A warning by two United States officials of the activities of Soviet-backed Cuba in supporting violence and insurgencies in the Caribbean and latin America should not go unneeded. ‘ Addressing the Subcommittee on westem Hemisphere Affairs of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Mid- Decmeber. Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Enders said Cuba is… Continue reading U.S. officials note growth of Cuban-backed violence
Category: War
Russian Riddle Is Still an Enigma
“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” That statement, made by Winston Churchill in a broadcast Oct. 1, 1939, applies today in the actions of the Soviet Union in prolonging its suspension of nuclear missile negotiations at Geneva. In talks aimed at… Continue reading Russian Riddle Is Still an Enigma
Families of 6 Men Missing in Action Continue Long Wait For Word
Utah County shares one of the touching stories of the Vietnam War – the sacrifice and long wait of families of men “missing in action.” Families of six missing Air Force and Marine Corps men reside here. Two of the men are missing in North Vietnam, two in South Vietnam, and two in Laos. None… Continue reading Families of 6 Men Missing in Action Continue Long Wait For Word
‘Get Involved’ Philosophy Pays Off For Ex-Official of Utah County
Back in World War II, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a young Utahn – a native American born of Japanese immigrant parents – faced some disheartening experiences. In high school a few years before, he’d been business manager of the Jordan High campus newspaper. As such he’d visit businessmen in the area –… Continue reading ‘Get Involved’ Philosophy Pays Off For Ex-Official of Utah County
It’s Anniversary of Historic Shot
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled. Here once the embattled farmer stood. And fired the shot heard round the world. These words by Ralph Waldo Emerson were part of a hymn sung July 4, 1837 at completion of the “Battle Monument” at Concord, Mass. They have significance… Continue reading It’s Anniversary of Historic Shot
We Remember The Alamo
The Alamo at San Antonio Tex.,. ancient mission-fort now a historic shrine, was in the news last week when three self-styled “revolutionaries” scaled its walls and hauled- down American and Texas flags. The incident ended as police arrested the trio while an angry crowd of 200 shouted “Get them down!” You couldn’l blame Texans (or… Continue reading We Remember The Alamo
The internment issue
A controversial World War II chapter — internment of nearly 120,000 west coast Japanese-Americans and 1,000 Alaskan aleuts some 38 years ago — is in the process of being reopened. Two anticipated actions in Washington will implement legislation passed by congress last summer: – Appointment of a seven-member study commission to review the episode and… Continue reading The internment issue
New Light on Miller Death
The disappearance of Glenn Miller, noted American band leader and Army Air Force major, in a single- engine plane on a London-to-Paris flight 41 years ago continues as one of the lingering mysteries of World War II. It still pops into the news once in a while – as it did in a recent press dispatch on… Continue reading New Light on Miller Death
Recalling Sermon to Soviets
In the headlines at about the same time recently were the naming of Ezra Taft Benson as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and President Reagan’s appeal for prayers for success at the upcoming summit meetings with Soviet leader Gorbachev. Somehow the two stories combined to remind me of an extraordinary spiritual happening… Continue reading Recalling Sermon to Soviets
Dec. 7, 1941, A Day of Infamy
It was a day never to be forgotten – in President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s somber words, “a date which will live in infamy.” Japan had taken the United States by surprise, tragically bombing Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, while negotiations were going on in Washington. More than 350 planes had zeroed in on the harbor… Continue reading Dec. 7, 1941, A Day of Infamy