Nixon Honeymoon Ends as US Policy Faces Major Tasks
The piece argues President Nixon must tackle a wide array of tough issues from inflation and taxes to crime and Vietnam. It praises a shift in policy toward decisive action and stresses Congress must abandon partisan politics to support needed reform for federal programs and national advancement.
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North Vietnam
Pueblo
Cuba
Castro
Middle East
Finch plans TV violence investigation by HEW chief
Secretary Robert Finch announces an HEW inquiry into violence on television. He argues that strong order starts at home and in the living room, linking public safety to media content.
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HEW
Robert Finch
Nixon's New View on Soviet China Clash Shapes Policy
President Nixon’s public shift favors viewing the Soviet Union as a potential peace broker and stresses nationalist drives over ideology in world affairs. He argues Sino-Soviet splits and border clashes reveal a monolithic threat fading, guiding a flexible Vietnam approach and possible ruthless advantage practices.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Russia
America
Central Asia
Peking
Kremlin
Mao Tsetung
Czechoslovakia
Can Democracy Survive in a Fraying World
The piece cites a Wall Street Journal lead editorial from December 18 198 to question whether democracy remains workable at home and abroad. It notes George Kennan’s Princeton speech warning of dangers to freedom and the risk of the United States losing self discipline amid global aims.
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Princeton
George Kennan
America
Maclean’s Storehouse Of Blunders Urges Public Discipline
The piece argues U S cities face internal attacks from strikes and unruly students under the banner of freedom. It cites waste in aid programs, misplaced assets, and calls for new limits on unions and industry, urging self discipline and regulatory steps to curb disruptive forces. It mentions Willams not seeking reelection and quotes figures urging stricter public authority.
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J. K. Mansfield
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Kennan
United States
Law
David Danbe
Oxford University
Reformers the Breed Is Dying Out
Anessay on the decline of the social reformer type from the 9th century through the 20th, noting bureaucratic welfare figures replacing idealists. It cites Norman Thomas, Upton Sinclair, and scholars like Dr Stebleton Nule, arguing reformers become obsolete amid organized conformity and internal reform.
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Upton Sinclair
Stebleton Nule
Michigan State University
Brand Whitlock
W Oman
Searcely
Phyllis McGinley
Gut
Professor Nule
South Atlantic Quarterly
Cato
Hercules
Swallows Return Day and Historic Draft Times
On this day in history the swallows return to the Old Mission San Juan Capistrano in California. In 1917 the Supreme Court upheld the Adamson Act eight hour railroad work day. In 1942 US men aged 45 to 64 were ordered to register for non military duty. In 1942 Norwegians began resistance against Nazis prompting Berlin to deploy 20,000 soldiers to Norway.
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California
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Wilson
United States
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Norway
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