Amnesty: When for draft dodgers and deserters
An editorial discusses postwar amnesty for Vietnam era draft dodgers and deserters. It cites Nixon’s shifting stance, public polls showing opposition, and historical examples from Washington to Coolidge. The piece weighs conditional amnesty and the political risk of broader pardons.
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George Washington
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Congress
Army
Navy
Coolidge
Vista
Veterans Administration
Louis Lusky
Columbia University
National Observer
Southeast Asia
Lawrence County
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
South Carolina
A Children's Crusade in the Virgin Islands
A teacher in St John leads a civic drive by students to alert about pollution and growth in the Virgin Islands. Tourism boomed from 1960 to 1970, visitors rose fivefold, population surpassed 70,000, while dredging and new industries harmed beaches, reefs, and native lifeways amid desalination and power plants.
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Sun and Fon
St. John
Virgin Islands
Mystery phrases from a damaged page cross a city in October
Fragmentary OCR listing scattered terms and names across a city scene. The text references publishers, a health issue, and an event timeline with unclear connections. Names and places are partially legible, suggesting a clipped notice or column.
Traveler voices fears on Nixon third term and party shifts
The Returning Traveler debates if Republicans celebrate a victory or burn bridges behind Nixon as he heads toward a potential second term. He cites the 22nd Amendment, constitutional limits, and Democratic struggles, noting Nixon’s strict constructionism and the era’s political fragility.
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Richard Nixon
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Nixon
House
Alaska
Maine
Colorado
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Hugh Scott
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Truman
Eisenhower
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Greece
Spain
Portugal
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The Gift Horse and Gladwyn Memoirs in Close Contrast
The review contrasts Hildeparde Knel’s The Gift Horse with Lord Gladwyn’s Memoirs, arguing both condemn evil as self-defeating. It notes Knel’s Berlin wartime portrayal and Gladwyn’s humane, realist world view, and reflects on Hitler and Stalin as the era’s twin architects whose overreaching doomed their own chances. The piece considers evil’s divisive nature and its ultimate ruin through its own excesses.
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Berlin
Hadwyn
Prompler
Stalin
T Sreir
Hitler
Chads
Yeats
Redevelopment Authority chief praised by local letter writers
A flood of letters from New Castle residents commends the Redevelopment Authority executive director, Mr Prokopelak, for addressing longstanding issues. Writers describe his responsiveness, denounce prior officials for inaction, and urge continued focus on local industry and jobs while criticizing politicians and the handling of mills closures.
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Sisell
Lond
Hivilian
Prokopelak
New Castle
George Washington Junior High students defend their school
Five girls from George Washington Junior High School New Castle Anne Ryan Linda Marino Waining Kerr Kelly White Linda Carkitto defend their school in a letter to the editor. They praise ecology, heating upgrades reducing pollution, and urge fair public portrayal amid occasional incidents.
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the Now
George Washington Rehoal
Nfe
Washington
George Washington
Siny
Crearer Washington
George Washington Junior High School
Anne Ryan Linda Marino "Waining Kerr
Kelly White
Linda Carkitto
New Castle
Democratic Party struggles over county chairman dispute and state leadership
The Democratic State Committee plans to pick an executive committee next Tuesday to end delays in naming a county chairman for Lawrence County between Ralph Audino and Dominick E. Cioffi. Governor Shapp's support and State Chairman Thiemann’s leadership are questioned as the party fractures continue amid registration gains and calls for a stronger state organization to unify 67 counties.
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Democratic State Committee
Sik
Lawrence County
Ralph Audino
Dominick E. Cioffi
Dennis EB
Harvey) Thiemann
Thiemann
Cioffi
Donald Oosterling
Democratic Party
Oesterling
Harrisburg
Shapp
Shepherds’ duty to feed flocks in our care
In reflecting on Ezekiel 34:2, the message questions whether local shepherds prioritize the needs of those entrusted to them over personal comfort. It urges leaders to consider their responsibility to feed and care for their flock.
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