Closer Look at Federal Pay Faces Pressure from States and Local Authorities
State and local governments press Washington to hold federal salaries steady as pay hikes push U.S. payroll above 50 billion dollars. Since 1969 annual costs for white collar and military staff rose by about 6.2 billion, with a 1.8 billion military raise on Oct. 1 and next January’s 6 percent rise for classified federal workers. A 1970 act gave Nixon control over pay policy, while private industry surveys show mixed progress. Critics cite inflation risk and unequal gains across grades while some agencies face morale issues and scheduling complaints.
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Washington
U.S
Nixon
Civil Service Commission
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Federal Service
Bureau of Education Personnel Development
Jason Taylor
Church aid for Angela Davis sparks Presbyterian backlash
The Presbyterian Church in the USA faced protests after the Council on Church and Race contributed $10,000 from a $100,000 fund to the Angela Davis defense, tied to murder and kidnapping charges. Officials defended the donation as gospel concern, while critics say funds should aid orphans and church missions not accused killers.
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Angela Davis
Council On Church
U.S.A
California
New York City
Philadelphia Inquirer
Communist Party
General Assembly
Rochester
William Thompson
Presbyterian Courch
USA
Murer
Churches Face Backlash Over Angela Davis Support
Widespread concern arises as churches are cited for funding and facilities used to aid Angela Davis and antiwar efforts. Critics argue tax exemptions and church property should not back subversive or anti-American movements while church officials defend the use as legitimate aid for a controversial cause.
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Angela Davis Legal Fund
Thompson
Associated Press
General Board
The
National Council of Churches
Angela Davis
Episcopalians
Pennsylvania
Episcopal Church of the Advocate
Philadelphia
Paul Washington
Advocate
Strengthen America Voice in The Traveler Column
A 1971 McNaught Syndicate piece, written as a traveler’s querying monologue, laments U S decline, criticizing senators such as Cathey Bayh Fulbright Hartke Kennedy Gravel Proxmire for steering America away from patriotism and national strength. It argues postwar internationalism eroded pride and self reliance.
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America
Washington, D.C
United States of America
U.S. Senate
Catheh
Bayh
Fulbright
Hartke
Kennedy
Gravel
Proxmire
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Cuba
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Conservatism and Law Schools Shape Court and Feed Brain Trust Hope
A 1971 letter argues the Supreme Court leans conservative, potentially reversing Warren Burger era trends. It laments liberal law schools and the scarcity of conservative scholars, urging Nixon to build a Roosevelt-like Brain Trust to influence American legal opinion for a generation.
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Warren Burger
Supreme Court of the
United States
Congress
Nixon
America
Roosevelt
Prelaw
Burger Court
Ial
Princeton Professor Targets Nixon POW Rhetoric
A Princeton professor condemns President Nixon for linking Vietnam policy to POW repatriation. He argues Nixon uses prisoners as a bargaining tool while ignoring broader aims and duties under international law. The column portrays Falk as criticizing Nixon and defending Hanoi’s stance.
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Princeton
Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Richard Falk
New York Times
Adolf Hitler
Falk
America
Ado
Folk
Nixon urges welfare reform to curb dependence
Paul Harvey reports President Nixon’s call to demobilize the welfare army and rewrite welfare laws. He argues the system rewards nonwork, targets work incentives, and seeks to require work or loss of benefits while stressing the dignity of honest labor.
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Nixon
Richard Nixon
Congress
United States
Missouri Ozarks
Ilinois
Why Boudin? Congress urged to probe Pentagon papers
Alice Widener surveys calls for a thorough Congressional inquiry into the Pentagon papers affair focusing on Project X and Leonard Boudin. The piece questions Boudin’s role with Ellsberg, his ties to the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, and potential influence on legal actions connected to the Vietnam era disclosures.
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Boudin
New York City
New York Times
James Resten
The
Times
Leonard B. Boudin
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Ellsberg
Leoreld Boudin
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Antire Communist Front
Pary
Vietnam
Vietnam, Mr. Boudin
Civil Liberties Committee
American Co Libri Union
Wage 2
U.S
Leonard Boudin
United States
Ernest Mandel
France
Mande
Sail Stears
Rutgers University
Studen
Victor Rabinowitz
Rabinowitz Foundation
Socialist Scholars Conference
Americana Hotel
Manhattan
David Dellinger
Howard Levy
Kathy
SDS
Weatherman
West 11Th Street
Detroit
Busi Net
Deniel
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Edward N. Hay Associates
Taylor Branch
Washington Monthly
Branch
Aman
Vroonland
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Arriet W. Toner
Jane Toner Scout
Smarles
Wbseiler
Rcsne
Carnar Rau
Harald
VOF
Vie ‘News
Dipatehan
Holmes Alexander
NATO
SEATO
Hiroshima
DER
Supreme Court
Tec. Queville
Wiliam Kunstlers
Race Patace
Gen. Fea. Corp
By Winem
Fr. Burney
Profesor Falt
Profesor
Net
Noth Vietnam
South Viet
NVN
Red Cross
Professor Falk
Radio Fiano
Buckley
Paul Harvey
Harvey
Alice Widener
By Alice Widener
Warren Sureme
ECLC
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