St Patrick’s Day Reflections On History And Confusion
The piece discusses St Patrick’s Day celebrations in San Francisco and Boston, explores origins of the Irish potato, contrasts Peruvian growth with European farming, and cites how myth and nostalgia shape national identity. It laments overrealism, urges inclusive U S observances, and notes ongoing Irish conflicts.
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San Francisco Bay
Boston
St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland
Nightshade
Andes
St. Patrick
Spain
St. Patrick's Day
Emerald Isle
United States
Countdown Nixon Proposes Bold Domestic Power to People
Nixon calls for a bold domestic program that shifts power to citizens. The remark contrasts with party power politics as New York welfare officials place a mother and four children in a Waldorf Astoria suite when suitable housing is unavailable, yet New York remains lively.
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Nixon
New York City
Fun City
No fault auto insurance sparks editor letter critique
Letters to the editor rebut a Family Weekly auto insurance article by Faye Henle. Ronald D. Salk cites multiple associations arguing no fault plans raise costs or fail to deliver promised savings while urging improvements in safety and licensing as the real path to lower premiums.
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Family Weekly
Faye Henle
American Insurance Association
American Mutual Insurance Association
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Ronald D. Salk
California Trial Lawyers
Association
Los Angeles
Thanking Edsor for Toyland article on handicapped children
A reader expresses gratitude for a moving Toyland piece about emotionally delayed children, noting the article raised community awareness and prompted numerous supportive calls.
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EDSOR
Toyland
Ling
Chrome shortage fuels dangerous wartime sourcing
The text notes Albert Speer claimed Germany would lose the war by January 1946 due to chrome ore depletion, with Russia halting supplies and chrome demanding high prices. It urges immediate sourcing of chrome and mentions O. Moseley Giendele.
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Third Reich
Albert Speer
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Moseley Giendele
Nixon Embraces Disraeli Style on Economy Policy
A Washington briefing portrays President Nixon as Disraeli minded, favoring laissez faire over direct government intervention. He temporarily suspends the Davis Bacon Act to curb inflation in construction, while preparing a broader Buyer's Bill of Rights, signaling a mixed approach to economic control versus free enterprise.
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Samuel Johnson
Richard Nixon
Benjamin Disraeli
Hesketh Pearson
Nixon
White House
Davis Bacon
Johnson
Office of Price Administration
Disraeli
Westminster
Free Medicine in Congress Sparks Debate on National Health Care
Russell Kirk critiques proposed federal health care efforts as costly and impractical arguing that federal hospitals run at higher expense, privacy erodes, and Medicare Medicaid flaws threaten medical arts. He cites testimony comparing rising medical costs to broader living costs and warns against treating doctors as civil servants while acknowledging need for more practitioners.
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America
New Orleans
U.S
Public Health Service
U.S. Senate
Lata
Council of Medical Staffs
Short Takes Will doves limit Nixon
James Reston argues in the New York Times that congressional bills to end Indochina war actions face near impossibility. He says overriding a veto would require a two thirds vote, while money power and elections remain the strongest checks. Doves' leverage appears limited by wartime unity and executive authority.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Emmander
James Reston
NEW York Times
Nixon gambit and Javits call for rapid Vietnam exit
The piece argues Senator Javits and other Democrats demand a quick U.S. withdrawal from South Vietnam by mid 1972, claiming Nixon would lose the election if forces stay. It labels Javits as demagogic and warns against abandoning deterrence, portraying calls for peace through retreat as betrayal and dangerous demagoguery.
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Sen. Javits
Mr. Nixon
Sen
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Tax relief questioned as county taxes rise 1870 71
Los Angeles Times reports 1963 to 1970 exemptions reduced tax relief yet county property tax levies for fiscal 1870 71 rose by 386 million, over the prior year, per State Controller Houston J Pyurney. The increase dwarfs exemption gains, underscoring calls for tax system restructuring to spread burden more fairly.
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Houston J.pyurney
LOS Angeles Times
Japan may push Asian peace talks on Indochina war
United Press International reports Japan leans toward calling an Asian conference to resolve Indochina tensions, possibly guiding Indonesia or Malaysia talks. Tokyo fears reviving memories of prewar aggression, seeks an independent statesman to stabilize its borders while avoiding direct leadership roles.
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Japan
U.S
George D.aiken
Indonesia
Malaysia
U's
Aga Needa
All -United Press International
This Day in History From Early American Milestones
A scrambled compilation notes 1802 Congress authorizing the U S Military Academy, 1830 New York Stock Exchange trading activity, Armstrong and Scott orbital flight hints, Mars mission references, and a misquoted aside on Charles Sumner. The text includes garbled dates, names, and phrases, with historical anchors in U S military education, stock markets, space exploration, and patriotic quotes.
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Uwest
Exchange
Nea
Armstrng
David Scott
Orbital
Nisteny
Charles Sumate
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