Inflation controls meet the reality of creep and costs
The guest editorial argues against broad wage and price controls urging Congress to avoid new bureaus and rigid regulations. It cites past wartime experiences showing controls failed to curb inflation, rising bureaucracy and high costs, while fiscal and monetary measures helped dampen price rises. The piece warns dropping controls now would worsen conditions.
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Ael-Cio
George Meany
Congressions
United States of America
Meany
John M. Clark
Theate Banking and Currency Committee
Bureau of Labor Statistica
South Bay
McGovern Triumph in Kennedy Country Stuns Massachusetts
Massachusetts voters shifted from Kennedy to McGovern as Nixon’s Vietnam policies influenced the campaign. Kennedy’s absence from the field highlighted a wave of reform sentiment and strong McGovern support in the home state, with voters citing issues over personalities and war policy. Kathleen Kennedy and Rev. Robert Quinlan joined McGovern at his celebration, signaling a break from the Kennedy era.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Charles Street
Trish
Kennedy
George McGovern
Teddy
Massachusetts
Miami
McGovern
Nixon
Vietnam
Robert
Qiinan
Teddy Kennedy
Kathleen
Robert F. Kennedy
McGover
Ik Iw
Logan
Massachusett
Ard M. Scammon
Benjamin Wattenberg
Scammon
Wattenberg
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
House Judiciary Faces Busing Clash Over Cracking Racial Balance
In Washington the House Judiciary Committee debates school busing amid charges that Chairman Emanuel Celler stalls for time to avoid restricting court ordered busing. A discharge petition by Rep. Lent loomed, earning GOP support led by Gerald Ford, while Democrats split on strategy and action.聲
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Ant
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Nixon
Celler
Basily
Norman Lent
H.N.Y
Judiciary Committee
House 2
Clare Armg
Che*rman Cebler
Damocrata
McGovern and Goldwater Parallels in 1972 Campaigns
The article compares McGovern and Goldwater, noting how both rely on the convention system to pick delegates. It discusses 1964 and 1972 primary patterns, center-periphery dynamics, and shifts toward or away from the political center. It also references Scammon and Wattenberg theories and Nixon's positioning if McGovern wins.
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McGovern
Goldwater
California
MeGovern
Coe
Rich
Sen
Edmund 5. Mickie
Maine
Iubert H. Humphrey
Muskie
Nixon
GOP
Unrevealed Nixon war plans aired in open letter
An open letter to Mrs. G. H. Beaufort, Washington compares Nixon era strategy to halt Haiphong through embargoes and blockades. It cites Defense Secretary Laird testimony on limiting ground and nuclear use, describes a multistage plan to choke Haiphong waterways, ignite coal piles, and disrupt oil and gas pipelines to hinder North Vietnam. The piece condemns congressional leaders and questions wartime policy clarity, urging a clear Nixon doctrine.
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Walsingtor
D.C
G. H
Beaufort
Nixon
Haiphong
White House
Defense
Laird
Fubright Committee
U.S
Halphong Harbor
Magnork
Vietnam
Tus
North Vietnam
Red Vietnam
Harizi-Haiphong
Wetnam
Italé Rogers
Rogers
Hyers
Dickering
Sacramento mother fights compulsory education in home schooling case
Barbara Hoag of Sacramento defies California compulsory education laws by homeschooling her two daughters Sasha and Jamie. She argues public schools threaten safety and morality, cites drug use and premarital experimentation, and plans to appeal after a court conviction.
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Barbara Jacqueline Hoag
Sacramento
Sasha
Jamie
Sunset Strip
Barbara Hose
Sacramento City
Jane
Kenneth Hoag
Sacramento State College
Hoag
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Holmes Alexander
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