Freedom of speech is a two way street says President Johnson
In Our Opinion the president defends free expression while urging dissenters to answer. He argues freedom of speech remains a two way street and says dissent does not justify attacks on government. History will judge Vietnam, but America benefits from open debate.
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Johnson
Vietnam
United States
America
Overseas Weekly
Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara
Congress
Army
Stars and Stripes
Congressional
Edwin Walker
John Birch
Augsburg
Germany
Chiang Kai-shek
Taiwan
Saigon
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
U.S
Let us choose leaders unafraid of lawlessness
Paul Harvey urges action against incitement and civil rights protests he labels lawless. He cites Carmichael King and SDS figures, questions DOJ fear, applauds strict enforcement and leadership unafraid to uphold laws, and laments campus dissent and youth protests.
Whitten blocks Mississippi hunger aid despite Senate findings
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Rep. Jamie Whitten, a Mississippi congressman and chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee, has blocked food stamp funds for starving Delta Negro children. Senators Clark Randolph Pell Kennedy Nelson Prouty Javits and George Murphy documented severe malnutrition, while Whitten demanded names of hungry families to verify facts. The piece contrasts this with censorship issues around Overseas Weekly and potential expansion of U.S. action in Laos and North Vietnam.
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Senate
Delta
Mississippi
Jamie Whitten
D-Miss
Tallahatchie
House
Agriculture Department
Whitten
Ofgriculture
Orville Freeman
Tallahatchie County
Joe Clark
D-Pa
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Claiborne Pell
D-R.e
Edward Kennedy
D Mass
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Robert Kennedy
Dn.y
Winston Prouty
R-Vt
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
George Murphy
R.calif
Department
Office of Economic Opportunity
End of World Journal Tribune Stuns New York Press
The World Journal Tribune lasted from September 12, 1966 to May 5, 1967 and left about 2,600 workers jobless with an estimated 10,000 affected in families. Writers and artists who gave their best faced a brutal end as rising costs and union dynamics doomed the paper. The piece notes New York’s fragility in daily papers and laments the loss while suggesting a new afternoon venture may rise.
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Bob Considine
New York
World Journal Tribune
Suandays
the Times
News
The
Post
Orld Journal Tribune
Chet Huntley
WJT
Frank Conniff
Tke
Peking
Jack Howard
Bill Hearst
Jack Whitney
Entertainment
Bill Slocum
Pat Lynch
Jimmy Cannon
Washington
Thomas Dodd
Adam Clayton Powell
Twelve Citizens Sparked Strong Conflict of Interest Law
A dozen engaged citizens organized informally to research issues from zoning to air pollution and rapid transit. They found an expert who offered a model conflict of interest bill, circulated it, and spurred a citywide debate that led to passage of the law with teeth.
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Fach
Citizens’ Association
Passing of a laird ends a Durie breed in Scotland
Major Ralph Christie, laird of Durie in Fife, died at 80 after a life of hospitality and public service. A World War I veteran and local benefactor, he filled his great house with guests, helped create Glenrothes New Town, and remained beloved by friends and rivals alike. His acceptance of mortality and belief in reincarnation marked his final years.
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Russell Kirk
Scotland
Ralph Christie
Durie
Fife
Samuel Johnson
Lord Monboddo
Dukie
Monte Carlo
Ralph
Glenrothes
Exchequer
Duke
Storis
Major Christie
Land
Eden
Crazy Horse sculpture rises from Mount Rushmore era
A sculptor works since 1948 on a 563 foot Crazy Horse figure in South Dakota, intending a monument and Indian Center with museum hospital and arts university. By the 1970s six million tons of stone will be removed. the work symbolizes lasting contributions beyond personal gain.
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Crazy Horse
South Dakota
Libe al Arts
Senior Citizens Month and Early Distillers Noted
The piece reflects on Senior Citizens Month and aging, joking about aging and government labels. It then recalls Early American distilleries with George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, noting their roles and Britannica’s account of government revenue needs during Washington's era.
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George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Encyclospaedia Britannica
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