Editorial on Chicago violence during convention era
Readers split in comments on our piece about violence at Chicago during the Democratic convention. The text condemns rioters and police, blames both sides for escalation, and calls for disciplined policing, better crowd control, and modernization of law enforcement. It argues repression harms freedom and insists the American way offers alternatives to brutality.
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Chicago
Czechoslovakia
New England
Vietnam
Pentagon promises clash with reality on Vietnam pullout
In a recent address Secretary Clark M Clifford spoke of a day when enhanced South Vietnamese forces allow a gradual U S troop withdrawal but gave no timetable beyond in due time. Analysts doubt progress as 522000 troops remain and Arnett says peace, not more U S buildup, ends the war.
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Humphrey Faces Uncertain Path After Contested Convention
Roscoe Drummond argues Humphrey may carry a fragile lead into November as Vietnam war issues and party divisions shape the race. Nixon remains a potential challenger with the race hinging on peace talks and public mood.
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Vietnam
Humphrey
McCarthnt
Nixon
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House Made of Dawn review by N Scott Momaday
A review of N Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn, praising its lyrical portrayal of Abel a Kiowa Indian, his clash with outside society after World War II, and the book's deep ties to Pueblo tradition and Southwest life.
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Momaday
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Dipper
Francisco
Ie A. Ais
Angela
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Bel
Priso
Los
Angelen
Southern Review
New Mexico Quarterly
Reporter
Yeader
America
Schools Ready for Children Not Children Ready for Schools
Phoenician educator Bave Campbell cites Philip Strittmatter on early schooling for five year olds. He argues public education should foster learning how to learn rather than enforce punitive hurdles. He warns seeds of failure arise when children are placed on a treadmill of systemic schooling.
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Ike and the shadow of a looming political comeback
Bob Considine reflects on General Eisenhower’s rumored return to politics after a string of health scares. The piece likens Ike’s endurance to a veteran’s stubborn wit, notes his 1955 heart attack, and chronicles discussions around Nixon and Agnew while pondering Ike’s influence on 1964 campaigns and funeral planning details.
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Nob Lar
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Arthurs
Geeley
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Ike
Nixon
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Rochefelr
Russians in Pilsen and the world beyond
The Draalas, Vladimir and Ludmilla, toured Scandinavia and Copenhagen then returned to Pilsen. They toasted with Pilsener beer and spoke of their belief in self determination and a brighter future. The piece weaves in social progress and ordinary life in Czechoslovakia with glimpses of shortages and daily struggles.
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Czechoslovakia
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Ludmilla Draala
Kremlin
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Rman
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Dubcek
Thoughts and Philosophers on Thinking
A collage of quoted lines from Emerson Shakespeare Holmes Thoreau and Plato on the nature of thoughts and thinking. It presents a meditation on originality the voice of the people and the inner dialogue of the soul.
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