Clark Clifford's Peace Solution Met With Conservative Critique
A conservative critic portrays Clark Clifford as a dove like figure in House hearings. He argues Clifford’s Vietnam stance accepts defeat and cedes Southeast Asia to communism, while accusing Nixon’s actions of delaying the outcome and risking broader losses.
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Russia
China
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Clifford
Hanoi
Merriman Smith Memoirs From Roosevelt To Nixon Review
A compact appraisal of Merriman Smith's White House career from Roosevelt through Nixon. The reviewer notes Smitty's reporting focus on verbatim quotes and actions, his wary stance on psychoanalysis, and his intense access to Lyndon Johnson. The book gathers Smitty's notes and diary entries for a portrait of presidencies and First Ladies.
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England
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Kennedy
Dallas
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Warm Springs
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
President Watching The Trouble With Images
Merriman Smith notes that Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy, born to wealth, wore old clothes while FDR kept a green tweed suit. Lyndon Johnson, not wealth-born, wore a $300 suit and pricey shoes, with a $1,500 wristwatch, yet cut lights as he traveled. The piece reflects on wire service neutrality and public duties.
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Merriman Smith
Great Power Shifts Shape Vietnam War's Global Stakes
Stanley Karnow argues that Soviet, Chinese, and American moves show each power prioritizes itself over Hanoi. Moscow seeks leverage with the U.S. for arms talks and wheat, while Beijing preserves ties to Nixon to counter Moscow. Nixon signals possible withdrawal, leaving Saigon to stand alone, as North Vietnam relies on its own resolve amid shifting alliances.
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China
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The Athens Messenger Historical Masthead
The Athens Messenger publisher and staff credits list leaders from 1825 to 1965 including Frederick W. Bush Gordon K. Bush G Kenner Fred W Weber circulation director M W McDargh advertising director and Charles W Reamer managing editor Richard R Paynter assistant to the publisher.
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West Union Street
Athens
Ohio
Frederick W. Bush
Gordon K. Bush
G. Kenner
Fred W. Weber
M. W. McDargh
Independent secondary schools face financial peril in tough economy
In a mid 20th century context, about 1,000 independent secondary schools once funded by grateful alumni now confront serious financial trouble due to the broader economic malaise. The piece centers on the looming admissions impact for graduates seeking top colleges as funding strains hit schools nationwide.
Truman Proposes Western Hemisphere Military Cooperation Plan
The Messenger recalls President Truman asking Congress to back a broad Western Hemisphere security program including arming training and organization of Latin American and Canadian armed forces. The note also covers local closing hours changes for Nelsonville Merchants Association stores and evolving prep school declines and costs, plus Athens street paving bids and Northwestern University student concerns about athletic discipline.
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Latin America
Canada
Merchants Association of
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City of Athens
George K. Stewart
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Northwestern University
Readers' Letters Welcome on Issues of Public Interest
The page seeks letters from readers on current public interest topics. Publication favors letters of one page or less and the editor may edit for space and clarity. Names and addresses must be provided for publication.
Lone Ranger Creator George Trendle Dies at 87
George W. Trendle, creator of The Lone Ranger, died at age 87 in Grosse Pointe Michigan. The Western hero blended Robin Hood virtues with Zorro style action and enjoyed decades of popularity.
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George W. Trendle
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Nixon diplomacy in Moscow tests Brezhnev failing and rising
Washington insight notes Nixon seeks to parlay Moscow status into progress on Vietnam. Brezhnev faces internal resistance from Ponomarev and Shelest as the summit opens. The Moscow talks hinge on arms space and Berlin Germany treaties with both sides seeking parity and leverage. Nixon aims to prove himself a master diplomat if he can secure results.
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Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Vietnam
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Boris Ponomarev
Peter Shelest
Ukraine
Brezhnev
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