Nixon watchers debate renewed U.S. Vietnam involvement
The piece notes analysts fear renewed U.S. military action in Vietnam after Thieu’s talks with Nixon in San Clemente. It cites Knight Newspapers reporting that Nixon remains tied to Thieu and the South Vietnamese government, with hints the U.S. could resume bombing if North Vietnam breaches terms. It warns Congress would block such moves amid ongoing ceasefire strains.
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Education finance debate echoes Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court ruling on using property taxes for public education sparks debate. Allen M. West of the National Education Association warns that local wealth and birth place shape education quality, while Don Oakley argues courts may need to curb disparities in government services and state finance.
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Projecting The News Pornography Control
Washington faces a heated debate over pornography with high stakes and mixed liberal and conservative views. Analysts note a multi hundred million to two and a half billion dollar industry and discuss whether local standards or a national rule should govern obscenity. The Burger Court era promises potential shifts, while arguments range from legalization to censorship and targeted adult access.
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Limits Of Torture In Debriefings Accuse Campmates Of Collaboration
American POWs discharged from Korea and Vietnam report a dozen collaborators among fellow prisoners, including two officers, who broadcast propaganda and divulged camp secrets under torture. Nixon refused charges, sparking grumbling over amnesty for turncoats. Most POWs stayed heroic, but some fed false information or signed propaganda, with a few forming a Peace Committee. No charges from Defense Department, but UCMJ options remain.
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Pentagon studies coercion in POW interrogations by Evans tale
Jack Anderson details how high ranking officers discuss the use of torture and false confessions in POW interrogations. Major General Andrew Evans Jr. survived brutal torture and mock executions in Korea and Thailand, recounting his mental collapse and ultimate refusal to sign any coerced statements.
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Dominoes Await
In a Washington column, Ernest Cuneo argues that the Vietnam war may intensify with a Saigon blitz as heavy artillery and tanks threaten the city. He notes guerrillas in Mindanao, Philippines, Mao-trained fighters as a potential base if Indochina falls, and warns that a communist victory could shift power across Southeast Asia.
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True Detente by John P Roche
Opinion piece arguing detente should be genuine and reciprocal. It criticizes unilateral concessions to the Soviet Union, warns that the current approach resembles rolling a drunk, and endorses Senator Henry Jacksons bill to curb emigration restrictions while urging two way detente with real economic and political reciprocity.
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