A Fine Distinction In Civil Disobedience Versus Civil Lawlessness
Editorial argues five Stanford criteria to judge civil disobedience. It stresses serious moral questions, exhausted legal remedies, positive moral aim, willingness to accept penalties, and nonviolence. The piece contrasts reform efforts with revolution and cites Columbia University and Ohio University campus incidents as questionable examples.
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Philip Rhinelander
Philosophy and Humanities
Stanford
Spock
Columia University
Ohio University
Presidents House
Speeding to Death? German Car Test Fails to Beat Slow Pace
In two West German trials the fast driver averaged under 50 mph over nearly 1000 miles from Hamburg to Rimini, yet finished 31 minutes ahead of the cautious driver who spared risk. The fast motor used more gasoline, brakes, and wear, and a Cologne Brenner Pass run showed the slow car lasting longer. The Ontario report hints at a moral about speed versus safety.
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West Germany
Ontario Department of Transport
Hamburg
Rimini
Bicses Motoring Club
Cologne
Brenner Pass
Mormon Welfare System Compared With U S Programs
Paul Harvey argues Mormon welfare, funded by a church storehouse, is more efficient and dignified. He cites Salt Lake City facilities dispensing $1.5 million in groceries last year, earned, not given, and notes New York City welfare growth outpacing population. He urges restoring work requirements and personal responsibility. Washington is noted as windy in summer.
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Paul
Salt Lake City
New York City
Washington echoes of violence in a nation at risk
In this open letter from editor Drew Pearson to his grandson, the piece reflects on the Kennedy assassination and a nation challenged by violence. It condemns gun lobby power and weak gun control while urging love, civic action, and safer laws to prevent hate and violence. The essay cites Senator Kennedy's shooting, Medgar Evers, and a Senate gun control debate, urging moral responsibility for future generations.
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Drew Pearson
Los Angeles
George L. Arnold Jr
George
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Len Kennedy
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Sen. Kennedy
Medgar Evers
NAACP
Mississippi
Byron de la Beckwith
Beckwith
Charles
Johnson
National Rifle Association
Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
George McGovern
South Dakota
Gale McGee
Wyoming
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Muskie
Maine
Nelson
Proxmire
Wisconsin
Scott
Nea
Lee Harvey Oswald
McCarthy Victory Prompts Faux White House Dreams
Washington notes spoof interviews with Hubert Humphrey Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller Ronald Reagan George Wallace and Wayne Morse imagining McCarthy becoming President. The piece wryly mocks rival candidates and political chatter as the era's obsessive campaign mood fades into fantasy.
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Lyndon Johnson
Hubert
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
Eugene Whats
Thas
Wallace
McCarthy
United Eater
South
The True Value of a Dollar Dilemma
The piece argues that teaching children money value harms respect for money. It suggests awareness of a dollar’s real worth breeds greed, and that awaiting wealth leads to diminished value. The reflection notes patience and warns that chasing money tends to come too late.
Washington News Watch: Atrocity Charges in Paris Talks
NEA report by Ray Cromley outlines potential Communist propaganda during Korean peace talks. It cites documented atrocity stories, including alleged germ warfare and biological attacks, to be distributed with photographs and eyewitness accounts by North Vietnam, the Soviet Union, and China, aiming to pressure U.S. concessions.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington Corre Washiingijun
Vie Norean
U.S
Army Office
Panmunjom
Jacob Malik
United States
Korea
Moscow
Peiping
P'yongyang
North Korea
Manchuria
United Nations Command
United Naions Command
State Acheson
Washington
Chow En-ai
China
France
England
Japan
Italy
Denias
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross
To The Point Nation Gratitude For War Dead In Vietnam
Russell Kirk argues that the Vietnam War shows little public gratitude for fallen soldiers. He cites missing memorials, critiques the era’s rhetoric, and praises the sacrifice of 25,000 servicemen while asserting the war may deter future Communist aggression. He recalls Henry Timrod and Magnolia Cemetery to frame memorial sentiment.
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College of Charleston
South Carolina
Carolina
Henry Timrod
Magnolia Cemetery
Charleston
Timrod
Maya
Southeast Asia
Europe
Socnabien
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Paris
United States
Antipodes
Three Minutes A Day Camera Cops In Frankfurt
Three minutes a day, four camera traffic cops in Frankfurt aim to reduce violations by electronically monitoring intersections. Cameras housed atop eight foot posts signal lights and detect infractions. violators are photographed and mailed fines of $7.50 for first offense and $25 for second, encouraging motorists to act from love for the Lord, not fear of punishment.
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Inter
Frankfurt
Gertiesmany
Jay
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