Did Nixon miss a chance for peace in Vietnam in 1969
Opinion column debates whether Nixon or his critics blew a 1969 chance at peace in Vietnam. Harriman and Shriver blame Thieu and delays. Lodge counters that Hanoi and Thieu never agreed to U.S. conditions. The piece weighs election-year motives and historical timing. Don Oakley
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Nixon
Vietnam
Sargent Shriver
U.S
France
Henry Cabot Lodge
Averell Harriman
Paris
Harriman
Shriver
Cyrus Vance
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
North Vietnam
United States
Lodge
Saigon
Don Oakley
Rumsfeld says nation winning war on inflation
Rumsfeld outlines progress of the Economic Stabilization Program from 1971 to 1972. He notes CPI decline, rising real earnings, and ongoing efforts by the Cost of Living Council, Pay Board, and Price Commission to curb inflation. New policies extend controls to additional food and lumber sectors, signaling expanded enforcement.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Cost of Living Council
Pay Board
The
Price Commission
Economic Stabilization Program actions target inflationary pricing
The Cost of Living Council tightens controls in sectors with inflationary impact and warns other sectors to comply. The Price Commission, Pay Board, and IRS audits enforce guidelines, with firms rolling back price increases and wage settlements reduced. The Justice Department has filed over 200 suits. The program aims to root out inflation without punishing any single group, requiring cooperation across business, labor, and government.
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Cost of Living Council
The
Price Commission
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Justice Department
Mark Twain
Washington
Back to school safety ahead as Minnesota students return
Nearly a million Minnesota children head back to school within a week and motorists are urged to plan for increased pedestrian, bike, and bus activity. Traffic safety patrols, school buses, and crossing guards will regulate intersections, with laws requiring drivers to stop for red lights and stop arms, and to watch for children walking or bicycling to bus stops.
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Minnesota
Commissioner of Public Safety
W. R. Hoagland
Political donors urged by tax tied incentives
A new tax provision encourages small political donations by allowing credits or deductions. Republicans and Democrats plan extensive direct mail appeals this year. McGovern targets $25 million from one million donors. the Committee for the Re-Election of the President aims for $5 million from 250,000 donors. The credit is $12.50 per person or $25 per couple. the deduction is $50 per person or $100 per couple. Credit benefits middle income earners.
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Committee For
GOP
Dress Code Shifts with Heat and Life Style Change
Opin ions of Others CODES AND TRUST note that mod fashion slowly enters offices though some firms cling to dress standards. Summer heat and changing life styles drive relaxation, with banking institutions among the slowest to loosen rules citing trust concerns.
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Marshalltown Times
Turn Back the Clock War Bond Sale Falls Short in July
In Mower County July war bonds totaled 156789.75 dollars, about 69000 dollars under the 225900 dollar quota. County Bond committee chair M J Dugan announced today that August results show improvement and a likely meeting of the month’s reduced quota. 20 YEARS AGO The White Cane drive to aid the blind runs Sept 18 to 20 in Austin under Lions Club sponsorship. Juvenile exchange student Miss Jorunn Staeback of Norway arrives at Elkton High School and notes the building feels very large.
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Mower County
M. J. Dugan
Austin Lions Club
Minnesota
Elkton High School
Jorunn Staeback
Norway
GOPers confident of easy victory in MIAMI BEACH
In Miami Beach Republicans gathered to nominate Nixon Agnew see a sweeping win over McGovern Shriver this fall. A large eastern state leader cautions against overconfidence while a 50 state map review shows Nixon leading in most states with California possibly tossup. Minnesota and California cited as fragile for Nixon though overall GOP optimism persists.
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NEA
Nixon - Agnew
McGovern - Shriver
GOP
Nixon
California
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Repulican
McGovern
Hawaii
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Humphrey
South
Texas
Mountain
Plains
Pacific
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Ted Stevens
Middle West
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Connecticut
New England
East
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Currency of China the old and the new
The article discusses the Yuan Shih-k'ai silver dollar and how Chinese inscriptions convey history and meaning. It explains reading order, character meanings, and dates, noting the 1911 founding of the Republic and the inscribed year 1914. It ends with a satirical aside about ghost-written term papers.
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Mort Reed
Old
New
China
Asia
Yuan Shih-k’ai
A.D
North China
South China
Republic of China
Kuo
Nien
Republic
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Victor Riesel
Treasury
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George McGovern
James Allen
2Nd St. N.E
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Edmund E. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
Minn
A.P.O
F.P.O
Bruce Biossat
Republic of Chi
Stephen Trachtenberg
Boston University
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