Time Magazine Chief Warns on Threats to Free Press
Andrew Heiskell spoke at Hofstra University on freedom of speech and the press. He warned public attitudes and government constraints endanger press freedom, citing a 55 percent belief that the press lacks right to report harmful stories and a Missouri study finding only 16 nations are free. Heiskell urged defense of a free press as central to liberty.
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Freedom of Information Center
University of Missouri
Latin America
Why the USIA Should Attribute Foreign Pamphlets
A Senate Foreign Relations debate questions USIA practice of distributing pamphlets abroad without attribution. The article cites Bolivia and Ecuador examples and urges full disclosure and an open policy. The committee has declassified unattributed materials as a first step.
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Agene
United States
Bolivia
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Ecuador
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Sorg Opera House Abandons Plays for Vaudeville Acts
Middletown diary recounts manager Charles Retus announcing a shift at the Sorg Opera House to high class vaudeville with weekly program changes on Mondays and Thursdays. Opening bill features Ben Hilbert and the Bennett Sisters among others, replacing traditional stage plays that drew dwindling crowds.
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Charles Retus
Sorg
Ben Hilbert
Bennett Sisters
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Fleetric
Evers
Midleton Otthits
Opera House
Sorg Opera House
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Big Dome
Gordon
Canal
Ben Smith
Eagle
Grand
Middletown
Revisionism on World War II power needs and US role
In a discussion of whether war was necessary and how revisionist scholars view US power, Truman McCarthyism and World War II choices are examined. Bruce Russett’s critique questions the need for wartime intervention while noting the Bomb as a potential flaw in revisionist logic. the piece weighs whether the US should have avoided or accepted decisive postwar roles to curb Soviet and Fascist threats.
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New York Review of Books
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Iran
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Russett
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Atlantic Union
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Sicily
Coppola
No Miracle in The Godfather Says Buckley
William F Buckley Jr faults The Godfather for being tediously long and tastelessly marketed. He criticizes Brando's performance as exaggerated and argues Coppola's direction fails to convey meaningful drama, predicting the film will fade from memory.
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
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Middletown
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Chinese auto mystery and Red Star image in Nixon China visit
During Nixon’s China trip a reporter reports on religious language barriers and a translator’s struggle with terms. The piece notes Chinese officials, bicycles, limited Shanghai cars, and rare Red Star vehicles reserved for top leaders, possibly costing about 500000 dollars each.
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