Book Burning Is No Solution and the Philistines Rise
A reflection on book bans in Drake North Dakota and McBee South Carolina where shelves were burned or teachers charged for using Slaughterhouse Five and other works. The piece condemns censorship, cites a 1966 Supreme Court standard, and urges libraries to offer selections and policies with community input. It argues censorship harms intellectual freedom and democratic society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
N.D
Kurt Vonnegut Jr
James Dickey
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
John Steinbeck
McBee
S.C
Asheville
Buncombe County
United States Supreme Court
New York
Chicago
Bismarck
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Neal Austin
High Point Public Library
Add A Star To City's Crown In High Point Hospitality
A New York business visitor praised High Point's October furniture market hospitality. His personal letter to Managing Director Robert Gruenberg highlighted courteous, welcoming behavior by locals, noting doors opened and polite responses. He plans future visits, calling High Point a psychological haven from travel rudeness, an auspicious start with early fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Exposition
New York
Robert Gruenberg
High Point
Yesteryear
Detente in 1933 US Soviet move recalled in history
The piece reviews Roosevelt's 1933 recognition of the Soviet government and the ensuing US Soviet relations. It notes Litvinov talks, Bullitt’s Moscow visit, and a wary once cordial ties turning tense. It highlights debt ambiguities, Comintern threats, limited trade gains, and Bullitt’s cautionary 1936 view on honesty in dealings. There is a closing light note about winter social visits over thermostat settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Soviet Union
Herbert Feis
United States
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinov
White House
William C. Bullitt
Moscow
Spaso House
Stalin
Charles E. Bohlen
Bullitt
War Powers Act judged harmless by columnist
A columnist argues the War Powers Resolution, passed over Nixon's veto, curbs presidential power only to require consultation and written justification within 48 hours of troop deployment. He defends Javits's proposal as political, not legal, noting Congress can end US military actions through nonveto concurrent resolutions. The piece critiques secrecy in Vietnam era hearings and praises transparency.
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House
Senate
Nixon
Sen. Javits
Johnson
Tonkin Gulf
Congress
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Maxwell Taylor
Henry Cabot Lodge
William Bindy
Fulbright
U.S
United States
Treasury experts warn grim winter from oil embargo
Treasury energy specialists warn that Saudi oil embargo could trigger power blackouts, factory shutdowns, and a deep recession with rising unemployment by 1975 and potential 10 to 12 percent by 1976. They foresee gas rationing, fuel priority to households, and widespread economic strain across industries and regions.
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Washington
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Treasury Department
Petrochemical
Treasury
New York City
San Antonio
New England
Northwest
Central States
Real Lace and the Irish Rich in American Politics
Washington review of Stephen Birmingham's Real Lace paints the First Irish Families as a pompous, status-conscious class allied with Boston Brahmins. The piece argues Irish Catholics hold social power through church influence, while asserting genuine Irish Americans built the nation with hard labor and sacrifice. It notes Kennedy and Buckley as symbols, claims real lace influence waned with time, and asserts broad protest within ordinary Irish Catholic communities.
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Washington
Stephen Birmingham
FLF
America
Boston
Union Pacific
George Washington
Tim Murphy
Pennsylvania Line
Bill Donovan
Argonne
Ted Kennedy
Buckleys
William
James
House
Muskie
United States
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Joe Brown
Comintern
Kremlin
Senator Soaper
Eugene V. Rostow
Yale
Johnson & Tonkin
Mea
Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Ebiven
Teamsters
The
FORD
Gerald Ford
Sen
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Griffin
Senate Rules Committee
Rules
Howard Cannon
D-Ney
Trent Lott
R-Miss
Mississippi
Judiciary Committee
Lott
Bob Owens
Ernest Cuneo
North American Newspaper Alliance
Congressional
Kellys
Murphys
Smiths
Farleys
Drums
Collinses
Leahys
McDonnels
Murrays
Cuddahys
Ryans
Butlers
Bradys
Dohenys
Harvard
Birmingham
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