Will De Gaulle Quit In France As Pressure Mounts
French conservatives and moderates blame wages taxes and prices for de Gaulles political decline while his bid for a referendum failed. Georges Pompidou emerges as a potential successor with broad support and a mandate to repair France abroad and at home. de Gaulle hints at stepping down if voters reject the referendum but could stay if turmoil continues, keeping the nation unsettled.
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Countdown hints at guaranteed income plan for the needy
The administration contemplates a guaranteed annual income for needy families. The piece notes the era may see a shift toward paying for poverty. It also jokes about religious appeals and U S diplomat Ken Keating in India weighing outfit choices, illustrating a string of varied concerns and curiosities.
North Korea War Talk Grows Amid Incidents and Protests
Washington warns of renewed conflict as North Korea escalates rhetoric at armistice talks and Pyongyang media casts the U S as aggressor. Aerial incursions and the EC-121 episode heighten fear of a broader war and prompt Nixon to bolster forces in Korea. The regime pressures its people to prepare for a decisive clash, while Washington weighs grave choices should Hanoi reassess resolve.
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May Day traditions clash with modern fanatics across Europe
Russell Kirk contrasts Europe’s May Day celebrations with American Labor Day, noting political marches by anarchists and communists in Europe and the U.S. while highlighting May Day’s ancient roots from Flora to medieval floral rites. He recalls England’s May pole pageantry and the decline of traditional street processions, noting May 1 as a Catholic feast since 1955.
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Hard News Tops Readership in Journos Satire
Washington column notes a TV discussion on newspaper readership. Publishers claim hard news leads, but the speaker argues surveys reflect respondents ego and that people lie about what they read or watch. He recalls cab drivers misjudging papers and overstating TV habits.
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Much Deceit In Earlier Viet Pacts
A critical look at the Geneva Agreements of 1954 and the 1962 accord, arguing the pacts failed to halt hostilities and allowed continued communist expansion. The piece notes foreign observers, broken ceasefires, and the inability of superpowers to enforce guarantees. It argues Nixon faces a pivotal, outcome-driven path in unrevealed talks.
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On This Day History Recap Facing Washington and Hitler
This day marks 1289 sworn in as first U.S. president George Washington in New York City. In 1945 Adolf Hitler killed himself in a bunker as Russian troops captured Berlin’s Reichstag. Last year police cleared demonstrators from Columbia University with over 700 arrests and a thought by Daniel Webster invoking justice.
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