Division Over Diablo Canyon Plant Tests Sierra Club Unity
The Sierra Club debates PG&E Diablo Canyon as the coast power plant moves forward amid disputes over site choice and conservation goals. Ansel Adams and William Siri push for restraint while others warn against all-or-nothing tactics that could hurt public support for conservation efforts.
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Edgar Wayburn
Pacific Gas & Electric Cars
California
San Luis Obispo
Pg&e
Ansel Adams
William
Siri
California Coast
Diablo Canyon
Diablo
Canyon
Adams
Simi
National Park Service
Pacific Gas
Wall Street Journal
The Vietnam War and Western Press Credibility
An opinion arguing the Vietnam conflict pits open society against totalitarian rule. It cautions against appeasing the Vietcong, warns of a potential Saigon collapse, and urges Nixon to pursue victory to avoid a broader credibility loss for the United States in Asia.
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Vietnam
Europe
Ormerica
Paris
Saigon
South Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Nixon
Liberation Front
United States
Asia
Countdown to 109th Birthday and Mayors’ Re-Election
A 109 year old Michigan man who quit smoking at 108 after his doctor warned it might shorten his life celebrates his 109th birthday on March 31. Meanwhile Mayor Lindsay seeks a second term citing a record of governance in New York City, though readers question who was actually governing at times.
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Michigan
Lindsay
New York City
Dr. Wiesner
Times
Ug Pentagon
Kennedy Letters Attack Wiesner and Chayes on Defense Policy
A Kennedy aide condemns MIT’s Jerome Wiesner and Harvard’s Abram Chayes as anti defense figures. The letter argues they would poison a Sentinel missile defense report for Ted Kennedy and cites Wiesner’s NYT letter and Chayes’ travel and freedom-of-travel views. It portrays both as poor choices for advising on national security during Kennedy’s presidential bid.
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Jerome Wiesner
MIT
Abram Chaves
Harvard
Kennedy
Wiesner
Chayes
Salvation Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wies
Red
China
U.S
State Departments
Otto Otepka
Tedthority 10
Black Studies Clash Warns of Campus Turmoil
Militants seize buildings from Princeton to Stanford as student majorities resist extremism and colleges bow to demands for black studies. Government probes under the Civil Rights Act while Antioch and City College face federal fund threats for segregated programs. Critics warn of reverse segregation and demand truly inclusive, rigorous study.
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Princeton
Stanford
Department of Health, Education and
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
Urban League
NAACP
New Federal City College
District of Columbia
James Garrett
Black Students Union
San Francisco State College
Fedteral City College
Don Maclean Sad Tales Of Mail Service
Washington humor column recounts two postal mishaps. Senator Alan Bible failed to receive his official certificate until February, delaying his swearing in until Congress reconvened. In a second tale, soldiers and lawmakers exchanged stale brownies mailed from Aberdeen Proving Grounds, with the package taking 108 days and still not arriving in Washington.
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U.S. Postal Service
Alan Bible
Agai
Congress
Bible
Nevada
John Koontz
Koontz
Sen
Abraham
A. Ribleoff
Conn
Rep. Johns
Monagan
Thomas J. Dodd
Army
Cary A. Stewart
Stewart
Connecticut
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
Sen. Ribicoff
Post Office Department
Ribicoff
Dodd
Rep. Monagan
Winton M. Blount
Eisenhower Life of Service Marks a Nation’s Pride
A tribute praising General Dwight D. Eisenhower for unselfish leadership and lasting impact. The piece lauds his decision making, commitment to peace, and devotion to public duty. It notes his resistance to self interest, his rejection of political manipulation, and his enduring legacy as a unifying force in a world wary of conflict.
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Gen. Eisenhower
Cervantes
Eisenhower
White House
This Day In History Highlights First Negro Vote and 10 Hour Day
On this day in history, 1840 and 1870 mark milestones in U S labor and civil rights with Van Buren's 10 hour day order for government workers and Thomas Mundy voting as the first African American in Perth Amboy New Jersey. In 1935 Congress created the Civilian Conservation Corps to train and employ young men. President Lyndon Johnson in 1968 announced he would not seek renomination while ordering bombing pauses in North Vietnam. A thoughtful line by Charles Farrar Browne closes with a call for happiness and thrift.
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Martin van Buren
Thomas Peterson Mundy
Perth Amboy
N.J
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lyndon Johnson
North Vietnam
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Sad Tales of Mail Service
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