Laird and Nixon Clash Over Vietnam Policy
The article analyzes President Nixon’s Vietnam decisions in 1970 with Army Chief Westmoreland and General Abrams guiding policy while Cabinet members Finch Rogers and Hickel lag in alignment. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird offers cautious testimony, avoiding direct stance and deferring to the President’s statements from April 30 and May 8.
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Nixon
Army
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
Robert Finch
William Rogers
Walter Hickel
Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
For
Curb On Research Reflections On Funding And Policy
A leading scientist cautions that a broad curb on research in American colleges and universities is looming due to Defense Department fund restrictions and campus disorders. The administration plans to fund the NSF, but inflation and stipulations threaten long term basic research.
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America
James R. Killian Jr
Defense Department
National Science Foundation
Mon Repos and the Hitchcock Legacy in Aiken
Mon Repos, the Legare house in Aiken, was named by Mr and Mrs Thomas Hitchcock. Miss Celestine Eustis, aunt of Mrs Hitchcock, lived there and became the cherished figure of the estate. Mrs Hitchcock died after a Christmas Day riding accident in 1933, folded her arms and quietly passed away on Easter Sunday.
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Thomas Hitchcock
Legare
Aiken
Mon Repos
Celestine Eustis
Senators Misjudge War
A critical editorial argues that measures in Congress to bound the Vietnam conflict reveal a chaotic approach. It contends Congress should define clear policy, guide the executive, and avoid dictating operational wartime choices. It notes past acts like ratifying SEATO and Geneva treaties while criticizing lawmakers for improvisation.
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Congress
Executive Branch
Vietnam
U. S
Cambodia
Hanoi
Belief and obedience in scripture across eras and wars
A读er argues that Pauls call to believe in Jesus Christ and the commandment keepers are not contradictory. Faith enables keeping commandments and reveals need for Christ. the later essays address Southeast Asia policy and Vietnam war strategy in contrast to Congress, Nixon and Hanoi.
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Paul
Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
Inflation Headlines Split: Romney Pay Cut vs Teamsters Raise
The May 19 newspaper contrasts a 25 percent salary cut by George Romney, then HUD secretary, with Teamsters truck drivers securing a major 39 month pay rise. The union contract could lift hourly pay to about 5.20 and raise annual earnings by at least 5,000, prompting readers to judge inflation progress.
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Romney
Teamsters
Michigan
George Romney
Teamsters Union
Old-Time Youth Movement and Home Skills Rise
Paul Harvey notes a 1969 trend: young people embrace home canning growing food and sewing. Kerr Glass reports record canning jar sales driven by 29.1 percent new canners and 80 percent for enjoyment. 4-H membership hits 3.9 million with majority nonfarm, while home ec enrollments climb nationwide.
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Kerr Glass
Union Fork and Hoe Co
Ohio State University
4-H
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