Conventions Lose Prestige Amid 1970s Security Fears
The piece surveys how national political conventions have declined in prestige as protests and police actions in Chicago and Miami Beach soured public mood. It quotes Jon Nordheimer and Miami Beach officials calling for federal protection and even a dedicated police force to safeguard future gatherings.
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Chicago
Daley
Miami Beach
Sorhe
Jon Nordheimer
The
New York Times
Miami
Chuck Hall
Decatur Jaycees Plan Busy Schedule Ahead
Decatur Jaycees announce a busy slate with Morgan County Fair sponsorship in about a week for the 23rd year. In late September they join state chapters to sell vehicle tags for Boys Ranches fundraising. Next March they host Alabama Outstanding Young Educator banquet at Oak Park Middle School with about 400 attendees.
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Decatur
Jaycees
Morgan County Fair
Alabama
Decatur Jaycees
Oak Park Middle School
Kleindienst Intervenes to Halt Doster Trial
Attorney General Kleindienst personally ordered the dropping of charges against Major General Reid Doster former Alabama Air National Guard commander. Prosecutors planned a lengthy trial with about 40 witnesses for alleged illegal political donations linked to George Wallace. Doster resigns. three aides are exonerated.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Alabama
George Wallace
Richard Kleindienst
Alabama Air National Guard
Reid Doster
Doster
Ira Dement
Dement
Kleindienst
Mark McIntyre
Justice Department
Wallace
Nixon
Internal Revenue
Vietnam bombing defended as response to North Vietnam invasion
Viewpoint argues U S air strikes were prompted by North Vietnam’s invasion of the South and the campaign caused heavy civilian losses there. It says Nixon seeks cease fire and political settlement, urges continuation of air power, and notes end of conscription planned for next year. The piece contrasts criticism with wartime realities and cites political maneuvering around Wallace and tax cases.
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North Vietnam
United States
Ramsey Clark
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
Vietnam
North
Southeast Asia
Navy
Indochina
Saigon
Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
Peking
Moscow
Take No Thought for Tomorrow Reflects Present Focus
The text cites Matthew 6 34 and argues Jesus urged focus on the present with God not on past or future. It contrasts rich and poor criticisms and quotes Kipling on possessions as framing life learning from immediate presence.
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