China's chief worry Soviet attack dominates new talks
In Peking Joseph Alsop reports on tests by Chinese officials, led by Chou En-lai, showing Beijing fears a Soviet preventive attack and wants to gauge U S policy. He notes Brezhnev era hardening, Lin Piao's death as a Soviet setback, and insists Moscow's frontier buildup drives Chinese policy over Japanese fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alsop
Peking
China
Catherine the Great
Russia
Catherine
Orlov
Potemkin
People’s Daily
United States
Soviet Union
Chou En-lai
Europe
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Lin Piao
Anna Pederson 65 Years at North Side Library
A celebration of Anna Pederson marking 65 years with the La Crosse library system. Since joining in 1907 and becoming North Side librarian in 1911, she has watched the collection grow and continues to love her work and the people she serves. A Sunday visit at the North Branch Library 1552 Kane St invites locals to greet her.
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North Branch
Kane St
Anna Pederson
City Library
North Side
la Crosse
Viewing commercials should punish those who approve them
Business writer J A Livingston argues stockholders and executives should face consequences for the ads they sponsor. He recalls early radio days when Ford promoted its name in a music program and contrasts it with modern TV ads and flashy network programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. Livingston
XYZ Corporation
Livingston
Quotable quotes on violence peace and civic budgeting
Anthropologist Robert Ardrey notes violence can be learned while peace requires effort and hard work. He comments on affluence and security as dull. David A Grossman comments that city agencies now seek double what residents have, calling it realistic fantasy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ardrey
David A. Grossman
New York City
Eisenhower Aides Meet Aboard Helena At Wake Island
Twenty years ago in 1952 President-elect Eisenhower held talks with top aides aboard the heavy cruiser Helena in Wake Island port. The report notes multiple disasters and political moves including Byrd introducing a bill to abolish the Reconstruction Corp while Army inspectors praised Camp McCoy.
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Eisenhower
Helena
Wake Island
California
Byrd
D-Va
Reconstruction Corp
Army
Camp McCoy
MacArthur
Costly Interstate Rivalry Over Tourist Center Feared
Keith D. Ellison of La Crosse argues against a proposed tourist information center on French Island. He says it duplicates a Minnesota center, wastes taxpayer dollars, and benefits private interests tied to the Chamber of Commerce. Ellison suggests building at Rockland instead and questions highway funding priorities.
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Hardin
Congress
Washington
Baxter
Superior
Orlando Holway
Wisconsin
Dells of
Wisconsin River
King Kleagle
The
Klan
la Crosse
A.A. Mauer
la Crosse County Medical Society
French Island
Minnesota
Greater
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
the Tribune
Tribune
Highway Department
Rockland
Keith D. Ellison
S. 15Th St
Wisconsin Senator Knowles Seen as Possible Governor Material
Wisconsin state senator Robert P. Knowles of New Richmond, returned as Senate president pro tempore, is viewed by peers as a strong gubernatorial contender for 1974. Observers note his seniority, national legislative activity, and family political legacy, though Knowles downplays ambitions and prefers to remain a fulltime state lawmaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wyngaard
Madison
Robert P. Knowles
New Richmond
Senate
Warren
Wisconsin
Robert Knowles
Knowles
Statehouse
Robert Warren
Lucey
Privilege and Press Freedom Debated After Popkin Case
The piece analyzes the absence of a general privilege for reporters and scholars, cites the Popkin Pentagon Papers episode, and argues majoritarian norms limit privileges beyond lawyer client ties. It contrasts common law with statutory immunity and notes a New York psychiatrist case testing confidentiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The Nature of Evil and Journalistic Confidential Sources
A writer argues that evil overruns itself, citing Hitler and Stalin as examples, and critiques confidential sourcing in journalism. He discusses freedom of reporters, government immunity, and contrasts the ethics of public records with modern instant history and Halberstam’s Kennedy Johnson era without footnotes.
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Hitler
Stalin
White House
Parmer
David Halberstam
Johnson
Jack Kennedy
Ken Galbraith
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LaCro
Hsinhua
Chiao Kuan-hua
Ford Motor Co
Vegas
Mercury
J.M. Knudson
Defense Transportation
Green Bay Automobile Club
Orland Loomis
Manston
Heil
Roosevelt and Churchill
Japan
Board of Education
Thomas C. Dalzell
State St
Red Army
R.H
Rube” Kearney
Milwaukee Railroad
Matthew
Board of Normal School Regents
Halleck F. Seaman
Iowa of Mississippi Valley Association
Rotary Club
Alma Dam
Winona
University of Wisconsin Foundation
Newsroom
Bob Knowles
Wall Street Journal
John P. Roche
Supreme Court
Harvard
Samuel Popkin
Pentagon
Popkin
Sydney J. Harris
Hildegarde Knef
Lord Gladwyn
Berlin
Miss Knef
Prompter’s Box of World Affairs
Yeats
Herbert Parmer
Dulles
Ngo Dinh Diem
CIA
John Foster Dulles
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