Press freedoms are still intact amid Agnew clash
The piece argues that press freedom remains robust despite Vice President Agnew’s criticisms and national debate sparked by criticisms of journalism under the Nixon administration. It contends Supreme Court rulings and California’s Brown Act protect reporters’ latitude to comment on public figures and policy.
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Barry Goldwater
Agnew
Nixon
National Broadcasting Company
Julian Goodman
Bleeding Heart
Goldwater
Goodman
Goodmans
Supreme Court
California
Arson ruled as cause of UC Berkeley library fire
Investigators determined the University of California library blaze caused about 320000 dollars in damage was deliberate arson. Berkeley Fire Chief Rodney Porter and University Chancellor Roger Heyns condemned the act as outrageous and a terrorist assault on knowledge and scholars. The attack prompted harsh rhetoric likening it to despotic regimes and historic plundering.
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Berkeley
University of California
Berkeley Fir
Rodney Porter
University
Roger Heyns
Barry Goldwater Advocates End of Draft Debate
Barry Goldwater argues for a quick shift to a professional all volunteer military. He criticizes mandatory conscription since 1948, calls for reforms to replace involuntary inductions with voluntary service, and frames the issue as a moral matter protecting the right to life.
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Republican Nations
Debate on All-Volunteer Army in Commission Report
The commission report argues that a fully volunteer force is not superior to a mixed system and that migration to voluntarism would attract similar types of men as today. It states the draft does not guarantee quality, nor does voluntarism, and suggests no simple fix exists for the military’s complex challenges.
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America
Sudy'ng
Nixon
Wrs
Sushag
Byron
England
France
Germany
I Aly
Russia
Greco
Peyton Place
House of Lords
Greece
Spiro
Billy the Kid
Dillinger
Shakespeare
Hal Nize Do
Tall
Association of California School Districts pushes tenure repeal
The Association of California School Districts convened in San Jose calling for removal of automatic teacher tenure. The executive committee led by James C. Voss urged legislators to strip tenure protections and let boards assess teacher effectiveness every four years. The bill SB221 and junior college credential reform were also discussed amidst controversy and misstatements about subcommittees and chair leadership.
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California School Boards
Association of California School Districts
California Small School Districts Association
HP Atoall
ACSI
San Jose
CSBA
James C. Voss
Santa Rosa
Association
Boon
California
California School Boards Association
New York State School Boards Association
New York
Alqluist
Garcy D
Larson
California Junior College Association
Alfred E. Alquist
Senate
Alquist
Juniior
Swajact
Devon
Our blunder in Rhodesia and U S policy critique
James Kilpatrick denounces the Nixon administration for closing the U S consulate in Rhodesia as a political blunder that mocks law and history. He argues Britain holds no real sovereignty, UN sanctions fail, and Rhodesia seeks independence despite U S opposition. He cites Dean Acheson on international conspiracy and warns of costly chrome imports from the Soviet Union.
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United States
Soviet Union
Rhodesia
Dean Acheson
American Bar Association
Britain
United Nations
Acheson
Zambia
Nixon
Agnew attack echoes in campaign year reflections
The piece notes ongoing reactions to Spiro Agnew's attack on liberal media and the campaign year dynamics. It compares Agnew's rhetoric to Byron's controversial critiques, suggesting a pattern of celebrity punditry influencing politics and media, and foreshadows a lively GOP-leaning campaign season.
The Laos War Secret Exposed by Public Debate
General Iva C Baker argues the Laos war is not secret and outlines reasons for limited disclosure. He notes North Vietnamese use of Laos roads and rivers to strengthen South Vietnam operations, and defends continued U S air support and interdiction along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Laos
Vietnam
Wihdrawals
National Press Club
Washington
Battefields
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Cambodia
South Vietna
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Howard K. Smith
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Edinburgh Review
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