Press power and the NY Times clash over classified Vietnam files
The piece argues the New York Times erred in surreptitiously obtaining and publishing 47 volumes on Johnson era Vietnam policy, challenging government secrecy while condemning a potential breach of national security and urging accountability for leaks. It critiques press freedom limits, cites Washington’s legal precedents, and warns of risks to national security and the public’s right to know.
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America
United States
New York Times
Washington
Pentagon
State Department
CIA
FBI
Congress
George Washington
Senate of
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Nixon
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
R. Laird
Johnson
U. S
LBJ
Hanoi
Department of Defense
Japan
The
Union Corruption and Haircut Furor Stir 1960s America
The piece attacks union leaders as corrupt through the Landrum Griffin era, highlighting Pete Weber of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Tony Boyle of the United Mine Workers, with elections manipulated and government delays noted. It also covers Navy and Army hair policy upheavals, detailing Zumwalt’s long hair move, sideburns rules, and a $5400 poster project amid a broader dress standards debate.
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Washington
Congress
America
Labor Department
New Jersey
International Union of Operating Engineers
Pete Weber
Weber
Larry Cahill
Er Whaston
National Union
United Mine Workers
Tony Boyle
Boyle
Landrum-Griffin
UMW
Jack Yablonski
Yablonski
Navy
Elmo Zumwalt
Marine Corps
Frederick County Budget Request in 1921 School Levy
The Board of county commissioners faces a proposed school levy of 306700 on all taxable property for the 1922 fiscal year, up from last year’s 275842.04 budget in Frederick County, amid multiple local items including a serious rail yard accident and summer wildlife control efforts.
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Board OF County Commissioners
Frederick County
Trade and peace in Asia outlined by Nixon era letter
Washington discusses easing commerce with Red China and potential wheat and locomotive sales while warning small Southeast Asian nations. The piece notes US policy shifts, Vietnam war ties, and the need for China to avoid domestic upheaval before broader trade, plus a reader letter urging peace through faith.
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Washington
Peking
Asia
China
Nixon
Defense Department
Red China
Vietnam
Malaysia
U. N
Chou En Lai
Philippines
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
United States
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Cahill
Hunt
Leonard Chapman, Jr
Army
Air Force
Jacqueline Cochran
Weno
News
Grove's
Sailer
Mountaineers
Agricultural Park
Hustlers
Martinsburg
Roberts
Mulanney
Stover
Frederick
Frederick City
South Market Street
State Roads Commission
Russell H.mccain
SRC
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Egypt
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Israel
Jesus
Jesus Christ
John R, Bussard
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