Midwest Farmers Back Nixon In 1972 Poll Says Indiana Voters Favor Nixon
Prairie Farmer reports Indiana voters favor Nixon in a 1972 election poll. Nixon would win 46.8 percent of Hoosier farm votes, McGovern 15.7 percent, with 37.5 percent undecided. National results show Nixon leading across Republican and independent lines.
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Indiana
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Prairie Farmer
Nixon
McGovern
Illinois
New York Times
Washington Post
First Things First on Gas Use for School Busing
Representative John D. Dingell proposes saving 78 million gallons of gasoline yearly by cutting fuel for busing children beyond neighborhood schools. William Hudnut notes Indianapolis uses nearly 100,000 gallons for out of neighborhood busing as the House votes 221 to 192 to bar such motor fuel use, with the Senate having earlier tabled a similar provision.
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John D. Dingell
D-Mich
William Hudnut
R-Ind
Indianapolis
U.S. House of Representatives
United States Senate
Senate
Taxpayers Revolt in Denmark Ends Social Democrats’ Tax Agenda
Danish voters ousted the ruling Social Democrats who backed removing mortgage and credit tax write offs and a wage earner co ownership plan funded by payroll taxes. The anti tax, anti bureaucracy ticket won, signaling a shift toward free enterprise as taxation and welfare reduce take home pay.
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Denmark
Social Democrats
Federal Diary Notes Snow Day Work Policy Debate
Washington federal workers faced a four hour workday amid heavy snowfall with some arriving late or taking leave. The controversy centers on why dockings occurred for those unable to reach the office while others who managed to attend received leniency, prompting questions about government policy and supervision. The article also reports a House vote to raise the government share of health premium payments to 50 percent, with expected increases to 60 percent in 1975, sparking debate over cost and potential presidential veto.
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Washington
Crytt
Senate House
Nixon
Heath
House
Two Republicans Viewed as Next Presidents Ford and Rockefeller
In Washington in 1973 two Republicans, Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller, are analyzed as potential successors to Nixon. Ford balances liaison roles and NSC duties while Rockefeller shifts to a centrist stance, each facing barriers to the presidency amid party dynamics and ambitions.
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Gerald Ford
House
Ford
Brussels
Warsaw
Belegrade
Rockefeller
George Clinton
Witout
Rocky
Washington
James Buckley
New York
Buckley
Senate
California
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Jim Buckley
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Economic analysis of gas price by Buckley and readers
An Open Letter to Mr Buckley argues that rationing and price controls misfire in energy shortages. It cites 1970s oil demand, food vs fuel spending, and Phillip Gramm projections to claim gasoline price rises would be modest and restore balance without harming the average American.
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Buckley
New York
Schultz
Nixon
Hell
John Kenneth Galebeaith
The
United
Philip Gramm
Texas A&m
Europe
Presidential resignation debated as public respects Nixon
The piece weighs whether Nixon should resign or fight on by impeachment. It cites Harris poll data suggesting respect would rise with resignation, recalls Profumo's scandal and Macmillan's resignation, and argues resignation would be personal, not institutional, unless crisis worsens. It notes political pressures and the risk to party unity and national security.
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Benas
Louis Harris
Nixon
Harold Macmillan
John Profumo
Profumo
House of Commons
Christine Keeler
Macmillan
London Times
Daily Ress
Daily Mirror
M.P
Tose
Japan
Thim
Harris
Mr. Nixon
Republican Party
Nigel Birch
Cromwell
Browning
The
Left Liberals Seek Legalized Coup in 1974 NYC News Note
A 1973 column argues Left Liberals and The New York Times push for a legalized coup to oust Nixon or force a new presidential election in 1974. It cites Gallup polls showing 35 percent in favor of ousting Nixon and 54 percent against, with strong partisan critique and warnings about national security agencies.
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New York City
New York Times
Gallup
New York ‘Times
Nixon
The
Times
Camaign
FBI
Gerald Ford
Lyndon Johnson
Seymour M. Hersh
U.S
Pentagon
Hersh
CIA
National Security Council
Russia
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Golda Meir
Willy Brandt
U.S.A
Ghosts of Christmas Future Warn of Rented World
A Lowell Ponte column imagines a dream visitation from the Ghosts of Christmas Present and Future, warning that society may abandon ownership for rental living. The piece cites Navy leasing, consumer gear, and a shift to contracts, ending with a faithful reminder of Jesus born in a borrowed stable.
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Los Angeles
Pires
California
General Accounting Office
Navy
Jesus
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Federal Diary
By Mike Causey
Anderson Herald
Anderton Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Inberoer
Harriet W. Toner
Robert W. Jackson
Jani Jonescomt
Charles W. Auch
Treavwrer
Clase Posige Peid
Anderen
Lovrer
Eunide
Harald Fend
Associated Press
Vnewe Dlapetehen
Holmes Alexander
IWO
Oval Office
Washington, D.C
Nelson Rockefeller
Manchsuria
Red China
Khrushchev
Caracas
White House
Capitol Hill
Melvin Laird
Bryce Harlow
Mr. Ford
NSC
Dr. Kissinger
Alexander
William F. Buckley
King Features Syndicate
Alice Widener
Ately
Lowell Ponte
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