Marshall Remembered as Great Soldier and Civilian
In a Pentagon gathering Old Soldiers and civilians recall General George Marshall and his enduring impact. The piece ties Marshall to the Marshall Plan and European recovery, noting Truman and Churchill praise, while contrasting past and present U.S. foreign policy. It also mentions local government funding concerns and labor wage votes in later notes.
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Pentagon
Ford
America
George Catlett Marshall
George Washington
Lord Howe
Boston
Newburgh
Jake Devers
Matt Ridgeway
Maxwell Taylor
al Gruenther
Ave Harriman
Bob Lovett
George Marshall
Mufti
Harvard
Winston Churchill
Marshall
Western
Europe
United States
Enduring European Economic Cooperation Agency
France
Germany
Miami
Fla
Declining Athens and rising Sparta in modern geopolitics
The essay likens the United States to Athens in decline and Russia to Sparta, tracing civic bonds, military discipline, and cultural shifts. It argues Kissinger should acknowledge the parallel publicly, warning that American unity hinges on recognizing the current drift and potential rally.
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Washington
Hector
Lysander
Spartans
Michigan State
Henry Kissinger
United States
Athens
Russia
Sparta
West
Greece
Civitas
U.S
Europe
Herbert Goldhammer
Rand Corporation
America
Kissinger
Carter Image Shaped By McGovern Critics
Washington dispatch argues Carter aligns with Kennedy style health reform, urging federal control of doctors and universal insurance. It claims higher taxes and billion-dollar costs, notes support from Humphrey and Udall, and compares Carter to McGovern and Palevsky. It questions voter impact and honesty in politics.
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Frank van der Linden
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Georgia
Student National Medical Association
Medical
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Hubert Humphrey
Organized Labor
All-Cio
United Automobile Workers Union
Leonard Woodcock
New York
Florida
North Carolina
George C. Wallace
Alabama
McGovern
California
Max Palevsky
Palevsky
Jimmy
George
South Dakota
Dunagin's People Campaign Message Emphasizes Law and Smoke
A political appeal cites law and order while warning voters about a wary contrast in a plain white wrapper campaign gesture. The message signals a focus on public safety and governance without specific dates or names.
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Law
Smokey
National Meditation Period Urged Over Human Placenta Uses
A Washington Star report rejects cosmetic use of human placenta, noting public unease with placenta based products and abortion debates. The column questions ethics, cites Hoffman, and calls for a national period of meditation on the diminished sensibilities of society.
Only In Oklahoma Legislative Banter and Prison Plans
The column pokes fun at Oklahoma legislators delaying adjournment into April while lobbyists push for gains. It notes Republican support for Reagan and jokingly mentions travel to CB radio names. It predicts towns may regret prison site choices after selection and references the Parden and Parele Board.
Quotations on ambition, humor, and progress
A series of aphorisms from Josh Billings Whitney Griswold Fletcher Knebel Woodrow Wilson Joseph Joubert Thomas Fuller Henry David Thoreau and an unnamed Baker offering wit on human nature effort criticism and progress. The quotes span humility ambition kindness and social critique.
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Maneger
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Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
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AP News
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Turkey
Calhoun County
Mich
Yellow Cab Company
Los Angeles
Teamsters
B.C
Hellenic
Kevin Phillips
King Features Syndicate
United Feature Syndicate
Dunagin
Robert Pear
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Washington Star
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Belsen
Nicholas von Hoffman
Emilia-Romagna
William F. Buckley
Washington Star Syndicate
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Revlon
Oklahoma
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Gerald Ford
Parden and Parele Board
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Angels
Josh Billings
Whitney Griswold
Fletcher Knebel
Woodrow Wilson
Joseph Joubert
Thomas Fuller
Henry David Thoreau
Baker
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