Declaration of Conscience by Margaret Chase Smith on McCarthyism
The 1950 and 1970 declarations urge Americans to speak out against extremism on both sides and restore calm discourse. The column cites Smith’s warning that silence and violence threaten rights and politics, while criticizing media sensationalism and urging moderation to avoid repression or anarchy.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Senate
Maine
Smith
America
A Lamp for Congress Rep Clarence E Miller Named
Rep Clarence E Miller R Ohio is named congressman of the week for a speech printed in the Congressional Record under Take Pride in America. The speech notes Americas accomplishments and cites 1966 U S lubricating oil production at 9 115 000 metric tons, with Japan second at 1 178 000 tons.
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Clarence E. Miller
Ohio
Congressional Record
America
Speaker
United States
Japan
Army Life in a Black Regiment
A review of Col Higginson's Army life with the First South Carolina Volunteers, noting field officers' support in 1881, Black soldiers' bravery and intellect, and the diary of their experiences. Also previews African Rockary by Brentjes, a cultural history spanning 10,000 years in African art and societies.
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Thomas W. Higginson
Genvievé St. Gray
Grosett
Dunlap
Col. Higginson
South Carolina
Senate Rebukes Nixon Over Cambodia and Health Aid
The Senate passed the Cooper Church Amendment on Cambodia and overrode Nixon's veto of the health aid bill in a 76 to 19 vote. It also reformed postal policy, signaling erosion of presidential power. observers say the defeats dent Nixon's credibility on Capitol Hill and force new options for funding foreign troops and Cambodian policy.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Cambodia
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Robert Byrd
Byrd
Cooper Church
Robert Griffin
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Cooper-Church
Scott
Thailand
Vietnam
Laos
House of
Houses
Khrushchev era warnings: 1970 outlook and Korea impact
The piece argues that Khrushchev’s predictions of Soviet-industrial overtaking the United States were unfounded. It cites Burns's Korea speech and notes shifts in East Asia toward non Communist free-market growth. It cautions against assuming a persistent missile gap and suggests Vietnam could follow South Korea’s development path.
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Washington
Khrushchev
Russia
United States
Federal Reserve
Arthur F. Burns
Korea
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
U.S
South Korea
Burns
North Korea
South Vietnam
India
East Asia
Thailand
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Asia
Readers debate raises and praise for Long Beach officials
A letter writer questions an editor’s columnist pay raises while another complains about a nude scare incident where police did not respond promptly. A third citizen urges adoption of a Gruen plan for downtown Long Beach and cross supports the Cabrillo Chapter of the AIA in pushing broader city development.
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George Robeson
Ecommend
Cauneil
Long Beach
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