Search

Presents letters to the editor referencing various articles and topics published in previous issues. "Newspaper Emperor," published in the October 21 issue; Comment on Benjamin Franklin's statement about the design of Federal Constitution to create a "republic"; Argument pertaining to the objective of Peace Corps; Discussion that young manual workers in Great Britain are determined to get rid of the class marks of the traditional proletariat.

Presents information contained in various memorandums dated 1962 to 1966 from the U.S. government. Commitment of the country to the objective of preventing the fall of South Vietnam (SVN) to Communism; Eventualities of the loss of SVN to Communism; International repercussions of projected overt armed intervention in SVN.

Examines the papers, "The Complete and Unabridged Series of The Pentagon Papers," published by "The New York Times" and "The Secret History of the Vietnam War." Information on the project carried out by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara in June 1967 about the involvement of the U.S. in Indochina since the end of World War II; View on the paper "The Secret History of the Vietnam War."

Looks at several comments concerning political issues in the U.S. as of August 1971. Propositions that emerged from the Pentagon papers regarding the Vietnam conflict; Factors that illustrate the confusion implicit in the present code of permissiveness in the U.S.; Specific causes of the discomfiture toward the Vietnam conflict.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "The Secret Papers They Didn't Publish," which discussed the papers released by the Pentagon; "A Declaration," which addressed the need to suspend the support for the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon; "Letters," which focused on the misinformation about James Lowenstein and Richard Moose.

Criticizes the 1971 New York Episcopal Convention. Highlights of the Convention; Description of Bishop Paul Moore; Information on the Purple Paper or the Tangerine Paper.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics published in the previous issue of this journal. Denunciation of Vietniks who advocate for the U.S. policy of non-intervention; Attack of Victor Zorza, Soviet specialist for "Manchester Guardian," on the papers, supporting on the whole the Moscow charge that they are a CIA forgery; Comment on Jeffrey Hart's article "A Decade of Modern Conservatism."

Focuses on "The Liberal Papers" scandal in the U.S. Information about the main person included in the scandal, Liberal Texan with the folksy name of Billie Sol Estes; Claim that in a series of highly complicated financial maneuverings, Estes managed to build a paper empire out of cotton allotments and the storage of government-owned grain; Details of the scandal; Involvement of the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Comments on the political connections of Estes; Statements made by the Courts of Inquiry which investigated the scandal.

Presents several letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues of the periodical. Comments on the nuclear weapons policy of the Soviet Union; Suggestion for U.S. President John F. Kennedy regarding policy towards the U.S. Constitution; "From the Academy," published in the August 26 issue; "For the Record," appearing in the August 12 issue; "Freedom and Authority in Roman Catholicism," published in a previous issue; "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back," published in the August 26 issue; Appreciation for John D. Kreuttner's cartoon, published in the July 15 issue.

Presents information on the socio-political relationship between China and the Soviet Union. Views on the "White Paper" issued by the U.S. State Department on the United States-Chinese relations that replaced a faulty early appraisal of the Chinese communists; View that the regime that emerged on the Chinese mainland was not a satellite of the Soviet Union; Views on the political tensions between China and the Soviet Union.

Presents news related to recent political and economic developments around the world with a focus on political and economic issues in the U.S. Entry of U.S. Special Drawing Rights, the so-called paper gold, into the international ledgers; Furiousness of the journal "Publishers Weekly," with U.S. President Richard Nixon's plans to spend money on military weapons which menace the security of mankind instead of on food for the hungry, slum clearance and education; Popularity of the generals' coup in Bolivia as a revolutionary government defending the rights of the peasants; Reaffirmation by Pope Paul VI regarding the authority and security of Papal teaching and discipline while recognizing the exigencies of theological study and respecting the freedom of expression of theological science.

Discusses the political campaigns of presidential candidates, Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey for the 1968 presidential election. Issues discussed at campaigns include the Vietnam War and the rising crime in the streets; Release of a book of quotations from Nixon's speeches which discussed issues ranging from foreign policy, national security, Medicare, gun control and abortion laws; Publication of a series of position papers by Humphrey; Sensibility of Nixon toward law and order situation in the country; Appreciation of Nixon's plans for higher Social Security benefits, rising automatically with the cost-of-living index and job training for African Americans.

Focuses on the life and political career of Charles H. Percy, a freshman Senator from Illinois. Reference of the books that have influenced Percy's thinking, including, "The Federalist Papers," "Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography," "Decisions for a Better America" and "The Citadel"; Indifference shown by Percy toward Christian literature; Information that Percy's entrance into politics was by way of the Illinois United Republican Fund, which Percy reformed and made a roaring success; Assessment of the housing plan of Percy.

Reports that Mel Bloom, press representative for the recent White House Conference on International Cooperation, is issuing non-official position papers under the auspices of the National Citizens Commission on International Cooperation. Information that the first position paper urged a reduction of red tape in international trade and mentioned that a single import shipment required 80 separate forms to be filled out, 78 of them government forms; Proposals to increase foreign aid and establish new committees; Decision of the U.S. government to put the civil rights fight on an international footing, get companies to train twice as many men as they need overseas.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Comment on the article "The Question of Robert Welch," published in the February 13 issue, which discussed conservatism; Criticism of politician Robert Welch, a John Birch Society member; Comment that Welch and conservatism are not synonymous; Comment on an article about pros and cons of the House Un-American Activities Committee; Comment on defense of U.S. State Department official William Wieland by U.S. President John F. Kennedy at his press conference.

Presents hypothetical news stories which deal with government notes and the social security program in the U.S. Value of the government notes burned in the U.S. Treasury building; Effect of losing government notes on the payment to beneficiaries of various social security programs; Controversy over the future of financing benefit, insurance and pensions systems of the government.

Presents several social and political developments related to the U.S. Information that the U.S. Treasury has shut its operation for redemption of silver certificates; Instruction for the students of the State University of New York in Albany, New York, in weaponry; Students for a Democratic Society have wound up their week-long national convention at Michigan State University; Reasons behind rejection of candidacy of Nelson Rockefeller for the presidential election; Questionnaire sent by the Student Government, at the University of Chicago, on Vietnam to all seniors and first year graduate students.

This article discusses the tax laws in the U.S. that affect writers and authors. Many former U.S. presidents have benefited much from a law that exempted or required them to pay minimal taxes when they sold their presidential papers. No one is morally obligated to pay any more taxes than he legally must as J. P. Morgan tartly pointed out in the Thirties when it came out that in one Depression year he had paid no income tax at all. The Authors Guild has launched a campaign to reform the country's tax laws.

Focuses on the appointment of people by the U.S. Agriculture Department to count filberts in a filbert nut tree, with reference to a person who visited the author's home to count the filberts. Letter received by the author from the U.S. Agriculture Department saying that they were starting a program to forecast the size of the filbert crop; Paint of yellow stripe around the trunks of three nut trees by the person; Techniques suggested by the author to grow satisfactory crop.

Focuses on the book "The Liberal Papers," which is a collection of essays on foreign policy written by Liberal intellectuals who were selected by a group of Congressmen who were appointed by legislator Robert Kastenmeier of Wisconsin. Purpose of the whole exercise; Information that it is edited and introduced by James Roosevelt, an acknowledged leader of the Democratic Liberal wing; Salient proposals listed by political advisor Raymond Moley which are contained in the book; Information on the Committee of Correspondence which has desired total, unilateral disarmament by the U.S.

Questions the seriousness of the sympathy being shown by the U.S. mass media for Hungary concerning the controversy over its decision to allow the Soviet forces to remain in its territory as of December 15, 1976. Failure of many papers to ask diplomatic steps against the Hungarian government; Actions called for by both the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate and the Democratic leader of the House; Pledge of total boycott circulated by the American Friends of the Captive Nations.

Investigates an international racket which resulted to the phenomenal and illegal increase in the Chinese population of the U.S. since 1940. Law passed by the U.S. Congress which contributed to the development of the illegal immigration scheme; Details of the manner in which the scheme works; Actions taken by the U.S. government to prevent the flow of illegal immigrants to the country.

Forecasts several worldwide political issues and events in 1974. Estimate of the number of energy laws which would be proposed in the U.S. Congress; Theme of a two-week international conference in Brussels, Belgium; Importance of the Emergency Relief Act to U.S. electric workers; Opposition of the workers to the establishment of national daylight saving time in the U.S.

Focuses on a study by Hanson W. Baldwin, about U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, that was published in a quarterly journal of the Council on Foreign Relations, "Foreign Affairs." Recognition of his extraordinary personal abilities by Baldwin; Discussion of basic ideas and administrative procedures of the McNamara regime; Policy for developing new weapons; Regulation to cut down the waste of duplication and abortive projects by achieving perfection on paper before starting actual development.

Focuses on various socio-political issues around the world. Information that Carl T. Rowan, now ambassador to Finland, will be first Negro to get high post in U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson's Administration; Riots initiated by the disciplined groups of students and young people at the anti-Communist organizations located in Saigon; Proposals for eventual U.S. disarmament in favor of United Nations-controlled international peace force; Claim by Senator Thomas Kuchel that the Right's latest hate is the ZIP code; Law passed by the Brazilian government regarding comic strips in Brazilian papers.

Highlights various political developments in the U.S. Overview of the different aspects of the U.S. Republican party's report on the federal budget; Information on Republican grudges against Democratic Representative from Wisconsin, Robert Kastenmeier's, Liberal Project related to U.S. defense policies; Questioning of President John F. Kennedy by the Republican Party on issues related to increase in steel prices.

Focuses on several political developments associated with the U.S. Concerns regarding the supply of Soviet jeeps and heavy duty trucks to Cuba; Opinion that U.S. taxpayers and the U.S. have been indirectly contributing in supply of these materials to Cuba; Campaign of the newspaper "Washington Post," in the U.S. to free convicted Communist Junius Scales; Psychology of Senator Barry Goldwater regarding the book on foreign policy, "The Liberal Papers."

Presents an update on U.S. colleges and universities as of November 1958. Rivalry for editorship of "Daily Texan," the daily undergraduate paper of the University of Texas; Incident revealing the character and temperament of the typical college student; Comment made by an English professor at Hunter College on a student's book review sympathetic to Whittaker Chambers' "Witness."

Reveals the findings on the political activities of Dr. Isador Lubin, a former special Presidential assistant during the Roosevelt Administration, of the U.S. Senate Internal Security report "Interlocking Subversion in Government Departments--the Harry Dexter White Papers," released in March 1956. Donations and contributions to various political groups; Relationship with communists.

The article presents a typical week with the Baltimore Sun, one of the best-written newspapers in the U.S. The newspaper has its great professional fastidiousness to protect it from Liberal ideology. But Liberalism does leak into its columns--primarily in its foreign correspondence which goes by the Liberal faith; to wit: the Communists are wrongheaded and unpleasant, but also twenty feet tall. A dispatch from Bonn to the Sun carries an interview with Press Chief Sergeyev of the newly established USSR Embassy. Sergeyev does not like the climate in Bonn, Germany; Russia was much healthier; the Bonn streets are so badly lit that evening walks are unsafe. The anti-Communist German press has speculated on the Russians' choosing an Embassy site close by the conduit carrying Bonn's telephone trunk lines; but, finds the Sun correspondent. An accompanying Bonn dispatch to the Sun tells of a visit to Socialist headquarters, where Ollenhauer criticized Germany's military preparations. The Sun is one of the select group of papers with a Moscow correspondent; and no correspondent who writes persistently unfriendly stories can hope to remain in Moscow.

Shows how former U.S. military analyst Daniel Ellsberg is leading a very public life during his trial for divulging government secrets as of August 18, 1972. Details of the charges faced by Ellsberg; Ellsberg's own account of his decision to release the secret papers; Individuals claimed by Ellsberg to be war criminals.

Focuses on the actual laws of libel and slander in the United States and Great Britain. Information on the British statement of defamation; Information that in English law there is not any list of "actionable words"; Incidents where justification has been proved that have brought dire indirect consequences upon the plaintiff; Information on the Act of 1819, where every newspaper proprietor was compelled to deposit a sum of 300 pounds as a security for payment of fines for seditious or blasphemous libel; Focus on the Defamation Act of 1952.

Comments on the message delivered by Democratic Party President Willmoore Wheeler to the conferees regarding the state of the economy of the U.S. General reaction of the conferees from the message given by Wheeler; Citation of indications that suggest that President Wheeler was a devious person; View that President Wheeler was a compromise candidate of the U.S. Democratic Party.

Presents a satirical story about the U.S. government, politicians and international policy, and how a global chaos would begin.

Discusses issues related to protectionism in the U.S. Reference to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; Advantages of foreign trade; Details of non-tariff barriers to trade; Information on import quotas; Imposition of quotas on oil imports by former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Issues related to the balance of payments.

Focuses on the changes made in this magazine's cover since its evolution, under the direction of award-winning James O'Bryan, periodical's art director. Use of color in the magazine's cover; Background of O'Bryan; Awards won by him; Persons attending magazine cover conferences; Pictures of previously published magazine covers; Use of newspaper articles by O'Bryan to sculpt U.S. politician Ronald Reagan's portrait in print.

Deals with the statement released by Egil Krogh, a U.S. government official, regarding his activities while supervising the Plumbers unit in the White House. Classified information on national security conveyed by Daniel Ellsberg to the "The New York Times" newspaper; Concern of U.S. President Richard Nixon on national security; Prison sentence faced by Krogh due to the issue.

Focuses on the pattern that emerges from the four recent election contests in which U.S. politician Drew Pearson has attempted to exert his malefic influence. Publication of a slanderous attack on the selected candidate just before the election date; Evidence with politician Frank Barrett to threaten Pearson with a libel suit; Publication of false news that Representative Hugh Scott had exacted $2,000 of an alien in return for introducing a special bill to permit him to enter the U.S.

Focuses on the state of American journalism and the factors influencing it. Comparison of news reporting with the previous years; Impact of newspaper's circulation on advertisers; Change in the attitudes of columnists about newspaper policies; Emergence of trade unionism in the newspaper world; Significance of reporters in journalism; Factors that have forced many newspapers to fill their inside pages with features; Example of Sam Newhouse, a publisher and a businessman who operates newspapers without regard to views.

Focuses on the efforts made by the U.S. government to prohibit the usage of tobacco. Reference to a case in which a definite chemical was found in quantities suggesting that one could eat 15,000 pounds of cranberries a day for years without acquiring as much as a fever blister; Speculation that tars, nicotine and paper might cause cancer; Possibility of the commencement of business of impounding tobacco crops.

Comments on the failure of the U.S. Senate to investigate the allotment for operating expenses of the U.S. Department of State. Failure of the government agency to release records of secret wartime deals; Details of the hearings of the Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee concerning the State Department appropriation bill; Appearance of the State Department's secretary before the Senate Appropriations unit.

Describes a series of events that depict the lifestyle of U.S. military analyst Daniel Ellsberg after his release of the Pentagon Paper, the U.S. military's account of activities during the Vietnam War, in 1971. Description of his house in New York; Visit in Washington for an award from the Federal Employees for Peace; Details of his stay in Chicago, Illinois for a Peace Awards bash.

Presents news briefs on various political issues and events in the U.S. as of February 23, 1971. Illustration of how U.S. Representative William R. Anderson has literally surfaced in the U.S. Congress; Comment from U.S. religious leader Ralph Abernathy about the success of U.S. astronauts in exploring the moon; Crimes committed by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon according to a student paper called the "Rocket."

Analyzes New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller's position in the Democratic Party and his chances of nomination for the presidential elections. Agreement of politician Richard Nixon to his conditions in the party platform; His allegations against Senator Barry Goldwater; His performance in primaries in Nebraska and Oregon; Discussion of Rockefellers' position papers regarding the Vietnam war.

Presents information regarding political and social developments taking place in the U.S. Passing of the bill which requires public schools in New York to hold memorial services each year on the birthday of former President John F. Kennedy; Report that some unnamed supporters of Senator Richard Nixon have paid to submit research papers to Nixon for the President Committee; Information that the National Federation of Independent Business, representing 243,000 small businesses, recently polled its members concerning H.R. 10952, the bill introduced by Representative Jackson Betts.

Focuses on political issues in Selma, Alabama. Views regarding the civil rights movement; Fact that all Americans have a right to assembly and petition, but no court has ever suggested that this right extends to the deliberate blocking of public highways and bridges; Preference to have a less close correlation between headline-seizing civil rights battles and the fund drives of civil rights organizations; Violation of African American rights by the State of Alabama and its officials.

Presents news briefs in the U.S. as of April 1974. Bankruptcy of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital; Efforts done by a secretary in the Austin, Texas Department of Health to ban cigars and cigarettes from the office in which she worked; Information on minimum wage laws in the country.

Questions the observed treatment being given by some foreign countries to the economic and cultural influences of the U.S. Presence of the U.S. in the daily lives of people; Reason why some Sicilian matrons boycotted U.S.-made cosmetics and lingerie; Economic dependence of underdeveloped areas on the U.S.

Details a correspondence between the magazine "National Review," and Arthur Larson, chairman of the Council for Civic Responsibility, regarding a United Press International (UPI) wire story that quoted Larson naming John Birch Society front organizations. Failure of Larson to reply to a letter sent by Clarence Manion, member of the John Birch Society; Reply of Larson to the letter sent by "National Review"; Affiliations of Larson.

Presents news and information on international politics and government as of April 7, 1064. Plan of the Soviet Union to return the U.S. fliers it has illegally detained; Recommendation of an Illinois Fair Employment Practices Committee examiner that the full commission bar employers from administering aptitude tests to job candidates; Enactment of laws in revolutionary Zanzibar.