Buckley decries Amnesty ACLU stance on Vietnam war mercy
William F Buckley Jr. criticizes the ACLU pamphlet advocating universal amnesty for deserters from the Vietnam era. He questions constitutional grounds, warns against moralizing rhetoric, and proposes a POW panel mercy approach with limited conditions and safe conduct.
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Henry Schwarzchild
Aclu Foundation
ACLU
America
Southeast Asia
Energy policy and coal oil links to Pratt's warning
The piece discusses Wallace Pratt's 1942 views on coal gasification and tar sands as future oil sources, cites Arnold Miller of the United Mine Workers, and argues for tax changes and market incentives to expand coal use and reduce air pollution. It calls for reactive energy planning driven by profits and penalties rather than central planning.
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Standard Oil
Pratt
Athabaska
North America
Germany
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
U.S. Senate Interior Committee
Miller
Wallace Pratt
UMW
Congressional Dilemma over Penn Central Railroad Bailout
Lawmakers face a decision on whether to bail out Penn Central as Judge Fullam orders trustees to seek ICC approval to liquidate passenger and freight services by October end. The Northeast economy hinges on continued rail service and a bankruptcy could force asset sales to stronger operators.
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Penn Central Railroad
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John P. Fullam
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Ohio
United States
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Coffee and guilt over health risks in AA members
A reader venting through humor notes a Boston study linking coffee drinking to heart attacks among Alcoholics Anonymous members who replaced booze with coffee. The essay mocks health scare findings and reflects on cravings and self-image.
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Jim Fiebig
Alcoholics Anonymous
Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program
The Journal Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
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Cricket magazine seeks to redefine childhood in American culture
Jeffery Hart discusses the launch of Cricket for ages six through ten or twelve, framed as a response to anti reading trends and a test of whether childhood remains a distinct state. Brooke and Marianne Carus, Open Court founders, aim to offer high quality literary content to resist private reading decline and group oriented education.
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Marianne Carus
la Salle
Ill
Jane
Caruses
Clifton Fadiman
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