Veterans Form For Peace Debate Over War Image
A Vietnam veteran group forming Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace advocates dialogue with critics after a hostile reception. They claim 5,000 members, contrast with 1000 VVAW protesters, and challenge John Kerry to a televised debate led by Annapolis graduate John ONeill to counter alleged war crime portrayals. Bruce Kessler spokes for the group.
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Army
Vietnam Veterans For A Just Peace
Washington
Vietnam
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Nixon
John Kerry
John O’neill
Annapolis
Kerry
O’neill
Bruce Kessler
Kessler
Supreme Court strikes down vague loitering laws
The Supreme Court voided decades old loitering bans for vague wording that invited discriminatory enforcement. Justice Potter Stewart warned that broadly worded rules could suspend social and political gatherings and urged specific conduct targets. The ruling affects urban areas where such laws were used against minorities and the poor.
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Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Cincinnati
Stewart
Nearly Two Thirds of Americans Have Stock Market Ties
A New York Stock Exchange study shows 31 million Americans own shares and 106 million are indirect owners through institutions. Director Stan West notes saturation for indirect holdings, as 1970 population hit 205 million with 40 percent under 21, affecting future market influence.
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America
New York Stock Exchange
Stan West
West
If we aren’t building an SST the Russians fly over us
A provocative remark argues against Soviet overflight threats and a sonic boom during debates on supersonic transport. The speaker warns against allowing Russian aircraft to dominate airspace and stresses impatience with perceived communist aggression.
Italian Leadership Not Worthy Of Italians
On June 4, 1944 in Rome General Clark’s forces entered the city and visited the Protestant Cemetery where Shelley lies. The piece notes German reprisals after Via Rasella and describes Italian resistance, leadership flaws, and mixed national sentiments amid the liberation anniversary.
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Rome
U.S
Piazza Venezia
Mark W. Clark
Marcus Aurelius
Tiber
Clark
Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Viareggio
Edward John Trelawny
Mario Presti
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Via Rasella
Regina Coeli
Via Principe Amedeo 2
Himmler
Johann Koch
San Calisto
Hitler
Wellington
Torres Vedras
Portugal
Albert Kesselring
Common Market Ills Stir Britain’s Entry Debate
Russell Kirk outlines mixed public opinion as Edward Heath touts favorable terms for Britain joining the European Common Market. Opponents fear loss of autonomy and weaker ties to the United States, while Scottish critics warn that inshore fisheries and hill farming could suffer under EU rules. The piece notes Scotland’s 60 percent livestock and fishing stake and cites Mansholt on farm price support, highlighting potential economic and social costs before Parliament votes.
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Edward Heath
Britain
House of Commons
Europe
United States
Westminster
George Scott Moncrieff
Common Market
London Times
Scott Monrieff
West Indies
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Scotland
England
Sicco Mansholt
United Kingdom
Norway
Iceland
BBC
Atlantic
Japan
Politicians Discovering Rock and Youth Voter Appeal
A 1960s era analysis notes politicians courting rock music's appeal to 18 to 21-year-olds. It cites rallies with Peter Yarrow and Joni Mitchell, Woodstock-like camp-ins, and May Day Tribe clashes as lessons for campaigns. It warns music may draw crowds without guaranteed political action.
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Washington
Dump Nixon
Rhode Island State House
GOP
Providence
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Me
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Peter Yarrow
Joni Mitchell
Allard K. Lowenstein
New York
Dump Johnson
West Potomac Park
White House
Brian Yaffe
Yaffe
Nixon
Humphrey
Muskie
Agnew
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Murphy helps Hoffa witness recant in Hoffa case
Audie Murphy, burial today at Arlington, pressed key witness Edward Partin to recant Hoffa testimony in 1964. Partin reportedly claimed DOJ pressured him, but the statement contains errors and was not signed. Murphy sought a sworn follow up, while prosecutors and Teamsters balanced parole hearings and political pressure in the long Case.
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Audie Murphy
Arlington Cemetery
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters
Lewisburg
Hoffa
Murphy
Nashville
Edward Grady Partin
Baton Rouge
Partin
Nixon
Hollywood
California
Irving Kramer
Justice Department
Teamster
George Murphy
K-Calif
White House
John Mitchell
Hotta
Kramer
Dalton Smith
Denver
Mideast
Israel
Moishe Dayan
Bill Rogers
Dayan
Joe Spear
Cairo
Spear
U.S
Pyramid of
Giza
Nixon aims to end Vietnam engagement next year
Paul Harvey argues Congress seeks credit for disengagement this year while the nation faces a growing antiwar movement. He warns the war fuels funding orgs and protests, notes Gallup shows 56 percent favor withdrawal this year and 54 percent expect pullout near next election. He stresses domestic reforms and cautions against violence or ROTC attacks.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Senate
Democrats
America
Gallup
Indochina
Washington
Congress
Useless But Interesting Tickets at JFK Center Gala
The gala opening tickets for the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington cost $100 with a $40 rate for those under 35. The piece notes capital society’s aging dynamics, hints at new film rating ideas, and mentions tourists expected in national parks this summer. It also jokes that someone seeking to escape might do better staying home.
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John F. Kennedy Center
Washington
Capital Society
Senator Sighs Over Car Rental Card Demand
A South Dakota senator reports a congressman faced a car rental agency that refused dollars and asked for a credit card. The mock suggestion that Reichsmarks might have helped is noted. The piece also mentions a new 8 cent eagle stamp and parties eyeing Miami Beach for conventions with candidates testing dark glasses.
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South Dakota
Miami Beach
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