Control of War News and censorship debate
Sen Joseph Clark accuses military of manipulating Viet Nam news provoking a Defense Department denial. The piece argues no formal censorship exists, noting voluntary front line censorship in WWI and limited high level news management. It stresses public right to informed reporting balanced with wartime safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Clark
D-Pa
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Sen. Clark
Congress
What Are the Rights of Women in Modern Society
A survey contrasts gender rights in Soviet Russia and the United States. It notes the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banning sex discrimination, but highlights ongoing gaps between law and practice. State laws on women’s work hours, job types, and enforcement are discussed, with calls for reform aligned to modern business realities.
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Soviet
Russia
Presidium
America
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Israel
California
United States
Open Forum on American Sea Power and Merchant Marine
Congressman William S. Mailliard warns the United States risks losing sea power by the mid 1970s due to an aging and underfunded merchant fleet. He cites Viet Nam logistics, budget cuts, and calls for presidential action. Also remarks by Bill Farley criticizing unions over price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Viet Nam
United States
William S. Mailliard
San Francisco
Federal Aid Drives Growth Of Health Facilities Revealed
Federal aid to local communities has funded thousands of hospitals clinics and health facilities. In 1945 about 16 million people lived without hospital facilities. From 1945 to 1960 population rose by roughly 50 million due to federal support for public health.
Federal aid keeps hospitals and services thriving
Ralph McGill argues that federal aid to local communities underpins health and public services amid hospital shortages and aging facilities. He notes 800 hospital closures between 1928 and 1938, a $10 billion rehabilitation need, and warns against political attempts to end federal involvement as harmful to poorer regions. He asserts federal-state partnership remains foundational to American society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usl
Tlere
Wisconsin Racism Protests Tested by State History
A New York Times analysis argues Wisconsin’s history of abolition and civil rights advocacy challenges the Milwaukee area demonstrations in Wauwatosa. It contends private clubs and nondiscrimination laws complicate the protests and frame them as misapplied rights vs state tradition. Wisconsin’s early anti-slavery leadership and 1848 statehood context underpin the critique.
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New York Times
Washington
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
Congress
Wisconsin's anti slavery roots shape U S civil rights
The article traces Wisconsin's early anti slavery stance from its formation of Republican roots in Ripon to the Ableman v Booth clash with the U S Supreme Court. It notes Wisconsin's 1856 election of a Republican governor, support for Lincoln, and 92 000 Union troops. It cites progressive reforms, reapportionment, and the push for Negro civil rights equality.
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National Democratic Party
Ripon
Republican Party
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Ableman
Booth
Wisconsin
Bred Scott
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Lincoln
Economic turmoil and political fight over price policy
The column criticizes ongoing wage and price spirals and Lyndon’s attempts, lampoons administration blindness and vanity, and notes political stances on punishment for collaborators while highlighting partisan resistance to Fullbright.
Nikita Urged Salinger to Control the Press
Pierre Salinger details his 1962 Moscow talks with Khrushchev in a Doubleday memoir. The book recalls tense walks, Khrushchev’s quips, and Salinger’s insistence that the White House influence over U.S. outlets is limited. The Cuban missile crisis looms in anecdotes, with Kennedy and aides debating risks and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita
Salinger
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Doubleday
John P. Kennedy
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Stalin
Kremlin
Kalinin
Satin
AIVERSA Viewpoint: Gannon Pries Columnists Debate
Columnists on the Gannon Pries offer a polarized analysis of current affairs. Editorial voices reveal divergent perspectives, with emphasis on local governance and public policy.
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Gannon Pries
Aiversa Viewpointy
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Republican Associates
San Diego
Soviet Russia
Moremonty
Bill Farley
Ralph McGill
Arthur Krock
Wiscon
Sin
Supreme Court of the
High Tribunal
Harry Earns
Lyndon
Ift
Full Bright
Adzhubei
Edistor of
Izyvestia
White House
Joe
Ger
William Foster
U.S. Arms Central and Disarmament Agency
Boss
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