Productivity conference tests Nixon era urges in New York
Editorial notes President Nixon challenged White House businessmen to boost productivity. Economists including Paul Samuelson Milton Friedman and Henry Wallich will join a Newsweek Conference Board panel in New York next Tuesday. Topics include April labor data showing productivity lag and how to motivate workers amid rising turnover and changing work ethics. The Waldorf Astoria gathering will cover incentives and workforce challenges facing Chevorlet Vega and broader industry.
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Nixon
White House
New York City
George B. Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Newsweek
The
Conference Board
Paul A Samuelson
M.I.T
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
Henry C. Wallich
Yale
Labor Department
Peter G. Peterson
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Peterson
National Commission On Productivity
Waldorf- Astoria
Churchill’s Westminster Speech Echoes Through Time
A 31-year-old British journalist and MP Winston S Churchill II will deliver Westminster College Fulton Missouri's commencement address. He is the grandson of the famed Iron Curtain speaker Winston Churchill who spoke there on March 5 1946. The piece reflects on Churchill's Cold War call for Anglo American unity and international control of nuclear weapons.
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Westminster College
Fulton
Winston S. Churchill II
Winston Churchill
Britain
Fran Stettin
Baltic
Trieste
Adriatic
Central
Europe
Churchill
Edward T. Folliard
White House
Soviet Union
Harry Truman
Kremlin
Old Lion
Westminster Collegians
United States
Russia
Message to President and Congress on inflation control
A national Chamber of Commerce ad argues for government cuts in federal revenues and deficits to curb inflation. It warns that workers and business must sacrifice and that public policy starts with the people. The piece questions what sacrifices government will make.
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Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber
Mississippi Governor Announces $400 Million Nuclear Plant Plan
Governor William Waller announces Mississippi Power and Light will build a nuclear fueled steam electric plant costing 400 million dollars. The 1.25 million kilowatt facility aims to boost growth with safe, clean energy but will not operate before 1979 due to regulatory steps.
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William Waller
Mississippi
Mississippi Power and Light Company
Busi
Power Company
Learning from Japanese Business Methods Godfathers and continuous training
The text outlines Japanese practices of lifelong company training across all roles and the senior godfather system guiding young talent. It contrasts this with American limits, noting a culture of change readiness, internal mobility, and senior listening. The piece cites Peter Drucker and highlights the Ginza as a metaphor for guidance.
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Peter Drucker
Tanaka
U.S
The
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Wallace’s Second Chance as Presidential Maker Crucible
Wallaces argues for a second chance in politics as a pathway to shape policy. He foresees a runoff route or third-party influence, urging civil obedience, foreign policy clarity, Supreme Court reform, tax reform, and higher populist appeal grounded in veteran and worker imagery.
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America
House of Representatives
Wallace
Nixon
Humphrey
Supreme Court
Burger Court
Warren Court
McGover
Nixon-Agnew
Kennedy-Johnson
Eisenhower-Nixon
Manners Teachings From a家庭 Dinner Table Speech
Excerpted musings on manners from a mother addressing her children about table etiquette and polite behavior. The piece blends humorous family banter with broader commentary on civility and social expectations. It also includes a brief constitutional preamble as a framing device.
Republic of Minerva a New Libertarian Micro Nation
A 1972 column discusses the self styled Republic of Minerva on two coral atolls southeast of Tonga. It notes unrecognized status, a president and officials with British names, a fierce Tongans opposition, and Libertarian plans to build 2500 acres of land with several thousand residents. The piece questions feasibility and food security.
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Republic of Minerva
Outer Space
South Pacific
Fiji
New Zealand
Statesman
Pacific Ocean
Minerva Reefs
Tonga
United Nations
St Country
Mnerva
Morrice C. Davis
Minerva
Davis
Ayn Rand
Athas
Minervans
Gen
Fea. Corp
Union Power Misdirected
Paul Harvey argues that U S steel imports threaten American workers. He cites eighteen percent of steel bought this year as overseas produced and warns unions to adapt to global wage differences. He opposes tariffs and urges balanced wages to sustain domestic industry.
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United States
America
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
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Charles W Laughlin
Herald
Associated Press
Hayakawa
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
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Erma
Field Enterprises Inc
United States of America
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Detroit
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