Muskie’s shifting stance fuels critics and questions
An editorial casts Senator Edmund Muskie as flip flopping on key issues from Vietnam to campaign finance. It cites past defenses of containment, later statements on coalition governments, and a 180 degree turn on revenue sharing, noting his own comments on consistency.
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Muskie
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Harold Hughes
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Dallas
Tex
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Washington Monthly
Joseph Nicholson
Senate Commerce
Ter Muskie
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McNamara
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Apollo 15 crew praised for prose poetry in space memoirs
Alice Widener argues Apollo 15 astronauts deserve a Pulitzer for their moon voyage prose. Maj Worden and Col Irwin’s writings are celebrated for stark, one syllable Anglo-Saxon style and evocative, silent-space descriptions that elevate space travel to literary achievement.
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Winston Churchill
Alfred M. Worden
Moon
Dave Scott
Jim Irwin
Hadley Base
Earth
James B .Irwin
Maj. Worden
U.S.A
Africa's tourist potential grows beyond the safari myth
Phillips Survey notes Africa attracts Middleclass travelers as airlines promote new resorts from Abidjan to East Africa. Moshe Mayer pursues an African Riviera near Abidjan, while East Africa touts beaches, safaris, and growing resorts in Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar. Airlines offer 15 day $800 packages, boosting inbound tourism. West Africa remains limited.
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Moshe Mayer
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Moshe
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U.S
Indian Ocean
Tanzania
Mombassa
Dar Es Salaam
Victoria
Tanganyika
Nyasa
East African Airlines
New York
Zanzibar
Madagascar
Malagasy Republic
Rivieras
King Features Syndicate
Unions Obsolete Says Rising Skepticism Across America
A historical opinion piece argues unions are declining in the United States as membership falls from a high of 26 percent to 22 percent. It cites corruption, coercion, and anti progress sentiments, urging Right to Work laws and anti crime measures to curb union power and cost.
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United States
U.S
Great Britain
Charles E. Walker
EXIT LINDSAY A Buckley Column on John Lindsay's Party Change
William F Buckley analyzes John Lindsay's shift toward the Democratic Party arguing the move misreads his record. He critiques Lindsay’s Republican alignment, cites elite influence and political strategy, and warns the transformation could reshape American two party politics.
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New York City
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New York Post
Nation Magazine
John Hay Whitney
David Rockefeller
GOP
Nelson Rockefeller
James Buckley
Charles Goodell
Senate
Richard Aurelio
Hubert Humphrey
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Edmund Muskie
Wisconsin
Muskie
Jack Kennedy
Humphrey
Chappaquiddick
Norman Mailer
Eisenhower
Arthur Schlesinger
George McGovern
Adlai Stevenson
Aurelio
America
Proxmire Hearings Skeptical On US Technological Lead
In Washington, D.C. Sen. Bill Proxmire leads a Joint Economic Committee hearing that questions American dominance in technology and economy. Yale's Richard Nelson and MIT's George Rathjens argue for catching up to or relying on others, noting Soviet and Chinese advances and proposing reduced military spending. The session, described with a critical tone, highlights concerns over U.S. leadership and strategic priorities.
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China
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Stern Chase
George Rathjens
MIT
Sakarov
Soviet Union
Russia
Rathjens
Richard Davies
Illinois fixes Lincoln birthday holiday date by law
The Illinois legislature passed a bill restoring Abraham Lincoln’s birthday as a holiday on February 12. Governor Ogilvie signed it, with provision for holidays on the Monday when February 12 falls on Sunday, correcting the misalignment from this year. The move prompts support for tradition over a rigid all-Mondays-off approach.
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Indiana
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Richard B. Ogilvie
Lincoln
Vincennes Sun-Commercial
Nixon’s Bicentennial Commission staffing sparks party clash
Democrats charge Nixon loaded the Bicentennial Commission with Republicans to steer the White House with Democrats next year. Nelson would shield wilderness areas until they join the wilderness system. Supporters call the plan good, warning without protection more areas may fall to “improvements.”
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