as symbols of private virtue. He derides elites, cites Miss Muffet and Humpty Dumpty, and calls for ousting the “pseudo Mother Goose” to protect decent folk from wasteful policy and “detention halls.”
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B. Russell Baker
New York Times
Washington
George Wallace
Mary
Mama Goose Land
Cora Sue Muffet
Cora Sue
Welfare
Old Jack
Wallabama
Taffy
Department of Goostice
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Mr. X
John Stuart Mills
Mill
Land of the Tree
American Friends Service Committee
Quang Ngai
Hanoi
West Germany
Down In
George
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