Nixon China trip signals shifting balance in world power
The editorial argues Nixon’s invitation to Kissinger to visit Peking foreshadows recognition of Red China and aligns with Roosevelt’s 1933 Soviet recognition. It cautions Republicans to understand the move could alter power dynamics, notes Russia’s threat, and offers cautious best wishes to the President amid a pivotal moment.
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Kissinger
Peking
Chou En-lai
United States
Roosevelt
Russia
U.S
Red China
China
Yugoslavia shifts toward a confederation of six states
An analysis notes Yugoslavia's constitutional move toward decentralization. Marshal Tito aims to bind a diverse Slavic population through regional autonomy, creating a confederation of six sovereign states and two autonomous provinces to preserve unity amid cultural and historic divides.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Vietoslavia
Istria
Dalmatia
Adriatic
Croatia
Macedonia
Serbia
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Nixon Economic Crosscurrents and Wage Restraints
Paul Harvey Nixon outlines options as wage and price controls loom amid a growing deficit and declining U S competitiveness. He cites Maurice Stans and John Connally noting economic limits while Sen George McGovern calls for a selective six month wage and price freeze. The piece notes Japan and Europe outpacing the United States and hints at potential labor strikes against government policy.
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Nixon
United States
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Europe
Japan
George McGovern
Pentagon Papers book shows flaws in U S history and strategy
The Bantam Books edition of the Pentagon Papers is praised for accessible study of the disclosures. The author argues the revelations reveal a pattern of government deception and misjudgment from World War II to Vietnam, noting comparisons to past archives and the limits of democratic rhetoric.
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Bantam Books
Pentagon
New Ys Times
Daniel Elisberg
Tithres
Benedict Armold
West Point
Henry Clinton
Arnold
Ellsberg
France
Indochina
Magen
European Alliance
West Germany
Vietnam
NATO
Return Home: Blacks Move South Reversing Great Migration
A summary of Ebony magazine’s August issue notes thousands of African Americans are returning from Chicago Gary and Harlem to the South seeking stability and better living. It cites improved desegregation and attitudes, job equality as the key, and highlights notable figures like Norris B. Herndon of Avanta Life Insurance while warning black capitalism remains modest.
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Thomas Wolfe
Wolfe
Old South
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Ebony Magazine
Ebony
John IL. Johnson
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South
James Meredith
Meredith
University of Mississippi Law School
Norris B. Herndon
Avanta Life Insurance Co
Dixie
Abortions Unlimited Ruling Sparks Legal Debate
The California State Court of Appeals ruling allows abortions without hospital approval, prompting criticism that the court legislated rather than interpreted. Critics note a surge from 5,000 to 62,000 abortions in two years despite the 1967 Therapeutic Abortion Law, and urge the Attorney General to appeal.
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California
John 5. Mollart
Stearmey General
Viet pilots fly more missions than Americans in Vietnam war
More Viets flying South Vietnamese pilots now fly twice as many missions as U.S. pilots in the Vietnam war. Americans still ran about 100 percent of missions in Cambodia and nearly all flights over Laos, National Review reports.
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U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Europe hit by drug abuse surge in West Germany
Europe involved too. The drug-abuse problem, a prime concern in the U.S., is now hitting Europe with a bang. In West Germany, for example, drug-related crimes including possession and peddling jumped 650 percent in the past year.
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U.S
Europe
West Germany
U.S. News and World Report
Negroes Leave Daley Reg in Chicago Dissatisfaction
United Press International reports that Negroes in Chicago are defecting from the Democratic Party, citing dissatisfaction with Mayor Richard Daley. Jon Conyers Jr of Michigan, a Black Caucus member, notes growing political realignment among Black voters in the city.
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Jon Conyers, Jr
D-Mich
Black Caucus
Congress
Chicago
Democratic Party
Richard Daley
United Press International
Brain drain debate at LA college district sparks pay clash
The Los Angeles Community College District considers converting some junior colleges into trade schools. Top plumber pay reaches 21 404 yearly while top instructor pay is 17 200, fueling claims that faculty value is distorted and a brain drain may follow. Glendale News Press.
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Los Angeles
Glendale News Press
EPA Reevaluates Car Emission Checks At Assembly Lines
The EPA is reconsidering its move to overrule California by reducing inspections to 25 percent of new cars. Critics say the decision favors automakers over citizen health and ignores the nationwide smog crisis.
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Federal Environmental Protection Agency
California
EPA
United States of America
Government employment grows faster than private sector
The Tax Foundation reports state and local government employment has more than doubled since 1951, with payrolls rising about 486 percent. It claims one in three Americans works for government or derives income from a government source, and jokes about more government workers than nongovernment are no longer amusing.
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Washington
Tax Foundation, Inc
Tate
Foundation
Kissinger Seen With Aide Eyeing Beijing Ambassadorship
A precocious companion of Henry Kissinger tells friends the President’s top foreign policy advisor hopes to be named U.S. ambassador to Peking once Soviet relations are normalized.
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Henry Kissinger
U.S
Peking
Sym
Notable historic firsts and a vanished judge tale
This day in history notes actress Lucille Ball born August 6 911 and Gertrude Ederle becoming the first American to swim the English Channel in 14 hours 3 minutes. It also recalls 1930 judge Joseph who vanished after a taxi ride and 1945 Truman announcing the Hiroshima bombing, plus 1968 Eisenhower’s sixth heart attack.
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Lucille Ball
Gertrude Ederle
New York
Joseph
New York Supreme Court
Harry S. Truman
Hiroshima
Japan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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