Trotsky Reconsidered in Soviet History and Legacy
An editorial notes Mikoyan’s 1936 memoirs offer a more balanced view of Trotsky, once vilified in Soviet history. It recalls his exile, assassination, and the shifting reception of his ideas as the New Left grows, while highlighting his lasting influence and the contested memory of the revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Trotsky
Lenin
Russia
Anastas T. Mikoyan
Stalin
Lrotsky
Y Trotsky
Soviet Union
Trotsky
Communist Party
Liberia
Turkey
France
Norway
Mexico
Maurderer
Mexico City
Jacques Mornard
Ramon Mercader de Rio
Mercader
Havana
Prague
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Madame Trotsky
New Left
Young Socialist Alliance
Capitol Hill’s Long Hot Summer and Congress in Session
Congress holds long summer sessions and plans a fall reconvening amid electoral reform and defense budget debates. House breaks Aug 14 to Sept 13 while Senate stays in session. November reconvening expected. Critics say extended sessions benefit lawmakers more than the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Mike Mansiild
D-Mont
Washington Evening Star
Mary MccGrory
First Congress
Haynsworth
Cam
Hedia
Carswell
Folklore Song on Sunday School Rebellion and Memories
A fragmentary reminiscence by Willem Wade about a Sunday School rebellion against strict roles, recalling a song titled The Sunday School Scholar sung by students. The verse lists childish pleasures, duties, and questions to the teacher, with scattered garbled OCR lines referencing childhood mischief, offerings, and a hymn-like chorus. The text preserves aged tonal flavor and partial phrases without coherent narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lescher
Wade
Readers Call for Total Property Tax Elimination
A reader argues to abolish all taxes on homes and dwelling properties, condemning current tax practices as unjust and burdensome. The letter criticizes politicians, suggests shifting away from property taxation, and contends ownership should be possessive and free of tax pins.
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Madison County
Anderson
Hamas
Caus
Asman
Supreme Court
Indiana
Lwt Nary A
Dems
Principle versus politics tie basic difference between Nixon and Kennedy
Alice Widener reports on comments about Nixon and Kennedy contrasting principle and political expediency. The piece cites O Donnell and McNamara, notes Kennedy withdrawal timing and Agnew reaction, and references a 1965 New York Daily News chronology. It frames Kennedy as personal-political choice and Nixon as principled yet risky.
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Nixon
Kennedy
New York City
Cambodia
America
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lite
Kenneth O'Donnel
Vietnam
Mr. O'Donnell
Palm Beach
Mike Macial
Americas
Asia
Mr. Ddt
Kennedy Icky
Kenneth O'Donnell
Robert S. McNamara
U.9
McNamara
Ey Widhers
O'Donogl
Tha Pi
O'Donnell
Agnewald
Daad
Vetnam
Agnew
White House
Democratic Senate
Majoriy Lasder
Mike Manafield
Robert McNamara
Ted Lewis
Roshireau
New York Daily News
Lewis
Lyndon Johnson
Saigon
U.S
O'Denmars
Lie
Nixes
Hs Ce
U.S.A
Pollution and Politics Stark in Environmental Debate
Washington column analyzes how both parties leverage pollution as a political issue. Sen. Tom Eagleton and Sen. Gordon Allott are highlighted as spokesmen shaping the debate on environmental policy, economics, and industrial responsibility amid partisan rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Larry O'Brien
Democratic National Committee
Tom Hagleton
Gordon Allott
Alo
GOP
Senate
Mike Moral
Pat Alexander
Anyary
Henry Ford
Eagleton
Missouri
Eagleton T
Senator Allott
Theodora Roosevelt
White House
Allott
Nixon
Congress
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
The Victory of Cesar Chavez in Southern California Grapes
An analysis of Cesar Chavez and the grape pickers union drive in Southern California. The piece weighs wage economics, migrant labor, and the broader impact on grape prices and labor organization. It notes Chavez’s intimidation of buyers, airline responses to boycotts, and questions whether the campaign extends to broader farm workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cesar Chavez
California
Elso
India
Mexico
Eastern Seaboard
Abela Menage
Chavez
TWA
Machun
Xirseti
Officis
Casa Chavez
Will
Southhamptn
Women Poets and Hypatia Echo in 1970s Reflections
The piece muses on Hypatia as a famed temple philosopher, notes women’s poetic rise in the 19th and 20th centuries, and praises Emily Dickinson, Amy Lowell, Sara Teasdale, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Marjane Moore. It contrasts feminine intuition with male poets, cites Elsie Pascal, and ends with a preamble on U.S. civic ideals.
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Hypatia
Alexandria
Monka
Elsie Pascal
Bart
Leo
Misa Rosemary
Speague
Carlton
Miss Mary Kennedy
Goth
Dr. Sprague
Emily Dickinson
Amy Lowell
Sara Teasdale
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Marjane Moore
Eliot
Roy Campball
Paul Rocke
James McAuley
Cash Aulong
Doetesses
Vincent Millay
Sprague
Atlas Kenedy
Miss Sprague
Axé
Gen
Pea, Corp
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Capitol Hill
Willem Wade
Airisa
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspa Inc
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Doduan Stroh
Indiens
Edsonsdome
Rower
Maetredtent
SMITE
Roseet & Jackson
JANE
Charles W. Lauchum
Meneper View Provident Secestery
Belly
Seerday
Monsey
Gaus Fooeyn
Andere
Tetas Ley
HOUND
Harald
Nee
Associated Press
Alice Widener
Holmes Alexander
United
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Siary
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