Editorial: Hanoi dike hits spark bipartisan rebuke
The piece argues American bombs unintentionally damaged North Vietnam dikes near military targets. It condemns Hanoi propaganda and cites criticism of Sen. Kennedy Jane Fonda and U N Secretary General Waldheim by White House and various senators. It warns against giving immunity to dikes and portrays Nixon’s stance as credible.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Ted Kennedy
Jane Fonda
Sen
Kennedy
Nixon
White House
Waldheim
Congress
Hugh Scott
John Tunney
California
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Paris
No-fault insurance debate shifts to state decisions
A Senate vote shelved the no-fault auto insurance bill by 49 to 46, returning it to committee. The issue divides insurers and lawyers, with Massachusetts showing mixed results and many states weighing potential premium reductions and loss coverage.
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Senate
Nixon
Aetna
Nationwide
Travelers
All State
State Farm
Josh Morriss
Texas Association of Insurance Agents
Massachusetts
Dissenters Hear Pre-convention Plans for GOP Convention
As the Republican National Convention nears in Miami Beach top Nixon officials tout administration gains before the Platform Committee. Cabinet members and the Council of Economic Advisers testified while Rep Paul McCloskey challenged war policies in a subcommittee session. City leaders approved a permit for protesters to camp at Flamingo Park near the site.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Paul N
Peter* McCloskey
California
William P. Rogers
United States
McGovern and Shriver
Vietnam
Platform Committee
John Ashbrook
Ohio
McCloskey
Ashbrook
China
United Nations
McGovern Shifts Midwest Campaign as Nixon Era Policy Persists
McGovern begins first Midwest swing visiting Ohio and Illinois while Shriver campaigns in California and West Virginia accusing the Nixon administration of ignoring workers. GOP glare on platform and rules shows unity, yet committees debate adding women, youth and minority representation for the 1976 convention.
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George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
McGovern
Ohio
Illinois
Shriver
West Virginia
Nixon
California
Richard Nixon
GOP
Duluth Harbor Boat Tour Amid Winds and Docks
A Duluth harbor tour aboard the SS Flame gave a Finland guest and observers a salty glimpse of Lake Superior. The trip under the aerial lift bridge offered views of ships from France Denmark Norway and Great Lakes freighters and a stop at Mesabi Ore Docks. Weather turned chilly with an eight foot northeast wind as the crew noted port facilities size and operation while a humorous guide pointed out a Copenhagen ship loaded with snuff.
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Lake Superior
Duluth
Finland
Vasa
Joyce Kunz
Cynthia
Seaway Excursions
Big Lake
France
Denmark
Norway
Great Lakes
Superior
Wisconsin
St. Louis River
Mesabi
Copenhagen
Minnesota
Reader Feedback Praises Park Art Show and Organizers
A reader from Blackduck praises the Aug 12 Art Show in the Park and credits Nathaniel and Hazel Chumley of Teastrike for their efforts and hospitality. The letter wishes success for next year and signs off with cordial regards.
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Nathaniel
Hazel Chumley
Teastrike
George Hoyt Blackduck
Debt to Unwelcome Plant and More A Crossword Clue Set
Clues cover debt, plant, single, as well as, lends, pig habitat, ventilate, human group, peace doctrine, interest payment, Great Lake, repeats, ceremony, British coins, Japanese coin. Down entries include speed contest, Soviet river, Hawaiian bird, distribute, rescuer, diminish, before, Blue Ridge river, American humorist, city in Fri, Roman moralist, Egyptian go, promissory note Vesey, urge, was in debt, ink spreading, Arabian gulf, regretted, vivid colors, very small, papal church and palace, von Braun, prevarication, cubic meter, wiles, diligent insect, pace, words of understanding, garden flower, quote, observed, catchall abbreviation.
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Great Lake
Papal
von Braun
Wiles
Harpo's Bizarre TV Medical Shows Sicken Viewers
A reader vents about TV medical dramas causing anxiety and imagined illnesses. He mocks the genre's gore and procedures, contrasts TV doctors with real ones, and credits TV Guide with curing his fear by warning of upcoming medical shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel Six
TV Guide
Straw Bosses Hear All This and More
New York AP report rounds up sharp remarks about workplace merit raises and micromanagement. Quotes target a figure named Loudmouth Harry and the culture of petty control within staff hierarchies.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Loudmouth
Harry
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Charles Percy
David B. Kennedy
Wyoming
Robert Dole
Kansas
Republican National Committee
USF Environmental Association
Bemidji
Sidney W. Johnson
Shartyr
Urge
Arabian Gulf
Spain
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HaRpo
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