Solzhenitsyn on the power of words and world events
Editorial praises Alexander Solzhenitsyn for exposing censorship and defending literature as a defense of national soul. It notes his Nobel lecture published in Stockholm, his critique of the United Nations, and the tension between art and political reality as Dostoevsky’s devils haunt global life.
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Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn
Stockholm
United Nations
Dostoevsky
Communists plead for mercy in public opinion amid Vietnam war debate
Paul Harvey argues that blaming U S bombing of Vietnam for dike damage is a propaganda tactic. He defends bombing dikes as a response to North Vietnamese aggression while criticizing the moral claims of opponents and noting repeated floods from the Red River. He dismisses calls to spare civilian infrastructure.
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Paul Harvey
Jane Fonda
Ramsey Clark
Hanoi
Binh Dinh
Washington
North Vietnam
Naming Girls After Hurricanes Sparks Harsh Opinions
A columnist laments parents giving girls hurricane inspired names like Agnes, suggesting such labels may influence how the bearer is perceived as she grows. The piece critiques societal habit and hints at personal impact.
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Agnes
Predictable Storm Names and Stormy Weather
A reflective piece notes the unpredictability and control by storms and names. It contrasts male names like Jack Buck and Bill with monetary connotations and suggests a sense of surrounding weather and people, especially women.
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Jack
Buck
Bill
Three Minutes A Day How to Improve Telephone Manners
The New York Telephone Company offers tips for better phone conversations. Be attentive and polite, say please and thank you, smile while you talk, visualize the person you are speaking to, speak to the person not the phone, and strive for warmth and tact. The piece ends by reflecting on the idea of treating others as you wish to be treated and questions why rush hour exists.
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New York Telephone Company
Rooney Election Probe Sparks White House Pressure
Washington report says the Justice Department faces a decision on investigating alleged election violations in Rep. John Rooney D NY amid his power over the department's purse strings. The piece details double voting claims by Rooney relatives and alleged Rooney machine tactics in the New York primary.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Justice Department
John Rooney
D-N.y
Department
Rooney
House Appropriations
Richard Kleindienst
Allard Lowenstein
Tammany Hall
James
Beatrice
James Rooney
Board of Elections
Enamina Coursa
New York Board of Elections
Gumersindo Martinez
Martinez
Lowenstein
Paul McCloskey
R-Calif
New York
McGovern Underdog Strategy Drives Campaign Confidence
Washington reports elation in the McGovern camp as polls show Nixon ahead by about 25 percent. A party insider explains the plan to keep McGovern as the underdog, citing primary dynamics, press influence, and staged missteps like the Eagleton episode to sustain sympathy and boost late support.
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Washington
George McGovern
eGovern
Nixon
McGovern
G.O.P
George
Humphrey
Muskie
Jackson
America
Truman
Dewey
HST
Ple
Eagleton
Shriver
Communists Signal Through Troop Movements in Asia
Washington correspondent analyzes North Vietnamese troop shifts in Laos and Cambodia as potential peace signals. He argues that Communist leaders use clear messages, direct or allegorical, and that ignoring such signals risks misreading diplomacy and delaying progress.
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Ky Ray Cromley
Washington
China
Vnj
Ho Chi Minh
Sargent Shriver
Averill Harriman
Nixon
Hanoi
Iwill
U.S
Dawice
Babson's indicates 1972 farm year brighter than 1971
Babson's Reports from Wellesley Hills notes 1972 crop prospects better balanced with demand after last year's corn overproduction. Acreage planted for 1972 totals 308 million, with some post-planting losses and potential frost risk, yet carryovers and prices point to a favorable near term outlook for farmers despite tighter hog and corn markets.
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Babson
Wellesley Hills
Mass
Midwest
Atlantic
Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board of the
Agriculture Department
Research Department of Babson
U.S
Canada
Australia
Argentina
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Phil Hughes
Bureau of the Budget
Eisenhower
Stants
Hughes
Staats
Caveral
Yuovagerwse
Maurice Stans
General Accounting Office
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Don Maclean
Washington News
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Cambodia
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South Vietnam
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