Memorial Day and the Endless Call of War
The piece reflects on Memorial Day origins from 1868, honoring fallen soldiers across wars from Gettysburg to Vietnam. It notes successive conflicts and the ongoing metal of sacrifice, predicting a distant day when all graves rest and a new verse to Taps would declare war ended and peace achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
G.A.R
America
San Juan Hill
Belleau Wood
Bastogne
Iwo Jima
Missionary Ridge
Khe Sanh
Impressions on Police Power and Supreme Court Role
The piece argues protection for citizens from police and policemen from hostile publics. It highlights the Supreme Court's role in shielding defendants from forced confessions and critiques attacks by Congress and media. It calls for support of law enforcement amid urban violence and campus unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Supreme Court
Congress
New York City
Columbia University
The
New York Times
New York Post
Three Minutes A Day By Rev James Keller
In Chester England Zoo keepers told animals to speak with visitors during a hooved disease shutdown. The piece urges daily acts of kindness to lift others and cites scripture urging believers to imitate God and share divine joy. It concludes with a prayer for being an effective instrument of God's day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Keller
Chester
England
Britain
Christ
France on Brink as De Gaulle Faces Referendum Fallout
Washington report outlines France’s looming economic crisis after July 1 when Common Market tariffs end. De Gaulle’s position may collapse after a June 16 referendum, with leftist consolidation under Francois Mitterand and a shift away from the U S alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
France
de Gaulle
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Brown
Fred Dutton
Pat
Sacramento
University of California
Pat Brown
Jess Unruh
Dutton
Unruh
California
Charles de Gaulle
Francois Mitterand
Confederation of the Left
Gaullists
Cardinal Spellman
University of the Sorbonne
Mirth and Muddle at the National Press Club
A column by Don Maclean rattles through a headache plagued morning with digs at Rep. Matsunaga over a Hawaii statehood gag and a jab at Rev. Abernathy over a park land project. The piece ends with a quip about students swarming school administration buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean
Washington
National Press Club
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Spark
Matsunaga
Abernathy
Theashington Restaurant Association
Ho Chi Minh's WWII US ties shaped Vietnamese power rise
Washington reports reveal Ho Chi Minh collaborated with US military agencies in World War II. His underworld supplied trail watchers and coast guards against Japan, aided downed aircrews, and received substantial US arms. He built strength in northern Vietnam while purging rivals as his force grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Washington
Hong Kong
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
China
Indochina
U.S. Air Corps
French Indochina
U. S
North
Vietnam
South Vietnam
To The Point Critics Denounce Antisocial Labeling
Russell Kirk argues antisocial behavior is moral failure not a societal condition. He cites Hartley and Johnson to dismiss euphemisms and urges individual discipline, warning that criminals and disturbing youths often simply enjoy crime and disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Detroit
Watts
L.P. Hartley
London Times
Hartley
Paris peace show teased by TV jabs and puppet lines
A satirical grab bag accuses North Vietnam of spouting ads while Averell Harriman seeks a peace road. Xuan Thuy is said to misdirect, with Ho Chi Minh puppets and repeated performances. The piece skewers Paris broadcasts and hints at Bob Hope in a future Christmas cameo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Ho Chi Minh
Uncle Sam
Grand Ho
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
Bob Hope
Ave Harriman
Cy Vance
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Inez
Inez Robe
Drew Pearson
Chicago
Bobby
Edmund G
Pat” Brown
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
NATO
Senate
Tom Kuchel
Republican
Kuchel
Max Rafferty
Joe McCarthy
Ruchel
Rachel
Democratic Party
Rafferty
Mac's
Ralph Abernathy
Washington News
By Russell Kirk
Satan
Harold Coffin
Biddeford -Saco Journal
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business Depts
the Associated Press
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