Liberal labels and the Salina Journal’s Page of Opinion
Whitley Austin responds to critics who deem newspapers too liberal by arguing that liberal means open minded and that editors and columnists should reflect the times. He notes many writers are out of step with mainstream life, and defends publishing diverse opinions to inform readers rather than please every subscriber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitley Austin
Salina
Buckley
Columists
Goldwater
Taft
George Wallace
Roman Hruska
Nixon
Librava
Lyndon Johnson
George Docking
Distaff Side recollections from flood memories and daily life
Memorial Day visitors browse old Distaff columns recalling the flood six years past. A Seventh Street housewife notes the river’s reach while serving catfish at dinner. Mennonite workers cool off at Red Cross HQ and a local woman reflects on nervous days during the emergency. A guest column relays a boy’s smell joke and a violin lesson ends with pride.
Air Force silences colonel who warned on microwaves
Washington report notes Col Alvin Burner of the Air Force radiobiology division warned in 1969 that microwave emissions can damage the eye and other organs, risking careers to expose the danger. He faced reassignment and suppression, while later findings align with his cautions. The piece cites Churchill Roadman and broader service inaction and hints at ongoing safety debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Billy Mitchell
Army Air Corps
U.S
Alvin Burner
Mitchell
Burner
Aerospace Medical Division
Bumner
International Microwave Power Institute
Alberta
Canada
Bulmer
Navy
Bummer
Aerospace Medicine
Air Force Reserve
Charles Roadman
Roadman
Capp
al Capp
Wisconsin
Dirty Oldsman
Lawrence Derning
Conservative Club
Young Americans For Freedom
University of Wisconsin
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
William Buckley
Derning
Black Tie Demonstrators Detained at Kennedy Center
About 3,500 demonstrators wearing black ties and evening attire were rounded up and detained at the Kennedy Center after blocking traffic near the Watergate complex. Police cited crowd control, noting a few innocent bystanders were swept up. ACLU protested harsh detention conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Watergate
Jerry Wilson
Constitution Hall
State Department
Kennedy Center For
Kennedy Center
Red Cross
American Civil Liberties Union
Bible Verses On Praise And Comfort From Psalms
A devotional note highlights Psalm 113 3 about praising God from sunrise to sunset and Psalm 23 4 promising fearlessness with God beside us. It emphasizes daily praise through words and deeds and comforting presence in dark times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
The Kiln House Tribute From Ethel Mcneill Harnden
A memoir excerpt recalls Florence McCray's 1949 1950 life in Syracuse. The author describes Florence’s warm hospitality during polio years, teaching grade school music, renting upstairs rooms, cooking, and hosting a kiln filled with hand painted china and figurines as she supported neighbors and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence McCray
Florence
Ruby
Ethel McNeill Harnden
Syracuse
Businessmen oppose war under BEF founder Willens
AP reports Harold Willens a Los Angeles executive and BEF founder traces his 1960s push with Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace and BEF to broaden antiwar aims. He notes growing corporate dissent with leaders from Bank of America International Business Machines and DuPont speaking against the war and linking inflation to conflict. Willens argues pragmatist and idealist lines meet and that wars can end with technology prompting a new approach to peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
Harold Willens
Los Angeles
Harold Niles
Baltimore Life Insurance Co
Vietnam
Willens
Niles
BEM
BEF
BEF, ‘Or Businessmen’s Educational Fund
America
Bank of America, International, Business Machines
E. 1 duPont
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer TM item and codes
Puzzle item by Eugene Sheffer with cryptic tones and scattered letter strings. Indicates instant water skimr and series of odd codes like NFURK FA2Z2UP and RK: EPROK R27%. May reference a themed crossword prompt or product line.
Also Mentioned on This Page
LA Times Syndicate
Jack Benny
Pat
Jim
Lance
Garden City Telegram
Telegram Publishing Company
Garden City
Kansas
Fred Bracks
le Roy Allman
John Frazier
Claus
End Area College
Cartier
Jack Anderson
EPA
Robert Zener
Parmele
Parmelo
Environmental Protection Agency
Livingston Parmelo
Puerto Rico
Island
Art Buchwald
Jfk Center
Meyer Davis’ Orchestra
Peter Duchin
Rea
Wilson
Public Pulse
Business Mirror
Eugene Sheffer
Man
EPROK
Yea Pzeer Torday
Dix
Carlcas
Rodents Turist
Alaska
Pos
Printer's
Sylvan
Yeerday
Paul
Matador
Pierce Plaudit
Seville Bisinees
Fei Nat
Taye
Cryptoquils
King Features Syndicate
Tae
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