Perils and opportunities in the Middle East after Nasser’s death
The piece argues the Middle East faces a tentative period after Gamal Abdel Nasser’s death. It urges U S caution and flexibility, favoring moderation and renewed peace talks, as Jordan falters and rival factions vie for power. It says Nasser’s successor may lack charisma and West experience, possibly prolonging stalemate and offering a chance to extend a ceasefire.
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Middle West
Jordan
Nasser
West
Israel
United States
Egypt
Middle East
Idealism of American youth could aid national problems
A Purdue University survey of about two thousand high school students finds nine percent willing to donate a year of work to help solve national issues. Young people could help with community projects such as paving streets in ghettos, informing about smog, tutoring children, or staffing recreation centers. The ideals are real and deserve to be harnessed.
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Purdue University
America
Welfare Rights Organization
Letters to Editor recounts at Lakewood Ambassadors honor band finals
A Lakewood reader recalls the Lakewood Ambassadors American Legion Post 496 senior drum and bugle corps competing at Legion conventions, noting 23 entries but only 9 finalists. She praises the young performers and laments media focus on protests, while highlighting California groups placing Vanguards, Kingsmen, Vel vet Knights, Chinese Dragons, and Commodores.
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American Legion Post 496
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American Legion
yeUrs
Armed Services
United States
California
Resists
Vanguards
Santa Clara
Kingsmen
Anaheim
Velvet Knights
Santa Ana
Los Angeles
Chinese Superial Dragons
Commodores
Stockton
Scranton report on campus violence drawn to students
The Washington Scranton Commission report targets students, urging acceptance of majority rule and persuasion in democracy while warning that translating doctrine into force risks reckless action. It disputes militants, signals possible policy shifts, and notes Nixon’s stance on war and race may face pressure.
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Scranton
Nixon
Scranton Commission
Kent State and Jackson State incidents shape campus violence response
The report stresses FBI authority to handle campus violence, urges better policing and restraint by the National Guard, and argues sympathetic communication with radicals is impractical. It notes violence cannot be tolerated, urges calm leadership from Nixon, and critiques Agnew’s rhetoric.
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National Guard
Kent State
Jackson State
Nixon
Kansas State
Scrantan Commission
Fou
Agnew
Nasser death and the politics of a changing Egypt
A fragmentary analysis argues that Nasser seized power to improve life in Egypt and maintain peace. It discusses a new generation in the army challenging past policies while acknowledging Nasser’s ambitions for the Arab world may have risen and fallen with time.
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Nasser
Farouk
Washington
Agate
Israel
James Reston on Middle East Dilemma and Israel View
Reston analyzes U S and Arab-Israeli tensions, noting guerrilla warfare and competing visions of homeland. He cautions against overreach, drawing parallels to past crises and urging balance between compromise and principle amid regional stakes.
Many Voices in Language by Burling Reviews Speech Roots
A brisk critique of racial bias in language by Robins Burling. The book argues listening to the speaker's experience, not race, shapes how English is used. It emphasizes extralinguistic variables and social contexts in language patterns.
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Robins Burling
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Burling
Adris
Exhilaration vanishes from Cambridge
A Cambridge letter from Aerry Gruson, Radcliffe graduate now back in town, recalls a fall marked by campus unrest and violence. She frames university leaders and students as split in blame while noting a souring mood and a harder, more unsettled city atmosphere in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Aerry Gruson
Radcliffe
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Square Aftermath and The Waning Unity
Flora Lewis laments a Cambridge shift as campus upheaval and police actions ripple into the town. Street life, once shared, grows bitter and closed. boarded storefronts, police with dogs, and red painted trees mark a failed sense of community. The author questions where inspired youth will go after leaving campus.
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Echo Agnew
Concord
Harvard Square
Gommon
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