Editorial on Vietnam bombing and policy stance
The piece argues Americans should not aid North Vietnam’s political aims amid intensified bombing. It notes North Vietnam has deployed extensive divisions, Viet Namization progress is disrupted, 85,000 U.S. troops remain in South Vietnam, and regional allies monitor events. It supports a firm air naval response to protect troops and sustain withdrawal plans, citing William S. White’s critique of pacifists and isolationists.
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North Vietnam
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
William S. White
White
Soviet Union
Nixon
Moscow
Individual nutrition guidance amid fad facts and stress
The piece argues foods are not universally unhealthy and stress is a key heart disease factor. It notes lactose intolerance varies by individual, suggests adjusting milk intake to tolerance rather than banning it, and calls for research that distinguishes facts from fads. Emphasizes personalized nutrition over blanket rules.
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U.S
Medical World News
Nevin Scrimshaw
Diplomats and Demagogues Take on Vietnam Debate
Alice Widener reviews Spruille Braden's book Diplomats and Demagogues, arguing it clarifies intervention and non intervention in foreign relations. Rogers handled Senate Foreign Relations Committee questioning with diplomacy, setting an example amid tommyrot. Braden criticizes mixed motives in intervention and urges respect as essential in foreign policy.
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Tommyrot
New York City
William P. Rogers
Fulbright
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Spruille Braden
U.S
Argentina
Colombia
Cuba
Braden
Ambassador Braden
Mr. Braden
Ign
Washington
United Nations
Foreign Relations Committee
Rogers
Fitzgerald aids probe into Blue Cross health contract
A. Ernest Fitzgerald, a former Pentagon cost expert, acts as an unpaid consultant to the House subcommittee probing the Civil Service Commission mismanagement of a Blue Cross Blue Shield health contract. The inquiry examines CSC rates, Price Commission rollbacks, and potential conflicts as Fitzgerald weighs an ongoing CSC appeal.
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Washington
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Pentagon
House
Civil Service Commission
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Fitzgerald
CSC
Full
Post Office Civil Service Committee
Joint Economic Committee
Jerome R. Waldie
The
Price Commission
Waldie
Waildie
Csc-Blue Cross
Senate
Air Force
Management Systems
Thailand
Federal Insurance Commission
HUD
General Accounting Office
FIA
the Price Commission
GAO
California
Chicago
CSC Federal Health Program Administration
Public official laments small flaws corroding the free market
In a Washington hotel tale, a prominent public official voices fear that ordinary annoyances erode faith in free enterprise. He cites a four foot telephone cord and slow service as symbols of broader systemic disillusion, paralleling concerns with political despair and shifting votes.
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Milton Friedman
George McGovern
George Walace
Washington, D.C
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
Western Union
Ralph Nader
Washington Western Union
San Francisco
General Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Thoughts for Doomsday from Holmes Alexander in Washington DC
The columnist argues against a coup or a man on horseback saving the country, noting Nixon era security measures, inflation, and wage controls. He criticizes race integration tensions, political extremism, and party rhetoric while warning the electorate against surrendering to a master government. He contends reform must be legal and votes matter for democracy. Content reflects a 1972 syndicated column.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
George Wallace
Joint Chiefs of Staff
England
Oliver Cromwell
America
Richard Nixon
Washington, D.C
Iiseing
Horseack
Prise
Maryland
Deep South
Free State
Congress
Supreme Court
Nixon
Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie
Princes of
Labor
Ted Kennedy
Peace
Camelot
Opposing Student Fees at IUPUI Prompt Debate
The Indianapolis News argues against compulsory student fees funding speakers on the IUPUI campus. It notes the fees fund radical left figures like Dick Gregory and Julian Bond, with a referendum showing two to one opposition. The piece urges universities to balance programming or abolish the fees to protect academic freedom.
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IUPUI
Black Student Union
Dick Gregory
Julian Bond
Student Senate
Two Rock
Ralph Nader
Father Groppi
Abbie Hoffman
Senate
Robert L. Jones
Indianapolis
The
Indianapolis News
Protectionist surge threatens new minimum wage bill
Washington awakes to a rising threat from Title III of the minimum wage bill. It would bar federal purchases from foreign sources, forcing use of American goods for vital materiel. NASA warns space program relies on imported materials. Congress, pressured by protectionist sentiment, debates whether to include or drop Title III, with labor unions backing stricter measures.
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Washington
KFS
Congress
Run
Amuck
America
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House of Representatives
Afl-Cio
John Dent
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
House Education and Labor Committee
Dent
House
Senate
Aflcio
Organized Labor
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
White House
Nixon
James Burke
Great Lakes
Vance Hartke
Asia
Burke- Hartke
Title III
Burke-Hartke
King Features Syndicate
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Alice Widener
U.S.A. Syndicate
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W Laughlin
Associated Press
Fiddlestix
Buckley
Holmes Alexander
Alexander
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Indiana University-Purdue University
Phillips Survey
Phillips
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