Canada Under an American Shadow Moral Debate on Cultural Vassalage
In a long critique, Archibald MacMechan argues that Canadian culture is subjugated by the United States through newspapers films and mass media. James Bayrs notes early 20th century influence and Pierre Trudeau compares proximity to an elephant. The piece surveys Canadian identity amid U S entertainment and figures like Leonard Cohen and Marshall McLuhan cited as absorbed into the American sphere.
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Canada
Archibald MacMechan
Dalhousie University
Halifax
Nova Scotian
Special
Senate Committee On Mass Media
Washington
Ottawa
MacMechan
Pierre Trudeau
Tiny Tim
Omemee
Ontario
Peter Fonda
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Leonard Cohen
Joni Mitchel
Lorne Greene
Robert Fulford
America
Marshall McLuhan
U.S
Champlain
New York State
Don Oakley on public life and private morals
Opinion by Don Oakley exploring whether a politician's private sexual conduct, funded by taxpayers, should affect their public career. argues society tolerates more liberal private lives, questioning if private actions connected to public duties matter and noting illegitimate liaisons may no longer ruin or even boost a career.
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Don Oakley
Congress
Washington
Editorial on Washington morality and political scandal
The column condemns deception and hypocrisy in Washington focusing on sexual morality and public behavior. It argues a choice between modernizing morals or enforcing traditional standards, predicting consequences at the November elections and urging voters to consider the type of representatives they want.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Slaves Named Dixie and Odd Fact Fragments
A collage of notes discusses how the term Dixie may have originated from slaves’ speech and a Mason-Dixon line reference. It also playfuly critiques a Everett, Washington book reviewer, cites census-like numbers on New York listings, and ends with science trivia on taste versus smell and historical Danish stork and birth rates.
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South
Dixie
Louisiana
Dix
Today in History June 25 1976 highlights and births
June 25 marks notable moments from 1950 when North Korea invaded Korea, to 1788 Virginia ratified the Constitution, and 1815 Napoleon’s farewell prior to exile. The list notes WWI Belleau Wood action, 1934 relief figures, 1967 Glassboro talks, Vatican Yugoslavia ties, a Titian sale, and Ford’s oil price warning. Birthdays include Broadway producer George Abbott and director Sidney Lumet. Thought for today cites Andre Matroi.
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North Korea
Republic of Korea
Virginia
U.S
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
George Custer
the Little Big Horn
Vatican
Yugoslavia
Ford
George Abbott
Admiral Rickover and Carter a study in contrasts
Ira Berkow surveys Jimmy Carter and Admiral Hyman Rickover, detailing how Rickover shaped Carter’s career after interviewing him in 1949. The piece portrays Rickover as precise, relentless, and distrustful of mediocrity, contrasting him with Carter’s public optimism and occasional obfuscation. It notes Rickover’s rise to admiral, the Nautilus project, and his blunt views on education and society, ending with a quip about a cemetery plot.
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Hyman George Rickover
Jimmy Carter
Rickover
Carter
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Pee ST
America
Secretary of the Navy
Don Kimball
Kimball
Russia
Chicago
Western Union
Adolph J. Sabath
Annapolis
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Navy Selection Board
Congress
Sidney Yates
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
Eisenhower
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