Kent State appoints Dr. Glenn Olds president
Kent State University names Dr. Glenn A. Olds as new president. The 50 year old Methodist minister and diplomat will take office Sept. 15, succeeding Dr. Robert I. White. Olds vows firmness against campus disruption and aims for global, relevant education despite Kent State’s 1970 shootings.
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New Revelations On Vietnam Sparking Expert Debates
The Time article highlights secret reports from the State Department and intelligence offices that allegedly warned against the Vietnam bombing and uprisings, contrasting Kennedy and Johnson era choices with later findings. It notes Ellsberg’s access and labels the study more accurate than the Pentagon papers, while contending historians will weigh the roles of MacArthur and the Eisenhower Joint Chiefs in guiding restraint.
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Pushers and Packed Trains in Japan
A vivid account of Tokyo commuters crowded into trains with pushers who cram 2.2 million daily riders. The piece notes the specialized training and school for pushers and links the crowded system to Japan’s bustling export drive across cars toys pianos guitars ships and more.
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Japan
English Tea Dips in Favor of Coffee Across Britain
The article notes a shift in British habits from tea to coffee, stating that while tea remains valued, coffee gains popularity amid other trends like heating shortages. It contrasts North American impressions of Britain with the local reality of beverage preferences and domestic comforts.
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Britain
Computer predicts Supreme Court rulings with high accuracy
A Michigan State University professor says his black box predicts high court decisions with 91 percent accuracy and individual votes at 81 percent. He notes the 9 percent error shows judges’ emotions can cause zigzag rulings despite consistency in philosophy.
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Dallas Morning News
Will America Follow Greece Rome Decline Warning
Washington debates whether the United States risked a decline like Greece and Rome. Peter Wiles argues self confidence and national mission have eroded due to Vietnam and domestic permissiveness. Irving Kristol links welfare expansion to social decay and reduced work incentives.
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Watt’s China ordeal warns U.S. builders on Mao era risks
George Watt, a British civil engineer jailed in Red China for three years, details alleged espionage charges and brutal treatment to warn American businessmen. He says Vickers-Zimmer built a fiber plant in Communist China but was seized and fined, with workers facing interrogation and improvised trials led by a mob and a female judge.
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Vickers - Zimmer
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Goldwater Defends Congress on Southeast Asia Role
Senator Barry Goldwater argues in a Senate speech that Congress has been deeply involved in Southeast Asia policy since the start of the Vietnam commitment. He cites 1955 treaty language, 1963 1964 acts, and 24 appropriations ensuring military support, countering claims that Congress was kept in the dark.
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Walter F. George
George
Free World
Free Territory
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America
Firms Launch New Service
A reader recounts how a credit card issuer claimed personal service by assigning a liaison with a named contact. The tale centers on Dave Parsons being billed for a flight not taken and repeatedly meeting the same bureaucratic ambiguity as staff rotate names weekly.
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Fred Barkle
Barkle
Parsons
Mr. Barkle
Dave Parsons
Dave
Fred
Ways God Likens to Giving Good Things
A devotional reflection citing Matthew 7 11 urging readers to consider heavenly generosity. It reminds believers that God desires to give good gifts to those who ask and come boldly to receive them.
Monroe News Star masthead and staff listing
The Monroe News Star is an independent daily newspaper published in Monroe Louisiana with offices on North 4th and Olive Streets. It lists publishers editors and executives including John D. Ewing Wilson Ewing Robert Ewing Jr. and others and notes AP membership and broad advertising representation.
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