Nader viewed as reformer or threat in consumer critique
An editorial weighs Ralph Nader as a reformer versus a menace to free enterprise, arguing the American system has intrinsic strengths and asking why sweeping government controls would replace decades of progress. It contrasts Nader’s critiques with the nation’s achievements and cites historical examples of totalitarian promises.
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Ralph Nader
Mr. Nader
Nader
Ita
Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan
China
Cuba
Chile
Down The Drain in Washington On Women and Work
A Washington item critiques a $19 520 grant to Cor nell University to study whether women belong at home or in the workforce. The piece argues the funding is petty and questions who judges use of women’s labor, noting welfare aims may push women toward outside jobs or homemaking. It calls the grant a squandered effort.
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Washington
Corell University
Department Ofgriculture
Can We Afford A Thousand Miles Long Park Plan
Arkansas congressman Bill Alexander proposes a thousand mile Huckleberry Finn National Park along the Mississippi from St. Louis to the Gulf. The plan would conserve lands and riversides while promoting tourism and economic development with limited intrusion, pending a cost breakdown this October.
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Arkansas
Bill Alexander
Mississippi
Alexander
Congress
St. Louis
Gulf of Mexico
Huckleberry Finn National Park
Department of Interior
Department
Corps of Engineers
Gen. Fea. Corp
Alexander Kicking the Losing Habit in Nixon Crossfire
In a Labor Day radio address and Congress remarks Holmes Alexander argues Richard Nixon could redeem a national drift toward defeat. He cites Nixon’s press conference, bus protests, and California setback as signs of potential revival and urges a disciplined return to faith in enterprise and destiny.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Business
Labor
Agriculture
America
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Danner
California
Bank snafu over Brussels check delays personal funds abroad
Alice Widener describes a tangled case where a Brussels bank credited her account but awaits a New York transfer. A computer personnel clash, high turnover, and misfiled statements create delays amid a modest purchase for daily needs in Belgium. The piece blends humor with frustrations over international banking.
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Brussels
Belgium
New York
Picayune International Monetary
Europe
Air Express
Why It’s Hard to Cash a Check in Modern Britain and America
A syndicated columnist recalls difficulties cashing checks in the United States while contrasting Britain’s banking norms. He recounts a Mount Pleasant incident where a store refused an out of town check, notes widespread bad checks, and compares overdrafts and trust in British banks to American lax enforcement. He laments a decay of honor amid rising fraud and contemplates a shift toward barter or iron money.
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Mount Pleasant
Michigan
Monica
Russell Kirk
Times-News
B. E. Hutchinson
Chrysler Corporation
Florida
Hutchinson
Bank Ard
National Bank of de
National Bank of Detroit
Britain
United Kingdom
America
Megalopolis
Castile
Gen
Fea, Corp
Middle East Crisis and US Policy Reflections
One year after hijackings to Jordan and redrawn power plays, Jordanian and Syrian forces clashed near Amman and Irbid, drawing in Egypt and the Soviet bloc. The piece argues US diplomacy failed, warns against prodding Israel, and laments Arab disarray while outlining broader strategic lessons and a constitutional mockery.
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Jordan
Hussein
Amman
Syria
Irbid
Israel
Golan Heights
Nile
Eecnet
Marten
Gamal Nasser
Middle East
United States
Suez
Egypt
Moshe Dayan
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Sudan
Morocco
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Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
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Lincoln
Rocky Mountain West
Wall Street
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Harvard
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