Trip of Soviet Writer Stirs International Debate
The Moscow to London journey of Comrade Vateny Tarsis, author of Word 7, sparks questions about Soviet treatment of dissent and the motives behind allowing him to leave. Analysts ponder whether his trip serves Kremlin aims or exposes broader injustices facing Sinyavsky and Daniel as trials loom.
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Soviet Union
Coureun
Vateny Tarsis
Russia
Britain
Tansis
Ussr
Tarsis
Andrei Sinyavsky
Yuur Daniel
Denmark
Kremlin
Stoyavsky
Danizl
West
Moscow
Mother Russia
Sinyavsky
Daniel
Comrade Tarsis
Scotland
Yard
Debating Cape Kennedy Downgrade and MOL Launch Plans
The piece argues President Johnson may face polls in Central Florida over Cape Kennedy’s status amid plans for five MOL launches from Vandenberg AFB. It warns of huge costs to duplicate Florida facilities, defends ETA use at Cape Kennedy, and urges Congress to require strong evidence before downgrading Cape Kennedy's role in the space effort.
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Johnson
Florida
U.S. Air Force
Ken- Wepy
Vandenberg
California
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Hfottano
Smraruers
Cape Kennedy
Richard Russex
Armed Services Committee
Vandenberg Afb
ETA
Fats In The Fire A New York wage-raise ban case
In New York City Supreme Court Justice Invine H. Saypon applies a state law barring wage increases for three years to public employees who illegally strike. QUILL quitters get no pay raise. Transit Union officers draw strong opinions from Justice Savrou. AFL-CIO plans an appeal, potentially reaching the U.S. Supreme Court, to uphold a defense against disruptive union activity in bargaining.
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New York City
Supreme Court
Danville
Corporation Court
Invine H. Saypon
New York
QUILL
Savrou
Afl-Cio
United States Supreme Court
Debating Buckley on Catholic Chaos in The Register
A reader rebuts Wm F Buckley's St Peters Barque column in the Register Feb 8 arguing the church crisis is overstated and urging calm. The letter cites scripture Matthew 8 23 27 and a quote from the late Pope John to caution against doom sayers and to affirm Divine Providence guiding human relations and church renewal.
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Today’s Register
National Review
Wm. F. Buckley
St. Peter's Barque
Buckley
Peter
John
Edmund F. Byrne
Father Byrne
Church of the Sacret Heart
Endorsement Clash With Cardinal Cushing Over Vietnam Policy
Cardinal Cushing is praised as charitable and steadfast but part of a controversial clergy group urging the President to halt further bombing in North Vietnam and reject escalation. The piece reflects on Cold War deterrence, escalation dynamics, and tensions within religious voices shaping antiwar discussion.
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Richard Cardinal Cushing
Khushchev
Carolinal Cushing
Committee For Freedom For All People
Invidehey
Eisenhower
Vietnam
North Vietnam
William Sloane Coffin
Divine
Yale University
al Jfppy
Rey
Cardinal Cushing
Soviet Union
Berlin
United Nations
Poltergeist Tales and Cardinal Controversy Rise in 1950s Letters
A letter-filled piece links a California poltergeist case in Yucaipa with reports of hauntings from Scotland to London, then shifts to global affairs. It critiques deterrence logic, rails at political bias, and questions Cardinal Cushing’s endorsements of John Birch Society and Vietnam committees. The author compares eerie phenomena to war realities and challenges religious figures on politics and paranoia.
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Yucaipa
California
Cannon
Majjf M
Father Thurston
Sacheverell Sitwell
Rebecca West
Scotland
Pitmilnie House
Fife
Chelsea
London
Fragmented musing on manners and memories
A disjointed column-like text notes trends in bearded basketball players, tooth fairy incomes, copying machines, and family tastes. It reflects social observations and nostalgic misremembered anecdotes with no clear event or identifiable individuals.
Elegy for Milward Simpson Senate farewell from a Western figure
Washington notes mourn the retirement of Senator Milward Simpson a Wyoming icon whose calm gentleness masked firm views. The elegy recalls his deep service from Harvard to the Senate as colleagues reflect on seniority myth and the impact of his departure on national politics.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Simpson
Episcopal Church
University of Wyoming
Byrd
Saltonstall
Rocky Mountain West
Wyoming
Owen Wister
Court
St. John's Church
Georgetown
Mufti
Taft
Jahnison
Symington
Citadel
Milward Simpson
The Confounding Young In The Great Nations
John Chamberlain reflects on youth attitudes in the United States and Soviet Russia, noting Western complacency and political disengagement among youth while Russians show ideological fatigue. He cites Pravda and Kommunist reports on youth discontent, expulsion for ideological immaturity, and questions whether three great powers might drift toward unforeseen tangents with potential peace or demagogues.
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Washington Monument
Economist
United States
Army
Air Force
Russia
Communist Party
Moscow
Anch
Soviet Russia
Kommunist
Pravds
Leningrad
Red China
Hong Kong
Macao
Ald
Formosa
Red Chins
Peking
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Michigan
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