A Century of Crime and Watergate in Indochina History
A reflective column links Watergate to the Indochina crisis, noting Nixon’s 1973 Paris accord euphoria followed by Vietnamese violations. It traces decisions on bombing, Dean and Haldeman conversations, Sirica’s disclosures, and the unraveling of Nixon’s authority as Hanoi escalated and Congress limited intervention.
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Richard Nixon
Paris
Vietnam
Nixon
Washington
Saigon
Congress
McGovern
John Dean
Dean
H.R. Haldeman
Watergate
Sirica
James W. McCord
Hanoi
History of crime and leadership echoes in a bloodied present
A reflective column traces missteps of Kennedy Johnson Nixon Kissinger Ho Chi Minh and Thieu, noting the crimes and follies of Watergate era, and warning that history repeats if lessons are not learned amid wartime misfortunes in Southeast Asia context.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Carlyle
Emerson
Gibbon
Nixon
Kissinger
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Common thread in ten quiz items
Each group shares a specific linguistic or historical link such as regional divisions names persons chronologies scholars literature characters or terms. The items span geography history language literature sport and myth with named individuals and terms connected by a common theme.
Secondhand smoke linked to mental symptoms study warns
A letter to the New England Journal of Medicine cites mental effects from secondhand smoke including memory loss and concentration trouble. Action on Smoking and Health notes symptoms can appear at very low smoke levels, with headaches and eye irritation common, and urges scientific testing. Additional findings show aspirin may raise viral shedding in colds, and a new drug Modopar-levodopa is aiding a patient with fainting from low blood pressure.
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New England Journal of Medicine
David Gordon Wilson
Wilson
Action On
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
University of Illinois, Chicago
Colorful UCLA Graduation Colors and Satire
A student essay satirizes UCLA’s graduation color codes by listing hoods and tassels for various degrees. It quips that business is drab, education blue, engineering orange, librarians receive lemon, and medicine green, while criticizing the system’s pretentious color scheme.
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UCLA
Gayle
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