Wall Symbol of Expansionism in Berlin Under Communism
West Berlin, amid the Iron Curtain, is described as the island of freedom encircled by a growing wall. The piece cites towers, bunkers, and dogs, notes mass separations of families, and condemns Communist tyranny while contrasting it with Nazi brutality and urging scrutiny by critics in the United States.
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Henry J. Taylor
Berlin
East Germany
United States
East Berlin
West Berlin
Wall
West Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Peter Fechter
Hitler
Stalin
Willi Stoph
Communist Party
Hauerfurth
Bautzen
Czech
Lichtenburg
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Spheres of Influence and C5A Airplane News Summary
Nixon pursues a private understanding on spheres of influence with the Soviet Union to limit conflicts and avoid meddling in Latin America while respecting other nations. A confidential memo argues the C5A program may meet forecasts despite cost overruns and notes a Pentagon review after Boeing versus Lockheed bids. Attorney General Mitchell forms task forces to crack organized crime with enhanced wiretaps and federal power, led by Henry Petersen, despite prior opposition from Clark.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Josef Stalin
Teheran
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russia
Europe
Asia
Africa
United States
Latin America
Roosevelt
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
State Department
Eisenhower
Hungary
Mel Laird
Air Force
Bob Seamans
Seamans
Secretary of Defense
Boeing
Lockheed
Pentagon
John Mitchell
Elliot Ness
Henry Petersen
Justice Department
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Mitchell
Richard Kleindienst
Will Wilson
Petersen
Better Use of Funds in New Department of Corrections
Warden J E Baker outlines a July 1 start for New Mexico’s Department of Corrections merging penitentiary, Women’s Institution, Honor Farm, Boys School, Girls Welfare Home, and probation divisions. He cites centralized services, coordinated training, and salary upgrades to support rehabilitation and reduced crime, aiming for taxpaying, productive ex-offenders and a stronger state.
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Fred Bucles
J. FE
Baker
Department of Corrections
J. E. Baker
Santa FE
New Mexico
David F. Cargo
Santa Fe, the Honor Farm
Los Lunas
Springer
Girls Welfare Home
Albuquerque
Adult Probation - Parole Division
Juvenile Probation Services Division
Supreme Court Administrative Offices
Department of Finance and Administration
New Mexico Penitentiary
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas
Honor Farm
Senator Soaper Says Satirical Riff on Public Life
Bill Vaughan compiles a string of quips on politics and society. Jokes target SDS revolt, the New York Stock Exchange banning water pistols, intellectuals, Earl Warren’s civil rights legacy, and moon mission quirks. A brisk panorama of 1960s-era American culture.
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New York — Stock Exchange
Juiceless Yarn The Ruined Map Book Review
Kobo Abe's Knopf title probes modern city life and the missing in society. The detective narrator is bluntly sketched and loses memory after a beating. the plot and translation lack vitality, leaving the inner city landscape underdeveloped and the prose strained.
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Kobo Abe
Knopf
Abe
U.S
Europe
History Highlights for June 30, 1969
Timeline overview notes key events on this date across history. Highlights include the Bikini Atoll atomic test in 1946, evacuation of New Jersey in 1777, Indian Territory creation in 1834, Niagara Falls tightrope walk in 1859, Minsk capture in 1941, Truman Korea order in 1950, Congo independence shift in 1960, Okinawa jet crash in 1960s, UN Congo withdrawal, and French political shift. Includes brand-new line about COUSIN Fuseloyle surviving wars and beer strikes.
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Bikini
Marshall Islands
New Jersey
Staten Island
U. S. Congress
Indian Territory
Emile Blondin
Niagara Falls
Minsk
Harry S. Truman
U. S
Japan
Korea
Belgium
Congo
Okinawa
United Nations
Charles de Gaulle
France
Premature conclusions on UNM probe cause concern
The Albuquerque Journal reports a legislative committee probe into universities remains unfinished while Sen. George Koran calls for firing UNM regents and the university president. His warrants on conditions lack specifics and risk undermining the committee, with a note on a quorum rule that could enable minority activism in faculty decisions.
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University of New Mexico
George Koran
R-Bernalillo
Koran
UNM
Sen. Koran
Sion. Sen
Albuquerque Journal
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Bill Vaughan
SDS
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Walter Tippy
Book Review
Roswell
Cheves County
Mali
States
Trade
Associated Press
Fuseloyle
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