Nixon at Sixty: Career, Crises, and Fast Track Ahead
Nixon, born 1913 in Yorba Linda, rose from law practice to Congress after World War II. The piece surveys his career from the Checkers speech and Alger Hiss case to the 1968 and 1972 elections, noting his health and appetite for high stress roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorba Linda
Los Angeles
Duke University
Gus
Citra-Frost Co
Pearl Harbor
Republican Party
Congress
Richard Milhous Nixon
Nixon
Alger Hiss
Whither Capitalism The future of free markets in doubt
A parade of economists foresees shifts in capitalism led by unions, government control, and multinational firms. Gurley warns of state directed monopoly potential while others see evolving powers from labor and management. Despite riffs on cowboy capitalism, demise is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Gurley
Stanford University
U.S
Gurley
Adam Smith
Smith
J. P
Morgan
Courtney Brown
Columbia Graduate School of Business
Robert W. Cox
Oven cleaning excuses list ends with oven fire
A humorous piece recalls a survey showing cleaning as a top disliked chore for women. It narrates a neighborhood rule to educate newlyweds, shares quirky excuses for oven cleaning, and ends with a kitchen fire after a child adds fries, noting the total excuses now reach 3 873.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred
Lemor
Phyllis Diller
Marcia
Rosalie
Mayva
Maxine
MIT Wings for Man to Fly Next Spring in Cambridge
MIT students, Steven Garboski and Jack Simes, prepare a biplane-like craft with 60 foot wingspan to fly a 10 foot rise and one mile loop on a figure eight course. The craft, 80 percent complete, is designed for pedal propulsion and pilot control, aiming for a groundbreaking but limited achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MIT
Cambridge
Mass
Leonardo da Vinci
Henry Kremer
Harvey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Air Force
James Mar
The
Wall Street Journal
Steven Garboski
Jack Simes
Simes
Garboski
General Features Corp
Aspin seeks shield for whistle blowing civil servants
The bill by Rep. Les Aspin would bar federal agencies from involuntary transfers, demotions, or termination for a year after testifying to Congress. It targets cases like Gordon Rule and cites earlier actions against A. Ernest Fitzgerald and Adm. Louis Denfeld, arguing officials are punished for speaking to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
A. Ernest Fitzgerald
Otto Otepka
Louis E. Denfeld
Gordon Rule
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
Richard M. Nixon
Truman
Nixon
Navy
Rule
Senate
Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Ash
Litton Industries
Naval Logistics Management School
Siberia
Otepka
Subversive Activities Control Board
Fitzgerald
Congress
Executive Branch
Pentagon
Capitol Hill
Adm
Denfeld
General MacArthur
Army
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen
Sen. Nixon
Rep. Aspin
Civil Service Commission
The Search for Scapegoats by Richard J Whalen
Richard J Whalen critiques Nixon's Vietnam strategy in Paris talks and the blame game among Democrats and Republicans. He argues Nixon bears primary responsibility for the war while left liberal critics scapegoat earlier administrations. He warns of a fragile cease fire and possible ultimate withdrawal without victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
RFL
Nixon
North Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Hanoi
U.S
Southeast Asia
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Kissinger
South Vietnam
David Halberstam
Kennedy
Johnson
White House
Saigon
Edward Kennedy
King Features Syndicate
Life Magazine's Final Issue Reflections on 1972 America
Holmes Alexander reviews Life Magazine's 1972 December January farewell issue. He laments the magazine's demise amid inflation and competition, while highlighting coverage of Apollo 17, Nixon, McGovern, and global events, framing it as a last strong record of a confident era. He notes portraits of political figures and tragedies, praising editorial skill but fearing decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LIFE
Washington, D.C
Life Magazine
America
USA
Harry Truman
Harry
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Brezhnev
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
North
South
Londonderry
Mun
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Muskie
Lindsay
McGovern
Pierre Salinger
Humphrey
California
Hubert
Senate
Tom Eagleton
Sargent Shriver
Moscow
Occidental Petroleum Company
Jean Westwood
Salinger
Hanoi
Paris
George McGovern
Angela Davis
Martha Mitchell
Riva Ridge
Howard Hughes
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Comment on Hanoi Haiphong air strikes and U S policy
The piece argues the Hanoi Haiphong air attacks were necessary to deter a planned North Vietnamese ground offensive and criticizes opposition to U S actions. It credits President Nixon for decisive action, warns against international pressure, and recalls wartime lessons about communist resolve and restraint.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
United States
Richard Nixon
U.S
George McGovern
Henry Kissinger
Sweden
Nazi Germany
Asia
Reso
Japan
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Sditorialia
By Erma Bombeck
Field Enterprises, Inc
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Andersen
Herald
Associated Press
Paul Harvey News
Joint Economic and
Post Office
Civil Service Committees
State Department
Kennedy-Johnson
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Dean Rusk
Phillips Survey
By Kevin P. Phillips
Kevin Phillips
Richard J. Whalen
Nixson
Houghton Mifflin Co
Phillips
Holmes Alexander
Alexander
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