U.S. space leadership may shift to the Soviets by century end
A Library of Congress study for the Senate Space and Aeronautics Committee warns the United States could lose space leadership to the Soviet Union by the end of the century. It cites Soviet plans for manned lunar landings and Mars cosmonauts in the 1990s, while U.S. programs face funding gaps and project shelving.
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Library of Congress
Senate Space and Aeronautics Committee
United States of America
Charles Sheldon
Library
Science Policy Research Division
Soviet Union
Mars
Space Shuttle
Orbiting Laboratory
America
Fashion tampering may be foolhardy
A Los Angeles Superior Court ruling in a high profile case involving Sorena Young against National Broadcasting Co. hinges on whether a network’s reruns harmed her reputation by displaying outdated fashion. The column notes the decision may set a cautious precedent for how media portrays long past styles.
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Los Angeles
Miss Young
Mindz
Vogue
Harper’s Bazaar
Ind
Erne st B Furgurson Doctor faces a new world
Walter Judd, 73, shifted from opposing Communist China to lecturing across the country. He promotes a Committee for a Free China while criticizing Nixon’s Beijing visit, arguing policy must reflect China’s 750 million people. Judd emphasizes historical lessons and warns against appeasement.
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Washington
Walter Judd
Lown
China
United States
Peking
Chou En Tai
Committee of One
Natons
Nixon
Shanghai
Hangchow
Judd
Sangamon State University
Springfield
Washington State
Utah
Californi
Air Force One
Jim Koons
Minnesota
Trere
Fegzel
Etudent
Church
Serious navy future worries voiced by Ruthven Libby
Guest opinion by Ruthven E Libby argues the US Navy faces a dangerous future with fewer ships, aging hulls, and limited shipbuilding capacity. Cites Adm Zemwald, Nixon defense requests, and sea power debates on sustaining free seas, urging modernization and expanded shipyards to counter Soviet naval strength.
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Ruthven E. Libby Comey
Newt Service
Sea Power
Uy Laagceefha United Etstes
League
Americana
Eumo Zemwwalt
Zemwallt
House Defense Appropriations Committee
Mediterranean
United States
Soviet Union
U5. Navy
Nixon
Congress
Eventh
Tange Misgife System
ULMS
House Armedervices Committee
Charles E. Becnett
Seara Svt Lmes
Urban renewal protests overshadow University of Chicago project
The piece argues federal urban renewal powers displace property owners under the banner of improvement. It highlights Miss Frederica Blankner’s fight against Chicago’s plan to seize her three story brick building for University of Chicago development, noting disputes over necessity, due process, and the broader pattern of eminent domain abuses nationwide. Washington and courts are urged to tighten controls and grant sympathetic review to affected owners.
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Lipon
Nixon
de. Martin Anderson
de. Anderson
Chicago
Frederica Fjankner
Pndeavor
City of Chicago
University of Chicago
University
Auittance
Miss Blankner
Jack Miss Blankner
Céitt
Woodside
Hyde Park
Miss Bienkner'h
Washington
Wallace campaign aims to shape major party policies
Washington sources assess Gov. George C. Wallace's presidential bid as unlikely to win the White House but likely to influence Nixon and Democratic Party tactics. Analysts cite potential early press gains, fear of a Wallace third party path, and possible shifts in Electoral College dynamics across the South and key states.
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Washington
UPI
George C. Wallace
White House
Wallace
Nixon
Florida
GOP
Tllinois
New Jersey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Goy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Texas
Humphrey
PTA Protest Against Merhige Plan Sends Shockwaves Across Regions
The Henrico County PTA highlights what it calls unintended implications of Judge Merhige Jr.’s desegregation ruling in Richmond. The order merges three districts and requires busing 74,000 pupils to create a racially balanced metro system, potentially denying many students neighborhood schooling and prompting nationwide letters to editors.
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United States
Ua-Pta
Hear
Eo County Come
Richmond
Dudge Robert R. Merhige Jr
U.S
Dudge Merhige
Henrico
Cazsterted County
Tis
Merkége
Henrico County
Podem
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Henrerico
Wilam L. Taylor
Civil Rights
Taylor
Ahonga
Merhige
Meshige
Henricn County
FTA
Brown
United States Supreme Court
Meares
Outerfield
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