What Price Freedom Editorial Opposes Draft Amnesty
The piece argues against amnesty for draft dodgers who fled to Canada Britain and elsewhere. It asserts veterans tortured by war deserve respect and punishment should penalties be imposed on those who fled rather than welcomed back. It condemns returning dodgers as desertion and argues for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Britain
Sweden
Associated Press
London
United States
Vietnam
Nixon
Ose
Grade crossings demand nationwide protection and funding
The article argues grade crossings are deadly hazards requiring immediate nationwide improvement. It cites a 1969 DOT study identifying 30 000 crossings in need and estimates a 50 percent reduction in serious accidents and about 6 billion dollars in net public benefits. Support comes from railroads trucking and bus groups and regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Transportation
Freedom Is Fragile: Harvey Warns on Global Press Freedom
Paul Harvey discusses a world trend toward authoritarian rule, noting martial law in the Philippines, citizen assemblies backing Marcos, and widespread limits on press and civil liberties. He cites Freedom House standards and cites South Korea, South Vietnam, and Africa to illustrate shrinking freedoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Philip
Sceals
Harvey
Sweden
Zambia
Africa
Nigeria
Gambia
Spain
Greece
Britain
Freedom House
United States
South Korea
South Vietnam
Nixon
Agnew
Whitehead
Gen. Fea. Corp
McGovern Abuja Speech Sparks Debate on Executive Power
The Oxford speech by Senator McGovern is critiqued as poor history and rhetoric as it argues against a too powerful Presidency. The essay accuses McGovern of misrepresenting Thieu and presses that U.S. commitments in Vietnam and checks on executive authority remain vital to preserve democracy and avoid overreach.
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Senator McGovern
Oxford
McGovern
White House
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Thieu
Lyndon Johnson
America
Nixon
George McGovern
John F. Kennedy
Fdr
Congress
Debating Surface Mining Reclamation and Policy
In a critical view of U S surface mining coverage and policy, the piece argues reclamation turns mined lands back to productive uses. It notes Senate actions, rejected moratoriums, and a Prairie Plan approach with treated sewage aiding soil creation. It highlights coal's role and warns against broad bans that threaten electricity supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mining and Reclamation
Nashville
Tenn
Ohio
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Montana
U.S. Department of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
David Stevens
Courier-Journal and Times
Canton
Ill
Stevens
Chicago
Fulton County
West Virginia
93Rd Congress
Overfed with causes and novelty threatens future work
In a broad critique the writer laments constant activism and novelty culture shaping politics and race issues in the Western world. He warns about overcommunication leading to disinterest and urges sustained effort, goodwill, and faith in humanity's future.
Machiavelli and Nixon in Wartime State Theory
Holmes Alexander uses Machiavelli to frame Nixon's Hanoi bombing as statecraft. He argues the president acts as a dynamic amoral state manager, not bound by home morals, citing Gauss and Machiavelli on force, guile, and the necessity of decisive war measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machiavelli
Richard Nixon
Washington
D.C
Peking
Moscow
Hanoi
Kristian Gauss
Princeton
Gauss
Alexander
Franklin
Nature
Niccolo Machiavelli
Prince
U States
Nixon
Dean Gauss
Aristotle
Jefferson
Lyndon Johnson
Chiron
Reader letter protests Hartke airport metal detector test
Indiana readers accuse Senator Vance Hartke of avoiding a metal detector test at Evansville airport on January 15 1973 and question the so called Congressional Right. They urge equal application of law and ask what can be done to protect citizens from such exemptions.
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Indiana
Vance Hartke
Evansville
Ind
Senator Hartke
United States
Congressional
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Association of American Railroads
American Trucking Associations
National Association of Motor Bus Owners
Water Transport Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation Association of America
Paul Harvey News
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W Laughlin
Indiane
Buckley
Anthony Harrigan
Our
Rome
Ireland
Caral
Roosevelt
Muir
Olmstead
On Earth
Pacific Search Magazine
Harrison Street
Seattle
Pacific Search
Documen's
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Yellowstone Wildlife
Charles Scribner’s
Gerald Carson
Stackpole Books
Henry Still
Holmes Alexander
United States of America
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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