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Offers a pictorial history of architecture, ships, paper and shoes. Details of the San Marco in Venice, Italy and The Chrysler Building in New York City; Changes in ships from the Vikings' longboats to space shuttles.

The article presents information on a war that resulted due to the massive leak of secret documents in U.S. history. Daniel Ellsberg, a former Pentagon analyst, was reportedly so concerned about his involvement in the Vietnam tragedy that he had conveyed about 40 volumes of an extraordinary Pentagon history of the war to a newspaper. This included 4,000 pages of top secret documents. The first U.S. ground troops were deployed in South Vietnam during the spring of 1965.

The article reviews the top 10 best daily newspapers in the U.S. in 1974. The top 10 best newspaper includes "The Chicago Tribune," "The Los Angeles Times," "The Louisville Courier-Journal," "The Miami Herald," "The Milwaukee Journal," "Newsday," "The New York Times," "The Wall Street Journal," "The Washington Post," and "Akron Beacon-Journal."

The article reports on the documents of Chinese leader Mao Tse-tung during the 1966-1968 Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Accordingly, the document include the secret letters, speeches, and other writings of the great Chinese leader. It notes that the documents, owned by the U.S. State Department, show the interests of Mao Tse-Tsung on proverbs, folk tales, and metaphors.

Information on several different topics discussed at the 8th annual convention of the Popular Culture Association in the U.S. held in May 1978 is presented. Topics discussed at the said event included dissertations on Pogo, neon lighting as a modern art form, Robin Hood, and the history of American bingo. Western Michigan University professor Lewis Carlson gave lecture in the said event which is attended by 600 conventioneers.

The article profiles Arthur Hays Sulzberger, "New York Times" publisher, president and chairman of the board. He was selected as the Missouri Honor Awardee for his distinguished service in journalism by the University of Missouri. The popularity of the newspaper is described, noting that U.S. President Harry Truman, Pope Pius, diplomats and officials feel compelled to read the publication. Among the improvements in the office under Sulzberger are the addition of dining rooms and bedroom suites for editors.

Discusses the invention of plastic by Leo Hendrik Baekeland in 1907. His profitable invention of Velox, a photographic paper, in the 1890s; Baekeland's development of a synthetic shellac, which he named Bakelite; Patent applications; Founding of the General Bakelite Corp.; Bakelite's popularity; Baekeland's death in 1944; Plastic production in the United States since 1945. INSETS: A Century of Synthetics;Wallace Hume Carothers: The Father of Nylon.

The article presents the story of "The Cincinnati Post" and Time Inc.'s "Star" newpaper reporter Charles Rentrop, in covering the city hall in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1944. It notes that prior to his failure to disclose important information that threatens his career, he was known to be the most influential person in the city hall. Davis Merritt, city editor of the "Charlotte Observer" implies that an old reporter should be replaced with other reporters.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the U.S. government from preventing the newspapers like "The New York Times," and the "Washington Post," to publish the secret history of Vietnam war. It is stated that the decision strengthened the freedom of speech and freedom of press mentioned in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Justices, Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas and Thurgood Marshall declared that there can be no exceptions to the First Amendment's press freedom, no matter what the potential impact on the nation.

The article reports on the acceptance given by the Duke University for a proposal to build a library for former U.S. president Richard M. Nixon's papers. It states that the Duke president Terry Sanford agreed to provide land for the library whereas the friends of Nixon will raise money and the documents. It further states that on delivering the idea to the alumni, it was considered to be viewed as Nixon's memorial and thus met with opposition.

Looks back at what was in `Time' magazines's cover 25 years ago on June 28, 1971. Discussion of the Pentagon papers.

The article focuses on New York Herald Tribune (Trib) newspaper, which has been in business for 85 years. It states that the newspaper, which celebrated the fifth anniversary of its partnership with "The New York Times" and "Washington Post," is believed by many newsmen as the most informative and readable daily publication. It mentions that Trib includes a staff of freelancers who provide the newspaper with an environment of leisured whimsy.

The article focuses on the exposés and scandals revealed by newspaper columnist Jack Northman Anderson. It highlights the exposés of Anderson like the secret papers which show that the U.S. government has an anti-Indian bias on the war between Pakistan and India. It states that public officials were involved in the exposés such as Ambassador Arthur Watson, U.S. government personnel and Drew Pearson. It says that Anderson's muckraking impacts any Republicans and Democrats.

The article reports on the performance of the book industry in the U.S. in 1950. It was observed by Retail Bookseller that the public does not want books worth buying and prefers books that are not acclaimed by critics, including "Star Money," by Kathleen Winsor. The public also bought roughly 200 million paper-backed reprints for 50 million U.S. dollars. "The Mature Mind" remained a bestseller all year.

The article focuses on Daniel Ellsberg who is involved in the passing of most of a 47-volume secret U.S. Pentagon study of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War to "The New York Times." Ellsberg had worked on the Pentagon study in 1967 and was one of four defense analysts at Rand Corp. research institute who were granted access to the full report kept there. As reported, Ellsberg apparently began taking papers out of Rand beginning late in 1969. A U.S. magistrate in Los Angeles, California has issued a warrant for his arrest on a charge of illegal possession of secret documents and failure to return them to proper custody. As reported, the case has caused a conflict in the U.S. regarding the public right to know.

Discusses the invention of rockets by Robert Goddard. His essay on rocket travel in the January 13, 1920, New York `Times'; His background and interest in pyrotechnics; The flight of the rocket Nell in Worcester, Massachusetts, on March 16, 1926; Germany's interest in rocket technology; Goddard's work for the United States Navy during World War II; His death in 1945. INSET: A Hundred-Year Countdown.

The article discusses the highlights of the meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, held in October 1952 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Doctor William Barry Wood Jr., professor of medicine at Washington University, discussed developments in medical research, practice and teaching. The history of the Society for Clinical Investigation since it was founded in 1908 is mentioned. Research on phagocytosis was also highlighted at the meeting.

The article focuses on the controversy over the successor of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith. It states that following the death of Smith, Joseph Smith III should have been the successor of the Church, but Brigham Young, took over the control of the inner council called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. However, a document from Smith, dated back to 1844, was recently found by a dealer of antiques, Mark Hermann, which stated that the next successor should be his son.

The article focuses on the comic strip "Doonesburry," by Garry Trudeau, its characters, stories, and literary styles. It states that the comic strip episode of Trudeau is an opinion and views about American life which takes Trudeau power and originality to convert the White House into a cartoon museum. It discusses the characters in the comic strip including armchair liberal Michael J. Doonesbury, young priest Reverend Scot Sloan, and campus radical Megaphone Mark Slackmeyer. It also explores the styles of Trudeau in writing the comic strip including the use of boxcar format, giving political comment with gentle humor, and not anthropomorphizing. It says that the fundamental message of the comic is that public figures and public debates have decency and lunacy.

The article reports on the views of Maxwell Taylor, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, on Vietnam war in mass media. Taylor was the U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam during the period of initial troop buildups covered by the Pentagon papers. According to Taylor, the main issue regarding the war and media is how much undigested information can be made public in a complex and dangerous world.

The article profiles journalist William Edward Vaughan. It mentions that Vaughan is the writer of the column "Paragraphs" for the Kansas City, Missouri periodical "Star." It stresses that the journalistic style of Vaughan, also a professional paragrapher, is obscure and occasionally credited with being the last of the breed.

The article discusses American inventor Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph. When Edison created the first phonograph in 1877 he did not have a clear purpose for the machine and did not consider that it could have commercial appeal. Edison did not attempt to perfect the phonograph until 1889 when he faced competition from other inventors who were hoping to turn the phonograph into a commercially-marketable sound recording machine. Edison believed that the sole use of the phonograph would be for business, which allowed his competitors to expand on his original design, creating a recording disk which resulted in the birth of the sound recording industry.