Unity Through Pollution A satire of ecological zeal and youth revolt
A young man Irwin abandons protests for ecology and joins Students for Delightful Surroundings. His zeal leads to petty vandalism and broader social disruption as SDS actions clash with parental hopes. The piece ends with a moral about the generation gap and zealot youth.
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Irwin
Congress
Washington
High Flying Stocks and the Conglomerate Morality Play
The piece argues that investor enthusiasm for high flying conglomerates rests on illusion and momentum. It notes earnings neglect, aggressive acquisitions, and questionable accounting practices drawing SEC and other regulators scrutiny, with a warning that reckless players face ruin while good ones may endure.
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Denmark
Security and Exchange Commission
SEC
David
Goliath
Accounting Principles Board
Congress
Justice Department
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Dalat West Point of Vietnam Center for Officer Training
Dalat Vietnam rises as a national resort and military academy hub. The National Military Academy, modeled after West Point, trains officers under Major General Lam Quang Thi as Vietnam strengthens its defense in the Delta. The facility expands amid a wartime push for educated leadership and national security.
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Dalat
Pasteur Institute For Medical Research
National Atomic Reactor
Dalat University
Roman Catholic Seminary
Military Command and Staff College
National Police Field Force Academy
National Military Academy
Hue
France
Army of
Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vietnamese National Military Academy
United States
West Point
Lam Quang Thi
ARVN
Delta
Thi
United States Military Academy
America
Press Secretary Zeigler Faces Strain With White House Press
The article notes Ronald Zeigler, as White House press secretary, struggles to win trust with reporters and convey clear statements. It cites Nixon’s control over disclosures, Agnew’s friction with media, and Zeigler’s hazy background and indirect phrasing in Vietnam bomber briefings. He remains the administration’s top spokesman after ten months.
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White House
Wall Street Journal
Ronald Zeigler
Nixon
Agnew
Washington Press Corps
Ziegler
Zeigler
Vietnam
Reading old favorites can renew modern taste
The Memphis Commercial Appeal advises rereading beloved books to counter modern weariness. It argues tastes evolve with experience, noting Dickens Pickwick Papers remains a joy and suggests a trial rereading is inexpensive and easily abandoned if unsatisfying.
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Pickwick Papers
Mr. Dickens
Memphis
Tenn
Beech Island Home Winds Through Generations Since 1800
The Ardis family built the original three rooms around 1800 on Beech Island then called New Windsor. The house grew to eleven rooms with outbuildings. Charles Pinckney Starke, a half brother of Thomas Jones Davies, once lived in a tiny outbuilding. The fifth Davies generation now occupies the home as the Ardis Swiss-descended family lineage traces to 1737 settlers. In 1849 the Ardis family packed and moved west, never returning.
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Dorothy K. Macdowell
Ardis
Charles Pinckney Starke
Thomas Jones Davies
Starke
Davies
Beech Island
New Windsor
The Law Should Be Color Blind
An essay arguing for color blind justice cites courtroom disruption, Warren Court rights, and biased school integration practices. It contrasts federal mandates with local choice, urging equal treatment regardless of race and condemning forced busing and discrimination.
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Monroe
W.L. Howard
Shreveport
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