Niebuhr and Thomas critique on American idealism and change
An editorial reflects on Reinhold Niebuhr and Norman Thomas, noting how Niebuhr’s calls for translating Christian ideals into social action were once controversial yet later absorbed by society. It laments a nation's failure to heed his warning about illusions fostering evils and the danger of unchecked power, particularly in Asia, as democracy and reform faced resistance from elites.
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Uate
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Reinhold Niebuhr
Niebuhr
America
Asia
Postal service must improve delivery not spin
The piece argues the U S Post Office should focus on prompt mail delivery from Maine to Oregon rather than costly public relations to repair its tarnished image. It contends propaganda cannot outweigh shoddy service and that genuine efficiency will restore credibility and boost revenue.
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U. S
U. S. Post Office Department
Winton Blount
Maine
Oregon
Hillbilly Gift Controversy Faces Publisher Comstock
A Gazette columnist and West Virginia Hillbilly editor Jim Comstock defend gifts from press agents as nitpicking while revealing his paper is subsidized by an industrial group buying 20 000 subscriptions. The letter to a state senator signals renewed coverage of the legislature and raises ethical questions about funded journalism and editorial independence.
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Gazette
Jim Comstock
West Virginia Hillbilly
Comstock
West Virginia State Senate
Hillbilly
Leaks Fly Amid Pentagon White House Press Chaos
A satirical scene shows leak handlers at the Pentagon and State Department desperate to push classified reports to the press. Bill, the leak coordinator, pleads with reporters and columnists while wheelbarrow workers deliver documents claiming a national security need to pressure Congress. A syndicated columnist declines, deeming leaks untrustworthy, as a general pressures for disclosures and White House aides hustle documents near sightseeing buses.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Pentagon
State Department
White House
Bill
America
Congress
Justice Department
Moe
North Vietnam
Samoa
Gazette Error on Schools in Kanawha County
Readers challenge the Charleston Gazette front page claim on school integration. They insist Negro students are far more segregated now than three years ago and dispute the 81.9 percent figure. As of October 1970, 3,404 Negro students were in Kanawha County schools with 88.2 percent in majority white schools, not 81.9 percent.
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Charleston Gazette
Kanawha County
the Gazette
Gazette
Kanawha
Negra
Fruth
Shawnee
Dissent Over West Virginia 60 Percent Bond Vote Rule
The dispute centers on the 60 percent threshold for approving bonds and levies in West Virginia. Judge Haymond defended the people’s primacy in amending the Constitution while warning the state court majority overstepped by invalidating constitutional provisions. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the state ruling, preserving the 60 percent requirement and limiting judicial power over constitutional change.
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West Virginia
Charles E. Hodges
State Senate
Charleston Area
Supreme Cowt of
United States
Frank C. Haymond
West Virginia Supreme Court
Roane County
Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
Haymond
U.S. Supreme Court
Charleston
Judge Haymond
Warren Burger
State Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Brezhnev waved from car during Berlin visit
Brezhnev arrived in Berlin to a friendly welcome, contrasting with East German protests eighteen years earlier. A large crowd lined the airport and route to the city, and the Soviet leader briefly waved from his car, a rare gesture for him.
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Berlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Tamerlane
Persepolis
Brezhnev Pushes Force Reduction in East Europe
The article argues Brezhnev's rising personal power backs Moscow's push for mutual force reductions with the United States. It notes Brezhnev’s expanded authority, Western reaction, and the Bonn Moscow treaty and Berlin talks shaping Eastern Europe security, with emphasis on limits on Soviet and Western troop movements and a cautious Western response. It highlights the shift toward negotiating troop reductions and the potential implications for NATO and global peace.
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United States
Brezhnev
Walter Ulbricht
Soviet Communist Party
Tbilisi
Europe
Berlin
Germany
East Germany
Soviet Union
Red Army
Mediterranean
Pacific
NATO
Dean Rusk
William Rogers
Washington TV critic George Harley Staggers profile
Washington DC television critic George Harley Staggers writes on media trends in a feature on page 1. The piece outlines his career, influence, and views on broadcasting, with notes on critical style and notable projects.
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Harley Staggers
Washington, D. C
Singapore the Sea Power Deepening in Asian Markets
The Los Angeles Times argues Singapore, once forecast to fade with aviation, thrives as a maritime hub. It highlights its port growth, labor, wharfage, and finance, positioning Singapore as a pivotal oceanographic center and potential nonmilitary American Southeast Asia presence.
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Los Angeles Times
Singapore
Asia
United States
Prophets of Doom
Pacific
Indies
Malayan
Royal Navy
Repulse
Prince of Wales
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Port Sweetenham
Southeast Asia
Port Swettenham
Venice
Singa
Hong Kong
Japan
Indonesia
Thailand
Phillipines
Taiwan
People's Republi
China
Switzerland
Israel
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