Let George Do It A Humorous Civic Duty Letter
A satirical letter extols a fictional figure George who offers to perform all civic and personal duties for busy people. He boasts of lobbying editors, voting, jury duty, union meetings, and even running countries, claiming he can handle every tedious task while others relax. The piece mocks outsourcing responsibility and time pressure in modern society.
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Heath
France
Donister
George
Nvcommundate
Khrushchev
Mussolini
Stalin
Hitler
United States
Countdown claims 400000x electron microscope breakthrough
Countdown Red China asserts development of an electron microscope with 400000x magnification. Mao's plan to alter perceived rice portions is hinted. Nixon appoints defeated Rep Bush as U.S. ambassador to the UN, signaling a hard line approach on foreign policy.
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Red China
Mao
Nixon
Rep. Bush
U.S
Bush
Nixon era Mideast policy shaping Israel return talks
A column arguing President Nixon's cautious, even handed Mideast policy could revive momentum from 1971 breakthroughs after Premier Meir signaled Israel may rejoin Arab peace talks. It notes Soviet leverage over Egypt and reflects on Laos, Vietnam, and potential demilitarization of a key zone if U.S. firmness holds.
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Golda Meir
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
New York
Los Angeles
New York Times
Palestine
Haifa
U.S
Africa
Pakistan
Egypt
Soviet Union
Middle East
Kremlin
Mideast
U.S.S.R
Jordan
Lebanon
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Meir
Mae
Kennedy
Laos
Vietnam
Behind the Scenes Coaching Glottal in Game Announcing
The piece critiques football announcers who understate events and use oblique language to mask harsh outcomes. It highlights a fictional exchange where Grabinski and Soulte clash and a quarterback is summoned to explain a chaotic backfield mix up.
Pat Nixon as First Lady Delivers Quiet Diplomacy and Style
The essay praises Pat Nixon for balancing diplomacy with personal authenticity. It highlights her firm stance on fashion, cooking pasta, and her unforced approach during Europe travel. It notes her support for equal pay and rights, while cautioning against labor strikes, portraying her as a relatable, representative First Lady.
Nixon record in statistics shows limited progress in 1970
Washington reports a mixed Nixon era tally, arguing defense expenditure rose while social programs fell, school desegregation advanced slowly, draft calls dropped, and food-stamp aid tripled. Critics argue economic stagnation and rising prices overshadow perceived gains, noting GOP leadership faced backlash. Major figures cited include Moynihan and Ehrlichman.
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Nixon
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Kennedy Johnson
South
Nuclear power for clean water in Key West tale
Holmes Alexander reflects on the 1967 Humphrey dedication of Key West desalting plant and compares optimistic desalination price hopes with current costs fourfold higher. He discusses oil price inflation, nuclear power as a path to cheaper water, global energy geopolitics, and the Atomic Energy Commission role in public acceptance and policy choices.
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Key West
Fla
Hubert Humphrey
Westinghouse
Florida
Hubert
Hah
HHH
Humphrey
Johnson
Nixon
Florida Keys
Minnesota
United States
Mideast
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
North
South Atlantic
Suez Canal
Cuba
Chile
Latin America
Venezuela
New England
Upper
New York State
TVA
Desalting
Johnson-Humphrey
Keys
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Mar
Balsa
Los Angeles
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
London
Notable historical firsts and milestones this day
On January 11 1757 Alexander Hamilton the first U S Treasury secretary was born. The Continental Congress met in New York City in 1785. In 1878 milk began being delivered in glass bottles in Brooklyn New York. In 1825 Nietia Marhart completed a solo Pacific flight from Honolulu to Jakiod Del becoming the first woman to traverse the Pacific alone.
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Alexander Hamilton
U.S. Treasury
Continental Congress
New York City
Brooklyn
N.Y
Nietia Marhart
Honolulu
Jakiod del
Solo
Pacific Ocean
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Rolph Fairchild
Henry J. Taylor
America
Iraq
Syria
Nasser
United Nations
Gunnar VY. Darting
U.N. Security Council
Cambodia
Congress
Sim Plebig
Grabinski
Shultz
Iprynaiatiit
Grebinski
Soulte
Chicken Hawks
Feld
Nelfare
Paul Harvey
Mrs. Nixon
Harvey
China
U.N
Seventh Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Pat Nixon
Europe
Italy
Richard Wilson
Washington, D.C
Kent State
J. Edgar Hoover
Spiro Agnew
Ansa
2Nd Sna
Senate
House
Holmes Alexander
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