America in the 1970s political shift and youth impact
The essay surveys U S public dissent and changing institutions as America moves into the 1970s. It notes bumper sticker debates, rising black political influence, shifts toward “one man one vote,” and reforms in parties while warning against backlash and partisan delay. It highlights voter power, tax-sharing proposals, and youth draft-age issues.
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Boston
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War On Poverty
Reversing the urban jungle trend and city reform
The piece argues cities grew for practical gains but now estrange the skilled and wealthy who leave for suburbs, risking paralysis. It weighs options including rebuilding inner cities, creating independent new towns, or reclaiming blighted areas with housing, transit, and environmental reforms achievable with current technology.
Rescuing the environment becomes top priority says Myler
Washington columnist Joseph L. Myler outlines the rising urgency of environmental protection. He cites pollution, population growth, and the need for science to align with public welfare, warning that without action the planet faces drought, war, famine, or a new ice age.
Nuclear arms race and peace prospects in the nuclear era
The United States and Russia face the challenge of halting the costly nuclear arms race as China rises as a nuclear power. Policy rethink is urged to avoid more Vietnams, with Helsinki talks on strategic arms control possibly shaping world security.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
China
Peking
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U.S
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Congress
Nixon
Guam
Asia
Middle East
Europe
Berlin
Latin America
Paris
South Vietnam
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Helsinki
Nikita Khrushchev
Will Herberg
Dr. Herberg
God
Basic questions amid abundance and poverty
Louis Cassels argues in the 1970s that modern affluence deepens alienation as relativism and secularism erode belief in meaning. He cites Herberg, Sartre, Russell, and Viktor Frankl, noting widespread existential vacuum and inner emptiness despite progress in travel, communication, and science.
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Viktor Frankl
Sigmund Freud
University of Vienna
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Walter E. Howard
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