Mainz Ruins Speak On Lessons From German Rise And Fall
A reflective column recalls Mainz’s ruined gates and Roman camp to warn about risks of progress and mass fanaticism. It critiques postwar Western aid, notes Germany’s rapid recovery after 1947 rationing, and questions U boot veterans’ reunion funded by German survivors.
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Mainz
Germany
Frederick I
Hitler
Rhine
Mr. Truman
London
Kapitanleutnant Hornkohl
Sgt. L. Gould
RAF
Wellington
Lisbon
Koblenz
Washington
Agnew’s polarizing tour sparks calls for radical liberal shift
The piece criticizes Vice President Agnew for campaigning across states while labeling opponents as liberal or conservative. It cites friction with Jesse Unruh and Ronald Dellums, warns against racial smears, and argues for radical liberal change to address national crises such as drug use, inflation, unemployment, and declining education and environment.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Jesse Unruh
California
Unruh
Mr. Agnew
New York
Connecticut
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Nixon- Agnew
New York State
U.S
Agnew
State Senate
Ronald V. Dellums
Berkeley
Calif
Dellums
Black Panthers
Generation gap myth debunked by Purdue teens poll
A Purdue University panel surveyed 12 000 teenagers across all 50 states finding only 3 percent view parents as permissive and most teens say parents are fair and easy to reach. The piece argues media hype fuels the youth revolt narrative and distorts public perception.
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Old John
Suber Ney
Gibraltar
Indiana
Purdue University
Abraham
Purdue
Life Magazine
Mad
Veads
Sports My Wife Understands Only Boxing Not Football
The writer recalls a long struggle to persuade his wife to share interest in sports. He notes polls show football ahead of baseball and laments changing eras from quick, fluid play to spectacle. He highlights boxing, golf, auto racing, and other sports with personal anecdotes and a wry, nostalgic tone.
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Chris Dundee
Harold Conrad
Kelly
Louis Harris
Casey Stengel
Brooklyn
Ebbetts Field
Babe Herman Musjudge
Gladiators of
Rome
America
Nick Bersan
Harry Grebs
Benny Leonards
Dempseys
Brown
Lou Tendlers
Frazier
John Mitchell
Harris Report
Jim Bishop Frechette
Heartless act lambasts couple over kitten cast from car
A reader rails against an adult couple and two passengers who threw an innocent kitten from a moving car on the 301 overpass near Rt 10 Wednesday night around 7. The letter condemns the act as heartless and wishes sleepless nights for the actors.
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301
Rt 10
Censorship Debate Roils AFRTS News Service
Washington debate centers on AFRTS bias and censorship practices under McNamara policy. Critics allege suppression of stories and propaganda use while defenders cite security and national interest. An internal review and congressional scrutiny loom as former staff push for clearer censorship rules.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
American Forces Radio and Television Service
tooIs
AFRTS
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
United States
Washington, D.C
Rosslyn
Pentagon
Utah Dugway Proving Ground
Spain
Saigon
John Christian Broger
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Broger
Defense Department
U.S. Information Service
USIS
Europe
Voice of America
Voice
Pacific
Pacific Air Force
State Department
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Government Information
Armed Forces Vietnam
Afvn Saigon
AFVN
Armed Forces Radio and Television Service
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Harris
Jes
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the Chronicle-Telegram
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Armed Forces Radio
Evegall
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