Will the Real Ronald Reagan Stand Up
An editorial voices concern about Ronald Reagan in California politics. It argues the actor turned candidate faces questions of true ideology versus image, noting his ties to Goldwater and Bircher critics. The piece warns voters must look beyond a polished persona to assess Reagan’s actual stance and potential as governor if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Goldwater
Birchers
John Birch Society
AT&T Faces FCC Hearing on Profit and Financing
Officials say AT&T must earn at least 8 percent profit on investment to satisfy investors, as current interstate earnings run about 7.75 percent. The FCC inquiry focuses on funding growth through stock offerings, with AT&T stock trading at a four year low and millions of public investors involved in Bell System service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
FCC
New York Stock Exchange
Bell System
Peoria Creates City Legislative Research Assistant
Peoria adds a full time official to study state and federal urban programs and coordinate between city government private groups and individuals. The role aims to help Peoria qualify for funding and ensure access to programs affecting transportation poverty education and urban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Power Struggle in Peking Previewed as China Talks
Churchill likens prewar Russia to an enigma and applies the idea to China amid a power struggle. The piece argues succession turmoil could follow Mao’s death, with a potential thaw and coexistence like the Soviet example, showing Chinese communism is not monolithic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Russia
China
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Stalin
Soviet Union
Bonnie Annie Laurie and Vergil Revisited in Dumfrieshire Notes
Dave Felts surveys Maxwelton House in Dumfrieshire to be sold by Maj. Gen. Sir John Laurie as the family estate. The column traces Annie Laurie and her suitors, Virgil’s enduring influence, a Barron’s Educational Series review, and local observations on gardening and vintage music reissues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwelton House
Dumfrieshire
Scotland
John Laurie
Annie Laurie
William Douglas
Bonnie Annie Laurie
Alexander Ferguson
Publius Vergilius Maro
Vergil
Virgil
Rome
Marion Township
Cicero
Barron’s
Meyer Reinhold
Southern Illinois University
American Academy In Rome
Arts reach broad U S audiences in 1960s cultural shift
Howard Taubman surveys towns from Hartford to Kansas City as civic pride and new funding push arts centers and programs. He notes Atlanta Kansas City Winston‑Salem Odessa St Joseph West Hartford Branson and rising state arts councils expanding access to music theater and visual arts with local philanthropy and school outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Taubman
New York Times
New York
United States
Lincoln Center
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Robert Woodruff
Coca-Cola
Richard C. Rich
Rich
Department Store
Kansas City
Ilus W. Davis
William Deramus
Kansas City Southern Railways
Dramus
University of Missouri
Georgia
Missouri
North Carolina
Texas
Winston- Salem
N. C
Handel
Julius Caesar
Purcell
Margot Fonteyn
R. Crosby Kemper Jr
Odessa
Tex
Marjorie Morris
J. Ellsworth
Powell
St. Joseph
Albrecht Gallery
Art League
Wayne Thiebaud
Davis
University of California
Thiebaud
D. Craig Craven
Nelson Gallery
West Hartford
Hartford Arts Foundation
Office of Education
State Arts Council
Missouri Arts Council
St. Louis
Branson
Ozarks
Inequities Of Conscription First War Draft Lottery
Arthur Krock notes that reviving the 1917 Crowder lottery could curb injustices in Vietnam draft. The 1917 system drew 10 500 slips with 516 000 inducted by year’s end, exempting officers, aliens, ministers, students, and certain workers. Suggestions include raising age to 21, boosting veterans education, and publishing exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Washington
Viet Nam
Enoch H. Crowder
Crowder
America
Sen. Reed
Missouri
Baker
Wilson
Johnson
United States
Bruce C. Hooper
Harvard
Congress
Senate
Soltary
Hopper
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Edmund Brown
Dave Felts
Reinhold
P. V. Maro
Coon-Sanders
RCA Victor
Isaham Jones
Paradise
Hubert
Alexander Throttlebottom
Hartford
Northeast
South
Midwest
Southwest
Minneapolis
Minn
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