Reagan comments on unemployment and press bias in Sacramento
Governor Reagan argues unemployment rises under Democratic administrations and credits wartime and postwar periods with full employment. He notes a press focus on unemployment, cites Kennedy and Nixon eras, and says one million veterans added to jobless ranks as Vietnam winds down. He urges favorable press coverage of peaceful aims.
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Sacramento
Roosevelt
Fdr
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Vietnam
Secluded priest's seven year secret marriage shocks parish
The article recalls a priest who secretly married and lived a double life for seven years while remaining in the clergy. He told parishioners he would return and urged resilience, as 600 involved parishioners gave standing ovations to the suspended pastor and criticized the archbishop. The piece notes irony in his call for honesty and resistance.
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Ford
San Francisco Examiner
Army uncles for lonely wives sparks tears and concern
The British Army forms a group of sergeants to act as uncles for wives of soldiers deployed abroad, prompting emotional reactions and worries that the program could be misused. Separately, Rep McCloskey calls for denying Nix on re election unless the Vietnam war ends in a year, drawing debate over possible means to that end.
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Nixon
Ohlone urged to advance Chicano program progress
A letter to the editor argues Ohlone College has stalled a Chicano-Raza studies program after years of study and delays. The writer cites other Bay Area colleges’ programs, calls for public information on bilingual and bicultural education, and invites community members to attend meetings to show genuine support.
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PTA
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Nixon and Reagan clash over welfare and city finance
Paul Harvey Nixon argues for federal revenue sharing to bail out bankrupt cities, while Governor Reagan pushes cutbacks and work requirements for welfare recipients. The piece contrasts national approaches, faulting city political leaders for fiscal mismanagement and urging state-led reform as the path to solvency.
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Reagan
Congress
John Lindsays
Nixon Lone Voice Warns of Safe Path in Vietnam
Holmes Alexander argues Hanoi cannot mount a major offensive in South Vietnam in 1971 and warns that continued withdrawal risks catastrophe. He cites reduced U S air strikes, asserts public support is essential for Nixon to pursue phased withdrawal, and questions the president’s confidence in the Silent Majority.
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China sees overtures to U.S. as cautious move not a thaw
Richard Wilson argues that U.S.-China ping pong exchanges are unlikely to ease tensions. He notes Washington’s stronger ties with Moscow and anti Communist aims in Indochina, warning that cultural exchanges rarely alter policy. He cites limited trade, mutual distrust, and China’s broader aims to influence opinions in North America, with attention to the Niwan administration’s outreach.
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Hanoi
Niwan
Polls weigh Nixon as time runs out for reelection
Henry J. Taylor surveys show Gallup and Roper polls signal presidential jitters. Nixon's rating peaked at 87 percent during Truman’s early White House days but later slid to around 50 percent as Vietnam and other crises eroded support. Analysts argue undecided voters and emotional responses shape outcomes, with elections won between elections.
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This Day in History United United States events
In 1564 William Shakespeare was born on April 23. In 1898 the United States asked for 125000 volunteers to fight in Cuba. In 1917 mass meetings urged troops to entertain overseas in World War I. In 1943 an America First rally in New York heard Lindbergh denounce entry into World War II. In 1965 over 200 US aircraft attacked North Vietnam. A Horace quote cautions about cherishing false hope.
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