Aftermath of War and a Japanese Perspective
A veteran recalls Saipan and Peleliu in 1945 scenes of banzai charges and cliff deaths. He notes Japanese civilians choosing death, bone relics, and renewed memory as modern tours visit cliffs. He compares aid outcomes and warns against simplistic enemy views, reflecting on Hiroshima and Nagasaki remorse.
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Suicide Cliff
Banzai Cliff
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Japan
Honolulu
Guam
Saipan
Taipei
Hong Kong
West Germany
Ethiopia
Peleliu 1
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Controversial educator comments stir debate on schooling
A local paper quotes Norma Gabler, a national textbook authority, criticizing schools for promoting values and neglecting basics. The piece relays her views on ethics in teaching, parental demand for basics, and fears of dual textbook versions amid activism.
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Shangri-la
Norma Ga
Jesus Christ
Gabler
Youngs reminder on racism and political rhetoric in America
A Chicago interview recounts a black revolutionary critic calling Andrew Young a friend yet condemning white America as racist. The speaker argues both Young and Martin Luther King were too trusting of whites, reflecting ongoing debates on racism, politics, and black leadership in U S public life.
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Andrew Young
America
Chicago
Young
Congress
Atlanta
Marlin Luther King
Andy Young
Uncle Tom
Africa
Brother Jarrett
The
United Sates
South Africa
Rhodesia
United States
King
Martin Luther King
North
The Lorain sheriff’s wife speaks on police life and risk
In a Star Reporter piece by Vernon M. Smith, the wife of Lorain County Sheriff describes the personal cost of police work. She recalls the dangers and frequent separations, praising officers for protecting families and communities amid snide remarks.
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Star Reporter
Lorain County
Vernon M. Smith
Pig
Cancer victim pleads for laetrile access in Ohio
A 63 year old cancer patient appeals for laetrile, arguing it could extend life after cobalt and chemotherapy failed. She laments AMA resistance, cites three women given months who improved with laetrile, and urges doctors and nurses to take risks to legalize the treatment locally.
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Laetrile
AMA
Ohio
Trapping protests and foster care concerns highlighted
Letter writer defends trapping citing animal behavior and fur value while criticizing anti trapping campaigns. They praise Lorain County crime lab funding and MEG unit, then attack foster child placement policy at Children's Services of Lorain County as inexperienced and bureaucratic, urging more humane foster care practices.
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Children's Services
Lorain County
Joan Heltel Brownhelm
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Hoshitsuge Saito
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Peleliu
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Gress
By Vernon Jarrett
Angola
Richard J. Daley
Lawman
the Chronicle-Telegram
Eaton Boulevard
Eaton Township
Rick Allen
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Crime Laboratory
MEG
Total Criminal
Child Agency
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