Soviet Scholar Debunks Monolithic View of United States
A Soviet historian Miss Evgenia I Popova argues that American politics are not controlled by Wall Street monopolists and urges differentiation within imperialist powers. She contends Soviet history overprojects unity of purpose in capitalism and criticizes both sides for simplistic labels.
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Communist Party
United States
Evgenia I. Popova
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Wall Street
Miss Popova
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Washington
America
Popova
Marx
Engels
Lenin
Readers Forum: Cause Not the Man Defines Davis
The Gazette urges judging C. Anderson Davis by his actions not his court troubles. It argues against making him a martyr or using his incarceration to boost a dubious status while acknowledging his past efforts to awaken local Black communities to moral and legal issues.
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the Gazette
C. Anderson Davis
Fatherhood of God
Brotherhood of Man
Davis
NAACP
Methodist
LBJ olive branch rights and civil rights critique
A letter from Belly Harding Tornado discusses LBJ era civil rights, NAACP leadership, and the need to keep focus on civil liberties. It argues against using resources to promote individuals and calls for reconciliation and responsible activism. The piece also references Gone with the Wind dialogue about why wars occur and notes public discontent with war.
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the Gazette
Scarlett O'Hara
Rhett Butler
Rhett
Scarlett
Harding
Rising Carnage Needs Solution From Detroit
Detroit industry races to revive safety on cars amid rising highway deaths. Lock magazine notes engineers push shoulder harness and new steering gear as Ford's horsepower push shifts sales, while Cornell supports salable safety packages despite driver error. Deaths per vehicle mile are seen climbing toward 100000 annually by 1975.
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Detroit
Lock Magazine
Ford
Look
Cornell University
Cornell
Push Ban On Sale of Arms In Global Peace Drive
Opinion argues the United States reduced arms sales last year yet still exported 1.5 billion in equipment. It calls for UN backed restraints to curb arms and ammunition to prevent nuclear war and promote peace, challenging the U.S. arms industry to support controls.
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United States
U. S
Tola
New York Times
Soviet Union
United Nations
Washington
Philip Solomon
Boston
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Edward
Robert Kennedy
Maurine Neuberger Solomon
Richard Neuberger
Bay State
Tom McCall
Air power display in Vietnam questioned as ineffective grand gesture
James Reston criticizes a 5000 mile B52 air sweep near Saigon as a symbolic show of force that fails to deter the Viet Cong or prove U S credibility. He argues long range bombers prove weak in jungle warfare and warns this episode reflects flawed policy judgments.
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Washington
Air Service
Saigon
Big Mouth Clay
Sonny Liston
Guam
U. S
South Viet Nam
Sac
Stalin
Red Square
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Castro
Uncle Sam
Viet Nam
Critique of U.S. Cold War credibility and Vietnam actions
The piece argues that Washington pursued political aims with minimal force in Korea and the Dominican Republic, later escalating in Vietnam. It condemns a mix of restraint and naïveté, noting delayed large deployments, and questions the administration's pride and the political optics surrounding the B52 raid and public support.
Oregon senate race heat rises as Neuberger seeks renomination
The Oregon Senate contest centers on incumbent Democrat Maurine Neuberger and a divided party. Republicans pin hopes on Hatfield successor Tom McCall who could face a legal ballot challenge over Neuberger's marital name change and Senate identity.
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Maurine Neuberger
Hatfield
Tor
McCall
Goldwater
Sen. Neuherfer
Senate
Robert Thornton
Army Morale and Duty Highlight Charley Dodge Speech
Lt Gen Charley Dodge, head of the U.S. Fifth Army stationed in Chicago, praised soldier devotion at a Detroit Reservists convention. A drafted man with 14 months to serve urged deployment to Vietnam, Dodge noted no policy breach. Before Vietnam force deployment, about 4 percent of officers and 4 percent of enlisted served volunteered for duty.
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Post-Times
Charley Dodge
U.S. 5Th Army
Chicago
Detroit
Viet Nam
Dodge
U.S
Army morale under civilian control in Viet Nam era
A veteran perspective criticizes civilian leadership over the military in Viet Nam. The piece argues morale hinges on perceived respect for the armed forces, decries token pay raises, and warns that mixed command in the Dominican Republic and Korea undermines unity. It questions the current framework and urges steadier support for troops.
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Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Washington
Italy
Mark W. Clark
United States
Korea
Eighth Army
J. J. Pershing
U. S
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Ent
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Haphong
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Tisturbeth
Doris Fleeson
Oregon
Sen
Neuhberger
Howard Morgan
Monroe Sweetland
S. L. A. Marshall
Hulett
H.C. Smith
New York
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