Editorial: No Place for Politics in Mine Safety
A nation's mine safety shows political influence as the Bureau of Mines critics claim lax enforcement after leadership changes. The piece notes higher inspections under John O'Leary, then a shift to pro‑industry appointees, ad campaigns paid by taxpayers, and a higher mine death toll, urging policy independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Mines
John O’leary
Bureau
Richard Nixon
O’leary
Elburt F. Osborne
Edward D. Failor
Dubuque
Fred Russell
Department of Interior
Health and Safety Act
Mine Safety Council
Supersonic Pussycat booklet labeled propaganda by senator
Sen. William Proxmire of Wisconsin calls the 50 000 copy children's booklet The Supersonic Pussycat propaganda funded under the federal interagency noise abatement program. He argues the piece minimizes sonic boom issues and promotes SST virtues while a teacher manual accompanies it. He questions the total tax money spent on SST support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Department of Transportation
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Deci Belle
Paris
Sen. Proxmire
The Times and the Vietnam Papers Law and Civil Disobedience
Roger Fisher argues that The New York Times should acknowledge it broke the law by publishing secret Vietnam War documents. He lays out a statutory framework for secrecy, classifying standards, and the proper role of government and press in disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Fisher
Cambridge
Mass
New York Times
U. S
United States
The
Times
the Times
Vietnam
Congress
Now everyone's making his disclosure in newspapers
David Felts notes newspapers follow the New York Times in disclosing secret Vietnam papers. He recalls Ogden Nash’s lines and Stephen Vincent Benet’s poetry about Wounded Knee. He reflects on Waterford crystal displays, Waterford Glass quotas, New York magazine's birthday growth, and family memories of selling strawberries in Johnston City many years ago.
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Dee Brown
University of Illinois
Stephen Vincent Benet
Wounded Knee
Waterford Crystal
Waterford
Dublin
Cork
Waterford Ltd
Ireland
New York Magazine
The
New Yorker
Johnston City
Bradley urges youth to trust life amid changing world
The Princeton star and Knicks member Bill Bradley, speaking to 113 high school scholars, reflects on America’s ills from nuclear threat to social hypocrisy and urges personal responsibility, open engagement, and hopeful action rather than cynicism or radicalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bradley
Princeton University
New York Knicks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
America
John C. Gardner Led Southern Illinoisan Editorials
John C. Gardner served as editor and general manager of the Southern Illinoisan, guiding newsroom leadership and newspaper operations during his tenure. His role shaped editorial direction and print strategy for the region's daily paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Gardner
Personal Courage to Live Your Own Life
In a reflective call to action a speaker argues that fans and society rely on others while individuals avoid responsibility. He warns against the security syndrome that kills idealism and urges personal risk and self realisation through deliberate life choices. He chairs readers to act rather than depending on politicians or celebrities to fix society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Nader
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Allison, Treleaven & Rietz
Holder-Kennedy Co
James Allison
Rogers Morton
Allison
Harry Treleaven Jr
Holderman-Kennedy Co
Albert Gore
Louisville Courier- Journal
Illinois
Pussycat
Harvard
Defense Department
Executive Branch
David Felts
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Knight Newspapers
Chicago Sun-Times
Jimmy Durante
Sun-Times
Chicago
Ogden Nash
Nash
George Stevens
Bradley
Bob Dylan
Dylan
FBI
Vicarious Society
Oxford
Southern
Robert D. Reid
James K. Adams
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