Law Day Observances Highlight San Antonio Events
Law Day activities kick off Tuesday in San Antonio with the Law Day US.A. Banquet featuring Richard L. Thornburgh as speaker and the Liberty Bell Award by the Young Lawyers Association. The San Antonio Bar Association sponsors a week of law related events, open house at the new federal courts complex, and honors Medal of Honor recipients.
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World population debate highlights growth and control measures
In a Charlotte Observer commentary, experts discuss a UN study showing 1.9 percent growth doubling the population in 36 years. Notes on infant mortality, regional birth control efforts from India to China, and calls for accessible, inexpensive contraception over grand projects.
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Finlandization of the Spirit Reexamined in Commentary
Norman Podhoretz’s April Commentary lead essay "Making the World Safe for Communism" critiques American will under Cold War stress. He coins Finlandization to describe a passive stance toward Soviet power, warns of isolationism, and cites liberal and conservative critics of intervention, CIA aid, and SALT policy as factors weakening liberty at home and abroad.
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Inside Johnson Era Viet Nam Policy Debates
John P. Roche recalls a year long policy struggle within the Johnson administration over Vietnam. He notes a split between conservatives and Vice President Humphrey allied against defeat. He describes cautious, classified dissent to avoid aiding Hanoi hawks and cites a May 1 1967 secret memo to President Johnson expressing serious doubts about the course.
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Pneumonia Memo and Joint Chiefs Power Struggle
A leak-filled reminiscence critiques the Vietnam War strategy, likening generals to doctors pursuing a cure that worsens the patient. It recounts a White House exchange with Vice President Humphrey, the rise of the Joint Chiefs, and Johnson’s rotation away from McNamara while debating long term retreats and alliances.
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