Editorial: A Football Game For Burned Children
Jim Murray argues that the Shrine North-South game in Los Angeles supports Shrine Burns Centers, saving burns victims. He recalls New Haven fire reports, Indianapolis track heroism, and notes burns treatment advances cut deaths dramatically, making football a meaningful cause.
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Jim Murray
Los Angeles Times
Alabama
University of Alabama
Mr. Murray
Los Angeles Coliseum
Shrine Burns Center
Los Angeles
Shriner
Santa Claus
Shriners
Soviet Union
New Haven
Wally Dallenback
Indianapolis
A Pat On The Back For The U S Postal Service
Readers praise efficient mail service after a photo moved from Auburn University President Harry Philpot's office to Decatur in just over twelve hours via U S mail. The anecdote highlights timely delivery amid many stories of slow service.
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Auburn
Harry Philpot
U.S
Decatur
U.S. Postal Service
We Ought To Have Learned Something
A New York Times piece argues the Indochina war ends in Cambodia amid lies and lawlessness. It recalls Nixon's 1970 Cambodian incursion and the continued bombing, questioning how Americans became desensitized to atrocity and urging reflection on leadership and accountability.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Indochina
Cambodia
Richard Nixon
United States
Nixon
Hannah Arendt
Robert McNamara
Johnson
Soliloquy Leader NamesNYT News Service and CQ President
A Soliloquy feature notes a member of Associated Press and the presidency of New York Times News Service and Congressional Quarterly. Dated Monday August 13, 1973.
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Associated
New York Times News Service
Congressional Quarterly
The
Associated Press
Four Cubans linked to Watergate face harsh fates and regrets
In Rockville detention, the four Cubans detail CIA training and grim costs of their mission. Bernard Barker led the group to the White House, while top plotters fled justice. Family hardship follows disclosure that hush money did little for the men, and they now seek defense funds as they acknowledge their error.
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Indianapolis
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Eugenio Martinez
Cuba
Martinez
Rockville
Bernard Barker
White House
E. Howard Hunt
Daniel Ellsberg
Democratic Party
Watergate
Henry Rothblatt
Frank Sturgis
Virgilio Gonzalez
Eugenio Martines
Bob Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Grand Jury
John Wilson
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Senate
Barker
Macho
H-Man
Clara
Miami
Sturgis
Jan
Dominick
Gonzalez
Daniel Schultz
Kennedy
A Thought Silence Is One Great Art Of Conversion
William Hazlitt remarks that silence in thought stands as a supreme art of conversion, shaping perception and understanding through restrained expression. This reflection emphasizes inner discipline and interpretive depth as transformative forces.
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William Hazlitt
Flag placement in church elevates honor to front or pulpit
Reader questions if flags should be placed up front in worship. Excerpt from the encyclopedia notes flag display in churches should be in the position of honor, typically to the clergyman’s right or congregation’s right, with worship focusing on the spiritual, not the surroundings.
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H.D.K
Jesus
God
Israelis back hijack plan as defense shifts public view
Israelis shift from sharp criticism to reluctant support after Defense Minister Dayan defends the Beirut airliner diversion. The move, framed as self defense amid long siege conditions, followed world condemnation and influenced public opinion in a nation bred on anti hijacking rhetoric.
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Moshe Dayan
Israel
Beirut
Ha’Aretz
Israeli Airline Pilots Association
Dayan
Decatur Daily Ad Claims Full Redress for Investigations
The Decatur Alabama publication cites W R Shelton as founder editor with 1912 to 1924 tenure. It notes daily and weekend editions published by Tennessee Valley Printing Co and outlines subscription rates via mail and carrier service, including taxes and outside trade zone pricing. It also states Associated Press membership and commitment to prompt redress if investigations prove well founded.
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Decatur
Alabama
The
Tennessee Valley Printing CO. Inc
P.O
Ala
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