Hutchins Vision of a World State Stirs Debate
The piece reports on Dr. Robert Maynard Hutchins and a press release from the Aspen Institute arguing a postindustrial future where science and computers create wealth, making middle management unnecessary and shifting toward a world state led by multinational corporations. It contrasts this with concerns about leisure, education, and the role of labor, noting critics and the speaker's provocations.
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Robert Maynard Whitebins
Center For the Study of Democratic
Aspen Institute For Finantic Studies
Aspen
Ty Horivens
Saul Almsky
Hutchins
DR. Hutchins
Nutchins
Grim warning on marijuana by Jess Stearn column
A columnist extols Jess Stearn's critical stance on marijuana, citing serious health harms and social damage. The piece names medical authorities and public figures opposing pot and urges readers to confront the issue for children and society.
Plea for Fiscal Morality Targets H R Gross in Budget Clash
In Washington a biting profile targets Representative H R Gross as stingy with taxpayers money while defending Kennedy Cultural Center funding. The House bill for 7.5 million more, on top of 15.4 already spent, failed 210 to 162 with 60 nonvoters, fueling Senate opposition led by Senator John Williams. Attendance costs for events at the center are quoted at 20 to 30 dollars per couple.
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Washington, D.C
H. R. Gross
Gross
Michelangelo
Mencken
Jas
Fortas
Douglas
Las Vegas
John F. Kennedy Cultural Center For
Marble Palace
Potomac Banks
Frank Bow JR
Ohiol
National Cultural Center
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert Kennedy
George Washington Monument
Jfk Cultural Center
Grandpappy Set Sees Leisure Time Rise for Working People
The note highlights that working people now have more leisure time. It emphasizes using this extra time to complete housework and domestic tasks.
Grandchildren depart as the circus ends at home
The narrator describes the quiet after seven grandchildren leave with their parents from Jersey. Details menacingly mix humor and memory as the family recovers from the chaotic, loving chaos of a house full of kids and dogs.
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Rocky
Charlie Chan
Charles Freetlette
Jersey
Virginia Lee
Kelly
Gayle
Karen
Kathi
Amy
Dave Frechettes
Grandpa Frechette
Nixon era aims to expand police power overhaul
The Nixon administration seeks sweeping legal changes to strengthen policing, investigations, and prosecutions while curbing defense counsel influence. It targets the Supreme Court to favor public order over individual rights, with figures like Chief Justice Burger and Attorney General John Mitchell guiding a legal revolution. The plan broadens Federal action against drug crime and local bribery, signaling a substantial shift in balance between state power and individual rights.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Warren Burger
Abe Fortas
High Bench
Supreme Court of the United States
Krieg-Ht
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Senator Ervin NIH Voting Rights Act Critique
Senator Sam Ervin denounces the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, arguing it should expire in 1970 and urging that registration among Southern Black voters rely on local rules. The piece portrays Ervin as obstructive, hostile to federal oversight, and dismissive of broader national civil rights aims while contrasting Southern and non Southern states. It notes the act's impact on 800,000 registered Black voters and questions overall effectiveness.
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Sam J. Ervin, Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
North Carolina
Bevin
South
Nct
Brvin
California
Michigan
Iowa
Connecticut
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