A Big Crunch for Nixon Editorial
The editorial argues Nixon inherited Johnsons inflation and Vietnam war costs and must balance the budget to curb inflation. It notes limited tax gains, unavoidable pay raises, debt service, and reduced social spending. A potential $5 billion Pentagon cut is suggested, with political trouble looming in midterms and liberal criticism rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
White House
Franklin Roosevelt
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Congress
Defense Department
Pentagon
Alfred Baker Lewis
Lancer Road
Riverside, Conn
Year Ahead in the Nutmeg State Political Fight
Connecticut Democrats brace for a busy year as Gov John Dempsey retires after his term opening a path for possible rivals to Dodd. Senator Dodd plans a statewide bid while Mayor Richard Lee of New Haven emerges as a potential higher office contender. Connecticut conventions shape nominations with possible primaries for hopefuls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Tom Dodd
U.S. Senate
John Dempsey
Dempsey
Auld Sod
Hig
Dodd
Massachusetts
Teddy Kennedy
Richard Lee
New Haven
In Brief on Berkshire District And Local Issues
William H. Mannine debates Central Berkshire Regional School District size with Martin J. Cooney. Lenox reports higher proposed budgets than the seven-town district. Western Massachusetts Electric notes minimal pole removals under the underground wiring law. Ice on Silver Lake results from GE strike impacts and cold weather, causing roof leaks and dampened January hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Mannine
Central Berkshire
Martin J. Cooney
Lenox
Western Massachusetts Electric Company
Rich
Mond
Silver Lake
General Electric Company
Opinion: Fair Trial vs Public Interest in National Cases
Charles Morgan of the ACLU discusses pre trial publicity and biased juries in cases with nationwide political impact such as Lee Harvey Oswald Sirhan Sirhan and My Song My involving military or civilian proceedings. He argues First Amendment needs may clash with due process and that exposing government actions overseas may trump an impartial jury possibly allowing Calley to go free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sirhan Sirhen
Calley
Roosevelt to speak at Masonic dinner in Buffalo
Four years ago Franklin D Roosevelt then secretary of the Navy will be the speaker at the Buffalo area Masonic lodge dinner on January 23. A tablet will be unveiled to memorialize the servicemen. The item recaps several past events and personnel changes including a Leyte battle casualty and personnel promotions.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clifford “A. Nell
Eva Nell
Acorn Bt
Ater
Gambler Bay
Leyte
Miss Irma
Palme
Arthur
Livingston Ave
Bee
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
Hirst
Robert G. Newman
Camp Edwards
Atty
George A. Newman
Berkshire Athenaeum
Pearl Harbor
Notes and Footnotes All Sorts
A compact column riffs on assorted curios from local life and history. It recalls a teller incident at a bank, a broken water heater after ten years, a Hillcrest Hospital joke, a Berkshire Museum bird expert tale, a coal order to Denver, and a Globe list of Massachusetts women in public office. It also mentions a tax history note and a polar bear evolution idea, ending with a quip about stealing a kiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mum
Conn
Peterson
Sweatland-Pierce
South Street
Denver
Colo
James Kernaghan
East New Lenox Road
Colorado Geological Industries
Colorado
Boston Globe
Massachusetts
Anne E. Wojtkowski
Pittsfiel
Carol J. Hess
North Adams
Massachusetts House Reduction Debate Heats Up
Letters to the editor urge voters to reject a 186 member House plan as a threat to representative government. Readers argue the 1857 structure should be preserved and warn the change favors special interests and weakens democracy.
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General Court
State House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Beacon Hill
George II
Commonwealth
Washington 1970 Will Decide Vietnamization Viability
A 1970 forecast argues Vietnamization hinges on Saigon stability and troop drawdown limits. Melvin Laird leads policy, with doubts about South Vietnamese capacity and risk of mass violence if US aid ends. The piece warns of a high-stakes gamble and cites Thompson and Stott on potential Algerian parallels and the danger of abandoning Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thien
A Distrustful Reader On Objectivity In News Columns
A reader attacks various media biases and calls for balanced judgment while criticizing double standards in reporting. The letter argues objectivity is elusive as readers question coverage of Vietnam, Israel, Greece, Rhodesia, Spain, Red China, and domestic civil issues. Alfred J. Bettie signs the letter from 128 Partridge Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Fowler
Song My
FBI
Viet Cong
el Fatah
Greece
Rhodesia
Spain
Red China
Israel
Haynsworth
Teddy
Congress
Spiro Agnew
Alfred J. Bettie
Partridge Road
Pittsfield
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Editorial
Charles Morgan
American Civil Liberties Union
Burlington
Free Press
Augustus B.kinzel
John. W. Talbot
Richmond
James Douglas
Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers
Kinzel
Queechy Lake
Union Carbide Corp
Harold D. Beck
Sampson Pkwy
GE Distribution Transformer Department
Pittsfield Area
Missouri
John F. Collins
Orchard ,J
Holyoke
Rdyler
THE
EAGLE
Lorraine H
Phinney
the Eagle
America
Malcolm McComb
HoUenbeck Ave
Great Barrington
Chesterwood
Meadowlark
Margaret French Cresson
Stockbridge
GE Strikers
General Electric
National Labor Relations Board
Boston
James Hyndman
Houghton St
Preme
Marquis Childs
Aleria
France
Yale
William G. Stott Jr
United States Information Service
Morocco
Italt
Stott
Europe
Asia
Algeria
Saigon
United States
Honda
Hartford Courant
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