President Admits Dairy Price Rise Aimed at Votes
The Christian Science Monitor notes Nixon admitted raising dairy price supports in March 1971 to gain votes, not for pure policy. The column analyzes motives, contrasts with Johnson and Eisenhower, and critiques politics of subsidies and electoral leverage. Sperling, Washington bureau chief, expands the reflection.
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Faulty Oval Office Talk Between Ford and Nixon
A playful yet historic imagined exchange between Vice President Ford and President Nixon inside the Oval Office. Ford probes where a symbolic button lies while Nixon jokes about impeachment, Kissinger, and a Nevada speech plan as they discuss access to rooms and White House electricity costs.
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UPI Report Says Park Regime Threatens Korea Aid
Washington policy debate centers on Park Chung-hee's crackdown on dissent as U.S. aid to South Korea faces opposition. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearings cite political prisoners and executions, while supporters point to economic growth and regional stability.
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Letter to Hoff on party corruption and democracy
A reader to The Banner argues against party chairman Phil Hoff stepping down, condemning political corruption as a national and local problem. The letter warns that fixating on Nixon risks destroying democracy, urges return to Founders' government by and for the people, and notes growing public distrust in politics.
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Call for Hoff to quit amid campaign fund controversy
Dennis J. Morrisseau writes from Hinesburg urging Phil Hoff to resign as party chair over alleged illegal political contributions. He argues the Nixon era showed systemic corruption by monied interests and demands the opening of Hoff’s books and Washington committee records to prove innocence and restore public trust. Hartford Courant notes a Hartford man story about a restaurant joke.
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Bennington World Premier Frames Town on Screen
Looking Back recalls Bennington film world premier at General Stark Theatre funded by Kiddies Milk Fund donation of fifty three dollars and thirty nine cents. Also notes local milestones: Phil's Service Center opens in Gay's Express terminal basement. Memorial Park pony rides to Legion show. Dolores Loraine Heiner to debut as a Radio City Rockette in New York. The year 1940, 1945, and 1968 provide brief historical anchors.
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