The Age of No and the Spirit of 72
An editorial laments rising nepativism that threatens progress in environment and commerce. It cites Kilpatrick in Virginia praising the "spirit of can do" and warns that government overreach and regulation erode national vigor and the so called Spirit of ’72.
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Cain
James J
Kikepatrick
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Kilpatrick
Gilly
Mr. Kilpatrick
God
I Am American and Proud of U S Freedom
In These Times editor Themar Vermillion recalls speaking to students about why America is the greatest nation. He argues the United States honors fallen soldiers and preserves freedom and opportunity through science, industry, and daily life.
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Themar
America
United States
Lexington
Valley Forge
Fort, Sumpyer
Gettysburg
River Marne
Argonne Forest
Salerno
Normandy
Okinawa
Leyte
Old Baldy
Porkchop
Hearthead Ridge
Southeast Asia
Tess
Congsum
van Tive
Swark
Phy
Nixon Impounds Spending In Battle Over Public Sector
The piece argues Nixon’s move to cap federal appropriations below 250 billion highlights a long running clash between public and private sectors. It decries growth of the public sector as harming the productive middle class while noting defense and welfare interests advocate more spending. The text questions whether redistributing funds to the poor justifies taxing the middle class and warns of social and economic disruption from continued expansion.
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Public Sector
Washington
KES
Nixon
Fides
Feder
Butt
Vietnam
John Q
America
Dilemmma
Middle America
United States
Scandinavia
Sweden
Swan Song of a Senator Len Jordan in the Senate
Holes in the Senate race unfold as Len Jordan, veteran Republican, crafts a limited item veto via the Jordan Amendment. The measure restrains a White House led spending spree, forcing Congress to share fiscal discipline while preserving separation of powers.
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Washington, D.C
Len Jordon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Jordon
White House
Gordon
Snake Hiver
Jon Bell
Canyon
Jordans
House of Representatives
Richard Alsalite
Swans
Colmer
Mississippi
Tno
Nixon
Congress
Ning
Lenn Jordey
Senate Finance
Chiat
House
Manny
Len Jordan
Caesar
Potomac
MtcNaught Syndicate, Inc
Orphans of War in Cam Ranh Bay: Mixed Blood Children Seek Homes
A writer describes thousands of Vietnamese orphans at Cam Ranh Bay with American fathers, urging adoption by American families. He notes mixed-blood children face peril from North Vietnamese forces, while pure Vietnamese orphans risk future labor or military use if South Vietnam falls. The piece contrasts hopeful foster-care prospects with grim political dangers and calls for action.
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Okfilans
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Joseph Due Mink
America
Gatho- He ‘Agency
South
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
North
Southeastern Asia
United States
Minh
Erin
Cam Hanh Bay
Gen
Fea, Corp
Watergate debate and moral questions roil national mood
The piece condemns word choices about Watergate and critiques coverage and reactions. It weighs Nixon's possible role, McGovern supporters, and the political stakes, arguing for seriousness over partisan manipulation while urging accountability for illegal entry and eavesdropping.
Penance and Negative Votes in a Narrow Presidential Surge
The Harris Survey shows Democrats ahead in congressional races by nine points while McGovern trails, prompting theories of penance votes where lifelong Democrats cast one Nixon ballot but vote Democratic elsewhere. The negative vote explains Nixon’s wide lead as dissatisfaction with his opponent, influencing Senate contests in Texas Tennessee Delaware Idaho Georgia and North Carolina. Editorial notes draw parallels to 1956 Eisenhower gains without Senate seats, suggesting a pale landslide.
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George McGovern
Whi
Algeria
McGoverniles
Richard Nixon
Kenneth Galbraith
Hisory
Nixon
John B. Connaily
Frey
Washington Post
Congress
Texas
Tennessee
Delaware
Senate
Idaho
Georgia
North Carolina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
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