Lawmaker Ethics Under Fire In Bobby Baker Case
The Bobby Baker case draws reluctant Senate attention as allegations focus on Baker's use of power to bolster personal finances through close ties with senators. The piece questions why elected officials lack similar duty to divest from private interests and cites Senator Robert Kerr as an example of conflicts of interest. It argues public office demands surrender of private holdings to avoid improper influence.
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Bobby Baker
Senate
Baker
Washington
Robert Kerr
Oklahomea
Bob Kerr
Sis
Full Heart Reflection on President's Death and Nation's Resolve
A message expressing grievous sorrow after the President's assassination. It reflects on violence as a global issue, honors the late leader and family, and notes the daunting task of peaceful power transfer. The nation is urged to seek moral values and pray for the new President's strength and wisdom.
Bassinet To Ballroom A critique of early puberty pressures
The Raleigh News and Observer argues against pushing girls from infancy to adulthood, condemning the rapid loss of childhood as fashion and social expectations push teens into adult roles. It laments harmful standards, painful fashion, and mothers who enable them.
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Raleigh
N. C
News and Observer
Johnson balances press style with Roosevelt Truman and Eisenhower Kennedy
The President says news conferences will come naturally and may be in office or televised. Johnson has held two office meetings without TV, with direct attributions, and may hold future broadcasts. He contrasts with Roosevelt Truman and Eisenhower Kennedy in access and format.
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Washington (Ap
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
White House
Chocolate Cake Too Exhausting
Boston AP report describes a family scene around chocolate layer cake with Bootsie's frosting chaos and the narrator's self control as he contemplates breakfast and a looming auto license plate expiration on Jan 1. Karen, 8, tolerates the mess while Bootsie attacks the cake from the middle.
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Boston
Karen
Bootsie
Glasow Quote on Government Spending and Social Oddities
Arnold Glasow of Freeport Illinois laments that government remains costly while overreaching. He jokes that progress is stymied by self inflicted missteps and notes women outnumber men but that does not prove majority correctness.
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Arnold Glasow
Freeport, Il
Finding a new marriage partner through church guidance
A widower seeks tips on judging motives as he plans to remarry. The guidance urges church involvement, warns against marrying for security, and advises finding a Christian partner near his age with similar tastes. It emphasizes prayer, patience, and trusting God to guide the decision.
Observations on Cemetery Theft of Wreaths and Trees
A Thomasville reader laments repeated thefts of floral wreaths and Christmas trees from local cemeteries. The piece urges city action including vigilant police patrols and grave protection to deter vandalism and safeguard memorial gestures.
Rail Mergers Reach Reality
John Chamberlain notes Interstate Commerce Commission approvals turning rail mergers into reality. Atlantic Coast Line will merge with Seaboard Air Line while Chesapeake and Ohio acquires Baltimore and Ohio. The piece credits Cyrus Eaton of Cleveland and contrasts Robert R Young’s coal legacy with Young’s failed passenger push at C and O.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast Line
Seacore Air Line
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Eaton and Young on coal and future power conflicts
The text contrasts Cyrus Eaton and Bob Young focusing on coal versus water and atomic power. Eaton backs coal expansion and ore ventures while doubting atomic power, and Young pursues passenger traffic at New York Central amid corporate strain. It argues Eaton’s economic foresight outweighs political missteps and notes his iron ore holdings in Ungava and shipper plans to Germany and the Soviet Union.
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C. and O
West Virginia
Tidewater
Virginia
Robert Young
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati
Ohio
Eaton
Bob Young
Young
Canada
West
Kentucky
New York Central
the Central
Cornelius Vanderbilt
C. and
B. and O
Cyrus Eaton
Ungava
Quebec
Krupp
Germany
Soviet Union
Greenland
Hamburg
Bremen
Love of Work Sparks Real Leaders Across Fields
A veteran of the circus says to a young trapeze artist that throwing the heart over the bars leads the body to follow. The text extols loving one’s work as the secret of success across figures like Edison Ford Wright brothers and Luther Burbank, noting work becomes inspiration and joy when genuinely loved.
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Luther Burbank
Edison
Ford
Kettering
John Patterson
Wright Brothers
Gulf Breeze
Gulf Ins, Co
Dallas, Tex
Political Acumen Falls Short The truth
The piece argues socialism fails to yield surplus for foreign trade citing Khrushchev's difficulties obtaining oil gold and supplies to import wheat. It claims conspiracies within the Communist world suppress production and notes peasant work declines and diverted manpower. Cyrus Eaton is praised as shrewd but questioned on overcoming socialism's deficits.
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Khrushchev
Cyrus Eaton
On This Day in History December 19 1968 Highlights
Timeline of notable events on December 19 across history including King Philip's War battle at Great Swamp in Rhode Island in 1675, the Jacobs Creek coal mine disaster of 1907, the 1960 Constellation fire at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and other milestones such as Nobel laureate Dr. Robert Millikan's death and space age milestones.
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Great Swamp
South Kingston
R. I
Jacobs Creek
Constellation
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Robert Millikin
When the thaw hits in low twenties residents fear frozen pipes
As temperatures fall into the low twenties property owners worry about burst water pipes and higher plumber bills. Most new houses sit close to the ground and frozen pipes are rare but thaw periods strain plumbers who cannot serve everyone promptly.
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