Atrocities and ethics in U S military nuclear tests
An editorial argues that all militaries commit atrocities, but U S leaders exposed soldiers to nuclear test radiation at the Nevada range to ease fear of radiation. It notes similar Soviet actions, cites ignorance and urgency, and warns against removing these events from history while acknowledging Hiroshima Nagasaki lessons.
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U.S
Nevada
Soviet Union
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Pacific
No Kidding By Karl A Van Asselt
Big machines and big money defined by a catalog of railroad and municipal vehicles. Freight locomotives cost up to 1.4 million, passenger locomotives up to 2.7 million, garbage trucks 99 thousand, cement trucks 96 thousand, a school bus up to 47 thousand, a Greyhound type bus 260 thousand, and an aerial ladder fire truck up to 500 thousand.
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Richard E. Donley
Simon & Schuster
Community Letters Policy Encourages Signed Submissions
Readers urged to send signed letters with writer address and a phone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published.
Fearless Jack targets Reynolds case in Chicago probe
A broad public manhunt led by Cook County State's Attorney Jack O Malley draws on a large team of detectives, prosecutors, and publicity staff to pursue U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds amid an alleged sex incident with a 16 year old. The column criticizes the manpower and media push, urging measured justice.
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Chicago
U.S
Mel Reynolds
Cook County
Jack
Jack” O’ Malley
O’malley
Reynolds
Jack O'Malley
Vlad the Impaler
O'Malley
Fearless Jack
Kansas economy studied as reports critique growth
Kansas unemployment eased to 4.5 percent in April while national rate rose to 5.8 percent, yet a ninth annual Corp for Enterprise Development report flags weak financial, human, and tech resources in Kansas and Plains states. The piece notes interpretation variance, political rhetoric, and a government retreat by Governor Graves to brainstorm reorganizing state agencies.
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Kansas Department of Human Resources
State Labor Department
Thalsais
Foe
Cal
Corporation For Enterprise Development
Kansas
Corporation
Plains
Legislative Budget Committee
Bill Graves
Hiis
Topeka
Oklahoma
Allies seize Okinawa as ships damaged and Naha airfield threatened
U S forces engaged near Okinawa weathering fire from Japanese infantry as 96 ships were damaged while Marines aimed to capture most of Naha airfield on the Oroku Peninsula. In Luzon, Philippine forces take Aritao amid broader Allied moves. The Allied Control Commission meets in Berlin and assumes control of Germany's government.
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U.S
Okinawa
Naha
Oroku Peninsula
Philippines
Aritao
Luzon
Allied Control Commission
Berlin
Germany
How We Live Decides How We Vote In America
A thinker argues that Americans should choose how to live before voting and criticizes how political debates frame questions. He warns that both major parties push foreign aid while pretending to oppose it, maintaining the status quo and false freedom. He calls for new thinking, tools, and coalitions to create a different future.
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Tribune Media Service
Hollywood
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Cole
John Marshall
Harris News Service
Ditie
Charley
Reese
King Features Syndicate
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