Book notes on Villa and other history titles
The review roundup covers Twenty Episodes in the Life of Pancho Villa translated by Sheila M. Ohlendorf, The Becorners by Keith Miller, Youngers' Fatal Blunder by Dallas Cantrell, and Two Presidents Origin Cause and Conduct of the War Between the States by C E Gilbert. It notes Torres’s biased portrayal of Villa, Miller’s view of conversion as a lifelong process, Cantrell’s Northfield account with sympathy for the Youngers, and Gilbert’s attempt to challenge Lincoln worship and discuss secession and emancipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Pancho Villa
Elias L. Torres
Sheila M. Ohlendorf
Encino Press
Austin
Tex
Villa
Mexico
U.S
Torres
Huerta
APREF
Keith Miller
Word Books
Waco
Port Arkansas
Northfield
Minnesota
Dallas Cantrell
Naylor
San Antonio
Younger Brothers
Younger
James Brothers
Youngers
James Boys
Cottage Grove
Minn
C. E. Gilbert
France Faces Rising Youth Delinquency Across Society
Paris reports show juvenile offenses in France up 147 percent over six years with daily involvement of over 250 minors. Thefts lead at 70 percent, robberies 10 percent, mugging 15.6, auto crimes 14, sexual crimes 4.7. Experts deem causes diverse from TV to parental authority while efforts include rehabilitation groups and police truancy data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosette Hargrove
PARIS
NEA
France
Hell's Angels
France Soir
St. Etienne
Georgie Myers-Aubertin
Truance
M. Lefeuvre
Paris Police
Patrick
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Pig crop forecasts show stable June August numbers overall
June to August projections indicate pig crop will be similar to last year. March forecast had a 4 percent rise. Corn Belt fall pig crop seen up 1 percent from 1972. Total hog and pig inventory on June 1 across all states was 60.3 million head, down 1 percent from 1972.
Fiddler Crabs Named for Size Differences in Claws
The large male fiddler crab bears one oversized claw resembling a fiddle while the other claw resembles a bow, a striking size disparity that gives the species its name.
Watergate probes escalate as court actions collide
Senate investigators weigh Kalmbach payments as possible hush money while McCord seeks a new trial over perjury. Archibald Cox proposes bond relief and access to depositions in civil suits. Democrats push to inspect grand jury minutes and government reports amid Doyle and Richardson warnings on media influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Nixon
Special Watergate
Archibald Cox
James W. McCord Jr
Cox
Common Cause
Democratic National Committee
Democrats
Committee
Dean
Nkrumah Foundation Formed To Memorialize Ghana Leader
An international committee of sponsors and trustees is being formed in Accra to set up a Kwame Nkrumah Foundation as a memorial to the late Ghanaian president. Kojo Botsio announced the move during the launch of a 225 page collection of Nkrumah speeches. The foreword to the book was written by Col. Acheampong, head of the ruling National Redemption Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Nkrumah
Kojo Botsio
National Redemption Council
Col. Acheampong
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Southwest Books
Gilbert
Abraham Lincoln
Andersonville
South
Lincoln
WEB Taxi Cab Co
Hargrove
M. Louis Savinaud
V. V. Stanclu
Lani Har
Uuah
Ati
Phoni
McGovern
Memphis
Tenn
L. W
Dub) Nichols
Reisch Auction College
Mason City
Iowa
Reisch College of
Nichols
Sonnie) Nichols
Nkrumah Foundation
Farmers Insurance Att
Auto—Life
Frank Barksdale
Ave
F NW
Penneys
S.M.L
Seersucker
Kodel
Penn- Prest
S-M-L-Xl
Penn-Prest Dacron
Jcpenney
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