Vietnam pardon reflections on a neighbor boy and duty
A veteran recalls a California porch conversation from 1966 about a drafted neighbor who chose to serve and was killed. The piece weighs duty to law versus conscience, Carter’s pardon stance, and the idea of pardoning those who refused to go to Vietnam, amid lingering guilt and national debate.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
American Legion
California
Vietnam
United States
Richard Nixon
Carter
Free speech defense of Nazi doctrines urged despite repugnance
A stance supporting constitutional protection for racist Nazi ideas argues that suppressing such speech violates the First Amendment. It cites Holmes clear and present danger, trusts Americans to distinguish sound from loathsome ideas, and endorses free trade in ideas. The piece references Washington, the Continental Congress, and a biblical quote in closing.
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National Socialist White People’s Party
Urban League
NAACP
Pacific Telephone Co
National Socialist White People's Party
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Moynihan or Abzug in New York Senate primary
The Democratic primary in New York pits Pat Moynihan against Bella Abzug with Paul O Dwyer and two minor candidates. The column weighs each candidate’s stance on Israel, welfare reform, and national defense while analyzing whether Moynihan is the best chance to defeat incumbent James Buckley in November.
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James Buckley
Barry Goldwater
Washington
New York
Paul O'Dwyer
Pat Moynihan
Bella Abzug
O'Dwyer
Ramsey Clark
Abraham Hirschfeld
Moynihan
Abzug
Middle East
Golda Meir
Kibbutz
Israel
Nixon
New Politics
Abzugis
Bella
Buckley
West Indies
Outrage and pranks mix at city meeting and party surprise
Reed Shaw blasted loud rock noise on Oberon Drive comparing it to Chicago whistle disputes and urged law changes. The piece notes a city ordinance limiting whistles, a court clash with Ohio law, and Shaw’s provocative callouts. In a second event, Fred and Ann Slezak faced a double anniversary surprise when guests staged a mock party at The Clock restaurant using their own children and friends.
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Reed Shaw
Jimmy Stewart
City Commission
Oberon Drive
Manchester Road
Harpe
Reed
Tom Harpe
Bexley Drive
Ohio
Fred
Ann Slezak
Clock Restaurant
Fred Slezak
Rosemarie Ebbesmeyer
Slezaks
Gene Bennett
Middletown Ohio Newspaper Subscriptions Rates
The Journal Published daily by the News Journal Inc. lists subscription rates for home delivery by carrier or motor route and by mail. Prices include per copy costs, weekly, monthly, and annual options within the United States and abroad, all payable in advance.
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The
News Journal, Inc
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
U.S.A
Mondale bill shows complacent liberal faith in information
Washington notes recall Mondale's 1971 Senate plan Full Opportunity and National Goals and Priorities Act proposing a national goal of full social opportunity and expanding the executive's Council of Social Advisers. The piece criticizes reliance on behavioral science and data to define public philosophy, arguing the bill embodies administration over politics. It cites passage in 1972 Senate, House skepticism, and its ultimate death.
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Washington
Walter Mondale
Ford
Mondale
Senate
Council of Social Advisers
Congress
Congressional Record
Behavioral and Social Sciences Survey Committee
National Academy of Sciences
Social Science Research Council
Behavioral and Social Scientists
Richard Schweiker
House of Representatives
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Jack Newfield
Village Voice
Chare
Shaw
the Journal
George F. Will
America
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