Furor And Response In Humanitarian Crises
Opinion essay notes renewed guilt in modern times for injustices and atrocities, citing English observers on Vietnam’s My Lai and the Biafra-Nigeria famine. It critiques British and international responses, highlighting pleas for mercy missions and public silence from political and religious groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Vietnam
My Lai
Sunday Telegraph
Biafra-Nigeria
Telegraph
Labor Party
Rome
Christmas Bureau Seeks Help For Needy Families
A community effort by public and private agencies aims to prevent holiday poverty through the Christmas Bureau. It relies on a private fund and year round Confidential Exchange to coordinate donations and requests for toys and dinners. Call Mrs. Alice Overson at 782 2082 or 784 1900 to help. office in courthouse basement opens weekdays until Dec 19.
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Christmas Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
Alice Overson
Bureau
New elementary school plan limits to classrooms only
THIRTY YEARS AGO-1949 the Board of Education decided that new elementary school construction should be limited to classroom facilities with gymnasiums and auditoriums held in abeyance. Other items like auditoria were postponed while the focus remained on core teaching space.
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Board of Education
Harmony
Minn
Ray Barker
Joseph R. McCarthy
Robert M. la Follette
Atomic Energy Commission
Wisconsin
Associated Press
State
Arnold C. Larson
J. E. McLoone
House
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Minneapolis
Ray M
Tubby) Keeler
la Crosse State Teachers College
University of Wisconsin
Allis-Chalmers Co
la Crosse
Preview Of Coalition Reds Drew Up List Of Victims At Hue
A North Vietnamese officer report from the Hue battle details a planned massacre listing 1892 administrators 38 police 700 civilians and many party members. The document warns a communist takeover in South Vietnam would trigger mass slaughter, with tolls potentially reaching 5000.
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Reds
Hue
Paul Scott Washington
South Vietnam
My Lai
Hanoi
Johnson
Nixon
Phu van
Huong Thuy
Dai Viet Party Committee
Quoc Dan Dang Party
Dai Viet Party
Can Lao Nhan Vi Party
Communist Command
Struggle Movement
Action On Law And Order Could Improve GOP Image
Wisconsin Republicans push a law and order agenda as crime rises nationwide. Atty. Gen. Robert Warren and Gov. Warren Knowles lead bills to broaden enforcement, privacy limits, and criminal identification. A narcotics law, standards board, and centralized enforcement could pass with Democratic support.
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Robert Warren
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Nevada
Assembly
Senate
Society Can Break The Prison Chain
Sydney J Harris argues that the 1960s government report on crime calls for sweeping prison reforms to reduce crime rates. He notes mass admissions to correctional systems, poor rehabilitation, and a cycle of recidivism behind bars. Emphasizing youth offenders, he urges community involvement, broader rehabilitation, and better staff as essential to lowering crime.
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Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Let Protesters Use A Stadium Not The Streets
Washington analysis urges cities to deny street demonstration permits that risk violence. It cites costs, injuries, and arrests from the Nov 15 Vietnam protest, recommending parks or arenas with fences for public expression while preserving order and traffic. The piece notes courts upholding limits on free speech to protect public safety.
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David Lawrence
Washington
Rep
Gerald Ford
House
Republican
City of
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publishers Hall Syndicate
Man Who Sparked My Lai Inquiry Defies Media Roadblock
Ronald Ridenhour, 23, Clarement College literature student, quietly pursued My Lai facts after hearing rumors in 1968. He compiled a dated, sourced dossier, sent it to Nixon and top officials, prompting Calley's murder charges months later. His careful, channelled approach contrasts with mass protests and shows how one determined individual can trigger accountability.
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Washington
Ronald Ridenhour
Claremont Men’s College
Calif
My Lai
Song My Village
William L. Calley Jr
Nixon
William Rogers
Melvin Laird
Congress
Earle Wheeler
Army
William Westmoreland
Ridenhour
Lieutent Calley
Calley
United States
Spiro Agnew
Vietnam
Washington Press Corps
Bible Verse Meditation on Patience and Harvest
A brief devotional echoes James 5 7 urging patience for the Lord’s coming the farmer awaiting both early and late rains as the earth yields its fruit through steadfast waiting.
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James
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Langdon
John B. Webber
National Advisory Committee
Roy Franklin
Hoover
Tomah Indian School
Chicago
Common Council
Milwaukee Railroad
Burlington and North Western Lines
la Crosse Tribune
Milwaukee Road
Paul Mahoney
Midwest
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Paul Scott
Art Gates
Agnew
By John Wyngaard
Madison
Times
State Department of Justice
By Sydney J. Harris
District of Columbia
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Lai
NEA
Ray Cromley
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