City Transit Pushes Controversial Ways to Curb Auto Use
Editorial surveys efforts by cities like Atlanta Rome and Washington to reduce private car traffic through cheaper or free bus fares, downtown parking bans, and higher downtown parking rates. It notes limits of mass transit, risks of congestion from subway expansion, and the rise of carpool incentives as a partial remedy.
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Atlanta
Rome
Washington, D.C
Washington
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Chi
Cago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Flint
Mich
San Francisco
Economist of
London
Toronto
Montreal
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Hayakawa on Japanese decision making and morale
The piece contrasts Japanese consensus methods ringi and matomari with American top down practice, arguing inclusive information flow sustains high morale. It cites Herman Kahn predicting Japan as a leading industrial state and notes GM Lordstown troubles as a contrasting example, suggesting Japanese management insights could help.
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Japan
Herman Hahn
Prism
Kahn
Ringi
Matomari
Herman Kahn
General Motors
Lordstown
Ohio
America
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Reform the Independent College Model for Higher Learning
The article argues federal subsidies won't rescue financially pressed private liberal arts colleges. It proposes radical reform: abandon general education, specialize in semispecialized studies, prune weak faculty, and create focused schools such as a College of Political Economy or Humane Letters. The aim is rigorous, discipline‑driven instruction with strong libraries, attracting dedicated students and improving employment prospects.
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Liberal Arts College
Behemoth State University
Behemoth U
America
Country Club
Podunk College of Political Economy
Gen
Fea. Corp
Burton rejects guaranteed income plan for welfare reform
Former Indiana State Senator and Republican congressional candidate Dan Burton criticizes Nixon's guaranteed annual income and argues for Carl Curtis's state autonomy approach. He warns FAP would expand welfare and nationalize programs, proposing tax cuts to empower states and reduce Washington bureaucracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Burton
Burton
Indiana
Nixon
GOP
Sen
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
Washington
Curtis
New York
Congress
Indianapolis
Nixon’s Kleindienst Nomination Faces Political Hurdles
Holmes Alexander analyzes Nixon’s Attorney General pick Kleindienst amid Democratic opposition. The piece traces hearings, executive privilege disputes, and the role of aides like Peter Flannigan, noting how partisan pressure, media labels, and internal White House debates shape the nomination’s fate as political season pressures rise.
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Kleindienst
Haynsworth
Carswell
Justice Department
Education, and Welfare
Peter Flannigan
Calley
Manson
Judiciary Committee
John Mitchell
Barry Goldwater
Bayh
Tunney
Kennedy
Hart
Nixon
Jack
Anderson
Ki¢indienst
Medicare
Senate
Sam Ervine
Bob Byrd
Supreme Court
Russell Long
Dodd
Henry
Scoop) Jackson
Flannigan
Kleirslenst
Mr. Nixon
White House
Heth
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Harvey big labor not that big in U S politics
Paul Harvey argues that AFL-CIO head George Meany overstates labor influence as only 17 percent of workers belong to unions. He labels union walkouts from the Pay Board as harming inflation control, urges government restraint of big labor, and credits pricing fixes to wage-cap policies.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
America
Walter Reuther
Eisenhower
Reuther
White House
United States
President's Pay Board and Price Commission
Tripartite Pay Board
Nixon
Meany
Gen
Fea, Corp
Population policy critique of the presidents commission report
A dated editorial argues the President's population commission misprioritizes growth limits over boosting quality of citizenry. It warns against neglecting the middle class while welfare groups expand, advocates pro natalist policies, and cites Rome to claim Europe and America face demographic decline if births fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President
Population Commission
Pact of the Commission
United States
America
Uncle Sam
Alion
Rome
Theodor Mommson
de. G. M. McCleary
Hibbert Journal
England
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Elmer Pendell
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THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Associated Press
Kirk
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D. C
Alexander
Paul Harvey News
Harvey
Anthony Harrigan
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