Brezhnev Visit Faces Security Hurdles and Possible Stops
The article notes U S security officials and the Secret Service will guard Leonid Brezhnev during an eight day trip including Washington Camp David and potential side trips to New York Detroit Houston and San Clemente California. It cites fears of anti Brezhnev demonstrations and references a 1970 law expanding protection for visiting foreign leaders.
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Secret Service
Brezhnev
New York
Washington
Camp David
Nixon
National Capital Area
New York City
Detroit
Houston
San Clemente
Calif
United States
U.S
Law of Nations
Georges Pompidou
Chicago
France
Middle East
Pompidou
Comment on crummy hotels spurs sight of dignitary security
An EPA employee’s complaint about poor expense money prompts a Commerce official to warn about the risks to foreign dignitaries. The piece notes tighter security for visiting leaders such as Pompidou, Meir, and Thieu, contrasting with earlier ticker tape parades and open cars. It ends with a pointed aside about the critic’s character.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Commerce Department
Commerce
Hussein of
Jordan
Washington
Blair House
Golda Meir
Nguyen van Thieu
Political party switching in American history
Paul Harvey notes that party switching sees more Democrats become Republicans than vice versa. He cites Strom Thurmond’s 1953 switch as a recent landmark and argues many who switch do not fare as well as those who stay.
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John Connaily
Republi
Party switches and presidential prospects in 1976 politics
The piece surveys party switches like Thurmond riding an elephant for Republicans and Reagan rising from Democrat to governor, noting Connally’s fragile image and GOP potential. It weighs how shifts, polls, and party timing affect 1976 ambitions and voter support.
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Sen
Strom ‘Thurmond
California
Ronald Reagan
Georgia
Bo Callaway
Callaway
Congress
Army
Wayne Morse
Oregon
John Lindsay
New York
John Connally
Democratic Party
Connally
Reagan
GOP
Watergate gender gap shocks Nixon Support
A King Features syndicated report cites a 3,200 person May poll by Albert Sindlinger showing 59 percent believe Nixon knew of the coverup while 36 percent approve bugging. Men favor impeachment more than women, with 46 percent of men and 26 percent of women believing advance approval occurred. Gendered views on Nixon’s handling and the effect on public backing are analyzed.
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Washington
KFS
Philadelphia
Albert Sidlinger
Kate Millett
Germaine Greer
Gloria Steinem
Sindlinger
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Kinder
Kkirebe
Kueche
America
Haiphong
Hanoi
King Features Syndicate
Tax structure debate: Freeman on loopholes and a flat tax
In a Freeman study, half of U S personal income escapes taxation. He argues for a single 10 percent rate on all income to simplify tax policy, curb deficits, and restore popular representation in Congress. The piece links tax rules to equality and federal spending programs.
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Washington, D.C
Roger A. Freeman
Hoover Institution
American Enterprise Institute
House of Representatives
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means Committee
House
Senate
Ervin
Freeman
Congress
United States
Feas
You
Nixon
Internal Revenue Service
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Fulbright Jackson clash on detente and USIA cuts
Senate Foreign Relations Committee moves to sharply cut the United States Information Agency ending broadcasts in the South Pacific. Senator Jackson argues detente requires open information and freedom of movement for Eastern Europeans and students amid critiques of quiet diplomacy.
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Fulbright
United States
Soviet Union
America
Tryanny
Voice of America
BBC
Henry Jackson
Yeshiva University
Jackson
Britain
France
Winston Churchill
West
Russia
U.S
Nixon
Greece
Senate
United States Senate
USIR
People's Republic of China
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Papadopolous
Pride Restored at West Point Graduation Ceremony
Alice Widener recalls West Point graduation day as she watches nearly 4,000 cadets parade The Plain. The Class of 1973 honors excellence across subjects and fields while Lt. General Knowlton and staff uphold the academy's code of duty honor country, restoring national pride.
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West Point
N. Y
West Point Military Academy
Douglas MacArthur
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Hudson River
Pericles
Cient
Greece
Settel Gate
Exerses
Willam A. Knowlton
America
Nixon Moratorium on Subsidized Housing Sparks Debate
The Nixon administration imposes a moratorium on federally subsidized housing, signaling a shift amid criticism of waste and inequity. Proponents cite taxpayer savings and fairness, while opponents warn of urban decay and rural reliance on subsidies.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Jane
Disneyland
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Southern California
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sugar
Paul Harvey News
Ting
R. Vance Hartke
Washington, D. C
Birch E. Bayh Jr
Buli
David W. Dennis
Longworth
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
George D. Crittenderger
Prsident
Harriet W. Toner
Meneger
Jane Toner Scot
Charles W. Laughlin
Derly
Anderton
Indiene
Tarmiar
Indien
Arer
Associated Press
Wimeper
AP News
Phillips
Kevin, P. Phillips
Holmes Alexander
United States of America
Alexander
Alice Widener
Wall Street Journal
William P. Cheshire
Wral-Tv
Raleigh
N.C
St. Louis
Otter
Morard ‘Um
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