Selective Principle in Moral Criticism Across Regimes
The writer contrasts consistent moral judgment in condemning Nazi brutality with a selective stance on Soviet, Cambodian, and Saigon actions. He argues American columnists display bias, praising a harsh Saigon law and order regime while condemning other abuses, and urges Tom Wicker to apply his moral lens to Saigon.
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Saigon
Attica
Tom Wicker
Navy needs more ships to fulfill its new role
A 1975 editorial argues the Navy must rely more on its mobile fleet and carrier based air power to respond in Southeast Asia emergencies. It notes force reductions to 502 ships and a projected 490 next year, urging Congress and the Defense Department to provide adequate naval resources. The piece cites Mayaguez operation lessons and broader regional security concerns involving Thailand Laos and Cambodia.
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Mayaguez
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Far East
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Thailand
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Cambodia
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Southwest Pacific
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Navy
Reforming the VOA role and USIA oversight
Dr. Frank Stanton heads a citizens panel proposing a five member VOA board to decide news delivery for VOA while preserving its integrity. One State Department official guides information policy and another cultural official oversees cultural activities with three private sector members appointed by the President. The VOA director would report to the board yet fall under the Secretary of State in organization.
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Frank Stanton
Voice of America
VOA
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State Department
Senate
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Voice
America
USIA
Stanton
Debate on U S information and cultural policy in 1975 testimony
The excerpt critiques reorganizing US information and culture under the State Department, arguing for separate agencies while stressing the global Cold War context. It cites Senator Percy, Solzhenitsyn, and the need for credible messaging amid two communist powers with vast empires and nuclear deterrence.
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My Plan to Fix Bureaucracy by Not Doing Much
The column mocks Jubal Hale, head of the Federal Metal and Non Metallic Safety Board of Review, noting his idle work style and a bloated budget. It proposes expanding the Review with thousands of nonproductive bureaucrats who will simply listen to Beethoven, read, and stay out of trouble.
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Hale
Jubal Hale
Federal Metal and Non- Metallic Safety Board of Review
Beethoven
Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists local and mail subscription options. Rates include 72c weekly carrier, 23c Sunday, motor route 132c daily and 24c Sunday, or 38 annual mail within the U.S. and 46 abroad with payments in advance. Founded in 1857.
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Letters to the Editor debate church funding and cemetery care
Readers critique Gary Enz on organized religion and private schooling funding while defending Grace Baptist Church. They cite taxes, building costs, and Christian school support. A Memorial Day visit to Woodside Cemetery prompts criticism of upkeep, contrasting with Fairmound Cemetery. Don Hopper notes church aid programs for the poor.
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Grace Baptist Church
Woodside Cemetery
First United Methodist Church
First Christian Church
Don Hopper
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