My Lai Reflections and the Goat of Calley
Opinion argues Col. Oran Henderson and superiors are acquitted while Lt. Calley is treated as the scapegoat. It claims the Army scapegoats the enlisted ranks and contemplates further Pentagon Papers on My Lai. The piece stresses My Lai as a single spine chilling atrocity not policy driven.
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Oran Henderson
My Lai
Calley
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Secret White House Papers reveal blunders in India Pakistan crisis
Publication of secret Pentagon and White House papers shows blunders by leaders in the India Pakistan crisis. The reports claim the U S posture on the subcontinent is weak, with hints of Russian military leverage and potential base offers to the Soviet Union.
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India
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Indira Gandhi
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Henry Kissinger
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Kenneth Keating
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Jordan
Common Law Joint Return Question Sparks IRS Advice
A reader asks if a living together couple can file a joint 1971 tax return. The answer distinguishes common law marriage from mere cohabitation and notes only a valid common law marriage allows a joint return. The rest discusses unrelated diplomatic and military-issue fragments.
Rape or love by Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey questions the ethics of forest exploitation and conservation, weighing timber harvests against ecological protection. He compares decades of logging with new growth, cites land protection gains, and argues over whether forestry actions are rapacious or loving toward nature. The piece also reflects on holiday hairstyles among college students and the broader history of long hair as fashion.
Long hair and forests spark a debated civic sermon
A columnist laments school hair policy clashes and court battles over student rights, then pivots to forest management as a practical antidote to social and environmental issues. The piece argues responsible leadership, balanced restraint, and the forest as an antipollution measure, urging growth over stagnation.
Ohio Patrol cites restraint in 1970 firearms use
Ohio State Highway Patrol chief notes his officers fired over 130,000 rounds of .38 ammo in 1970, all on the target range with no live targets hit. He calls it professionalism and says knowing when not to fire is as important as how. Grass roots comment from Waltham News Tribune.
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How To Contact Your Legislators
Directory style notice lists contact addresses for United States Senate members Richard Schweiker Hugh Scott and government officials Milton Shapp Joseph Vigorito R Budd Dwyer Forest Hopkins with offices in Washington and Harrisburg detailing where to write or reach their offices for constituent correspondence and legislative matters.
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