Buckley Hoax Prompts Liberal Critique of Journalism
The piece describes William F. Buckley Jr. fabricating secret Vietnam War documents in National Review to test media gullibility. It notes conservative backlash, warns of hoax abuse, and imagines Buckley reshaping the magazine with new editors, departments, and targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Buchwald
Washington
William F. Buckley Jr
National Review
Mr. Buckley
NBC
CBS
Lt. Calley
Buckley
The
Norman Mailer
Gore Vidal
Priscilla Buckley
Congress
Che Guevara
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Arthur
John Lindsay
Dr. Spock
America
Capitol Hill Hanoi To Blast Way Into Election
In South Vietnam, elections are due in September and October as Hanoi readies a campaigning barrage with rockets and mortars. The Delta, Saigon, and outposts see ongoing skirmishes, with U.S. sorties and reduced bases shaping a tense pre election scene. Military observers warn of rising Red attacks in August and September, while Saigon’s forces face testing times ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
Washington
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Navy
U.S
Reds
Septemer
Mekong
Thieu
Saigon
U Minh Forest
Bor
Delta
Cambodia
Snuol
Parrot’s Beak
Demilitarized Zone
Widespread Fire Damages Poultry Farm Near Heshbon
July 29 1961 a major electrical fire at John C Marshall Poultry Farm near Heshbon killed several birds exposed to a live wire in an aluminum nesting barn. The same date reports a missing father and son, George and Kevin Haverstrom, from a Canada fishing trip with AB search underway. note a postcard from Aldebaran. 1931 a black bear evades game wardens in Montgomery Township despite efforts to trap it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C Marshall
Heshbon
Canada
George Haverstrom
Kevin
Hudson’s Bay
Haverstrom
Park
Aldebran Ay
Montgomery Township
Saigon favors faster U S pullout with aid assurances
Washington reports indicate Saigon supports a quicker U S withdrawal by 1972, provided continuing arms and economic aid for South Vietnam. Sources warn that detailing the withdrawal plan to the Vietnamese public is essential to avoid a sense of desertion and dangerous misperceptions. The piece cites internal North Vietnamese documents showing discouraged morale yet belief that U S political pressure could hasten victory through a strengthened antiwar movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cromley
Washington
Thien
Saigon
U.S
Defense
Laird
Thailand
Pacific
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Speaking Freely on Seals and the 18 Year Old Vote
An article reviews seal harvesting practices on the Pribilof Islands comparing methods with meat plants, notes population growth from 200,000 in 1911 to 1.3 million today, and outlines economic reliance of 700 Aleut residents. It also reports the rapid ratification of the 26th Amendment granting 18 year olds the vote and discusses potential impacts of a larger, younger electorate on future politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Oakley
Canada
Alaska
Maurice H. Stans
Pribilof Islands
Alaskan
American Veterinary Medical Assn
American Humane Assay
International Society For the Protection of Animals
The
Humane Society of the
United States
Pribilofs
Stans
Congress
U.S
Ohio
America
Julie Wilson Goes Solo to Shape Her Career
Julie Wilson, a longtime show business figure, begins booking her own acts after a career lull. She has appeared on TV, lined up supper club bookings, and contemplates another Broadway show from her Omaha home. She values honesty and friendship, plans to raise her two sons, and would even run an orphanage at 70 if subsidized, while juggling work and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Julie Wilson
Rainbow Grill
Omaha
Neb
Holt
Michael
Miss Wilson
Earl Carroll
Julie
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J. Edgar Hoover
John Mitchell
Spiro Agnew
Yale
Capitol Hill
Indiana Evening Gazette
Water
Indiana Printing & Publishing Company
Indiana, Pa
Adve
Ful Ray
Nts
Elizabeth A. Sweens
Amye Taylor Ray
R. Hastie Ray
Russell M. Hickey
Joseph L. Donnell
William B. Hastings
Frank B.hood
Associated Press
AP News
Carrier Boy
Indiana
Armstrong
Cambria
Clearfield
Jefferson
Westmoreland
Recund Dians Penna
Cromley
Arid World People's Movement
Nixon
Thieu-by-Khiem
Europe
Seal Harvest
Berry
William F. Buckley
Boyle
Thomas Edison
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