Congressional Reform Hurdles in a Changing Congress
The editorial weighs prospects for reform as 100 new faces join Congress in January. It notes resistance from aging leaders to delegating chairmanships and questions the likelihood of major changes in the seniority system and spending controls under a White House shadow.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Charles Mathias
Maryland
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Mike Mansfield
Carl Albert
Minnesota
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Ma Udall
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Union chiefs invading hospitals face indictments
Federal grand jury indicts Local 1115 leaders including president Alex De Laurentis for conspiring to interfere with union rights at Doctors Hospital and related facilities on Long Island. The 18 month probe cites threats, sit ins, and coercive tactics against doctors nurses and staff.
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Nursing Home Hospital
Senior Citizens Hotel
Afl-Cio
Alex de Laurentis
Albert Pass
William Prater
de Laurentis
Long Island
Notey Hospital
Doctors Hospital
Anton Notey
Notey
Central Island Nursing Home
Dr. Notey
Agnew 1976 bid tested by GOP dynamics and loyalty
Bruce Biossat analyzes Vice President Agnew's cautious path toward a potential 1976 presidential bid. He must build broad support, pacify right-wing pressure, and outpace rivals like Connally and Percy while avoiding South political strife as Nixon-era loyalties shape the race.
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Vietnam
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Kennedy
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Chappaquiddick
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John Connally
Charles Percy
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Percy
Five purse snatchers nabbed as campus police deploy new surveillance
Don Oakley reflects on two recent purse snatchings near a large midwestern university. Four youths, aged 15 to 21, fled with a woman's purse while a 16 year old used rooftop TV cameras to aid capture. The older suspects face jail or probation, while the younger ones are released or sent to juvenile authorities. The piece ponders crime prevention and society's role.
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America
Law and Order
Don Oakley
Life magazine closes amid rising costs and fading circulation
Life magazine announces its closure after rising postal rates and dwindling ad revenue. The decision ends a landmark era in photojournalism and leaves photographers, journalists, and editors seeking new jobs as the field undergoes upheaval.
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Life Magazine
Saturday Evening Post
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Look Magazine
Life
Opinions on advertising claims brighten Davenport paper
The Davenport Times-Democrat previews a constructive stance on bold ads with the motto No Job Too Small Some Jobs Too Big. The piece reflects on debate as a path to clarity and includes literary and biblical quotations.
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Davenport
Christmas Party Set for Children at Shaw Gym
Harry Strong announced the Christmas Community party for children will be held Dec 23 at 2 p.m. at Shaw Gym. Wayne Austin was elected president at the Austin Izaak Walton League annual meeting at the cabin yesterday.
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Harry Strong
Shaw Gym
Wayne Austin
Austin Izaak Walton League
Barbara Burton
Carleton College
Skinners Memorial Chapel
Robert Babcock
Austin Automobile Assn
Charles B. Webber
Wayne H. Webber
S. Greenwich
University of Minnesota Republican Club
Jane Duenow
College of St. Teresa
Measles Decline Reported by Public Health Service
The Public Health Service reports a sharp drop in measles, with 27 356 cases in the first 40 weeks, down 62 percent from 70 581 cases in the same period in 1971. Officials urge parents to vaccinate children to prevent future outbreaks.
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US Public Health Service
The
Public Health Service
Reader letter critiques use of new with innovation
Mrs. Karen Shreiner of 804 6th Ave NW writes to the Herald about the Dec 9 editorial Pretty Lights. She argues innovation already implies new, calls attention to Minnesota decorations and the newspaper, and notes the new building is a city plus.
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Minnesota
United States
Karen Shreiner
6Th Ave
Newest national holiday Columbus Day recognized
The quiz asks to identify the newest national holiday, noting Columbus Day as the second Monday in October. The prompt hints at a classroom or trivia context with a focus on civic observance.
Viet peace deal details may leak and loopholes loom
A high US official close to Vietnam talks says even after a Kissinger Le Duc Tho draft is signed holes will remain for evasion. South Vietnam under Thieu shows strong resolve, optimism grows among American and Vietnamese contacts, and North Vietnamese morale appears damaged ahead of a ceasefire.
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NEA
Vietnam
United States
Kissinger le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Saigon
Thieu
South Vietnam
Nixon
Issinger le Duc Tho
U.S
Today in History highlights from December 13, 1972
The Associated Press notes events on this date including Drake's world voyage beginning in 1577, U.S. prayer day in 1781, Madrid's fall in 1808, an avalanche deaths in 1916, Nanking looting in 1937, a 1962 farm policy clash, Greece’s 1973 countercoup, and India's 1971 move on East Pakistan.
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England
United States
Madrid
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alps
Nanking
China
U.S
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kennedy
Greece
Constantine
Rome
India
East Pakistan
Dacca
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