Police Praised for Calm Actions in Brooklyn Bank Heist and Miami Beach Protests
The piece commends police and FBI for professionalism in two crises. In Brooklyn a quick patrol trap ended a bank robbery after 14 hours with seven hostages safe and FBI Agent Robert J. Baker cited for cool courage. In Miami Beach 3,000 demonstrators disrupted traffic. police, led by chief officers, used mild gas and arrested over 1,000.
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Brooklyn
Miami Beach
FBI
Robert J. Baker
Government payrolls exceed wholesale trade workforce in 1970
In 1970 one in five U.S. workers was on a government payroll with 14.4 million employees and a $110 billion gross payroll. Despite some federal cuts, state and local expansion continues. The piece argues for clearer public-service pricing and notes limited self funding only for IRS and FBI. It contrasts Soviet grain reliance and recurring crop failures as context for global economic shifts.
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Tax Foundation
United States
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S
Soviet Union
Naming a New Winchester Parking Facility Provokes Local Wit
The Winchester Parking Authority faces playful bids to name the Braddock and Amherst multi level garage. Sam Shendow proposes Bell's Parking Lot after mayor elect Bell, drawing praise for community involvement and a publicity edge for Bell Clothes.
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Winchester Parking Authority
Braddock
Amherst Sts
Golden Kitchen
Martin
Dick Martin
Battaile
Bill Battaile
Custer
Mon Custer
Parking Authority
Sam Shendow
Sam
Bell Clothes
Loudoun St
Bell
WPA
Senate Passes Kennedy Tax Revision Bill With Incentive Cut
The Senate approved President Kennedy's tax reform bill preserving a billion-dollar incentive tax cut for companies investing in new machinery and equipment. Citizens at City Hall debated traffic safety in Winchester as the highway department re advertised a 3.07 mile Rt. 81 bid north of town. President Truman greeted Americans and Brazilians during his Brazil visit as Sunday movie inaugurations in Winchester spark discussion at the Ministerial Association. Winchester Softball league eyes night games next season at Recreation Park, signaling expanded city recreation.
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Senate
Kennedy
Truman
Brazil
Winchester
Winchester City
Recreation Park
East and West Image of Forgiveness in Psalms
Daily Meditation uses the east and west metaphor to describe God's forgiveness. It notes that turning away from sin is only a step from goodness and that one can always turn back to be cleansed of transgressions. The piece emphasizes second chances in Christianity and Judaism.
McGovern Compared to Bryan In Populist Debate
The author parallels George McGovern with William Jennings Bryan, arguing both are populists with discredited economic proposals. He criticizes their spendthrift rhetoric and notes the cold temperament masked by a benevolent demeanor, framing both as outdated figures in a cynical political portrait.
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George McGovern
South Dakota
Nebraska
Twin States
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
McGovern
National Gallery of
Jackson
Miss
George Harvey
The oratorical clash of Bryan and McGovern and a memory test
A critical take on McGovern and Bryan as spendthrift populists. The piece notes inflation denial, the futility of their proposals, and contrasts their rhetoric with historical failures. It ends with a ten-question memory quiz and notes Bryan’s elusive influence.
New League For Members Of Congress
A Midwestern millionaire envisions a rival congress league for sports figures and politicians. He cites franchise plans for a representative from each state, TV contracts, and live hearings in prime time to attract fans and potential Democratic defections while offering media deals and a firstball ceremony by a former president.
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Chicago
Congress
Iowa
Illinois
Dan Webster
John Calhoun
Old Henry Clay
Texas
Nixon Eyes Seven Supreme Court Appointments by 1976
President Nixon privately envisions appointing three more conservative justices to reach seven of the nine seats by 1976. He aims to shift the court toward strict constructionism, insisting he will not appoint liberals while in office.
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Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Court
Earl Warren
White House
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Virginia
William H. Rehnquist
Arizona
Warren Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Minnesota
Byron R. White
Kennedy
Douglas
Brennan
Marshall
George McGovern
High Court
McGovern
Bella Abzug
New York
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Mills Godwin
Oval Office
Harry Dent
Specia
Dent
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Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Thomas T. Byrd
Douglas B. O'Connell
Finnegan
Mr. McGovern
Ballista
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
I.Q
Molly Pitcher
Dominion of Canada
John of
England
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
New League For Members
Pixies
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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William 0. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall, and
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