Debate on declassification and government transparency
Editorials criticize the Pentagon Papers affair and the spread of supposedly secret documents. It argues many classified files are irrelevant or safe to disclose and urges periodic declassification reviews by independent boards and Congress to restore public trust in democracy.
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National Review of
Pentagon
New York Times
William F. Buckley Jr
Buckley
William G. Florence
Ogden R. Reid
R-N.y
Defense Department
United States
State Department
William L. Shire
Rutgers University
Lloyd C. Gardner
James C. Hagerty
White House
Eisenhower
American Broadcasting Company
National Security Council
Tomac
Eugene Rabinovich
Roger Hillsman
Kennedy
Congress
Rep
Reid
Dominican Republic
Indochina
Panic and power: emergency lighting roots from Cocoanut Grove fire
The Cocoanut Grove nightclub disaster prompted the birth of standby emergency lighting to prevent panic during blackouts. Stephen J. Ziff notes that modern EXIT signs with self-contained batteries illuminate when power fails, aiding schools hospitals and facilities to avert injury and economic loss during outages.
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Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Seaboard
Stephen J. Ziff
SoundScriber Corp
Ziff
Boyle's column mixes humor and hallway ethics
HAL Boyle shares a string of overheard remarks and social scenarios from various figures and settings, ranging from a patient negotiating fees to a draft board critique, a driver’s boasts, and a rich uncle's will. The column sketches curious conversations and moral prompts in a brisk, observational voice.
NEA travel broadens world view for teachers this summer
NEA travel programs drew about 8,500 teachers in 1971, more than double five years earlier, with 96 tours and cruises to 94 countries. Sessions cover ecology, language, arts, and education systems, including tours to Western Europe, Mexico, Denmark, and Turkey, with college credit options from 10 universities.
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Washington, D. C
Denmark
Mexico
Australia
Kenya
National Education Association
NEA
William C. Becker
NEA Educational Travel Division
Europe
Puerto Rico
Western
United States
Pyramid of the Sun
Mexico City
Palace of Fine Arts
Bolshoi Theater
Moscow
Czarina Elizabeth Palace
Kiev
Leningrad
Carl Milles
Stockholm
Norewegian Folk Museum
Oslo
Kronborg Castle
Schoenbrunn Palace
Vienna
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Africa
Orient
Iberian Peninsula
Massachusetts
Trust Territories
Micronesia
Switzerland
College du Leman
North Carolina
Coleges
Association
Western Illinois University
George Washington University
George Peabody College
Miami University
Clemson University
East Carolina University
Tow
Old Time Variety of Quotations and Quips
A column features a collage of anecdotes and quotes from era figures and signs about politics culture and everyday life. It includes references to the 21 Club in New York the origin of the Bible the yard and nine yards and remarks attributed to Mark Twain Will Rogers and others with readers urged to send comments to L M Boyd in Fort Worth Texas.
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Senate
Eugene D Millikin
23 Club
New York City
21 Club
Millikin
L.M Boyd
Fort Worth
Texas
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Saturns rings and tilt create edge on view
The World Almanac notes Saturns ring system spans about 170000 miles including the planet, with rings less than 10 miles deep. Due to Saturns tilt the rings disappear when the planet is viewed edge on.
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Saturn
World Almanac
Town over rails would create new NYC suburb
urban developer Edward Logue proposes a $1.386 billion plan to build a new town over Long Island City railroad yards in New York City. It would house 60 000 residents and provide 35 000 jobs with about 18 million dollars in annual real estate taxes. In Kentucky the Mary Todd Lincoln Home was bought for 12 000 dollars and will be dismantled brick by brick for reconstruction at Wave land museum near Lexington.
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Arnold Palmer
Hawaii
Wilberforce
Timpkins
Yale
Town Over
New York
New York City
Edward J. Logue
The
Urban Development Corporation
Long Island City
Frankfort
Mary Todd Lincoln
Lexington
Waveland
Reform vs Unity Splits Democrats in 1972 race
Chicago report outlines two opposing Democratic trends as 1972 nears. Unity supporters push to back one presidential candidate quickly to beat Nixon, while reformists demand immediate full compliance with McGovern Fraser reforms and freer delegate selection. The clash signals possible convention challenges and renewed battle over party rules.
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Chicago
NEA
Illinois
Minnesota
California
New York
Nixon
Commission
Democrats
Miami Beach
Reform Commission
Paul Austin Ranney
University of Wisconsin
Robert Nelson
Bode
White House
Richard Nixon
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Pace
Pecos Enterprise Editorials
Pegs Enterprise
Steve May
FRAN
Georgia Stroud Women’s Editor
South Cedar Street
Pecos
West Terns Press
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Fred
Taiwan
L.m.boyd
Albert D. Lasker
Mark Twain
Destiny
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Light Horse
Harry
England
Bristol
Will Rogers
Berry's
Cyril
Bruce Biossat
Reform
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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