Observations on the Pentagon Papers by William F Buckley Jr
Buckley argues the Pentagon Papers reveal deception by Johnson and Roosevelt, but may not upend the Vietnam policy. He notes Australian involvement, questions printing, and warns about political consequences and press backlash tied to the Times coverage. He portrays the affair as a broader political operation.
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New York Times
Pentagon
United States
South Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Australia
Mencken
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Henry Steele Commager
John Adams
Nixon
Times
Nixon wage controls debated as construction board discloses details
President Nixon maintains standby controls on wages and prices with a construction wage board that released contract by contract details. The disclosure prompts questions why broad authority is not invoked across all wages and prices under the Congress decreed powers.
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Nixon
Wage Control Board For Construction
Congress
Labor leaders back Lewis for AFL leadership bid
Delegations of labor chiefs including railroad coal and garment unions supported United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis in his bid to lead the AFL. The piece notes inflation effects and recent pay trends in the construction industry as a backdrop to stabilizing measures.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Neal Hart
Columbia Theater
Pentagon Papers reveal power beyond public consent in Vietnam
The article argues the Pentagon Papers expose how Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon era leaders wielded power with little public accountability. It warns that officials believed they served national interests while assuming the public is unqualified to steer war decisions, risking unchecked authority.
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Pearl Harbor
Pentagon
United States
South Vietnam
Australia
Diem
L.A. Times
Washington Post
William Pfaff
America
New York Times
Vietnam
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
North
Southeast Asia
Mr. Johnson
North Vietnam
Defense
McNamara
Okinawa
Thailand
Saigon
White House
Maxwell Taylor
Robert McNamara
William Bundy
John McNaughton
Dean Rusk
Walt Rostow
Ambassador Lodge
Power andtruth in the Pentagon papers governance critique
The piece argues that stage managed and misleading information by those in power corrodes democracy. It highlights the Pentagon papers revealing how America was governed, the rush to suppress them, and the need to restore countervailing power, with the press and courts vital to check executive excess.
Vinton County Schools Reflect on Nine Months of Progress
Kenneth W. Christopher, superintendent, summarizes ten goals achieved and several partial completions for Vinton County Schools. Highlights include kindergarten in all elementary schools, driver training, expanded vocal music, a booster club transport program, and new library books. The district plans new buses, improved textbooks, an updated high school curriculum, breakfast and preschool clinics, and transportation surveys.
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the Messenger
Vinton County
Gill Chevrolet
Health Department
State Department of Education
Wilton
Kenneth W. Christopher
Vinton County Schools
McArthur
Ohio
Athens Messenger Historic Publisher Line
The Athens Messenger published on Tuesday June 22 1971 lists historic staff roles and address details for The Messenger Publishing Company in Athens Ohio with longtime editors and directors noted. The item documents the paper branding and local newspaper lineage rather than a specific news event.
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Athens
Ohio
The Athens Messenger Rates and Mailing Details
The Athens Messenger lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, carrier delivery options, and subscription rates by mail in Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere. It notes second class matter status and provides the publisher's address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
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Clarence Stage
Plains
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
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Stabilization Committee
Tonkin Gulf
LOS Angeles Times
The
Small Society
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Cambodia
China
Soviet Union
Russia
Brickman
Brekkman
Thay
Athens Stressenger
the Messenger Publishing Company
West Union Street
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
the Athens Messenger
Associated Press
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