Would events have been better with W O Douglas
A television piece quotes Supreme Court Justice Willan O Douglas saying he might have become president in 1948 and would not have dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The piece explores moral questions, Japanese wartime mindset, and postwar judgments, noting Douglas’s possible alternative history and the rise of Harry S Truman in 1945.
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Supreme Court
Willan O. Douglas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fdr
Hiroshima
Douglas
T Hirashima
Mitchell Wilson
New York
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Ried
Hiroshime
Nagasaki
Yonglulus Wilson
William, O. Douglas
Harry S. ‘Trumann
Amtrak proves public rail task has mixed results
The article argues government run Amtrak shows limited gains as plots to cut unprofitable trains and subsidies mask true costs. It notes disregarded routes, state approval limits, and reliance on tax funding while rail traffic shifts to ground transport amid skyjacking fears. Public support and long term subsidy questions remain.
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Amtrak
Amira
Interstate Commerce Comission
Congress
Amrak
Ambrak
Nixon eyes surprise Oct plan to boost campaign
Nixon may unveil a Vietnam wall move between Oct 8 and 22 to stun McGovern and pivot toward a triumphal tour. He aims to reveal the surprise early enough to fuel late campaign momentum, while polls show McGovern widening gaps. Nixon staffers describe a calculated risk to match or exceed Ike era margins.
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Nixon
George McGovern
Atlanta
Deep South
Ike Lyndon Johnson
White House
McGovern
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Who killed Cock Robin
Washington detective Del Reilly discovers a partisan fable on the Capitol floor where four reform bills lie dead. Nixon denies involvement while witnesses say he introduced them and the case points to Congress as the killer.
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Washington
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Reilly
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Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Nixon Denies Knowledge as Watergate Probe Shocks Panel
In a tense exchange, Nixon denies involvement while Treilly questions him on the Consumer Protection Agency Bill and Mass Transit Bill. A detective interrupts to report the killing of a congressional Watergate investigation, leaving Nixon unsettled as questions linger.
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Nixon
Treilly
Consumer Protection Agency
John Volpe
Reilly
House Banking Committee
Telegrams on Freedom and Self Control Featured in 1972 Nebraskan Page
The Telegram Saturday issue from Columbus Nebraska on October 14, 1972 promotes individual freedom and self mastery. It asserts freedom as a gift from God and highlights guides like the Coveting Commandment and the Declaration of Independence as frameworks for personal responsibility.
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Your Freedom
Er Peaders Yu
Jie
Irons
Puzzle fragment crosses Timely Across and Down clues
A fragmented page shows mixed Across and Down word fragments and clue hints, including names or terms like Bieber, Ronald, Parker, and Jason. The readable bits resemble a crossword or cryptic puzzle with partial entries, obscure foreign phrases, and scattered numbers, lacking coherent narrative.
Housing policy clash over cohabiting couples and a widow son
In Gastonia a row erupts over HUD rules allowing unmarried adults to cohabit if both names appear on a lease while denying a widow living with her crippled adult son. Local police say investigations would follow if unwed couples cohabit. state law reportedly forbids common law marriages. The piece satirically critiques the rule as cockeyed, noting local reactions and unrelated jokes.
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North Carolina
Fay
Gastonia
HUD
N.C
Black Panthers myth and press bias in Hampton case
The piece argues major outlets misreported the 1963 Chicago Panther raid and Hampton shooting. It cites Accuracy in Media findings, noting Times and Washington Post claims, grand jury results, and subsequent revelations showing a press bias that reinforced a Panther threat myth. It mentions editorials, trials, and media figures urging restraint from the Truth Machine concept.
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Leonard Bernstein
Kingman Brewster
Accuracy In Media
AIM
Washington
N.Y. Times
Washington Post
Time
Newsweek
Fred Hampton
Hampton
Chicago Panther
Panthers
the Times
The
Times
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Aniother
New York City
Lively
Charles Garry
Tom Wicker
Hampton-Harrahan
Crisis of character and rapid change in American life
Analyzing Buckley and others, the piece discusses widespread uncertainty about America’s direction amid rapid social, family, and cultural upheaval. It cites shifts in public life, civic duty, and the fabric of society, noting fragmentation and ongoing unease despite protests fading.
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William J. Buckley, Jr
America
Alout
United States
Ohn Updike
Horizon
Meraclitus
Bruce Dalton
Donald Atwell Zall
Arizona Stately
Leving. Kristol
New York University
Yesteryear
Sensing the News on Moral Change in America
A critic warns that traditional American values erode as personal liberation rises, fueled by cheap entertainment and rising infidelity. California observes rising divorce, theater porn, and urban decadence. The piece argues this pursuit of sensation endangers families and national character, urging renewed fidelity and discipline to resist cultural decline.
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California
Alvaree
Deatre
Korte
America
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