Former POWs Describe Hanoi Visit Torture and Propaganda
Five POWs testified before the House Internal Security Committee about facing torture and coercion during staged antiwar delegations to Hanoi in 1972. Cmdr. David Hoffman Cmdr. Edwin Shuman Capt. Larry Carrigan and Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Hall spoke of harsh treatment for refusing meetings. The piece questions the public figures who promoted the Hanoi visitations.
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Vietnam
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Internal Security Committee
Navy
David Hoffman
Edwin Shuman
Air Force
Larry Carrigan
Thomas Hall
Electric Power Outlook Mixed With Regional Hurdles This Summer
U S energy outlook mostly positive with ample generating capacity. New York Chicago and Los Angeles face potential brownouts due to environmental controls rainfall and past generator failures. Weather could swing results and officials plan campaigns to curb unnecessary consumption.
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United States
U.S
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Sour Grapes on the Twenty first Amendment
The piece examines the Twenty first Amendment and its two sections, recalling its repeal of Prohibition in 1933 and the lingering dispute over the ban on importing intoxicating liquors. It notes the amendment’s attempt to let states decide their wet or dry status and hints at disputes arising from the second section.
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Washington
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New York
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Iowa
Maine
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Massachusetts
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Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia
Congress
Supreme Court
Justice Brandeis
Brandeis
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Utah
Nixon Proposal Faces Political Pressure Over Campaign Reform
Washington lawmakers press for quick action to tighten campaign laws after Watergate disclosures. Senate Democrats back public financing. Nixon opposes. Congress seeks timely reforms ahead of next year’s elections, citing unreported donations and past abuses.
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Nixon
Congress
Senate
Internal Revenue Service
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House
Laos and Watergate shadow loom over Cambodian and Thai standoff
In Long Tieng Laos the Meo fighters cling to dependence on U S backing as Congress pressures disengagement from Indochina. The piece notes US covert aid, CIA irregulars, and Thai troops while warning of future Nixon era cuts and Watergate fallout on policy.
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G. McMurtrie Godley
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Godley
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Charles Whitehouse
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Thailand
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Souvanna Phouma
Vang Pao
Clarke County senior wins Goki P. Meade scholarship
William Pine, 17, star student at Clarke County High, earned the Goki P. Meade scholarship as one of 12 statewide recipients. Hawee of the Vocational Rehabilitation Center spoke to Alpha Omega Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha. HODGSON AND BROWN Jewelry resumed gifting a Gotham wristwatch to a Handley graduate. First Baptist plans a fall kindergarten for four and five year olds led by Mrs. John Jones.
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William Pine
Clarke County High School
Goki P. Meade
Hawee
Alpha Omega Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Hodgson and Brown Jewelry Store
Gotham
Handley
First Baptist Church
John Jones
Vision that Reveals Inner Significance Across Minds
The passage argues daily meditation grants vision to see both present form and latent potential. It contrasts Michelangelo Newton Bunyan with ordinary observers, noting true sight finds moral and spiritual grace beyond externals and aspires toward a divine, hidden meaning.
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Bunyan
God
How to Weed Your Garden of Friendship
A witty Washington era column suggests trimming social ties when friendships crowd one’s life. It uses humorous quotes about conflicts with family, finances, jobs, marriage, and favors to illustrate pruning unwanted relationships.
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New York
Buddy
Millard Fillmore
Joe
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Bill Brock
Tennessee
Republican Campaign Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson III
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