Legion Pushes Against Blanket Draft Amnesty
The American Legion opposes blanket amnesty for US draft dodgers and deserters living abroad, urging case by case review. It cites about 70,000 potential cases and argues motives may be misrepresented. The piece notes rising surveillance tech and even pigeon-based eavesdropping methods used by agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Armed Services
Legion
Veterans Organization
New Laser Snoopers Threaten Eyes and Privacy
The piece describes laser, microwave, and infrared surveillance methods that monitor conversations and movements through walls and glass. It notes uses by intelligence services and Soviet techniques, plus dangers like retinal damage and cataracts from infrared flashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pigon
Pryor to 30
Tim Pryor recounts his high school Latin experience and later Spanish lessons at the University of Kansas. He describes learning Spanish in a dishroom and bars in Lawrence, surrounded by a diverse international group, and notes how language proved a practical, living tool beyond classroom study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italia
Peninsula
University of Kansas
Lawrence
United Nations
Sioux City
Iowa
Peru
Panama
Hussein
Haskell Indian Institute
World Is a Triangle Nixon Goes to Moscow
In 1972 the world is a triangle with three power centers. Maj. Gen. Jafaar Numeiri of Sudan denounces Moscow after signing arms deals, preferring aid with no strings. Nixon’s trips to Peking and Moscow reflect a shift to recognizing change, not forcing it, as emerging nations seek homegrown governance and trade over domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Moscow
Sudan
Africa
Jafaar Numeiri
Russia
A. Doak Barnett
China
Peking
Free
Asia
Canada tightens hold on foreign takeovers
Canada plans to apply self interest criteria to future foreign buyouts of its firms while avoiding broad curbs on overseas investments. The piece discusses multinational companies, national identity, and the global push of capital, noting the tension between dependence on foreign industry and pride in self sufficiency. It also touches on unrelated reader mail tidbits about laws and quick facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canada
Mail gem deluge in a few minutes and a killer whale meal
A collage of odd notes mentions a mail gem surge, a killer whale potentially swallowing up to 24 whale seals in one meal, a last going out of business sale at Broadway shop, and a historical cantilever of despair from John Calvin. The Corry Journal invites brief, legible reader communications with signature and address for publication and notes condensation and no responsibility for statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Bacon
National Geographic Society
Broadway
The
Corry Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bugs Legion
James Bond
U.S
Defense Department
Milton Zaret
Pryor
Tim Pryor
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Indochina
Hal Boyle
John Calvin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!