What's Wrong With Federal Bureaucracy
The piece argues that Nixon era efforts to streamline federal programs failed due to HEW undercutting orders and costly studies. It cites wasteful budgeting, bloated staff, and a rigid Civil Service system hindering reforms. The author urges revamping civil service to ensure qualified personnel run agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Washington
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
White House
HEW
Office of Fucation
Ralph Nader
At Wits End Haircuts and a Fatherly Fuss
A humorous column depicts a mother and son at odds over a haircut in a photo negative of 1970s culture. The boy resists a barber named Cycle Steve while the mother favors Ernest from the Lions Club. The piece peppers pop references and satire as it sketches a tug of hair and opinion.
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Tam
Cycle Steve
Mr. Ernest
The
Lion's
Ela
Bay
Ernest
Americans the most generous when helping others
Canadian commentator Gordon Sinai argues Americans have long aided others in floods famines and disasters while facing ingratitude. He cites the Marshall Plan the Truman Doctrine and aid to France and Germany, and notes US relief efforts from Nicaragua to the Nile. He warns against blaming Americans as they rebuild their own economy.
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Gordon Sinai
Yellow River
Yangtze
Nile
Amazon
Niger
Ganges
Middle America
Germany
Japan
Britain
Italy
Paris
Manague
Nicarague
United States
America
Gen. Fea. Corp
An Unjust Trade Over Rhodesian Chrome cited by Harrigan
In the piece Anthony Harrigan argues against Sen. Humphrey's Senate Bill 1968 to halt Rhodesian chrome imports. He warns the U.S. relies on Rhodesia for critical chrome ore and urges Congress to reject the ban, backing continued development of Rhodesia's mineral industry and citing the National Commission on Materials Policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Commission On Materials Policy
Congress
America
United States
U.S
Japan
Soviet Union
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Sen. Humphrey
Sens
Bayh
Eagleton
Inouye
Jackson
Kensecy
M.govern
Muskie
Stevenson
Tunney
Rhodesia
United Nations
Sen. Humphrey & Co
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Fies
Humphrey
Vietnam
Africa
Uganda
China
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Air
Libya
National Commission On Minerals Policy
Brace for meat price shift not beef supply woes
The author argues inflation and price controls affect meat costs, not beef scarcity. With beer and other prices rising, Congress must restrain excess federal spending. He suggests alternatives to beef such as pork, fish, lampreys, and plant foods, noting regional meat preferences and cultural contrasts.
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Congress
Federal Reserve System
Key West
Elswhere
Japan
England
Australia
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Kissinger Confirmed But Senate Probe Likely Split View
The piece argues Kissinger will be confirmed but Senate Foreign Relations Chair Fulbright may shape questioning to push his world view. It contrasts Kissinger with Fulbright, notes presidential primacy in foreign policy, and cites Whalen’s critique of Kissinger and Nixon. It warns of international risks and hints at a strategic, cautious approach.
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Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Senate Freign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Soviet
United States
Nixon
Senator Fulbright
Senate
Ambassador Godley
Laos
Richard Whalen
China
Russia
Whalen
Nixon-Kisinger
Indochina
Japan
Fruit Salad and Frustration Over Inflation in 1973 NYC
Alice Widener vents over meat shortages and high food prices tied to Phase 478. Secretary Butz and economist Stein face public ire as Con Ed workers endure 98 degree heat and hospital staff struggle on the job. The piece links inflation to declining purchasing power, urging accountability from officials amid rising cost of living.
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New York City
Department of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Manhattan
Washington, D.C
Herbert Stein
Presidents’ Council of Economic Advisers
Thrs
Tax Foundation
Messrs
Butz and
Sevi
Jerome Cahill
New York Daily News
Stein
Outer Space
Mens
Buzz
Jein
Messrs. Butz and
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Richard M. Nixon
Civil Service Commission
Civil Liberties Union
Labor Unions
Congressmen
Ombeck
Steve
Pete Maravich
Field Enterprises, Inc
United States of America
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Street
Anderson
Indiana
Roe B. Crittenberger
Presciot
Harriet W Toner
Vic-Pref
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W Laughan
Herald
Associated Press
Ose
Paul Harvey News
Harvey
Anthony Harrigan
By Russell Kirk
Europe
John of
Duke of Clarence
Scotland
Gen
Fea, Corp
Whnam F. Suckey
Ickley
Alice Widener
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