Remembering Kent State Through a Larger Tragedy
The essay argues justice hinges on full context beyond the killings at Kent State. It notes a 15 year old girl witnessed the event, and that national turmoil over Vietnam and campus protests shaped actions. It calls for examining both guardsmen conduct and the broader climate to seek true accountability.
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Kent State
America
Kent
Florida
Cleveland
Ohio National
Ohio
James Rhodes
National Guard
Nixon
Cambodia
Today in History December 23 1973
Highlights include Wake Island surrender 1941 and George Washington resigning 1783. Other notes cover Maryland ceding land 1788, Joseph Smith birth 1805, Stalin Byrnes Bevin meeting 1945, Tojo execution 1948, Bay of Pigs prisoners 1962, Pope Paul VI Christmas remark, Apollo 8 lunar entry, Managua quake, birthdays James Roosevelt and Jose Greco, and a Walpole quip.
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Associated Press
Wake Island
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Maryland
Joseph Smith
Sharon
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
U.S
James Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tokyo
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Miami
Paul VI
Dewey Favored But Truman Wins In 1948 Election
The World Almanac recalls that in the 1948 race Republican Thomas E. Dewey led in polls and even newspapers declared a Dewey victory, but incumbent Harry S Truman ultimately won the presidency.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Harry S Truman
Dewey
The
Is US Health Care Getting Better for the Money
AP analyst probes rising hospital costs from 9.39 dollars per patient day in 1946 to 105.09 in 1972 and 32.5 million admissions, questioning whether higher spending equals better health care as life expectancy climbs only modestly since 1962.
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American Hospital Association
McMahon
John Cunniff
New York
United States
John Alexander McMahon
Faith in government and economy wavers as Americans face crisis
Bruce Biossat surveys Americans across the nation amid Watergate turmoil and an energy crunch. He finds widespread distrust in leaders, corporations, and even hospitals, alongside visible bursts of consumer activity and a fragile sense of affluence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Nixon
America
Congress
White House
McMahon Calls Federal Aid Key to Physician Shortage
McMahon argues the doctor shortage needs federal funding and more medical education opportunities. He notes rising cirrhosis and obesity and suggests easier access to care and more doctors as solutions. He cites grants to medical schools over federal facilities and urges youth medical education. Antarctica Treaty Keeps Peaceful Exploration Front, Bars Military Use.
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McMahon
Antarctica
United States
Soviet Union
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on temper and power
A column notes that temper control is simpler when facing a 6 foot 11 inch foe over 260 pounds and mocks office politics with a joke about a secretary. It suggests Wyatt Earp might discard his revolver for cash registers and urges fewer excuses and more correct action. It ends with a jab at modern kids helping with homework.
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Don Oakley
Moon
Earth
Manauga
Nicaragua
James Roosevelt
Jose Greco
Horace Walpole
Calbi
Tribune
Mike Ehrle
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Jack Hightower
Bob Price
Amarillo
Hightower
Price
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Tant Knitn
Roy Swain
Business Mirror
Childress
Doris Helms
Dairy Queen Restaurants
Bruce Biossat
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Clement
Gladney
Willard Jack
Scottie
Commerce St
By Phil Pastoret
Wyatt Earp
Amtrak
Dad
Paper Enterprise Assn
Man
Farmers Aute Group
Nobel
Eporter
Auto—Life
Frank Barksdale
Ave
F NW
Derstanding
Homer Buckley
Glenn Buckley
Weldon Hayes
Buckley’s Men’s Store
Main Street
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