Death of Elston Ingalls Newsroom Pillar Remembered
The Journal remembers Elston Al Ingalls who died Sunday after a long battle with diabetes. A city and managing editor, he mentored many reporters and editors with sharp writing and a nose for a story. His colorful early life included lumberjacking boxing refereeing harness racing and running a lumber mill. He will be missed by colleagues and friends.
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Editorial correction on environmental measure defeat
The Saturday editorial notes a typographical error altered meaning. It corrects the final paragraph to say citizen gardens on state land for a nominal fee were defeated, criticizing a legislature with a record of anti-environment pressure and low standards.
The enemy is us in an era of European focus
This New York Times analysis argues that 1973 as Europe year was a propaganda myth, urging the United States to drop slogans and pursue clear policy. It criticizes American indecision, calls for stronger EU support, credible leadership, and restraint in diplomacy, noting Mayaguez and isolation risks.
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C.L. Sulzberger
Paris
Washington
Europe
Ford
Kissinger
United States
Abe
New Delhi
America
Mayaguez
Russia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Bloc
Indochina
Michel Gauvin
Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Mississippi
Hudson
Mekong
U.S
de Gaulle
Cuba
New York
Lubeck
Germany
Ags
Issinger
Simon
Iran
Shah
Rockefeller
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
New York Times
Goldwater
Soviet Union
Pentagon
Senate
Joint Chiefs
Sen
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Congress
Jacob Javits
Lament for a Liberal Justice on the Supreme Court
Paul Harvey condemns Justice Douglas as ailing and obstinate, accusing him of clinging to power to influence the Court’s future with a more liberal successor. The piece compares past retirements, portrays Douglas as mentally and physically unfit, and warns of the danger to constitutional balance.
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Paul Harvey
Supreme Court
Bill Douglas
Douglas
F.D.R
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Iag
Washington Columns Trigger DEA Resignation Over Malfeasance
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports that a sustained inquiry into the Drug Enforcement Administration led to Administrator John Bartels agreeing to resign after pressure from Deputy Atty. Gen. Harold Tyler. The piece notes internal dissension, corruption cases, CIA links, and Bartels orders to promote Anderson columns. It also recounts a humorous side note about a Senate bathroom bar dispute between Senators Sparkman and Church.
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Les Whitten
Washington
Colums
Drug Enforcement Administration
John Bartels
Harold Tyler
Bartels
Myles
DEA
Promuto
Thailand
Turkey
Bangkok
Jack Anderson
Seattle
Boston
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
New York
John Sparkman
D.-Ala
Sen
Frank Church
D.-Idaho
Capitol Building
Sparkman
Church
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate
United Feature Syndicate
Senate debates $104.7 billion military budget amid foreign policy questions
Washington scene reports a Senate panel probing how a large military budget aligns with U S foreign policy. Senators press for clear commitments, posture and aims, questioning arms sales, detente, and the balance between defense and domestic needs while preserving a non isolationist stance.
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James Reston
Washington
Senate
U.S
Southeast Asia
United States
Barry Goldwater
Sen
Alan Cranston
California
People Kill People Not Guns Parody by Russell Baker
A humorous essay recounts a man buying a gun and arguing with his Uncle Hal about gun safety and responsibility. The kitchen tableau spirals into comic chaos as pinochle, knives, and improvised violence illustrate the point that people cause harm, not objects. The piece ends with a satirical note on letters and publishing.
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Russell Baker
Uncle Hal
National Rifle Association
Hal
Raven
Hall
Aunt Clara
National Enquirer
Uncle Hall
Clara
John Wayne
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Lurie
Washington Scene
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Biddeford
E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Charles C. Sutton
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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