End to Draft Inequities Needed Now Mr Nixon
Editorial argues the 1970 draft lottery reduces some unfairness but many inequities remain. It urges President Nixon to use executive power to remove gaps such as deferment rules and board procedures while Congress contemplates reforms early next year.
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Percy signals plan to place assets in irrevocable trust
Sen Charles H Percy announces he will place his extensive financial holdings in an irrevocable trust for as long as he remains in public life He says he will have no control over or knowledge of his holdings The move follows the Senate rejection of Judge Haynsworth and Percy urges a law requiring lawmakers and aides to publicly disclose all financial details
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Rosedale Cabin Proposed For Park Move
Charleston historian Julius A. deGruyter suggests moving Rosedale, the city’s oldest residence, to Ruffner Memorial Park on Kanawha Boulevard. The cabin, built by Joel Ruffner, ties to park land donated by Daniel Ruffner in 1831, with burial sites of Col. and Mrs. Ruffner on site. The plan preserves history over dismantling and storage, now under city review.
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How Much for a Meat
Russell Baker riffs on Washington crime and city life in a satirical column noting recent holdups at churches schools and High's dairy stores. He portrays bank robberies as ordinary routine and humorously imagines daily rituals from milk runs to funerals to underscore urban fear and resilience.
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Readers' Forum on My Lai Hiroshima Guilty Debate
Letters to the editor discuss accountability in war crimes and compare My Lai with Hiroshima. Readers question responsibility, mention National Confidence Week, and note a reader in jail requesting Spanish-language reading material.
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Barbara Crane
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Teachers in Cambridge Face Faculty Crisis in Modern Universities
James Reston examines how rapid growth, dispersed faculties, and shifting student culture strain Harvard and similar institutions. He notes teachers’ split lives between campus and outside world, declines in unity, and creeping self doubt as campuses wrestle with inflation, wartime-era changes, and generation gaps.
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Hue Remembrance of a Wounded Vietnamese City
The author recalls Hue in South Vietnam as a city of elegance scarred by war. He contrasts a peaceful springtime with Tet 1968 devastation, notes the 3,000 killed or buried, and reflects on U S Marines and ARVN losses. The throne room bears bullet holes and U S aid tin patches, while Hue’s memory and identity endure amid uncertainty about its future.
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Nixon in Washington Football Fun Page 13
Richard M Nixon features in a Washington football fun item on page 13, with notes on activities and local interest. The brief highlights Nixon's appearance and the surrounding context in the sports page.
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Reasonable Doubt About Song My Massacre By Charlie Company
A veteran columnist argues possible premeditated murder by Charlie Company at Song My hamlet, known as My Lai or Pinkville. He cites West testimony, calls the unit under pressure prone to group dementia under fire, and notes commander orders to destroy the village. He cautions against generalizing about all U S soldiers while acknowledging troubling actions.
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