Conservationists win two key natural heritage battles
In Our Opinion lauds the 9th Congress for siding with conservationists in two major fights. The Save the Dunes Council secured 14 shoreline miles and 6,539 acres for a national park along Lake Michigan. Sierra Club led a successful push to stop a plan damming the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, preserving a vital page of natural history.
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Indiana
Lake Michigan
Save the Dunes Council
Sierra Club
Congress
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
89Th Congress
Mead views on parental behavior and youth morals
Anthropologist Margaret Mead argues modern parents reward misbehavior and condemn premarital risk yet celebrate later consequences. She says youth trends reflect adult collusion, not youth alone, urging readers to consider her provocative point.
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Margaret Mead
Miss Mead
Calvin Bartholomew roller skates Spokane to Miami
Paul Harvey notes how grand, solitary quests inspire action while many postpone dreams. Calvin Bartholomew, from Spokane, begins a cross country roller skate voyage toward Miami, seeking distinction to escape being the nobody. Harvey reflects on habit, ambition, and the hunger for achievement.
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Paul Harvey
Alexander
Marco Polo
de Soto
Cortez
Ponce de Leon
Lewis and Clark
David Livingstone
Dan Boone
Ericson
Columbus
Magelam
James Cook
Henry Hudson
Peary
Byrd
Orville Wright
Slim Lindbergh
Eddie Rickenacker
Corrigan
Amelia Earhart
Auguste Piccard
United States
Calvin Bartholomew
Calvin
Spokane
Miami
U. S. 30
Nebraska
Paris
Three Minutes A Day Saves Boy From Pneumonia Danger
A medical column recounts a five-year-old California boy saved when a nut lodged in his lung was removed after readers recognized symptoms from pneumonia. A mother reading the column showed it to her doctor, who confirmed X-rays found a nut. Surgeons operated and the boy recovered fully. The piece extols the writer’s powerful influence and urges young writers to use their gift to inform and inspire.
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California
Dangerous power lobby linked to Liberty Lobby and anti Semitic claims
Washington column by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson exposes the Liberty Lobby as promoting anti Semitic theories and prodding support from retired military officers and businessmen. It lists board members, sponsors, and a 1962 radio series that drew several U S Senators into promoting the group’s agenda. The piece notes alleged secret accords with the Kremlin and a stated aim to hinder Viet Nam policy, plus notes on libel suits and public backlash.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Liberty Lobby
Willis Carto
Africa
LBJ
Joseph H. Pen
Sun Oil Company
Liberty Loby
Congress
Mundt
R-S.d
McClellan
D Ark
Dirksen
R-Ill
Curtis Dall
Roosevelt
Senate
George E. Stratemeyer
Air Force
Korea
Winter Park
Fla
Liberty Lowdown
United States
Kremlin
Washington, D.C
Chiang Kai-shek
Viet Nam
Johnson
Far East
Taipei
Dall
Supreme Court
Leaflet Warfare in Vietnam Promotes Defection Tactics
In brief, the piece describes the U S use of leaflets and open-arm passes aimed at Viet Cong and North Vietnamese, arguing the propaganda campaign helps erode enemy morale by offering medical aid and a path to surrender. It notes Gen Westmoreland’s view that such leaflets could cause up to 10,000 defections this year and presents examples from various leaflets highlighting appeals to civilians and defectors.
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Bob Considine
New York
Johnson
Viet Nam
William Westmoreland
Westmoreland
South Viet Nam
The
Ene
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Uncle
United States
Republic of Korea
Australia
New Zealand
America
Sitting Bull
the Kaiser
Adolf Hitler
Mao
Mac
Oxford
Cambodia
Larsen
State Department
Phnom Penh
Buster
War and peace critiques in Vietnam era letters
A long reader letter section argues against bombing in Vietnam and calls for a cease fire, criticizing U S military aims and urging support for political action. The piece cites war weariness, concerns over civilian casualties, and hopes for peace before Christmas, naming Adrian H Scolten M D and Tom Maynard as political references.
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U.S. Army
U.S
Viet Nam
U. S
America
U Thant
U.N
Pope Paul VI
England
Viet
Congress
Sec
Defense
McNamara
Johnson
Tom Maynard
Congressional Record
Adrian H. Scolten
M.D
Portland
Editor's Outlook Cambodia not a Viet Cong sanctuary
An unsigned Viet Nam era column by Jenkin Lloyd Jones argues Cambodia is used as a VC sanctuary, urging decisive action across the border. The piece accuses officials of denial and cites international opinion, Maoist risk, and domestic dissent while urging a clear win.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Saigon
Viet Nam
Larsen
Pentagon
Cambodia
State Department
Galileo
McAuliffe
Bastogne
Floyd McKissick
CORE
U.N
East River
Viet Cong propose peace pact with Saigon outlined
Washington reports from Manila based on Viet Cong sources describe a five point peace plan. The VC seek government posts for cadres, local autonomy in strong provinces, recognition of the National Liberation Front, incorporation into Vietnamese military forces, and a staged withdrawal of U.S. and North Vietnamese troops. The plan aims to influence police, information, agriculture, industry, and foreign affairs to shape a pro Communist trajectory.
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Viet Nam
GVN
Saigon
Ray Cromley
Washington
Enterprise Assn
Manila
National Police
Special
USS
Foreign Affairs Office
Red
Viet Cong
Red Underground
Communist National Liberation Front
U.S
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U.S.A.R
Fort Collins
Colo
Edwin Walker
Army
Frederick A. Kibbe
U.S.A.R. Ret
Florida Minutemen
Fort Lauderdale
Richard M. Moran
U.S.A. Ret
Kerrville
Tex
Tell’m
Board of Policy
Ronald Reagan
Gertrude Bale
Pasadena
Network of
Patriotic Letter Writers
Adm
Charles M.cooke
Sonoma
7Th Fleet
Karl Prussian
San Diego
Vernon G
R. G. Johnson
Rogers, Ark
Northern
Arkansas
Annals of War
People’s Forum
Sihanouk
Thailand
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McCormick
de Gaulle
Washington News
Viet Cong Bloc
Biddeford
Saco Journal
Adams Street
Maine
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