Senate oversteps on foreign policy in great debate
The Senate’s great debate on security policy oversteps by scrutinizing troop levels and weapons programs, challenging the President's role in foreign affairs. The piece argues such talks intrude on executive responsibility and question the value of alliances, noting Mansfield’s recurrent troop-reduction push amid world chaos.
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Byrd halts McIntyre plan on MARV in Senate clash
Holmes Alexander argues in favor of restraint on nuclear weapons funding as Senator Byrd counters McIntyre’s amendment to ban research and testing of MARV systems. The debate ties military doctrine to past wars and warns that Byrd’s stance could shape future U.S. defense policy.
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Battle of Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights Narrative
Chronicle recounts Howe’s assault on Dorchester Heights and the Battle of Bunker Hill. Prescott and Putnam fortify Breed’s and Bunker's Hills as 2,400 British regulars clash dawn to dusk. British casualties top 1,054, Americans 450, with Dr. Joseph Warren among the dead. Howe calls the victory costly.
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Self Government Needs Self-Discipline
Paul Harvey argues that rising unemployment and a flood of unfilled jobs show a lack of self discipline in American citizens. He cites unqualified job applicants, reliance on unemployment benefits, and welfare for nonworking individuals as signs of neglecting personal responsibility and undermining self government.
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Natural Gas Shortage Controversy Hits East Coast
A House subcommittee reports that natural gas was withheld last winter to pressure deregulation, hitting southern New Jersey Virginia and North Carolina. Citgo and others faced shutoffs as 13 billion cubic feet were kept off market threatening 19 firms and 10,000 Danville jobs. Hearings begin as Federal Power Commission probes curtailments.
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The Leadership Conservatives Need By Ralph de Toledano
Conservative critics argue the GOP has drifted left under Nixon Ford and Rockefeller. A rising coalition could form around a new majority party led by Reagan, with Rusher’s book proposing the path but warning against ideological rigidity.
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