Editorial Judiciary overkill in press passes case
The Los Angeles Police Department denied press passes to underground papers and used that gap to justify continued exclusion. At a May anti Nixon demonstration officer arrested Ronald Ridenour for filming, then claimed he lacked a press card. The judge sentenced him to a year in jail for interfering with an arrest, while supporters called him a conscientious journalist. He remains free on appeal.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Free Press
Free Press
Ronald Ridengar
Ridenour
California
North Vietnamese release of POWs seen as propaganda gesture
The article argues Hanoi released three American POWs for propaganda value rather than humanitarian motives. It notes no evidence those men were disloyal, and supports allowing debriefings and public press conferences. It warns against giving the gesture credibility and predicts mixed reception from the public and prisoners.
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United States
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Pentagon
Comes the revolution letters in the editor and notes
In a Sept. 25 letter Warren W. Crab tree calls aid to Cuban refugees and Russian Jews an apex of humiliation for Americans, suggesting a repeat of the French Revolution. Buena Park letters writer Pat Lattimore defends humanitarian concern as part of democratic ideals while Paramount adds a remark on released prisoners and brainwashing.
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Warren W. Crabtree
Mouse Appropriations Committee
Crabtree
Congress
U.S
United States
Buena Park
Pat Lattimore
Complaint Letter About Veterans Stadium Upgrades
A reader from California State University Lang Beath criticizes Veterans Stadium in Long Beach after the Milk Bowl. The letter urges city upgrades, calling for modern facilities and removal of wooden bleachers and outhouses.
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Long Beach
Veterans Stadium
Queen Mary
City College
A. C. Macmillan
California State University
Lang Beath
Churchmen challenge U S Indochina policy in new report
A Judeo Christian inquiry group issues War Crimes U S Priorities and Military Force arguing that U S actions in Indochina amount to war crimes and a dangerous reliance on force. The 48 page booklet blames policy makers and urges demilitarization, a defense industry conversion, and greater civilian governance of war powers.
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New York
U.S
Indochina
Acubenical Witness
My Lai
Ernest A. Gross
United Nations
U.S. Department of State
Allan M. Parrent
Arms Control and Defense Agency
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary
Virginia
Harry C. Applewhite
Peace Action
United Church of Christ
Richard J. Barnet
The
Institute For Policy Studies
Department of Defense
Robert S. Bilheimer
Department of International Affairs
National Council of Churches
James Finn
Worldview
Council On Religion and International Affairs
Riversie Drive
McGovern as a steady, unifying presidential figure
A veteran observer argues George McGovern embodies steadiness and openness, contrasting him with Nixon. The piece praises his coalition-building, wartime courage, and moral leadership while noting critics label him pragmatic and too open. It reflects on governance, character, and the presidency as guiding a nation.
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McGovern
Barry Goldwater
George McGovern
MicGovern
Nixon
China
South Dakota
America
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Robert Kennedy
United States Senate
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