Among the Congressmen who will be retiring at the end of this year is me of the most conscientious and capable ever to serve: Leonor K. Sullivan, now completing her 24th year representing the people of st. Louis. She has built her record in Congress … [Read more...] about LEONOR SULLIVAN
Student Loan Program
The Higher Education Act of 1965 established the guaranteed student loan program in order to enable financially needy students to attend college or vocational school. Under this program, a student can borrow up to $5,000 for undergraduate college or … [Read more...] about Student Loan Program
MOVIE VIOLENCE
A real leader is a person who recognizes a problem, diagnoses the situation, and takes affirmative action to remedy it, even when it may be unprecedented or unpopular. Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley has given us a good demonstration of leadership by … [Read more...] about MOVIE VIOLENCE
Stealing the Bicentennial
Almost anyone could have predicted that some unscrupulous peddlers would try to make a fast buck by packaging shoddy merchandise in red-white-and-blue Bicentennial wrappings. What is surprising, however, is the magnitude of the attempt to deceive the … [Read more...] about Stealing the Bicentennial
Communist Assassinations
Most murders are committed either in the heat of passion, or as ancillary to other crimes such as robbery or rape, or as the irrational act of a criminal psychopath. A different and very special type of murder took place recently when the Bolivian … [Read more...] about Communist Assassinations
THE “CAN’T WIN” SYNDROME
The eastern liberal-establishment Republicans have always pretended to pose as political pragmatists rather than as ideologues. While invariably supporting Presidential candidates who would continue big government deficits , they argue that their … [Read more...] about THE “CAN’T WIN” SYNDROME
CONNALLY’S PROJECT
In the winter of 1947-48, the Communists in Italy were confident of victory in the April general elections. They were much better organized and financed than the other political parties. The polls indicated that they would win. Then an amazing … [Read more...] about CONNALLY’S PROJECT
Religion in Politics
In 1960 the winning presidential candidate, John F. Kennedy, went to great pains to put distance between himself and his church and to reassure every questioner that his religion would never interfere with his judgment as President. His campaign … [Read more...] about Religion in Politics
Lessons of Cambodia
The bits and pieces of news that have percolated out of Cambodia since that country went behind the bamboo curtain last year are so horrible that it is almost as though we are hearing reports about a race of subhuman monsters on another planet. The … [Read more...] about Lessons of Cambodia
SCHOOL BOY GANGS
The spiraling increase of violent crime among teenagers is not only a major reason why urban living has become progressively more terrifying. It is likewise a principal reason for the lack of learning in the bIg-city public schools. A recent … [Read more...] about SCHOOL BOY GANGS
