War Crimes Trials Reignite Debate Over Historic Precedents
The piece reassesses Nuremberg and postwar prosecutions, noting precedent that leaders can be punished for crimes against humanity and that following orders is not a defense. It contrasts Yamashita’s conviction with figures like Stalin Mao and Ho Chi Minh, arguing the moral aim of freeing peoples shapes judgments.
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William Calley, Jr
Tomoyuki Yamashita
General Yamashita
Czechoslovakia
Bataan
Josef Stalin
Man ‘Tse-tung
Ho Chi Minh
Miet Cong
Tos
Westmoreland to Speak at Taabbock College Dedication
Army Chief of Staff General William C. Westmoreland will headline the dedication of Mabee Agriculture Science Laboratory at Taabbock Christian College during Freedom Preservation Week. He will receive a bronze casting titled Tribute to the Vietnam Veteran as part of the observance hosted by LCC.
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BBOCK
Army
William CC. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Mabee Agriculture Science Laboratory
Taabbock Christian College
General Westmoreland
LCC
Pt Freedom Foundation
Larnad
Savotte
Draft policy division stalls rash Vietnam withdrawal call
Congress rejects rapid draft expiration as Democrats split with some Republicans while President Nixon pursues an all volunteer force and a two year draft extension. Military pay boosts and benefits rise for service members as debate continues.
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Vietnam
Senate Democrats
Thealies
Jaune
Emene
House
Congress
Nixa
Aid And Comfort To Enemies Forbidden To Public Officials
A May 1970 viewpoint arguing that treason includes giving aid to enemies. It questions Congress members proposed Vietnam withdrawal bills and warns such acts would aid the foe and damage allied unity. The piece urges support for Nixon policy and cautions against open hearings while stressing public officials must uphold the Constitution.
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Washington
Congress
United States
House
Senate
Vietnam
Indochina
South Vietnam
Paris
Secretary of Defense
Nostalgia and Faith Under Siege in American Life
Henry J. Taylor warns that nostalgia for past arts and fashion masks a deeper loss of faith in heritage institutions. He laments rising nihilism and permissiveness, arguing it erodes schools, churches, family ties, patriotism, and civil duty as the nation grows more complex and unstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rip van Winkle
America
Quick Youth Drive Urged In Nixon Memo
A circulating memorandum within the Nixon Administration calls for rapid action to discover why youths lead law abiding lives and to craft a national youth campaign. It warns delinquency is politicizing and urges studying government procedures that push youths away from establishment links. It argues for youth access to decision making and cites social roles as deterrents to crime.
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Washington
Nixon
Spy chiefs mock FBI after Media burglary exposure
CIA INR and State Department officials privately ridicule the FBI over the March 8 Media burglary and its disclosure of counterintelligence methods. The piece notes interagency jealousy, Hoover’s influence, and claims the FBI’s clumsy handling, with background anecdotes about budget leverage and political access.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
FBI
Media
Washington Post
CIA
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
INR
TNA
National Security Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
J. Edgar Hoover
Kefauver names Continental Press as public enemy No 1
In Washington Senator Estes Kefauver’s crime committee brands the Continental Press racing wire syndicate as public enemy number one. In New York Dr Ralph E Lapp proposes a televised atom bomb explosion to wake Americans. In Washington the committee blames inflation for shuttered air travel and higher taxes. In Snyder a four foot pipe falls from an oil derrick 86 feet, killing one man and injuring another 15 miles north of town at 6 30 p m Sunday.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
The
Continental Press
New York
Ralph E. Lapp
Snyder
Here
Pass It On AM ASKED and assorted columns
A collage of brief items and jokes from a column page includes rankings of fast growing counties Mohave Arizona Vernon Louisiana Pitkin Colorado Campbell Wyn Florida Collier Florida Prince William Virginia Clark New York Sarpy Nebraska Charlotte Florida Clayton Georgia and a string of quips about sleepwear cultural contrasts retirement voice lengths diplomatic life poll results and car ownership costs. It ends with a Rapid Reply note and an address in Santa Monica California.
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Mohave
Ariz
Vernon
Pitkin
Colo
Campbell, Wyn
Collier, Fla
Prince William
Clark, New
Sarpy
Nebr
Charlotte
Fla
Clayton
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Parker
Westmoreland
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Tunis
Sicily
Normandy
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Rhineland
Ardennes
Europe
Far East
Korea
187Th Airborne
Westy
David Lawrence
Americas
Congress of the
Asia
Henry J. Taylor
Ray Cromley
Wall Street
Madison Avenue
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Hanoi
Dean Rusk
Andrew Tully
Hoover
Richard Helms
Princeton
NSA
INA
Johnson
Communist Party
Ali
Spook
Capitol Hill
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Senate House Committee
Abyssinia
Flip Wilson
Egypt
Nile
Foreign Service
Australia
Canada
Africa
Mexico
South America
U.S
White House
Abe Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Cal Coolidge
John F. Kennedy
Ds M. Boyd
Santa Monica
Calli
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