Evaluating Swine Flu Immunization Policy Debate
The mass immunization plan for swine flu prompts mixed views from health leaders. Dr. Albert Sabin warns the decision invites both praise and criticism, as the U.S. pursues a $135 million campaign to vaccinate an estimated 215 million Americans while other nations hesitate or reject such steps. Danish and Canadian experts weigh the value of targeted protection, noting uncertainty about a single virus strain and duration of immunity. The 1918 1920 pandemic frames the caution, with Fort Dix linked as the only U.S. outbreak example and a single fatality cited. The debate centers on whether nationwide inoculation is warranted given unknowns and potential costs.
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Washington
Albert Sabin
United States
Severa
Canada
Soeren K. Soerensen
Danish Board of Medicine
Denmark
Fort Dix
N.J
Sabin
A good gun law
Paul Harvey argues for an outright gun ban citing Swiss crime data and urges mandatory long sentences for gun crimes. He critiques lenient parole and calls for stricter judicial penalties to deter criminals while preserving law abiding citizens rights.
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
Mike Penzell
Mike
New York City
Sullivan
Switzerland
California
Washington, D.C
Warren Burger
Verbal Diarrhea in Old Orchard Becomes Town Debate
A letter from Helen L Howey of Old Orchard Beach Maine rails at perceived senility in town leadership and a political row with Jerry Plante while a separate Augusta letter notes Gov Longley withholds corporate tax totals. The exchange blends personal attack with state fiscal concerns about inflation and AFDC impacts.
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Augusta
James B. Longley
Nixon's last days as president
Washington reports recount how Nixon faced Watergate turmoil, drinking, and warnings of unilateral powers as he neared resignation. The piece cites Woodward and Bernstein’s forthcoming book The Final Days and outlines Nixon’s dual personality, private struggles, and ultimate exile to San Clemente after Aug 9, 1974.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Richard Nixon
Watergate
Camp David
Egypt
H.R. Haldeman
Nixon
Pentagon
Defense
James Schlesinger
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Bebe Rebozo
United States
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon on the hate market and the Nixon rift
William Safire argues that Nixon hatred fuels media profits from films about Woodward and Bernstein and from their book. He questions the reliability of third hand quotes and the motive of newspapers and asks who is truly ill in a nation seeking reassurance about Nixon’s era.
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Middle East
White House
Nixon
Congress
William Safire
New York Times
Washington
Woodward
Bernstein
Henry Kissinger
Larry Eagleburger
Kissinger
Post-Newsweek
Irving Stone
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Woodstein
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Democratic National Committee
Post- Newsweek
Lincoln
Henry
Georgetown
Katherine Graham
JFK
Ben Bradlees
Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Biddeford
Saco
Journal
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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