Nader Called Fascist By Critics Over Auto Policy
Prof. Henry S. Manne, Kenan professor at University of Rochester, likens Naders plan for constituent directors to Mussolini s fascist state while Jeffrey St John of Copley News Service argues Naders push for stronger government regulation moves toward fascism. The piece notes Nader criticized the FTC yet urged government control of the auto industry.
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Henry S. Manne
Kenan
University of Rochester
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General Motors
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Mussolini
Jeffrey St. John
Copley News Service
The
Wall Street Journal
CBS Radio
Spectrum
Neval Motors
Social
Jam
Federal Trade Commission
Court fight in New Haven Unified over school board bids
Four New Haven Unified School District residents sought court relief to block a four to one board vote on site uses. Critics say defeated trustees push their policies to constrain successors, while outgoing and incoming members share a common goal of quality education. The public seeks a new approach and a quiet transition after July 1.
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New Haven Unified School
Poe
New Haven
Nixon's pledge on war end sparks GOP controversy
Rep Riegle cites Nixon claiming during the 1966 presidential campaign that a GOP victory would end the war within six months, a statement denied by the White House. The piece notes Nixon defending police on May Day protests and condemning demonstrators as hoodlums, suggesting more "don'ts" than "dos" in due process.
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Nixon
White House
Washington
Tupolev Leads Soviet SST Ambition and Praise
Soviet aircraft designer Andrey Tupolev, released from prison and now a general and academy member, heads the TU-144 program with high hopes. Pravda quotes pride in an aircraft claiming speed beyond 1300 mph and readiness for commercial production. Soviet leaders, including Brezhnev and Kosygin, joined a May 17 air show signaling state support and potential profits from the SST project.
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Academy of Science
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Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Suslov
Alexei Kosygin
Ussr
Bill Proxmire
Mod Squad idea spreads to police work in towns
The Mod Squad concept moves beyond fiction as Waterford Township Michigan teams of five high school students work part time around the police station performing clerical tasks and assisting in laboratories and photo labs. Police Chief William Stokes supports uniforms and pay of two dollars per hour for about ten hours weekly while juvenile officer Gary Root notes the program boosts understanding between youth and police. A Lexington Kentucky variation plans a 15 person youth patrol for private parking lots and county fairs wearing blue uniforms and badges while remaining unarmed.
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Detroit
Gary Root
Mod
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Common Market debate splits Britain over autonomy and fisheries
Edward Heath touts satisfactory terms for Britain's entry to the European Common Market amid polls showing about 60 percent opposition and 20 percent support. Scottish critics warn that inshore fisheries and hill farming, key to Scotland's economy, could lose protections, risking broader economic and social consequences. Parliament weighs sovereignty against Europe in a bid to balance national interests with continental integration.
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United States
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George Scott Moncrieff
London Times
Scott Moncrieff
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Sicco Mansholt
United Kingdom
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Yeeland
Japan
Nixon battles Congress over education reform funding
Richard Nixon faces a hostile Congress as he pushes for reform of federal aid to education and for studies to improve higher education. He proposes no new large grants without accountability and questions the idea of automatic college funding. Critics say colleges are in crisis, while some studies show institutions increasingly detached from society and facing budget gaps.
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Washington
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Association of American Colleges
Agnew
Hermes Recommends Calventius for Mayor
A historical note on graffiti as social history cites a first century AD wall message by Hermes endorsing Calventius for mayor. The piece laments pompous declarations and praises plain Lat in political communication, urging restraint in 1970s style.
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Calventius
Hermes
Cigarette Ads on TV See Little Sales Boost Says Exec
The American Brands chief operating officer told E P last week that the lack of broadcast cigarette ads has little to no effect on sales. He notes that the industry experiences in England align with expectations about suspending television promos. The piece argues tobacco firms overpaid for TV promotion to chase rivals rather than achieve clear sales gains.
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E&p
Hingland
Fraud confession by Al Hubbard on war roles
Al Hubbard, executive secretary of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, admitted he never held captain or pilot roles during the Vietnam War, despite claiming those ranks while leading veterans in a march and on Meet the Press. An Air Force spokesman said Hubbard was a sergeant and flight engineer with no permanent assignment in Vietnam.
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The
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
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Secretary of Transportation Reassesses US Capacity Doubling Claim
The deputy secretary recalls a briefing that projected the U.S. transportation capacity would double in twenty years. After questioning the estimate, researchers revised their figure to about a 16 percent increase rather than a 100 percent expansion.
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Research Department
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Dancer’s nude Capitol step scene shocks protesters
A young man danced nude on the Capitol steps last week amid antiwar protests. New York Times reporter Marjorie Hunter warned the incident could alienate natural allies and be exploited by right-wing critics to discredit the movement.
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Marjorie Hunter
New York Times
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Welfare rules extend benefits to officers on service pay
Defense officials estimate that up to 15,000 enlisted personnel and families receive welfare, with some abroad. Less known is a state rule allowing even commissioned officers to qualify for benefits due to service pay levels.
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Defense
Labor unions cool to Humphrey after SST stance
Labor leaders criticize Hubert Humphrey over his vote against federal aid for a supersonic transport project. Supporters say unions may soften their stance by next year’s presidential primaries as prior backing in 1968 for president and 1970 for senator is recalled.
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Sen
Hubert Flomphrey
Humphrey
Births and historic milestones in a single day
This day in history notes Richard Straus born June 11, 1884. In 1920 Warren Harding was summoned to a Chicago hotel and chosen as the dark horse Republican candidate, later elected. 1927 Charles Lindbergh greeted by President Coolidge after the solo Atlantic flight. 188? National Guard deployment during integration at University of Alabama. 1948 labor leader John L. Lewis died at 89. Cervantes quote ends with a reflective thought.
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John L. Lewis
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