Selective foreign aid sparks Senate criticism and concern
The piece argues the 41 to 27 Senate vote against a 2.8 billion foreign aid bill weakens Washington diplomacy, risking Cambodia Laos and Israel, and shifting aid away from allies. It condemns Senate power over foreign policy, cites Fulbright and UN-linked funding, and warns of reduced U.S. standing versus Soviet and Chinese gifts.
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Senate
Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Israel
Friends of Israel
Apar
U.N
Fulbright
United Nations
Russia
China
Virginia students protest to curb university growth
About 2 000 to 3 000 University of Virginia students staged a mass protest against bigness, parking cars in faculty lots and sleeping on lawns. They accused President Edgar Shannon of turning UVA into a Behemoth state, demanding enrollment limits, more seats, and preservation of Jeffersonian academic retreat.
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Edgar F. Shannon
Shannon
A.&m
Virginia
General Assembly
State Council of Higher Education
Board of Visitors
Charlottesville
Thomas Jefferson
Berkeley
IBM
Lotts
Patrick Henry
George II
Edgar Shannon
Clark Xert
Mir
Boulder voters reject progress and favor slower growth
In Boulder Colorado residents voted to limit growth with a population cap and height restrictions, signaling a shift away from expansion. The trend echoes across states where bans on new industry, coastal development limits, and land use rules reflect environmental concerns over air water and traffic while officials debate balancing growth with conservation. Oregon reports renewed salmon fishing and river swimming as a sign of progress amid restrictions.
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Boulder
Colo
Denver
Delaware
Oregon
McCall
Kuckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Willamette River
Labor power and phase II plan in Newark airport talk
Holmes Alexander rails against organized labor in a Newark Chamber of Commerce discussion on Phase II and the U S economic program. He cites strikes, welfare and bureaucratic growth, urging legislation to curb labor power through an Australian-style framework with a seven member arbitration council and a five member labor court.
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Newark
Manhattan
Akage
Ohio
George Meany
Afl-Cio
United States
Bill Brock
R. Tenn
Australia
Arbitration Council
Ts Pole
P Fupremce
Beoch
Anan
Nixon aides split on social issues amid tight 1972 outlook
Richard Wilson Finch analyzes how narrow margins in Virginia and New Jersey reflect persistent political balance since 1960. He highlights two key Nixon advisers, John Mitchell and Robert Finch, as embodiments of hard nosed and humanitarian approaches on matters like busing and minority rights, with Finch eyeing a future Senate or governor bid.
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Nixon
Virginia
New Jersey
Symion
Jahnson
Barry Goldwater
John Michell
Coumel
Robert Finch
Finch
Mitchell
Senate
New York
California
Texas
Southwest
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ines
Liberal violence debate at Columbia sparks fury and defense
A vehement column denounces liberal supporters of violence linked to Angela Davis and the Black Panthers, arguing that endorsing civil unrest undermines democracy, law, and national strength while praising restraint and the rule of law. It warns that intellectuals’ sympathy for violence weakens the country.
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Columbia Niversity Fanity
Ben Bernstein
Park ‘Avenue
Black Panthers
Angela Davis
California
Coney Island
Yberals
Columbia
Murray Kempton
Surrey
Thas
United States
Notable historical events on this day in history
Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism, born November 10. Henry Stanley found David Livingstone in 1871 and allegedly said Dr Livingstone, I presume. 1957 reports show the Soviet lead in technical and scientific education. Aluminum prices were rolled back under pressure in 19. French leader Charles de Gaulle died at 79. Carl Schurz reflected on national right and wrong.
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Martin Luther
Henry Stanley
David Livingstone
Dr. Livingstone
U.S. Office of Education
United States
Charles de Gaulle
Carl Schurz
Japan’s Sato says U.S. ties may shift under Nixon plan
Prime Minister Sato asserts Japan-US relations could change as Nixon launches a program. He says both nations are in the same ship and must avoid sinking together, even if Japan sinks alone. In Texas, UT dentist reports lithium in El Paso drinking water to calm residents.
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Sato
U.S
University of Texas
el Paso
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