The Human Cost of Communism and its Critics
A Senate review of Robert Conquest's book argues that communism caused massive deaths in the Soviet Union and cites Lenin and Stalin era terror. It notes state brutality under Castro Guevara and Ho Chi Minh sympathizers and criticizes optimistic readings of communist progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Robert Conquest
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Dodd
Castro
Guevara
Hohi Minh
Lenin
Stalin
Dempsey Knocks Out Carpentier in 1921 Championship
The bout at Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City drew the first million dollar gate as Jack Dempsey defeated Georges Carpentier in the fourth round. Carpentier's camp blocked interviews, delaying press access and prompting Ring Lardner to note the French fighter's sleepward recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Carpentier
Jack Mosey
Boyle
Thirty Acres
Jersey City
Carpentier
Ring Lardner
M. Carpentier
Lardner
Dempsey
Kent State Shooting Jury Reverses Conviction
The Ohio Grand Jury reverses the previous conviction of National Guardsmen in the Kent State shooting case. It holds the guardsmen not criminally liable, citing honest belief they faced danger, and blames university administration for lax discipline and permissiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Kent State University
Nixon
Cambodia
Kent State
Ohio
Manchester Union
Stephen Young
Young
National Guardsmen
Kent State unrest linked to revolutionaries of 1960s
A May 1970 Manion Forum Broadcast claims a procession of revolutionaries including Jerry Rubin Mark Rudd and Bernadine Dohrn radicalized Kent State for at least a year before the May shootings. It asserts liberals failed to prevent it and cites Beloit College president Miller Upton writing to Nixon blaming radicals for the deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Rubin
Mark Rudd
Bernadine Dohrn
Kent State
Manion Forum
Miller Upton
Beloit College
Nixon
Cryptoquote Puzzle and Historical Clues
The page presents a daily cryptoquote sample with a Longfellow quote clue and a previous puzzle about HALF THE WORLD. It includes a list of cryptic crossword style clues and mentions Oscar named items like RUBBER STAMPS CLOTHES MARKING SETS and a note about the 1970 syndicate origin.
Almanac of December 8 1970 highlights
The entry lists notable events and births on December 8 1970. It notes Eli Whitney born December 8 1765 and recalls Washington crossing the Delaware in 1776, Lincoln’s 1863 reconstruction plan, the 1886 AF of L founding, and 1949 Nationalist government retreat to Formosa.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Eli Whitney
George Washington
Delaware
Trenton
N.J
Abraham Lincoln
South
American Federation of Labor
Columbus
Ohio
Formosa
Cambodian cameraman released by Viet Cong after capture
Photographer Joseph Lee, 37, captured November 22 when Cambodian paratroopers were overrun, was freed by the Viet Cong. The Cambodian High Command confirmed his release but did not disclose location. He is the eighth journalist freed. seven other reporters were killed and 17 listed as missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh Upi
Joseph Lee
Cambodia
Broadway Looking Cleaner After Nudity Debate
A Broadway season shifts away from overt sex and nudity toward tightly written, well acted shows. British imports like Conduct Unbecoming and Sleuth join new musicals such as The Rothschilds and Two by Two. Films also show a milder trend with titles like The Twelve Chairs and Ryan's Daughter, though Danish cinema remains controversial.
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York
Mathilda
Dubuque
Calcutta
Danny Kaye
Richard Rodgers
Anthony Quayle
Barrymore
John Gielgud
Ralph Richardson
Coward
Shirley Booth
Lagniappe
Bob
Ray
New York
Sherlock Holmes
Ryan
Denmark
Sweden
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Editorial
Berlin Wall
Bennett Cerf
Bill Feather
M.C
Georgie Jesse
King Features Syndicate
Cuero Zercord
Cuero Publishing CO
Cuero, Texas
Cuero
Texas
Ress Association
South Texas Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Jack Howery
Ston Is
Pkt
Howerton
Jack Howerton
Jevas Daily Press League Inc
Hartford Bidg
Dallas
DeWitt
Victoria
Goliad Kunes
Gonga'es
Lavaca
Jackson
Adamining
Manion Korum
Marilyn Manion
Arike
the Truckee
Son of
Bela
Coupie
Great Lakes
JCD
Emhn Ocvebmgk
Smejhen
Etha
Anonymous
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Norway
Helen
Ettas
Cuero Record
Office
the Almanac
Photog
Broadway
Mel Heimer
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