Leisure Time Boom Prompts Six Month Work Year Debate
A feature notes the idea of a six month work year with people shifting work to seasons for hobbies and recreation. It surveys the mood of America through man on the street talk about rising living costs and a broad leisure boom that dwarfs defense and housing spending. It highlights travel, recreation, and second homes as core drivers of leisure expenditures in 1972.
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America
Anothr
U.S. News & World Report
U.S
Mever
U.S. News
National Park Service
Army
Corps of Engineers
American Automobile Association
Nixon as Strategist Faces Vietnam Policy Debate
A column argues Nixon shifts to block North Vietnamese ports and pressure Hanoi while seeking peace terms from Washington. It questions China’s role, Soviet ties, and the public’s tolerance for withdrawal without defeat, noting campus protests aid Nixon politically.
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Hanoi
China
Soviet Asia
Peking
United States
Mosco
North Vietnam
Russia
Vietnam
Saigon
Nixon
Stennis Predicts Prevailing Winds in War Policy
Holmes Alexander analyzes Senator Stennis as a weather vane of public opinion. He argues a new administration may come, defense chiefs resign, and Stennis will remain influential, warning that Congress may threaten the Constitution by tying funding to Vietnam policy while public opinion shifts toward supporting the President in wartime.
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Humphrey
McGovern
Stennis
Washington, D.C
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Guard
Laird
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Romnay
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Mail
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Justice
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FBI
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Armed Services Q
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London
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Vietnam
Richard Nixon
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Ma Chi Minh
Det
Armed Services
Senate
Saigon
White House
Mims
Churchi
Idaho
McMaught Syndicate
Inu
Phillips Survey The Man Who Stood Up
Kevin P. Phillips analyzes George Wallace's 1972 impact on U.S. politics. He argues Wallace reshaped media focus, shifted Republican crossover support, and accelerated a realignment that weakened the Democratic Party, with lasting effects on national policy and regional relations.
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George Wallace
Alabama
U's
Wallace
U.S
Michigan
Wallen
Mabama
Nixon
Ixon
Hille
America
Uns
United States
Democratic Party
Muskie Meringue
Humphrey Mumtag
Styta
Dixie
Tor
Ower Wallace
Pennesvania
Tal George Wallace
Senator Mansfield’s Europe trip critique and double standard
Writer argues Senator Mansfield praises Western Europe for order while critiquing America’s permissiveness. He claims U.S. liberal politicians and intellectuals softened patriotism and morality, urging Mansfield to compare abroad with home and discuss duty and respect on public TV.
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Brussels
Bilgium
United
Biajes
Thuis
Mike Minsfield
China
Sendlar
Athens
Madrid
Lisbon
Geneva
Munich
Greece
Belgium
Schleoeland
Spain
Portugal
France
West Germany
Europe
Americas
United States
Sen
Mansfield
Adlai Stevanton
Mexico City
Drafgent
Naples
America
Renoi
Sixth Fleet
Iia Navy
Nautilus Uuticlin
Oreder
Ten
Senate
The Economics of George McGovern reviewed
A critical piece arguing George McGovern’s policy proposals, including vast tax shifts and spending plans, are financially impractical. It contrasts McGovern with George Wallace, labeling McGovern a charlatan for overestimating benefits and underestimating deficits.
Graduation etiquette a harsh rite for modern parents
A humorous yet pointed column warns parents at graduation ceremonies to resist displaying pride and cameras. It urges discreet behavior, stating graduates should be treated like adults and that public displays can feel humiliating. The piece lampoons parental habits and social pressures surrounding school graduations.
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Wito
Clarke Spira
Veronica
Big Mike
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