$50 Million Gift Shapes University of Richmond Future
A Virginia reformer lauds E. Coamorne Ross for donating 50 million dollars to the University of Richmond. The piece argues the gift will secure financial stability, attract top scholars, and elevate UR to international distinction while avoiding the downsides of bloated behemoth universities.
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Virginia
University of Richmond
James B. Duxe
Trinity College
Roslins
CuArsorne Rowins
Loud Mouths Day Declared In Spivey’s Corner NC
North Carolina Governor Bor Scott proclaims June 28 Loud Mouths Day at Spivey’s Corner. The event features a hollering contest at Midway High School near Dunn, inspired by Mule Day in Benson Johnston County. Local volunteers hope the two legged jackasses provide a better show than mule mockery.
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North Carolina
Bor Scott
Spivey
Spivey's Corner
Youth Draft Advisers Expand To National Coverage
President Nixon proposed extending youth draft advisers to all states and territories after a conference with ten youths. The timing followed a federal appeals court ruling against draft board reclassification for antiwar activity, and the draft chief had urged nationwide youth panels to influence draft policy. The column then digresses into satirical musings about a local contest for the "Loud Mouth" award in Spivey’s Corner and Danville with mentions of legislatures and the 91st Congress.
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States
District of Columbia
New York City
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Guam
Nixon
Selective Service
U.S. Court of Appeals
Lewis B. Hensney
Spivey
Spivey’s Corner
NLC General Assembly
Danville
Howlin’ Henry
Buckley and Greenway Controversy Sparks Mixed Rhetoric
In this fragment from a Buckley era discussion the piece riffs on American speech rules, insults toward Native Americans, and the clash of modern academia with frontier stereotypes. It notes a letter from Chief Eagle, mentions John Greenway, and shifts to Nixon era draft policy and the idea of a professional Army while touching on education signals and retirement debates.
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Tommyhawk
Greenway
Jele
Eagle
Dwa Hun Eagle
Court Rivalry and Youth Voices in Political Conventions
A column critiques political rhetoric around the 1960s uprisings, focusing on Tom Hayden and SDS, congressional investigations, and debates over constitutional conventions. It contrasts activist zeal with constitutional law, noting tensions among parties, committees, and scholars while emphasizing the stakes of representation and reform.
One-man, one-vote and the constitutional crisis debate
Ralph de Toledano critiques the Supreme Court for upending structural principles by challenging population basis in representation. He notes 33 states seek a Constitutional Convention amid fears of rewriting the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Senator Joseph Tydings cautions a crisis, arguing procedural blocks could thwart the move as fifty lawmakers weigh legality of petitions.
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SDS
Tom Hayden
House
House Committee On Internal Security
Chicago
SNS
America
New Miverica
Supreme Court
Hayden
Nelson Rockefeller
Uayden
Senate
al Everett McKinley
Dirksen
Donita
Warren Court
Rent
Capitol
John Greenway
Thi
Kale
Greenway
University Ofj
National Review Magazinertion
Owees
Miltee
the Democrats
Universi A
United States
Congress
Rhode Island
California
Joseph Tydings
Republic
Cunvchuah
ISIS
Tydings
Keep 'Em Short Letters to the Editor Guideline
The rule emphasizes brevity in letters to the editor, urging authors to be concise and to avoid exceeding 400 words. It encourages writers to make their point clearly and efficiently for quick reader consumption.
Senate probe on defense budget seeks Kosygin testimony
The piece discusses Sen. Proxmire’s subcommittee hearing on U S military spending and social needs. It argues for weighed priorities between defense and domestic programs, criticizes waste and inflation, and urges consideration of Soviet Premier Kosygin as a witness to illuminate strategic defense costs.
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Senate
Alexei Kosygin
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Kremlin
U. S
Pentagon
Defense
Robert Military
McNamara
Soviet Union
Nixon
United States
Kosygin
Campus debate over rationality and SDS figures at Lake Forest conference
The article surveys campus clashes around rationality, SDS influence, and antiwar activism. It notes speakers such as Sidney Hook and Milton Friedman, with participants from UCLA, Yale, and George Washington University, and previews the National Council of Scholars event at Lake Forest College. The piece casts a critical view of student protests and reflects on academic debate about government, media, and violence on campuses.
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China
U. S
Thomas
Brooklyn College
Fulton
Kenneth
Wells
Freedoms
Mass Media? Foundation
Ed Buller
Westwood Democratic Society
Village Square
Bill Rusher
National
max-Review
Imum
SDS
Reme Leff
Lake University
Forest
Larry Kihnel
Mike Klonsky
Sidney
Mrook
David Rowe
Yale
Joseph Kaplan
UCLA
National Council of Scholars
Inal Lake Forest College
Chicago
Lake Forest
Milton Friedman
Miroslav Toderovich
Todorovich
Isds-Er
Nn-Sds
Iow
Council of Scholars
Sidney Hook
Lakedist
Mill- Forest
Walter Judd
Tr. Henry
Kissinger
White House
Dr. Judd
East Asia
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Grance M. Mopruin
William F. Buckley, Jr
Calaveras County
Makeum
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Ralph de Toledano
Associated Press
Branham Company
New York
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Minneapolis
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