Editorial Page: urban life vs small town values
In Our Opinion the piece argues America shifts to urban society and loses wholesome small town values. It cites Thornton Wilder’s Our Town as showing contrasting community caring and laments the moral void amid city life, predicting social ills. It calls for a new urban integration of values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
Jefferson Park Junior High School
New York City
Washington Merry-Go-Round on sides of smoking debate
A former LBJ aide, Fred Panzer, shifted to the tobacco institute and urged a softer anti smoking campaign. He claims two sides exist and says he now sees both. Separately, Israel links Denis Rohen to the Al Aksa fire as a fanatic with biblical fervor. White House aides note draft reform awareness among college editors, and Boeing faces questions over the 747’s capacity and appeal for Pan Am and other airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
LBJ
White House
Tobacco Institute
Fred Panzer
Doug Cater
Panzer
Philip R. Lee
HEW
The
Ter
George
Francis Ferdinand
Middle East
Dennis Rohen
al Aksa
Rohen
Israel
Kibbutz
Ahor
Lee Oswald
James Earl Ray
Sirhan Sirhan
Denis Rohen
Colorado
Niyon
Boeing
New York
London
Pan American Airways
Wastern End Northwest
Forum letters and campus unrest under scrutiny
A reader defends free expression in a Journal forum letter while debating a senator’s conduct and a hostile campus climate. The piece cites Michael Guignard on authentic intellectuals, SDS, and student activism, and includes a quoted judge’s view on generational mentality and civil discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Michael Guinard
SDS
I.Q
Congress
Jacob J. Spiegel
Quiet Campus Ahead as SDS Protests Fade
Virginia’s Viewpoint notes a calmer fall with campus riots unlikely, Nixon praised for stalling student-control legislation. It highlights ASG efforts to empower student governments, expand nonviolence courses, and curb campus disruption, while predicting a restrained but watchful academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Payette
Nixon
SDS
Association of
ASG
Rotten Jokes Contest Attracts Trans Atlantic Challenge
Washington column notes the British Embassy plans a committee to pick the rottenest jokes in America for a contest with England. Readers are invited to submit entries via the newspaper. Humorous bits include a census gag about Hale Hale, the gangsolfer, and other quips about Martians, a bulldog, and TV shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maclean
Washington
America
England
Michael Watts
London Sunday Express
Charles H. Bryant
Three Minutes A Day By Jimmy Hinchcliffe Pitcher Defies Ump Calls
A 12 year old pitcher from Lexington School for the Deaf in New York plays with a sponsor team. He cannot hear the umpire or cheers but aims to inspire deaf children to compete with hearing peers and overcome barriers through sport and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Hinchcliffe
Lexington School ‘For the
New York
Jesus
Convention reform eyed by Democratic governors
Democratic governors at the 61st National Governors Conference discuss likely McGovern Committee reforms for national convention delegate selection. Proposals include starting in presidential year, open basic state meetings, and democratic selection, with minimum minority representation possible. Some governors doubt reforms will solve apathy and factional divides. Keywords: McGovern Committee, convention delegate, open meetings, democratic method, minorities, presidential year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
Nea
Washington
Colorado Springs
Cal
Overnor
McGovern Committee
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Kenneth Curtis
Maine
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
John Burns
Hawaii
Hearnes
To The Point Pal and buddy syndrome of hippies and ministers
Russell Kirk rails at a document from United Ministries in Higher Education promoting Urban Ministries in Higher Education. He mocks its “Personnel Procedures” for recruiting nonordained, diverse, urban labor with skills from the Black Student Union, hippies, writers, and activists. He warns of ecumenical drift and the risk of money-greedy zealots steering church support away from tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Kirk
Legion
United Ministries
Tagetines
Severa
Ple
Black Student Union
Arthur Miller
Mark Rudd
Jerry Rubin
Gore Vidal
Rap Brown
Lord Knows
Higheration
Birds of
Aes
James Forman
United Ministers
National Council of Churches
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People’s Forum
Forum
Kennedys
Arthur Crisp
H. M
Virginia
Mac's
Hale Hale the Gangsolfer
Hale
Hale Hale
Dick Krause
Martino
David
Harry Brice
Gen
NASA
Mars
James Keller
Washington News
Pal and
Buddy
Harold Coffin
Adriana
Biddeford
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Mana Telephone Business
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