Middle East: old lands and old enmities in 20th century maps
The piece argues that modern Middle East borders are recent creations from 20th century power politics. It notes Israel and neighboring states are younger than their ancient histories, stresses the enduring Arab-Israeli tensions, and cites Nasser era dynamics, Palestinian factionalism, and the fragility of truces amid deep hostilities.
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Middle East
Israel
Egypt
Persia
Arabia
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Nasser
United Arab Front
Guerrilas
George Habash
Area plan rejected by La Crosse council vote 3 to 2
The La Crosse Common Council grounds and building committee voted 3 to 2 to reject a metropolitan area plan after more than two years of study. Objections centered on city limits service for water and sewer to Brice Prairie and Shelby Park and potential home losses for a proposed north south freeway. The Tribune urges council approval, urging unified area planning and future transportation needs.
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9Th
10Th
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6Th
7Th
Cass
Onalaska
the Tribune
Kunstler accused of urging violence and arson
The piece catalogues activist attorney William Kunstler statements praising or condoning violent protest and arson, including remarks on a California killing, a college arson scenario, and the Madison Sterling Hall bombing. It questions why he remains free and not disbarred despite his rhetoric.
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William Kunstler
New York
California
William F. Buckley Jr
University of Rochester
Kunstler
Buckley
Playboy Magazine
J. Kunstler
Twenty Years Ago In 1950 Penney workers win first 100 per center award
Tribune files notes a 1950 prize for J C Penney Co employees as the first 100 percent participation in Community Chest. South Koreans advance nearly unopposed into North Korea. Mrs Gunnar Gundersen named chair of women’s sales for the campaign. Home making courses offered by La Crosse Vocational School for first time. Over 2,000 Electric Auto-Lite workers walk out awaiting insurance clause settlement.
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J. C. Penney Co
North Korea
Gunnar — Gundersen
la Crosse
Reader letters urge support for St Joseph's Nursing Home
Readers from La Crosse react to the closing of St Joseph's Nursing Home praising the residents and staff and proposing a fundraising drive if Catholic Charities funds fall short. A second letter protests a drug-use ad in a Sunday Tribune, defending truck drivers students and overweight individuals and calling for more understanding and less labeling.
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the Tribune
St. Joseph’s Nursing Home
St. Joseph’s
Viola R. Winkel
Vine St
la Crosse
Tribune
Russ Lahue
S. 30Th St
The
Advertising Council
Storytelling as a fine art and clublike mastery
Sydney J. Harris argues storytelling is a high art few master and riffs on a imagined Story Tellers Society with strict standards. He shares a parable of a new prisoner in a prison dining hall who learns jokes by number, then tells them without laughter, illustrating that some people can tell a joke and some cannot.
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Publishers Hall Syndicate
Setback on assessors
Madison report shows Tarr task force reforms stalled by a 10 to 9 defeat on county property tax assessment reforms. James R. Morgan of Wisconsin Revenue warns the central professional assessors plan is blocked by a two thirds vote rule. He urges future reform to drop the requirement and push professional valuation. County voters lack awareness of the system's impact, but urban readers may engage as calls for a county executive gain traction.
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John Wyngaard Madison
James R. Morgan
State Department of Revenue
Knowles
Oneida
Morgan
Wisconsin
Scranton report examines campus unrest in American society
John P. Roche reviews the Scranton Commission on campus unrest, noting the report aims to place student strikes in a broader view of American society in 1970. He compares it with the Kerner Commission, acknowledging parts dissatisfy him but praising context framing and the claim that violence has long been part of U.S. university life except during postwar consensus.
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California
Boston
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Scranton
Kerner Commission
Johnson
United States
Mili
Vietnam
America
Berkeley
Columbia
Bible verse quote from Proverbs 18 2
A Bible verse notes that a fool takes no pleasure in understanding and instead expresses only his opinion. It highlights the value of seeking understanding over asserting views.
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