Philadelphia Bicentennial plan hinges on Wednesday deadline
Editorial discusses whether a 1976 world expo will occur in Philadelphia as the nation marks its bicentennial. Plan details, funding debates, and proposals focus on Expo type events, civic improvements, and a national network of parks, with funding and planning contested by officials and Congress. The piece also covers recycling efforts and waste management as a parallel public policy issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Congress
Nixon
Columbia
Bicentennial Commission
Ronald Schiller
National Civic Review
Franklin
Ohio
Bank of America
Coca-Cola
Business Week
Environment Magazine
Cincinnati
Senate Commer Committee
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Cold War relics debated by Fulbright on RFE RL
Alice Widener reports on Senator Fulbright proposing to deny funding for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. He calls the broadcasting stations cold war relics, arguing detente and East-West dialogue require ending the programs. He questions U.S. anti-Communist policy and urges a broader conference on funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
J. William Fulbright
Ussr
Free Europe
Brussels
Fulbright
Europe
West
Mediterranean
Rome
East Berlin
Russia
China
Nikita Khrushchev
Congress
Pressu
William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Senate
U.S.A
Open Letter to Governor McCall on death, dignity and policy
Holmes Alexander praises Governor Tom McCall for challenging the medicalization of death and the death industry. He argues for humane governance and warns against political expediency in end of life policy. The piece critiques nursing homes, suggests reform, and commends courage in addressing mortality in public life.
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Washington, D.C
Tom McCall
Salem
Ore
Tom
Greece
Alexander Tors
Orient
U.S. Senate
Oregon
White House
Joseph Fletcher
Crary
Camelot
Republic
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Nixon foes warn of a hidden Washington power network
An essay analyzes a Democratic aligned shadow government in Washington built by law firms, think tanks, lobbyists and media, arguing that four more years of Nixon could curb liberal influence. It notes the lack of Republican policy experts on arrival in 1969 and suggests a GOP shadow structure would grow if Nixon wins reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
EFL
Althoug
Senate
Eisenower
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Connecticut
Avenu
K Street
Truman
John F. Kennedy
Vietnam
New Deal
Virginia Hunt Country
Pasadena
Georgelaws
Siaden
Nikon
Associates
Republican Party
White House
United States
Malestrom
King Features Syndicate
Learning About the Opposite Sex by Sortition at Michigan
A Detroit Free Press column criticizes a University of Michigan co op experiment pairing male and female residents by sortition. It speculates on future dorm integrations, notes arson issues on campus, and mocks campus activism while lamenting declining university standards.
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University ‘of Michigan
Ann Arbor
VA. of M
Michigan
Vince Staid
Carlton
Union League
Ceed
University of Michigan
Southeastern Michigan
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Mecca
Manchester
University of Leninegrad
Earth Day and environment shift blamed for public awakening
The piece recalls Earth Day 1970 sparked mixed views from gimmick to awakening with Nelson and NBC TV appearances. It notes Earth Week 1972 dates and state governors proclaiming work on Earth Day themes, while contrasting caution against needless change with calls to evaluate costs and jobs related to energy projects.
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Gaylord Nelson
NBC
Hugh Downs
New York Caras Public Library
Sth Avenue
42Nd Street
Feneral
United Stees
Nelson
Ife
Alaska
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Where To Write Your Legislators Washington DC Addresses
A readable fragment lists congressional contact rooms in the Old Senate and Longworth buildings. Names include Sen R Vance Hartke Sen Birch Bayh Jr Rep David W Dennis Rep Elwood H Hillis and Rep William G Bray with room numbers and Washington DC ZIPs. It appears as a guide to writing to legislators with partial district references.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
R. Vance Hartke
Washington, D.C
Birch E. Bayh Jr
House
Rep
David W. Dennis
Longworth
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Alice Widener
THE
Anderson | Herald
Iby W. Toner
Jane Toner Score
Charles W. Laughlin
E. Jackson
Anderson
Indiana
Soy
Harald
Galdan
Herald
Associated Press
Holmes Alexander
Phillips’ Survey
Kevin F.ramps
Phillips
Gen Fen. Corp
Quebec
Maurice H. Stans
Mr. Stans
the Register and Tribune Syndicate
Ashingt
Elwood H. Hillis
Ncodng Grom Tinton ‘Emitan
William G. Bray
Rayburn Office
Bth
Hancock County
Ate
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