Editorial on Chicago civil defense and wind directions
The piece recalls a civil defense chief who plotted wind paths to guide officials in a nuclear attack, then faced a wind shift during a test. It contrasts Chicago’s realism with Miami’s dramatic tapes predicting retaliation, noting officials prefer being informed over scripted fiction. It critiques reliance on outsize scenarios and urges practical preparedness.
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Chicago
City Hall
Oak Park
Windy City
Richard J. Daley
Miami News
Orson Welles
New Jersey
Miami
Civil Defense
Angela Davis trial coverage sparks debate on pretrial comments
The piece notes the push by Miss Davis supporters for release and the Assistant Attorney General Albert Harris Jr. urging curbs on pretrial statements. It cautions that lifting bans would invite press courtroom clashes, complicating a fair jury process. It also reflects the public image of Davis and cautious reporters awaiting trial evidence.
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Angela Davis
Miss Davis
Albert Harris Jr
Harris
Selected Poems and Travel Accounts on Islands
Today's books cover Sandor Weores and Fereng Junasz poetry translated from Jungarian, plus Bougainville's voyage 1766 1769 edited by J Davis Hammond. Also new Yugoslav writing edited by Bernard Johnson features 36 authors, with nature and mythic themes amid Communist contexts.
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Sandor Weores
Fereng Junasz
Jungarian
Penguin
New Cytifela
J. Davis Hammond
Minnesota Press
Yugoslavia
Bernard Johnson
Readers push for Cambodia pullout and public land use view
Letters to the editor urge immediate troop withdrawal from Indo china, question Nixon policy after Congress opposition, and reference Paris talks. Other notes defend motorcycle riding on public lands, warn against overzealous bans, and critique a fishing article for inaccuracies while urging readers to follow state regulations.
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U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Congress
Indochina
Paris
Veterans pensions and aging World War I officers
The editorial thanks readers for support for retired servicemen facing pay discrimination. It notes World War I veterans could not retire until after World War II and were then old for work. The piece argues the proposed cost is front loaded but would decline over 10 to 20 years, becoming negligible as a federal expenditure.
McCloskey Moves Toward Impeachment Challenge to Nixon
Rep Paul McCloskey stirs a national debate by proposing impeachment as a path to exit Indochina. The Republican independence signals a possible intra party showdown, while McCloskey weighs a road toward New Hampshire run or a 1974 Senate bid amid Vietnam war pressures.
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Pete
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Indochina
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Cambodia
Vietnam
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John Gardner
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McCarthy
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James Buckley
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Korea
Eyag
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