Three Powers to Watch China India and Russia
The future of Asia hinges on China India and Russia. India remains militarily weakest after 1962 and 1965 conflicts while China shows aggression aiming to dominate. Russia maneuvers to weaken India's Congress and may favor pro Chinese factions, with Manchuria possibly becoming a flashpoint for a Russia China clash.
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Asia
China
India
Russia
Pakistan
Congress Party
Gandhi
Manchuria
Ussuri
Grant Takes Command in Civil War History
The piece discusses Grant's wartime leadership and legacy, arguing his military success outweighed his presidency. It cites Bruce Catton and his book Grant Takes Command, noting Grant's insistence on using the North's superior manpower and resources to win a prolonged war despite costly losses. It includes a homely remark on Grant’s enduring reputation.
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Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Lee
Grant
Bruce Catton
Catton
North
Cold Harbor
Absord
Buckley on Bach and the case of Rickey Ivie
William F Buckley Jr denounces a Los Angeles high school dispute sparked by Rickey Ivie and the Black Student Union over curriculum choices. He mocks Ivie’s criticism of Bach as middle class bias and mocks attacks on Western masters while railing against perceived anti liberal sentiment.
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Rickey Ivie
Los Angeles
Johannes Sebastian Bach
Master Ivie
Rickey
van Gogh
Hamilton
Rumpus In The Virgin Islands Met by Political Contest
Washington notes a political clash brewing in the Virgin Islands as Governor race centers on growth vs. preservation. Ralph Paiewonsky, Cyril King, and Peter Bove emerge as key players in a contest shaped by development aims and party dynamics.
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Washington
Virgin Islands
Islands
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Peter Bove
Miami Beach
Congress
Ralph Paiewonsky
Kennedy
Johnson
Cyril King
Paiewonsky
King
Bove
Nixon Must Answer Hanoi In New Vietnam Crisis
Joseph Alsop argues President Nixon must confront Hanoi over alleged violations of the Johnson era ceasefire and DMZ terms. He notes North Vietnamese shelling and DMZ crossings threaten U S progress in Quang Tri and Thua Thien as COSVN and regional commanders clash over strategy.
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Walt W. Rostow
Hanoi
Harriman
Laos
South Vietnam
Nixon
Johnson
Saigon
Dmz
Creighton
Abrams
Quang Tri
Thua Tien
Third Marine
William C. Westmoreland
I Corps
III Corps
COSVN
Gen. Abrams
Windy Blank reform tale ends in Middletown jail release
A 1898 Middletown police court case follows Windy Blank who was fined for a misdemeanor and sent to Dayton Workhouse. He cried, pledged to quit drinking, and was released after Mayor Tanzey weighed his apparent sincerity and promises. The note includes a By the Way about Rockefeller Center's Rainbow Room and a quip from City Manager Bernard Eichholz.
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Windy
Blank
Windy” Blank
Salvation Army
Emery
Tanzey
Dayton
Durance
Middletown
Rockefeller Center
Franklin City
Bernard Eichholz
Eichholz
Fias
J.G.T.T
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal provides daily news with subscription options and rates. Local delivery by newspaper boy or motor route costs 70 cents per week, while 7 day mail rates are 21 dollars in the trading area and 30 dollars outside it, with international rates listed.
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The
News. Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Watervliet’s named change from West Troy in history
Overview of Watervliet New York once known as West Troy. notes a city name evolution and local history context.
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Watervliet
City
New York
West Troy
Nixon's Dilemma and Calls for Strategy Change
Paul Harvey argues Nixon faces an impossible set of goals and growing discontent. He notes rising campus disruption and crime linked to the draft, urges reconsidering withdrawal in Paris talks, and suggests a strategic retreat could avoid further escalation. Mansfield shifts toward pressuring action on Vietnam. General Custer is used as a comparison to bold but flawed risk.
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Nixon
Paris
Eisenhower
Custer
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Paul J. Day
William F. Buckley JR
Bach
Ivie
New York Times
George Tyrrell
Marianne
Rumpus
Agnew
Humphrey
Bird Johnson
Rockefeller
St. John
Joe Kennedy
Harvey Aluminum
Hess Oil Company
Joseph Alsop
Ellsworth Bunker
Andrew Goodpaster
North Vietnam
Averell Harriman
Lyndon
Journal
Rainbow Room
the Journal
Keeling Islands
Vietnam
Paul Harvey
Dilermma
Richard Milhous Johnson
Mike Manstie'd
Sen. Mansfield
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