Island Trees book bans echo fear during National Library Week
The Island Trees school board on Long Island removed several novels including The Fixer Laughing Boy Black Boy Slaughterhouse Five and Go Ask Alice, claiming anti American anti Christian and obscene content though board members had not read them. Critics cite rising demands to remove material from classrooms under the guise of community standards.
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Kanawha
West Virginia
North Dakota
Wilmington
New Hanover County
Island Trees
Long Island
Island Trees District School Board
Bernard Malmud
Czarist
Russia
Oliver LaFarge
Iain
Southwest
Richard ‘Wright
Ark
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Alice
Wey
New York
Tsland Trees School
Judith Krug
Office For Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Assn
High Point
Woodrow W. Robbins
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Washington hears case of AM 2497 linked to religious broadcasting
Representative Richardson Preyer notes flood of mail over a petition tied to licensing for religious broadcasters. The FCC denied the petition months earlier, clarifying the issue aimed to freeze applications by religious institutions for educational radio and TV channels. Preyer’s letter form reflects widespread church involvement and public concern over religious broadcasting.
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Washington
AM 2497
Washington Jong
Nia
FCC
M Fcc
Preyer
Changing Newspaper Technology at Industry Convention
The American Society of Newspaper Editors meets in Washington DC amid swift tech shifts in news. Computer based editing speeds copy, cutting room noise and old Linotype a relic. Video display terminals replace typewriters as editors and reporters push to automate, forecasting further changes in printing and distribution.
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American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
Gutenberg
James J Kilp
New York
International Typographical
ITU
New York Times
The
Washington Post
Thomas Edison
Edison
Lesson Of The Scorpions Cited By Scions
In a private letter to President Ford two pressmen from the House Armed Services Committee raise urgent questions about counterforce and first strike. They warn that current trends toward counterforce could invite preemptive war and urge SALT prohibitions on testing. The piece compares advisers to Johnson era missteps and notes concerns over submarine launched missiles and anti submarine warfare advances. The report also mentions Soviet microwaves directed at the U.S. embassy in Moscow and the health concerns alleged from the monitoring.
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Washington
Ford
Bob Carr
Tom Downey
D-Ny
House Armed Services
Robert Oppenheimer
Carr
Downey
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
U.S
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Moscow
A Word Edgewise on Life Lessons and Political Stance
The essay traces how the author’s moral upbringing shapes views on liberalism and defense. It blends personal anecdotes from childhood and sport with reflections on Cold War policy, detente, and Moscow’s tactics. The piece argues that blunt, rough play may be required in world affairs, regardless of ideological labels.
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Assump
Johnnie
Roche
Ats Bordello
Olf
Moscow
Nixon wine tale echoes private pleasures and restraint
The column compares Nixon's Margaux obsession to a wine lover's caution, recounting his Sequoia yacht aura and a 1955 Mouton Rothschild gift. It notes his fear of guests depleting rare bottles, his restraint, and a 1973 attic discovery, ending with a nod to Nixon’s choice to protect the wine rather than share it.
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Washington
Nixon
Sequoia
Baron Philippe Rothschild
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Wald
Paris
John Dean
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Art Buchwald
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