Future POW charges reignite debate on wartime conduct
The Pentagon cleared of earlier charges against seven former POWs sparks renewed questions about discipline under captivity. Critics worry new prosecutions overlook the brutal torture endured and whether POWs should face penalties for actions taken under extreme stress.
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Air Force
Theodore Guy
Hanoi Hilton
Guy
Bel Kavanaugh
North
South Vietnam
Army
Howard Callaway
Navy
John Warner
North Vietnam
Middletown Negro History Mapped In WPA Project Findings
Research teams at Middletown Public Library document black residents' long presence from settlement era to 1930s. Census figures show growth from a handful to 2805 by 1930, with Armco employment shaping neighborhoods. Key sites include Booker T. Washington School, Douglas Park Pool, Armco Colored Club, and local businesses.
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Works Projects Administration
Columbus
Ohio
Middletown
Washington
Butler County
Elk Creek
Trenton
Rambo Harris
Armco
N. Main Street
South Corporation
Main Street
Woodside Boulevard
Booker T. Washington
Douglas Park
Lewis Grocery
18Th Avenue
Minnesota Street
Armco Colored Club
S. Canal St
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Hi-Y
Armco Club
Wilberforce University
Barton's Restaurant
Eighth Ave
Lorenzo Picture Show
Garfield Street
Nixon and Cambodia bombing taps fuel Watergate origins
The account traces the Cambodia bombing leak from March 1969 through the Nixon era. It links Kissinger staff notes and early taps to the rise of the plumbers and Watergate, noting Nixon’s denial of Cambodia raids and the later false naval reports.
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Washington
Nixon
New York Times
Cambodia
Times
Ronald Ziegler
United States
Sihanouk
MR. Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Oval Office
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Watergate
White House
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Air Force
Congress
Adm
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reagan and Abernathy clash at 1968 Miami convention scene
The account recalls Ralph Abernathy confronting Ronald Reagan at the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Reagan sought delegates and spoke to many, but Abernathy publicly denounced him on TV and outside the scene, amid broader criticisms of Abernathy’s leadership and career trajectory.
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Ralph Abernathy
Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Abernathy
Martin Luther King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Reagan
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Dies at 82 Ends Big Four Aviation Era
New York notes the death of Eddie Rickenbacker at 82, ending the era of the four dominant aviation leaders. Surviving figures Juan Trippe, R. Smith, and Pat Patterson remain, while Rickenbacker’s career spans World War I heroism, the auto industry, and shaping Eastern Air Lines. He earned the Medal of Honor and led the 94th Aero Squadron with 26 kills before steering commercial air travel and defending his corporate ship with strong leadership.
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New York
Eddie Rickenbacker
Juan Trippe
Pan Am
R. Smith
American
Pat Patterson
United
Rickenbacker
Eastern
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
Columbus
Ohio
International Correspondence School
Indianapolis Speedway
Rick
England
U. S
France
John J. Pershing
94Th Aero Squadron
Miami
Atlanta
Pacific
The Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
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