Editorial on Criminal Penalties for Travel Restrictions
The piece argues against criminalizing travel bans to Cuba North Korea and other regions tainted by state regulations. It notes past cases like Stokely Carmichael and Staughton Lynd and questions whether penalties beyond passport revocation are necessary. It cites constitutional court limits and questions the need for harsher measures given limited enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokely Carmichael
Cuba
North Vietnam
Carmichael
Congress
U. S
Illinois
Staughton Lynd
Lynd
Chicago State College
Hanoi
State Department
Department of State
North Korea
China
Syria
William Worthy
United States
Western Hemisphere
Harrison Salisbury
New York Times
Stroughton
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
U.S
South Vietnam
Mr. Katzenbach
Supreme Court
Katzenbach
FBI surveillance of peace protests stirs constitutional concerns
The article notes FBI agents and police photographed peaceful demonstrators including Dr. Benjamin Spock. It argues such surveillance could chill free speech and assembly, warns of intimidation and potential later punishments, and urges limits on snooping to protect constitutional rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Benjamin Spock
South
New York
Los Angeles
Charleston
Eastern Illinois University
University of Idaho
Moscow
Vietnam
Dr. Spock
America
Christmas in West Virginia fire wagon wish
Seven year old Richard Church waits in the hills near Welch for Christmas Day longing for a fire wagon. His needs go beyond toys as he also needs shoes a haircut and stockings to hang on the door on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Church
Welch
W. Va
Here
Little Richard Church
Richard
Patricia
Appalachian
Mother Church
Bluefield
Church
The President overplays timing in Rasputin Jaeger tale
In a Washington satire, Rasputin Jaeger is summoned and briefly appointed secretary of defense by the President who withdraws the post eight days earlier to test leaks. The exchange reveals a politics of timing and secrecy as Jaeger anticipates a career-saving appointment that never occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
New York Times
Washington
C. Rasputin Jaeger
Colossus
White House
Rasputin
United States
Jaeger
Mainichi Shimbun
Tokyo
Rasputin Jaeger
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Pennsylvania Avenue
Letter responses question Kinkaid Lake project details
Vernold Bachmann of Gorham rebuts John Guillou’s Nov 29 letter regarding Kinkaid Lake. He cites $18 million cost, shoreline control, and 1967 issues, questions Ava water intake feasibility, and criticizes press coverage while defending the project as economically feasible despite land condemnations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Guillou
Kinkaid Lake
John
Mississippi River
Kinkaid Reservoir
Carbondale
Ava
Kinkaid
Lake Murphysboro
Crab Orchard
Little Grassy
Devils Kitchen
Vernold Bachmann
Rt. 1
Gorham
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NEA
Chuck
Nugent Boy
West Virginia
Tom Tiede
The
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Appalachia
Southern Illinoisan
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