Buckley criticizes intellectuals for indifference to tyranny
W F Buckley Jr laments that some writers and artists ignore or rationalize tyranny from communism to dictatorship. He cites Robert Lowell's hesitation at a White House reading, notes Lowell's war protest history, and warns against publicizing dissent without acknowledging its stakes. He urges awareness from refugees and thinkers like Mumford and Viereck.
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South Vietnam
Lowell
Lewis Mumford
American Academy of Arts & Letters
Johnson
Vietnam
Thomas Hart Benton
Mumford
Hitler
Germany
Peter Viereck
Morning reflections on authority and divine will
The quotes reflect on Jesus speaking as one sent by the Father and the duty to judge righteously. A Newman exhortation follows, praising all good things as gifts from God across natural and supernatural realms.
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John
God
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Voters pick ten nominees for Bluefield Board of Directors
Bluefield voters decide today on ten candidates for five city Board of Directors seats to be filled in the July 6 general election. The editorial endorses careful judgment of incumbents and challengers, notes limited impact of Urban Renewal in this race, and stresses city development needs and civic responsibility.
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Bluefield
City Board of Directors
West End
Bluefield Avenue
Bizarre Dominican Episode Underscores OAS Tensions
Drew Pearson outlines a string of missteps by OAS figures in Santo Domingo that damaged Pan American cooperation and U S prestige. Actor No 1 Dr Jose Mora of Uruguay faces personal distractions from his wife while 200 kilos of beans are distributed in city corners. Actor No 2 Ricardo Colombo misreads the OAS location and English need prompting confusion in New York and Buenos Aires. Actor No 3 Col Francisco Caamano Deno letters invite Caribbean democracy leaders to an OAS inquiry with no action. Actor No 4 William Tapley is mentioned as ambassador to the Ames turning to page five.
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U. S
Jose Mora
Uruguay
OAS
Senora Mora
Montevideo
Sccre
Santo Domingo
Mora
Ricardo Colombo
Argentina
Organization of American States
Colombo
New York
Washington
New Republic
Johnson
McGeorge Bundy
Buenos Aires
United States
Dai &Et Ee
Bundy
Francisco Caamano Deno
Caribbean
Munoz Martin
Puerto Rico
Magnet
Chile
Sevilla Sacasa
Nicaragua
United
Rique Tejera
Paris
Tas
William Tapley
John Lindsay
Wagner
Lindsay
New York City
Senate
House
Fortyseventy five years and more in Bluefield history
Visitors toured the new Peery Building as a municipal landmark linking scarce remnants of decades past. Workmen installed an 187 foot broadcasting antenna for WHIS TV signaling expansion in Bluefield fifteen years ago.
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Peery
Whis-Tv
Bluefield
Johnson plans three regional banks to run U S aid
Washington reports a State Department draft for three multi billion dollar regional banks to finance Asia Africa and Latin America development. The banks would be funded mainly by the U S Treasury and gradually control U S aid, with limited U S representation but majority influence by regional nations.
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Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott Washington
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
U. S
Johnson
Asia
Latin America
Africa
State Department
U. S. Treasury
U.S
Baltimore
Rio de Janeiro
Chile
Mexico
Venezuela
Organization of American States
Congress
Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
Llewellyn Thompson
Russia
Thomas Mann
Continents
South Viet Nam
H. R. Gross
Rla
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kremlin
Gross’ Group
OAS
Cuba
Castro
Organization of African Unity
Ghana
Tanzania
OAU
Mekong River
Poems Abandoned Road
A description of an old road overrun by grass and weeds. The speaker notes a landscape of tangled vines and ruined culverts, with pink petals drifting from a wild-rose thicket. A gray fox passes as briars and blossoms shelter small wildlife on their informal passage.
California political tides shift as Mrs Wyman loses council bid
Russell Kirk notes Los Angeles loss signals a moderating drift in California politics. The Wymans fate strengthens Mayor Yorty and Speaker Unruh as Republicans press conservative gains while liberal Democrats face setbacks amid national disputes with President Johnson.
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Los Angeles
Rosalind Wyman
Eugene Wyman
California
Pat Brown
George Murphy
Senate
Yorty
Samuel Yorty
Wymans
Jesse Unruh
United States Senate
California Senate
California Assembly
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Regan
Thomas Kuchel
Wyman
Bridge Brilliance of Art Buchwald Sparks Controversy
The piece reports that a bridge controversy, tied to Art Buchwald, unsettled players as a British captain defaulted his team’s positions after observed finger signals. It notes a dramatic impact on both professional and amateur bridge worlds and recounts a tense, humorous exchange at the table about bidding and scratching heads.
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Hilda
George
Mrs B of Hayneville Reflects on Southern Decency
Andrew Tully praises Mrs. Z B of Hayneville Alabama for criticizing a column about the FBI controversy in the Liuzzo case. He argues that most residents oppose intimidation and that decent citizens in the South deserve recognition for upholding civil rights without disorder.
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South
Z. B
Hayneville
Ala
Montgomery
FBI
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Dixie
Matt Murphy
Murphy
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