Editorial Defense Errors Show U S. Misread Soviet Threat
An editorial argues the 1960s McNamara forecast on Soviet defense was flawed. It asserts the USSR shifted to vast offensive programs with MIRVing and rapid weapon diversification, while the United States failed to update its intelligence leading to misguided spending and a call for reassessment for national survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Security Council
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNamara
Soviet Union
Moscow
Supreme Court Refuses Obscenity Ruling in Hair Case
The court declined to decide if the rock musical Hair is obscene or if Chattanooga theater officials followed proper standards. By a 5 to 4 vote the justices held the city’s refusal to rent the theater was prior restraint and required prompt court review. Dissenters argued the ruling would force a show’s staging despite content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Chattanooga
Harry A Blackmun
Warren Burger
Byron White
Burger
White
Blackmun
Public Executions Call Quarrel Over Deterrence
Senator Robert Burren Morgan argues capital punishment is a deterrent only if carried out with high publicity in the county seat. The piece recalls historical figures, discusses life terms versus death, and urges leaders to face facts on justice and crime. If public hangings would restore order, the author suggests seeking the ropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Robert Burren Morgan
North Carolina
Morgan
Grover Cleveland
Owen Wister
The
Virginian
Senate
Supreme Court
Ford
Lev
Asia
HL. Mencken
Albert Cabell Ritchie
Maryland
Mencken
Ritchie
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Senate Committee
McKeldin
Robert Kennedy
Lowenstein
Leff
Sirhan Sirhan
Kennedy
Sirhan
Decadence in American public schools sparks revival talk
In a Coker College speech the author ties decadence to rising school violence. Senate subcommittee data show assaults on teachers up 77.4 percent and on students 85.3 percent from 1970 to 1973, with hundreds of thousands of pupils assaulted annually and a $500 million annual vandalism cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.E.M. Joad
Coker College
South Carolina
America
Coker
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee
Birch Bayh
Sen. Bayh
National Commission On the Reform of
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Hool
Los Angeles Times
Where To Write Your Legislators
A list of lawmakers and offices including Sen R Vance Hartke in Washington D C and Sen Birch Bayh Jr in Washington D C plus Rep Elwood Hillis Ind 10th Dist and Rep Phillip Sharp Ind 10th Dist with office room numbers and addresses for contacting representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Sen. R. Vance Hartke
Senate
Washington, D.C
Sen
Birch E. Bayh Jr
Elwood H. Hillis
Ind. Ltd Dist
Longworth
Phillip Sharp
Ind
How To Deal With The Railroad Crisis Open Letter
Alice Widener reports on railroads and rebuilding, citing W L Thornton of the Florida East Coast Railway and his open letter to Congress. The piece discusses antiquated rules, inefficiency, and calls to end old government regulation and labor rules to reduce costs and boost infrastructure. It notes a broader need for modern rail service, plus a promotional enticement to obtain Thornton's pamphlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Belgium
France
Italy
Paris
Congress
W.L. Thornton
Florida East Coast Railway Company
Thornton
Florida East Coast Railway Co
P.O
St. Augustine
Florida
Reexamining Kennedy Assassination Theories and Skepticism
A historical column debates renewed doubt about the Warren Commission and Oswald's sole guilt. It discusses Zapruder film impact, Jesse Jackson, CIA suspects, and Sirhan Sirhan with lawyer Melvin Lowenstein advocating deeper inquiry into possible conspirators behind RFK's shooting. The piece ends with the U S Constitution preamble.
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W Commission
David
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Kennedy
Grassy Knoll
Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King
James Earl Ray
CIA
FBI
Jackson
Dr. King
Dr. Jackson
Per
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Reet, Anderson
Ime Toner
Scott Wee
Frona
Narriet
TONER
Vim Praia
Charles W. Laughlin
Yenster
Anerson
Heras
Associated Press
Bicaion
Ellos
AP News
Siprches
Alice Widener
Will Rogers
Bryan Sterling
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Los Angeles
Mark Lanes
United States of America
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