The Negro veteran comes home
A 1966 Bronze Star recipient Spec. 4 Don Williams and 1966 Army commendation medal recipient Sgt. James Warrick are highlighted as examples of Black soldiers who served in Vietnam. The piece discusses racial integration in the army, Black soldiers’ combat roles, decorations like the Medal of Honor, and postwar tensions including Memphis looting by Williams.
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Don
Joey) Williams
Memphis
Tenn
Maine
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196Th Light Infantry Brigade
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Buddy) Warrick
Providence
R.I
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Hiottorn
South Providence
Williams
Warrick
United States
Vietnam
Defense Department
Pfc
Milton Olive
Joseph W. Dalton Jr
Schenectady
N.Y
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
South Carolina
Joey Williams
Mood of America Featured by ICC Commissioner Deason
Interstate Commerce Commission member Willard Deason warns that national mood matters more than affluence as the 70s approach. He cites science turning visions into facts and urges a return to shared effort and patriotism to match looming growth.
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Willard Deason
Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S
Deason
America
Age Discrimination Act of 1967 limits age bias in employment
The act bars discrimination by employers agencies and labor groups based on age 40 to 65 with June 12 as its effective date. It bans age preferences in ads while noting bona fide qualifications and benefit plans may create exemptions. Congress cites airline stewardess retirements as a glaring unaddressed example prompting a Labor Committee study.
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Congress
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Secretary of Labor
Press Freedom Battle Spurred by Bar Association Debate
The article argues that ABA involvement in pretrial information risks a newsroom blackout and jailhouse secrecy. It notes defense lawyers seek fair trials and newspapers aim to inform the public while protecting constitutional rights. It emphasizes equal justice and urges opposition to information restrictions.
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Ocala
Fla
Star-Banner
American Bar Association
Language of Color Symbols Varies by Culture
The essay discusses Mario Pei's book What's in a Word highlighting that color meanings like black for mourning red for danger green envy blue sadness and yellow cowardice are not universal. It notes in China and Korea white marks mourning and in Russia red carries a different connotation.
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Sydney J. Harris
Mario Pei
China
Korea
Russia
Italy
Germany
Dr. Pei
France
Spain
Maria
Austria
Henry
Terre-Terre
Portugese
Custody and local ordinances questions covered
A husband may sue for custody, with the court weighing welfare factors and the potential motherhoods departure with children. Landlord trash removal depends on municipal ordinances. many cities penalize littering and may require owners to clear debris. The rest discusses cross language color perceptions in Italy Germany France and Spain.
Evacuation After Jamaica Gas Blast Saves 19 Families
Moments before a gas explosion in Jamaica Queens the police and fire department evacuated the area saving 19 families. The blast damaged 12 homes and demolished nine while only minor injuries occurred to three officers.
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Jamaica, N
Queens
Curtis the austere realist of Missouri politics
Washington columnist Holmes Alexander profiles Rep. Tom Curtis of Missouri as a fiscally austere, anti pork-barrel candidate for the U S Senate. Curtis champions big cuts in federal spending including general poverty, military, foreign aid, and space programs, valuing impact over seniority.
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Tom Curtis
Scott Fitzgerald
U.S. Senate
Curtis
Missouri
Tom
Ton
Webster Grove
Dartmouth College
Europe
Senate
House
Foreign student assesses Kennedy deaths and U.S. image
Ole R. Brandt, an American Field Service student in Neshannock Denmark 1967, writes that Robert F. Kennedy’s death deepens Europe’s view of the United States. He credits RFK with non violence and hopes for opening up U.S. relations, noting the prior assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact on American reputation.
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Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
U.S
Europe
U.S.A
T.V
Ole R. Brandt
Neshannock
Denmark
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