Editorial Budget Control a Sham in Congress
Last year Congress overhauled budgeting to set totals first and force adherence. This editorial blasts Democrat majorities for approving a $70 billion deficit, calling the Budget Control Act a sham and urging a balanced budget and spending restraint to avert future inflation and economic harm. It argues leaders ignore fiscal discipline and urges citizens to contact their representatives.
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Congress
America
Senate
House
Congressional
Nixon Remembrance in San Clemente by Holmes Alexander
Holmes Alexander reflects on Richard Nixon in exile at San Clemente. He weighs two biographic landmarks from Nixon's life, the Lee Jackson parallel and the Watergate rock, noting Nixon's health, decisions, and the need for forgiveness as the memoir narrative unfolds. The piece blends personal recollection with historical tie ins to Nixon's presidency and fall.
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Nixon
Washington, D.C
Richard Nixon
San Clemente
Rose Mary Woods
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Lee
Jackson
Henry Kissinger
Stonewall
Marie Robert
Kissinger
United States
Lance
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
John Milton
Fever breaks in 1970s recession debate
Paul Harvey surveys economists and indicators suggesting the recession nears its end. He notes predictions by Meany and Kennedy proved too pessimistic, while Bernstein Olsen Murray Hauge and Simon forecast a vigorous recovery in the second half of the year. Leading indicators, lower rates, and stock gains support optimism despite caution that not all stocks rise.
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George Meany
Nedy
D-Mass
Arthur Okun
Council of Economic Advisors
Eliot Janeway
Edward Bernstein
U.S. Treasury
Lief Olsen
First National Citibank of
New York
Alan Murray
Gabriel Hauge
Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Dwight Eisenhower
Ed Bernstein
Treasury
William Simon
Tis
Hearts and Minds shown as Oscar winning propaganda critique
A 1975 critique of the documentary Hearts and Minds by Bert Schneider and Peter Davis argues the film distorts truth through selective editing to cast Americans as brutal and the North Vietnamese as noble. It notes heavy propaganda, Academy award praise, and a Viet Cong greeting telegram amid postwar theater buzz.
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Leni Riefenstahl
Bert Schneider
Peter Davis
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Schneider
Davis
William C. Westmoreland
Orient
Viet Cong
America
Indochina
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
George C. Scott
Patton
Marlon Brando
Dustin Hoffman
Hollywood
Academy
Javits Switch Sparks GOP Rift and Ford Rally Call
Reports say Gen Jack Javits a New York Republican aide on holiday was struck by a feather while reading Javits urged Republicans to support Ford. Javits known as liberal Democrat ally, endorsed Ford amid GOP right wing clashes. White House checked identity. Ford adviser welcomed Javits endorsement but cautioned he speaks by ear.
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Washington
Jack Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Ford
Ripon Society
New York City
White House
Jack
Senate
Ripon
Gerald Ford
Jack Kennedy
Ford-Rockefeller
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
New York City Welfare Reform Call Fingerprints ID Cards
Alice Widener reports on Mayor Beame urging federal welfare reform to slash bureaucratic waste. He cites fraud by chiselers and illegal immigrants, supports fingerprinted ID for welfare checks, and highlights a NYC school fingerprint program that uncovered criminals. He argues for centralized responsibility and warns against indiscriminate handouts.
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Beame
Washington, DC
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
New York
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Frances Knight
Passport Office
Department of State
Europe
Miss Knight
The
Daily News
Board of Education
Yes
U.S.A
Ford era Whig echoes in conservative pragmatism
The author argues the Ford administration mirrors 19th century Whig tactics, relying on non ideological, middle of the road figures like Hathaway and Goodell. He compares Nixon and Ford circles to a zig zag, avoiding new coalitions and shrinking ideological divides while preserving power in a Great Lakes–Northeast–Southwest cross section.
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Charles Goodell
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
John Ehrlichman
Ford
America
Donald Rumsfeld
George Bush
Rogers Morton
Clark MacGregor
Richard Nixon
Haldeman-Ehrlichman
Gerald Ford
Commerce
U.S
China
White House
Boston
Alabama
Idaho
Maryland
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
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