Gallup Poll Finds Large Majority Back Nixon Plan
Gallup survey for NBC Television and Educational Television finds about 70 percent of Americans approve the 90 day price and wage freeze, with many calling it a strong approval. Public awareness is high with 91 percent saying they heard of the plan and optimism outpacing pessimism for the year ahead.
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Princeton
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U.S
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GOP
Athens Ohio News Update August 24 1971
Athens residents receive the Tuesday edition of The Messenger dated August 24 1971. The issue lists the paper’s staff including publisher and editors with city address and office details for Athens Ohio 45701.
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Athens
Ohio
Collins power move sparks critique from Ohio voters
The Portsmouth Times critiques Senator Collins of Ironton for pushing through an amendment to let the Board of Regents establish branch colleges if parent boards fail. The piece cites feasibility studies showing Ironton’s full branch is economically burdensome and warns that Collins seeks personal political gain. The senator faces re election in 1972 across six counties.
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Oakley Collins
Ironton
Ohio
Collins
Senate
Ohio Board of Regents
Board of Trustees
Ohio University
Lawrence County
Ohio Senate
Board of Regents
Scioto
Pike
Jackson
Lawrence
Gallia
Meigs
Athens
Branch College
Portsmouth Times
Connally Backs Nixon Plan as 1972 Campaign Opens
Washington notes Secretary Connally champions the new economic package as the President’s chief negotiator. The piece compares Nixon’s plan to Roosevelt era reforms and weighs political timing against market and labor shifts. It highlights Congress’ absence and the dollar move away from gold as pivotal factors.
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Washington
John Connally
Secretary of the Treasury
Connally
Mr. Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Wall St
Congress
United States
Nixon and Connally Drive Economic Policy Debate
The article notes a devaluation move aimed at uniting world traders and questions a 10 percent import tax. It highlights Nixon and Connally shaping Congress’ view on business tax credits and rates policy, with Connally eager for battle and public support.
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Connally
Congress
Nixon
White House
Sudden Dud: When Promises End in a Blooper
Hal Boyle recalls everyday moments that start with promise then derail. From blind dates to caviar mishaps, from flashy gifts to political bets, the piece muses on ironic reversals, the truth of parental adages, and the comic sting of unmet expectations.
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New York
Salvation Army
Lindsay's Heroes and party switch reveal a mayor's drift
John V. Lindsay, mayor of New York, recalls being born into a Republican family and naming Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and La Guardia as political heroes before describing his conversion to the Democratic fold.
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Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
la Guardia
John V. Lindsay
New York
Mess enlisting details and pricing of The Messenger
The notice lists publication details for The Messenger published in Athens Ohio quoting daily and Sunday prices for single copies and mail rates for domestic and foreign addresses. It notes delivery methods by carrier tube route and driver and mentions postal classification and office address.
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Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Buckley Not Surprised By Democratic Silence On Labor's Reaction
William F Buckley Jr observes a Democratic party silence as labor leaders oppose wage and price controls while the Republican president pursues inflation combat steps. He notes the cycle of shifting deficits and party dynamics and questions whether public reaction will shift.
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House of Representatives
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Congress
John Kenneth Galbraith
United States
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Reuters
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Izvestia
Dan Ellsberg
National Review
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