End of Long Vietnam War Brings Hope for Peace
The editorial calls for a lasting cease-fire in Vietnam at 7 p.m. Saturday and reflects on the war's lasting divisions. It notes the long American involvement from 1950 to recent years, the high casualties and POWs, and hopes for cease-fires in Laos and Cambodia. It urges support for veterans and families, and lessons learned about the futility of land wars and the need for peaceful solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Dmz
Dien Bien Phu
Truman
Nixon
Laos
Cambodia
Henry Kissinger
Veterans
Asia
Lyndon B Johnson Remembered For Social Reforms
The nation mourns Lyndon Baines Johnson as a president who expanded social programs and civil rights. Medicare, Voting Rights Act 1965, Civil Rights Act 1964, and education initiatives like ESEA shaped the era despite Vietnam War burdens and later fiscal strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Baines Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Congress
Kennedy
Nixon
The Needle on Curing the Common Cold
A witty meditation on the hype around cures for colds and the cost of medical advice. It lampoons the modern reliance on doctor recommendations and television pseudo cures, suggesting the real issue is a thriving market of commercial remedies.
Nixon aide accused of using grants to woo black lawyers
FBI probes Howard Phillips for allegedly offering government funds to black attorneys to lure them to the Republican side. Berkeley meeting involved state consultant Tom Berkley and several lawyers discussing judicare and potential financial perks. Phillips denies making such statements, noting a routine Berkeley visit. News also notes SEC chop and Nicaragua relief efforts by National Airlines and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
FBI
Nixon
Howard Phillips
Phillips
Office of Economic Opportunity
al Dougal
Mike Kiernan
Dougal
Berkeley
Calif
White House
California
Tom Berkley
Bay Area
Berkley
Charles Houston Law Club
Don MacCullum
OEO
Lloyd
Whirlashington
Sam Butler
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
John Ehrlichman
Butler
SEC
Brass Ring
National Airlines
Nicaragua
Dial Info
Tom Potter
Daniel Fromme
John Bailey
Tom Powers
Mac's World The hailstone effect
Opinion by Don Maclean arguing against sensationalized bombing totals in Vietnam coverage. He coins the hailstone effect describing escalating news rhetoric from crowd counts to casualty estimates and notes political and bureaucratic exaggeration. The column also previews brief notes on Congress, CIA leadership, and other satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean
Washington
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Europe
Hanoi
War’s end may mend torn threads of American life
Washington war debate has numbed balance and speech. The piece argues the Vietnam era warped priorities, strained national unity, and corrupted public discourse as scholars and leaders fixated on the conflict, risking long-term damage to politics and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
NEA
Washington
United States
America
Vietnam
Indochina
George McGovern
Lave Gross
Look Homeward America. New England Displacement Warms to Home Fronts
Paul Harvey notes New England's decline as manufacturing shifts south and a service economy grows. He cites 25 percent drop in nondurable goods, defense cutbacks, and flood damages, calling for renewed focus on domestic priorities and the home front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey
Nixon
America
Korea
Vietnam
New England
South
Appalachia
United States
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Boston
U.S. Department of Commerce
Hudson
DuPont
Mellon Bank
Cabot Corp
Heinz and Family
J. Howard Pew
Pew
Rockefeller
Chicago
New York
Texas
Louisiana
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles Lloyd
Mac's
CIA
Russia
Greenland
Hussein
Washington News
Paul Harvey News
Diddeford
Saco Journal
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B. F. C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Biddeford
Maine
Associated Press
Mathews
Shannon Clen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!