Student radicals on campuses in the 1960s and 70s
The piece argues that US college students, including at SIUC, were not revolutionaries but largely motivated by self interest and reforms. It notes the environmental and antiwar movements, the Kent State deaths shaping campus actions, and that diploma chances kept many from radical upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Cambodia
Southern
Kent State University
SIUC
Penny Harrington faces tough test as Portland police chief
Penny Harrington, the first woman to head a major police force, confronts budget cuts, loss of officers, and a fatal sleeper hold incident. She suspended the technique pending a review, while expanding the Juvenile Division to curb burglaries. She must balance officer credibility with community trust amid race tensions.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Portland
Ore
Penny E. Harrington
Michigan State
Chief Harrington
Penny
Gary Barbour
Bruce Pantley
Lloyd D. Stevenson
Stevenson
Pantley
Barbour
Harrington
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Honolulu
Penny Harrington
Police Review Agency
Foreign policy system fails us
William A. Busher argues Congress cannot deny authority to the president in foreign policy when backing aid to Nicaragua. He criticizes modern aggression channels and urges a formal congressional declaration short of war to align executive action with legislative support, warning of dangerous standoffs without united resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Busher
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Reagan
U.S
Congress
Nicaragua
Grenada
Kennedy
Johnson
North Vietnam
Managua
United States
Central America
Tip O’neill
Never Again and the Bitburg Controversy Revisited
Flora Lewis argues Reagan erred at Bitburg by not naming Hitler or genocide and warns against absolution. The piece reflects on 40 years since WWII, noting Germany’s transformation, remaining tensions, and the need for mutual effort to sustain peace while avoiding crusading judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Lewis
New York Times
Bitburg
West Germany
Reagan
Bergen-Belsen
Charles de Gaulle
Carlo Schmidt
de Gaulle
Helmut Kohl
Alois Mertes
Bundestag
Adolf Hitler
Bergen- Belsen
Germany
Cologne
Bonn
Dusseldorf
Berlin
Soviet Union
Europe
Nazi Germany
Reagan’s Holocaust trip replays lessons of memory
William Safire reflects on President Reagan’s visit to Bergen-Belsen and Bitburg, arguing his missteps became a crucial learning process. The piece credits Reagan with guiding a worldwide audience to confront totalitarianism, remember Auschwitz, and reconcile past horrors with present values, despite initial hesitations.
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Reagan
Bergen-Belsen
Anne Frank
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Los Angeles
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Man Is An Island
Ernest Hemingway
Donne
Oval Office
Elie Wiesel
Wehrmacht
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