Dissent in Wartime Echoes From 1941 to Vietnam
The piece contrasts past and present dissent over U S entry into major wars. It notes 1941 House votes on extending the draft amid Pearl Harbor, and cites Judge Thurman Arnold criticizing antiwar figures as alienated intellectuals. It argues dissent must offer alternatives to avoid prolonging conflict and costing lives.
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Vietnam
France
Pearl Harbor
United States
House of Representatives
Hitler
Germany
Mussolinitaly
Japan
Hawaii
Johnson
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Affairs Committee
Walter Lippman
Kenneth Galbraith
Americans For Democratic Action
Henry Steele Commager
Reno’s Honor Restored in Little Big Horn Fallout Controversy
Col George Walton and Col Chester Shore lead a push with the American Legion to restore Maj Marcus A Reno to full rank and issue a full burial with honors at the Custer Battlefield National Cemetery. The effort seeks to clear Reno of blame in the famed 1876 battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Big Horn
Custer
George Armstrong Custer
7Th Cavalry
Montana
Sitting Bull
Marcus A. Reno
George Walton
Arlington
Reno
Washington
Charles Reno
Custer Battlefield National Cemetery
Walton
Chester Shore
Helena, Mont
American Legion
Connor urges National Economic Council to steer national economy
Former Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor, now head of Allied Chemical, told the American Society of Business Writers that the cabinet lacks unified economic leadership. He proposed a new super federal agency, modeled on the National Security Council, to oversee policy on major economic stability and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Connor
Secretary of Commerce
Johnson
Congress
Department of Labor
Allied Chemical Corporation
Connor
American Society of Business Writers
More Very Good News From More Effective Schools
Joseph Alsop reports on New York Citys More Effective Schools program highlighting P S 307 in Brooklyn where reverse desegregation brings many white students to a predominantly Black and minority school. He notes the program's aim to boost educational outcomes and avert a future where ghetto students fall permanently behind, urging sustained investment in deprived schools.
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New York
P.S
Brooklyn
Irving Carlin
Carlin
Brooklyn Navy Afeerence
P.S. 7
P.S. 8
P.S. 307
Floyd McKissick
CORE
McKissick
Police Fiasco and the Buffalo Wedding Dinner
A conservative view denounces a Buffalo raid on a private stag dinner honoring Joseph Todaro. About 250 Italian descent guests were arrested for alleged associations with crime, then released as charges proved baseless. The piece cites Apalachin precedents and defends constitutional protections and privacy against mob-driven policing.
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Buffalo
Joseph Todaro
FBI
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
James B. Kane Jr
Todaro
Buffalo Cosa Nostra
Joseph di Carlo
Buffalo Police
Daniel G. Sansanese
Joseph Fino
Roy Carlisi
John
Elks
Moose
Knights of Columbus
Joseph Barbara Sr
U. S
Bufalino
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles E. Clark
Barbara
Clark
Mafia
Ku Klux Klan
Peaceniks
Cosa Nostra
Joe
World Today: Ho Chi Minh pressed between China and U S senators
James Marlow outlines Ho Chi Minh's precarious position amid Red China and 16 U S senators. He notes Chou En-lai’s alleged offer of Chinese troops, the risk of wider U S bombing and a possible North Vietnam slaughter if China intervenes, and how U S Senate criticism might affect Ho’s stance and peace prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ho Chi Minh
Joe Hawks
U.S
Red China
China
Chou En-lai
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Simon Malley
Chou
Malley
Chicago Daily News
U. S
North Korea
Moscow
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Night baseball ban in NYC and All-Star game fate
The Messenger recalls a 25 year old wartime ban on night baseball in New York City delaying the Polo Grounds All-Star game set for July 6. Paul Moore of Logan High School finishes 12 years of perfect attendance. Wilson orders Pershing and 25000 regulars to France. A farm barn south of Athens burns destroying five horses and contents.
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New York City
Polo Grounds
Paul Moore
Logan High School
Joe Cabeen
Athens
Athens Messenger Publication and Delivery Rates
The Athens Messenger outlines its pricing: daily editions on weekdays with AP affiliation, Sundays priced separately. Delivery options include carrier service and mail within Ohio and West Virginia, with weekly, quarterly, and yearly rates for both domestic and out-of-state subscribers.
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