Winter storms in Berkshires echo past travel woes
The piece reflects on heavy snow across the Berkshires and how advancing travel tech sharpens expectations. It recalls Henry Knox in 1775 76 hauling 59 cannons over treacherous terrain to aid Boston. the journal notes the feat as a near miracle of moving heavy loads over steep hills.
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Washington
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Travel Then and Now Struggles with Dull Modern Journeys
A compact meditation on how travel has become routine and less adventurous. It contrasts early explorers and figures like Elkanah Watson and Audubon with contemporary journeys, arguing luxury and speed have dulled the travel spirit and left few real experiences.
Vietnamization Gains Ground as Viet Nam War Desk Clears
Paris observes modest hope as Nixon’s Vietnamization and Abrams small unit strategy reduce American battlefield deaths. Direct talks with China resume while Saigon strengthens, and U.S. withdrawals may proceed with the Paris talks downgraded but salvageable if either side acts. China and Japan show pro-U.S. signals. turning point trends emerge for 1970.
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New York Times News Service
Letter to the Editor criticizes Agnew on Vietnam visit
A Tam vice president Agnew visit piece argues the U.S. troops are being asked to kill and be maimed by an enemy who poses no risk, urging Nixon to end the war and abolish conscription. It cites Don ald Duncan the Green Beret who left service after 18 months to oppose U.S. involvement.
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Letters debate Agnew dispatches and Moratoriums impact
Readers argue about AP coverage of Spiro Agnew in Manila and editorial neutrality. Edits touch on censorship claims, welcome coverage, and Agnew’s statements on South Vietnamese governance and newspapers. Letters from Edith Humphrey and Kenneth E. Russell discuss media fairness and context.
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Lenox
Social Schizophrenia to the Editor of TRE RAGLE
Nathan Marks laments social schizophrenia in drug addiction and urges humane, individualized understanding. He argues mass society punishes addicts while personal relations reveal kindness, calling for integrated humane action and reforms in housing and institutions. He cites emptiness and 20th century disaffection as drivers.
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Subdhuman
Kennedy at crossroads of tragedy and politics
Edg ar town Senator Edward Kennedy appears steadier yet still under public scrutiny amid the Chappaquiddick inquiry. He limits public exposure, plans responses, and faces security concerns as press coverage intensifies, shaping a calcu lated life in the spotlight and fueling ongoing political ambitions.
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Edward Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
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David Brinkley
Books I Love Choice Boswell Life of Johnson
John Kieran praises Boswell's Life of Johnson as packed with wisdom wit history and biographical anecdotes. He notes the book makes reading profitable and absorbing across many subjects and quotes its enduring appeal for older readers shifting from fiction to memoirs and biographies.
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