Editorial on Congressional conflicts of interest in military ties
The piece discusses potential conflicts if congressmen with reserve commissions vote on defense issues. It notes 150 members in the Reserve Officers Association and warns about bias for their branch, especially for those on armed services or appropriations panels. It also urges applying stricter financial-disclosure standards to elected officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
The
Reserve Officers Association
Pentagon
Defense
Armed Services Committee
Appropriations
Desegregation Progress and Vetoed Cigarette Tax Reflections
The piece links Governor Otto Kerner's veto of the cigarette tax to broader political chatter. It references Pickett's Charge and Gettysburg dispatches as context, notes headlines about Dirksen and administration, and mentions varied remarks on JFK Jr and fashion trends. It surveys public attitudes toward reform and law with a wary, satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guv
Otto Kerner
73Rd General Assembly
Dartmouth Remains a College and Supreme Court Legacy
The column notes Dartmouth College’s status as a college under its charter, recalls Daniel Webster’s 1816 Supreme Court appeal defending the college trustees, and cites the Dartmouth Case as a landmark in constitutional law. It also mentions Lawrence of Arabia prose, Morning Glory seed concerns, and upcoming Simon & Schuster books by Andrew Tully including Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N.H
Eleazr Wheelock
Dartmouth
Daniel Webster
U.S. Supreme Court
New Hampshire
University
Supreme Court
Webster
U.S
John Marshall
Marshall
College of William and Mary
Simon & Schuster
Andrew Tully
Bell-Me-Clure Syndicate
Tully
Berlin
Captol Hill
CIA
Bernstein’s critique of overused phrases and vivid imagery
The writer agrees with Theodore Bernstein of the New York Times that terms like advance planning are redundant and that metaphorical language remains valuable. He argues imagery outlives aviation and urges preserving descriptive figures while avoiding gobbledygook and misused clichés.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bernstein
New York Times
Mr. Bernstein
Times Square
New York
Chicago
Ida
Berstein
Ghent
Little Rock Erases Image Of Violence
In 1963 Little Rock, Arkansas sheds its mob violence image as white business leaders push gradual desegregation. The city grinds toward school integration, with Negro pupils moving into white schools, while white schools remain segregated. Board members say token steps meet legal requirements, but progress remains contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Janson
New York Times
Little Rock
Ark
Everett Tucker Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Tucker
Ted Gray
Friend Of The Curlews BLESS Bob Scott At Dungeness
Bob Scott, warden of the Dungeness bird observatory in England, arranged a three week halt to power line work to protect two shy curlews courting. The curlews will not breed in noise, the warden said, praising an anonymous decision maker at the utility.
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Zip
White House
Bob Scott
The
Curlews
Scott
Dungeness
England
Webster
Warden Scott
Mr. Scott
North Dakota Voters Reject Five 1963 Tax Measures
North Dakota voters defeated five 1963 Legislature tax measures including three income taxes, a Far go urban renewal property tax, and higher school district property tax ceilings. About 150000 votes cast versus 230000 in 1962, with margins around five to one.
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Plains
North Dakota
Fargo
How About Kennedy Antics Walker Judged Unbalanced
The piece critiques the AMA and Dr Charles E Smith for labeling Gen Edward Walker as potentially mentally disturbed based on reports and records without direct examination. It notes legal proceedings against Walker were dropped, yet public ridicule and confinement persisted, underscoring concerns about due process and medical ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tully
American Medical Association
Edwin Walker
University of Mississippi
Walker
Oxford
Justice Department
Charles E. Smith
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Smith
Senate
Bobby Kennedy
Kith
Kin
Eisenhower
Kennedys
Ike
AMA Judicial Council
Walter
AMA
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Robert McNamara
Charles Wilson
Secretary of Defense
Pickett
Gettysburg
Dirksen
Mao Tse-tung
Mt. Everest
John F. Kennedy, Jr
Dave Felts
United States
Charac
Robert Graves
Doubleday
Wisconsin State Journal
John Gould
Illinois
Kennedy
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