Overly Sensitive Editorial Critique of Pentagon Papers Coverage
The editorial defends First Amendment rights for press and citizens amid Pentagon Papers controversy. It argues government action followed legal channels, condemns media bias and use of stolen material, and urges the press to clean up its own house before criticizing officials. The piece also condemns sensationalism harming diplomacy and future negotiations.
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Pentagon
Nixon
United States
Congress
New York Times
Agnew
Why Not Shut It Off
A 1971 spending base and 1972 budget request with a 3.5 percent inflation factor led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to estimate foreign aid at about 60 billion dollars for 1973 to 1977, including 17 billion to South Vietnam. The piece argues U.S. aid has harmed the domestic economy and eroded national respect, warning against cutting it off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
United States
West Germany
Japan
France
Italy
U.S
At Wits End: Fashion Layers Mirror Postwar Weight Talks
A 1917 piece satirically catalogs fashion layers from the First Baby Layer to the Over 90 Anxiety Layer as a narrator, with a sales clerk guiding a humorous try on outfits ending in a snow suit comparison and a preamble excerpt from the U.S. Constitution. The dialogue humorously exposes weight anxiety and fashion overreach.
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Totie Fields
Field Enterprises, Inc
The Insolent Chariots
Phillips surveys American car naming trends by Kevin P. Phillips, noting fierce animal and weapon names plus status and space-age labels. He cites Scott Ward of the Marketing Science Institute and argues that educated youths seek modest, relationship oriented cars, signaling a shift away from Detroit’s ego driven branding as foreign cars gain appeal in the U S market.
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Washington
United States
Detroit
Monacos
Catalinas
Rivieras
el Dorados
Montegos
New Yorkers
Biscaynes
Malibus
Monte Carlos
Torinos
Vegas
Deltas
Comets
Scott Ward
Marketing Science Institute
Cambridge
Mass
U.S
Volkswagen
Motor City
King Features Syndicate
NEW MILITANCY FOR SCHOOL PRAYERS SPARKS HOUSE ACTION
Russell Kirk argues for a constitutional amendment allowing prayer in public schools. He notes discharge petitions forcing Judiciary Committee dissent and predicts Senate support, citing polls showing strong public backing for school prayer. He highlights opponents led by Senator Birch Bayh and cites Citizens for Public Prayer activities and a clergy coordinator’s call for prayer as national renewal.
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Emmanuel Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Chalmers Wyle
Ohio
House of Representatives
Warren Court
Irving Whalley
Pennsylvania
Maryland
United States Senate
Senate
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Robert Mitchum
Bayh
Politi
Wylie
Supreme Court
Long Island
Citizens For Public Prayer
Adams’ Street
N.E
Washington, D.C
Robert G. Howes
Congressional First Friday Club
Representative Celler
Father Howes
Congress
House of Natives
Nixon must pick Kennedy and Bayh for two Supreme Court seats
Holmes Alexander argues in a McNaught Syndicate column that Nixon should nominate Ted Kennedy and Birch Bayh to fill two Supreme Court vacancies. He predicts a liberal tilt if Democrats stall and suggests tactics to secure Senate confirmation, warning of political consequences.
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Supreme Court
Washington
D.C
Holy of Holies
U.S. Supreme Court
George Washington
Bushrod Washington
High Court
John Adams
Jefferson
Black
Harlan
David Broder
Nixon
Teddy
Birch
Bill
Fred
George
Hubert
Scoop
Ave Fortas
Warren
Ramsey Clark
Warren Court
Burger Court
Nixon Court
Cesar Chavez
Southwest
Fred Harris
Ed Muskie
Vietnam
George McGovern
Scoop Jackson
Bill Proxmire
Senate
Jim Eastland
Strom Thurmond
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ted Kennedy
Birch Bayh
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
New Realism on Africa in Rhodesian Chrome Debate
Anthony Harrigar argues the 46 to 96 Senate vote lifting Rhodesian chrome embargo marks realist foreign policy. He criticizes Johnson and Nixon for opposing Byrd’s amendment, warns of Red China’s Africa expansion, and fears a massive Chinese buildup could threaten South Africa and regional stability. He urges House approval to resume Rhodesian chrome buying.
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Africa
U.S. Senate
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Johnson
United Nations
Rhodesia
Richard Nixon
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Nixon
Nixon
Sen. Byrd
Byrd
Soviet Union
White House
Lib
Russia
House of Representatives
United States
Redina
Red China
Richard L. Walker
Institute of International Studies
Tanzania
East Africa
Zambia
Dar Es Salim
Indian Ocean
North
Vietnam
Peking
Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Germany
South Africa
United
Ales
Russia and Red China turn on each other as feared rivals
Paul Harvey notes that Russia and Red China now view each other as the primary threat, shifting from a shared enemy of the United States to mutual suspicion. Both regimes mobilize internal cohesion by portraying the other as dangerous, while Nixon pursues openness and dialogue with Beijing amid border mobilizations and military strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
RED China
Sam
Red Army
Red Star
Soviet Union
Red Flag
United States
Nixon
Peking
Moscow
Mao Tse-tung
Stalin
Berlin
Chinese Communist Party
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United States of America
THE
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Harriet W. Toner
Vic
Charles W. Laughlin
Ate Jackson
Jane Toner
Scomt Tnt
Portage
Mallon
Millonide
Associated Press
Phillips
By Kevin P. Phillips
Russell Kirk
Holmes Alexander
Alexander
Anthony Harrigar
Paul Harvey News
Paul Harvey
Harvey
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