Kennedy Criticized Over Hamburger Hill Troop Pullout
The letter blasts Senator Kennedy for condemning the Hamburger Hill operation in Vietnam. It argues his combat record is scanty and accuses him of political posturing, urging voters and veterans to see the military move as necessary and not a miscalculation.
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U.S
Hamburger Hill
Edward M. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
France
Germany
United States
Porkchop Hill
Italy
Pisa
Vietnam
Bring Em Back Alive Safety Drive For Memorial Weekend
Public safety leaders urge Washington Township families to perform a thorough pre trip car check. Inspect tires brakes lights exhaust and steering with emphasis on preventing drunken and negligent driving during holiday travel. Ensure muffler systems and turn signals are sound to avoid deadly crashes involving family members. Bring Em Back Alive remains the deathless safety slogan.
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Washington Township
California Highway Patrol
California State Automobile Association
Countdown Draft Chief Declines Nixon Breakfast Invite
Hershey says he declined a Nixon breakfast invitation fearing imminent dismissal. The report notes officials being tabled, a Lenin medal presented on Venus by Russians, and mentions Abe Fortas not receiving a government pension amid questions over his resignation.
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Hershey
Nixon
Abe Fortas
Fire Departments thank paper for Fire Service Day success
Fremont and Newark fire departments express appreciation for the newspaper coverage of Fire Service Recognition Day Open House. They note the event drew about 650 visitors at one Newark station and credit the paper’s coverage for boosting popularity at other stations as well. F. Robert Redves Fire Marshal and Nelson H. Tardy Battalion Chief sign.
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Fremont
Newark
Decline Of Liberalism Predicted By Santayana
Russell Kirk surveys Santayana’s warning that liberalism is an evanescent phase. He notes liberal labels fade, cites The New Left critique, and warns of a future where traditional order erodes. The piece discusses education, state power, and moral chaos as liberalism wanes.
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Mort Sell
Malluggeridge
George Santayana
Santayana
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Don Maclean Second Time In Paris Dull
Don Maclean jokes about Paris as a second visit, noting major sights feel familiar. He recounts a Seine dinner cruise mishap, missing the boat, improvising with a motorboat, and realizing he must revisit the same landmarks lit up by floodlights.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Arc de Triomphe
Notre Dame
Louvre
Napoleon’s Tomb
Tuileries
Montmartre
Versailles
Champs Elysees
Rue de Rivoli
St. Germain
Seine
Rhine
Militants Lack Issues Needed For Revolt
A Washington academic article argues that student rioters and black militants lack broad popular support or clear economic aims. It warns that true revolutionary movements require identifiable leadership and power within the system, not elite fantasy, and notes authorities may expand oversight to preserve order.
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United States
Hitler
Lenin
Untion
This Day In History Highlights and Milestones
On this day historical milestones include the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453 marking a turning point from the Middle Ages, Rhode Island ratifying the US Constitution in 1790, Ulysses S. Grant accepting the Republican nomination in 1868 with a peace message, Sir Edmund Hillary reaching Everest’s summit in 1959, and Montaigne’s thought about saying versus doing.
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Constantinople
Istanbul
Rhode Island
Ulysses S. Grant
Sir Edmund Hillary
Everest
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