Firebugs In The Grove Of Academe
A boardroom from a campus war tale. The piece argues for preserving City University standards at CCNY amid militant demands to admit nonwhite students, condemns forceful tactics, and notes faculty power as a check on presidents. It condemns vandalism and praises orderly debate in higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan A. Logan, Jr
Hollins College
Nixon
Hollins
Harvard
NavTiHan Pusey
Locan
Dr. Loca
William C. Fripay
University of North Carolina
Encar Shannow
University of Virginia
Chapel Hill
Dowato M. Wuaney
Wallace
Donato
Academe
Women win four bronze plaques in 1969 national writing contest
The American Newspaper Publishers Association and Quill and Scroll honor secondary students for writing and advertising in a 1969 contest. Winners include Barnana Bus Boise Idaho best news story and Joven Tracenet Parkersburg West Virginia best feature story, with other plaques awarded to Lynon Apunic Grosse Pointe Shores Michigan best whiteball and Carolyn Notary St Petersburg Florida best advertisement. Boys won two plaques. best sports story went to Benny Yates Jr Fort Worth Texas and best photograph to Vran Taccaro Longview Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Quill and Scroll
Barnana Bus
Boise
Idaho
Joven Tracenet
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Lynon Apunic
Grosse Pointe
Shores
Michigan
Benny Yates, Jr
Fort Worth
Texas
Vran Taccaro
Longview
Congress
Guilt as a Spiritual Challenge in Chaplain Talk
The message distinguishes two guilt responses: the self righteous and the self despising, arguing most people fall between them. Guilt is real and arises from spiritual matters, prompting confessions and prayers for relief from the burden of sin. The speaker cites Jesus’ remarks about physicians and the need for remorse in moral health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Fagl
Critics of ABM System Spark Debate on Guilt and Policy
Ralph de Toledano and Dr Ralph Wohlstetter spar over anti ballistic missiles. The piece argues guilt management, accountability to God, and the political manipulation of public opinion in the ABM debate. It notes Sen Kennedy and the Nixon administration weigh strategic risks and costs.
Soviet Outspending U.S. on Military Weapons and Soviet Policies
An analysis notes the Soviet Union has outspent the United States on military weapons by about two to one over five years and highlights growth in Soviet missile and submarine forces, ABM deployment around major cities, and possible antispace defenses. It cites rising Soviet wages in defense, ongoing manned space concerns, and questions about Stalinist-era reemergence, including KGB influence and mass arrests. It reviews U.S. defense costs, arguing they are not disproportionately high and referencing Adm. Rickover's view on defense spending relative to national output.
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America
Minuteman
Kremlin
Ares
U.S
Lappar- Sayin
United States
Edward Kea
Wohlstetter
Iiem
Mooscow
Washington
Zac
Jess
Dr. Wohlstetter
Pentagon
Congress
Nixon
Albert
University of Chicago
White House
Senate
Kenedy
Infstreet
Audh
Mound
Tigers
Iseas
iSpoone
Russia
Moscow
Leningrad
Soviet Space J Center
Tyuratam
Soviet Union
Union
DeLeremasin
Pyotr Yakir
United Nations
U.N. Human Rights Commission
H. G. Rickever
Sen
John Pastore
D.C
Pearl Marcer
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Hartford
Britain
New England
Baltimore
Jackson
New Orleans
Rudyard Kipling
Allo
Tommy Hariion
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Judas Iscariot
Holmes Alexander on Nixon and the ABM Lessons
In a column from Washington, the writer argues the ABM debate mirrors past war moments, urging Nixon to present a forceful case for missile defense. He cautions against appeasement, notes Roosevelt’s wartime stance, warns of political vulnerability for Kennedy and Burger, and stresses the need to show national resolve and capable leadership amid mounting disarmament talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Kremlin
Ted Kennedy
Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
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New York City
City University
Buet Gallacuer
City College of New York
City University System
Gallacuer
Joan Lrypsay
CCNY
Carolyn Notary
St. Petersburg, Florida
Danville
Crrrier Delivery
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
New York
Alanda
Detroit
Dallas
St. Louis
Charlotte
Minneapolis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Whorras
Sia
Furman University
Ralph, de
Toledano
God
Nan
Barry Goldwater
Taeas Gtal
Holmes Alexander
Mr. Nixon
Irl
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