Editorial Phase II saga clouds the path to compromise
The piece argues Phase II for wage and price guidelines remains vague to absorb pressure from labor and industry and avoid hard ceilings. It notes strategic delays, political design, and Nixon’s adversary stance, predicting ongoing confusion and technical battles rather than decisive fixes.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
New York
Nixon
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Congress
Butz nomination faces Senate vote amid farm group lobbying
Two major farm groups push for and against Earl L. Butz as Agriculture secretary while Sen. Hartke opposes and Sen. Bayh backs him. Farm Bureau endorses for the first time breaking neutrality, NFO lobbies against, and the Senate panel has shown a split 8-6. Dale Butz defends his brother's policies as aligned with family and commercial farming.
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Vance Hartke
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Birch Bayh
Ators
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Farm Bureau
Frmer
NFO
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Chicago
Nixon
Senate Agriculture Committee
Earl Butz
Afl-Cio
Clifford Hardin
The
Grange
Dale Butz
Illinois
Nursing home scandal politics at aging conference
At the White House Conference on Aging the Nixon administration faced charges of using the event to push a headline logging crackdown on substandard nursing homes. Health secretary Richardson warned states must fix deficiencies or risk losing $3.4 billion in federal Medicaid funds with July 1 facility inspections.
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HEW
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Nixon China trip kicks off 1972 presidential primary season
Nixon will be in China February 21 to 28 and return just before New Hampshire votes on March 7. Republican aides anticipate a strong pro renomination push, with a pledged 14 delegate slate on the New Hampshire ballot if Nixon consents. If not, a favorable slate could still appear but without his direct backing.
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Nixon
China
New Hampshire
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security
Lane Dwinell
Paul N. McCloskey
California
Eugene J. McCarthy
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Johnson
The High Cost of Low Living
Hal Boyle notes daily frictions old and new from rising grocery prices to awkward social rituals. He cites petty annoyances and social quirks while previewing the Bemidji BPW Christmas party with a dollar gift exchange and a charity discussion.
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