Solzhenitsyn’s Harvard address drew brisk, mixed awe
AP Special Correspondent Hugh A. Wulligan notes the Nobel laureate’s Harvard Yard graduation speech sparked fierce debate over Western morals, media and truth. The 59 year old writer argued the right not to know, while critics praised and mocked his denunciation of mass culture, TV, and sensational journalism.
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Eisenhower
Jim Hagarty
Stu Alsop
Writers reflect on health and craft across satire and sorrow
The piece surveys voices from JY Mobils to Solzhenitsyn, Buchwald, Gilbert, Bencheley, and Irving, weighing the purpose of writing. It contrasts self-doubt and fame with the drive to amuse, to ease sorrow, and to improve readers’ views of humanity, ending with Irving's cautious wisdom.
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Washington Irving
Truth and trust in teen issues and arrest note
A reader discusses honesty with a friend Sandra who acts differently in person and urges truthful responses and time together. Advice to a teen about relationships with Julie, plus a Washington petty shoplifting case where Jacqueline Datcher faces sentencing after a jury found her guilty of eating two strawberries.
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Alaska Land Control Bill would lock up vast resources
The speaker criticizes H.R. 39 as a bad measure that would designate about 145 million acres in Alaska as wilderness and block 130 million acres from hard rock mineral exploration. They warn of job losses, economic harm, higher imports, and a broader impact on national energy and resource security.
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