Observations on Flood Disasters and Human Resilience
A reflective essay notes the Los Angeles dam break and its vast damages while comparing historic floods from Johnstown to the Yangtze and Galveston. It ponders humanity's long struggle with nature, highlighting the marginal life loss in CA, and ends with sympathy for victims and a warning about valley dwellers’ risks.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Johnstown
Galveston
Texas
W. M. Harris
W. L. Harris
N. Broad St
Le General Cantave tells of Haiti crisis and Bosch’s indecision
General Leon Cantave recounts his abortive Haiti uprising backed by Dominican President Bosch and anti Castro Cubans. He says missteps by Bosch and U S clampdown halted the southern invasion, leaving Cantave and 150 followers stranded in the Dominican Republic and the regime toppled.
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le General Cantave
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Ton Ton Macoutes
Bosch
Cantave
Army of Liberation
Florida
United States
Dominican Republic
Papa de:" Duvaliey
Orlando Masserer
U. S
la General
Duvalier
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Dominican
National Party
Roger Rigaud
General Cantave
Castro
Georgia education master plan stirs tax and consolidation debate
The piece argues Georgia should fund education with more money but urges local, county, and state officials to consolidate duplicative offices across 159 counties. It criticizes officials for avoiding tax increases and questions the master plan while insisting efficiency and real reform are needed.
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Georgia
U S Action On Cuba Faces OAS Test And Beyond
The Tampa Tribune argues President Johnson should seek a coordinated OAS response to Cuba. It urges expanding economic measures and tightening arms exports while considering unilateral steps and possible action outside the OAS if regional partners resist.
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Cuba
Johnson
U.S
OAS
Castro
Venezuela
Betancourt
Tampa
Fla
Tribune
Johnson Faces First Test as Congress Rebukes Foreign Aid
President Johnson confronts a hostile, divided Congress after a swift House action cutting foreign aid to 2.8 billion dollars from Kennedy’s 3.6. The Senate vote looms as Johnson weighs a tougher approach versus soft persuasion in his first big test.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
John F. Kennedy
House
Kennedy
Uldy
Senate
Otto E. Passman
Louisiana
Memories of life and politics in a bygone era
A nostalgic column recalls how social norms and policy debates shaped days gone by. It contrasts Johnson era foreign aid battles with Passman, then shifts to reflections on everyday life, era customs, and shared memories from a simpler time.
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Russia
United Staes
Johnson
Senate
When Temptation Bites Cheating in School
A Christian counsel urges recognizing cheating as theft and weakness. Admit fault confess to God and seek daily help to resist. Rely on divine strength rather than self effort to gain victory over temptation.
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Cc. T
Paul
Today in History December 17 highlights through the years
On December 17 exact dates mark Wright brothers first flight in 1903 near Kitty Hawk lasting 12 minutes. Other notes include Dickens 1843 publication, Graf Spee scuttling in 1939, Malmady massacre in 1944, Munich crash in 1960, FCC color TV approval a decade later, nuclear airplane budget cuts, and Kennedy on Cuba in 1962.
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Orville
Wilbur Wright
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Orville Wright
John Street
New York City
Charles Dickens
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
Malmady
U.S
Munich
Germany
Federal Communications Commission
John F. Kennedy
Hostage Fear Under Communist Pressure Worldwide
The piece recalls a past era when nations dared not detain British or American subjects, noting today’s scene whereCommunists defy these powers and troops would have intervened. It laments lack of proper respect for British and American subjects amid current incidents in Bolivia and elsewhere.
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Great Britain
United States
Bolivia
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