Solzhenitsyn at Dartmouth Commencement Reflections
In a Dartmouth College office amid the 208th commencement, a senior English professor contemplates Solzhenitsyn and West Solzhenitsyn, noting the ceremony’s blend of boredom and beauty as thousands of graduates receive diplomas. The scene recalls Robert Frost and Daniel Webster connected to the campus.
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Solzhenitsyn missives spark West versus totalitarian critique
West observer condemns Solzhenitsyn’s view of freedom and diversity while praising Dartmouth seniors for courage and potential. Marcoing contrasts, cites rock music, Soviet subsistence life, and Western athletic culture, noting a Vermont commencement as sunlight and photographed parents close the scene.
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Spy Threat From Moscow Lifts Cold War Watchdog
The piece argues post Watergate limits cripple FBI and CIA, boosting Soviet spying. It cites an eavesdropping device in the Moscow embassy chimney and alleged installations at the San Francisco Soviet consulate. It notes a 50 percent rise in Soviet agents since 1972 to about 800, and calls for stronger countermeasures amid detente and open U.S. society.
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When God Created Fathers sells out quickly
A local office reports high demand for Erma Bombeck columns. Copies of When God Created Mothers sold fast before Mother's Day, prompting reorders, while June copies of When God Created Fathers moved even faster. Readers asked if any Mothers Day pieces remained, and a quoted Ecclesiastes verse closes the note.
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Ginger Photo Credit Sparks Office Debate
A college intern Ginger Williams presses for credit lines showing her name on a published photo, arguing recognition and avoiding confusion with staffer Mike Williams. The cloud image later carried Williams Photo, despite editor's push for Ginger Snap.
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Middletown News Journal Subscription Rates
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Verity argues divestment critique in South Africa debate
C William Verity endorses blunt stance against divestment pressure on firms with South Africa ties, arguing moral suasion and economic coercion cannot force change. He draws an analogy to American Jim Crow and wartime South, claiming blacks determine reforms through economic leverage, with business as a catalyst rather than architect of change.
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Prop 13 sparks talk from Washington to California
The piece surveys reactions to Proposition 13 in California and Washington. President Carter pushes for tax cuts while warning against excess spending. Congress approves deep HEW cuts and New York debates two amendments to limit state payroll and require two thirds to raise taxes. California glimpses budget clashes as Jerry Brown faces unions and voters demand spending cuts.
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