Editorial Page Says No General Tax Hike Next Year
The editorial cites Herbert Stein and other officials arguing against broad tax increases. It notes the 1973 deficit forecast of 27 billion, improvements over earlier projections, and a rebating of overcharged 1972 withholding as the economy gains steam. Cautious optimism follows less talk of new taxes despite unknowns and potential new spending by Congress.
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Congress
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic
Stein
Joint Economic Committee
Treasury
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Casper Weinberger
Labor unions shape safety and progress across eras
Paul Harvey argues unions have driven vital safety and public benefits when governments or industries failed. He cites mine safety, bakery sanitation, wage restraint tied to production, and anti piracy airline action, then links to Stockholm environmental talks. He predicts unions may lead in tackling noise pollution.
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J L. Lewis
UMW
Korea
ALPA
Algeria
Cuba
Afl—Cio
Stockholm
Fireman Receives Citation for Rescuing Infant
Fireman Louis C. Jordan of Baltimore Maryland earned a commendation after saving an infant boy who stopped breathing. The child recovered and was placed for adoption. Jordan says his reward is already the fulfillment of his faith. He cites Proverbs 28 20 and asks for divine guidance in trials.
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Louis C. Jordan
Baltimore
Jorden
Need for Voters to Choose Between McGovern Nixon Partners
The draft discusses George McGovern and Richard Nixon with running mate concerns. It notes Sargent Shriver is not well known enough and Spiro Agnew is too famous. It mentions Shriver's wife has a notable maiden name and asks which brother-in law would appeal to voters.
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George McGovern
Richard Nixon
Sargent Shriver
Spiro Agnew
Sargent
William S. White
Washington
Nixons
Nixon
Agnew
Miami Beach
White House
California
McGovern
Meany Declines to Join Campaign Busiest Pairings
Sarge worries as his running mate backs him fully. Nixon declines debates with McGovern while Shriver refuses golf with Agnew. George Meany also refuses to engage with any side, signaling wide resistance.
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Sarge
Nixon
McGovern
Shriver
Agnew
George Meany
Wallace trial stopped to shield Governor Wallace
Attorney General Richard Kleindienst personally halted the case against Major General Reid Doster, former Alabama Air National Guard commander, who faced charges over $1,700 in illicit donations tied to George Wallace's 1970 campaign. Doster resigned. others were released.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Alabama
George Wallace
Richard Kleindienst
Alabama Air National Guard
Reid Doster
Doster
Ira Dement
Dement
Kleindienst
Mark McIntyre
Justice Department
Vernor Wallace
Nixon
Wallace
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Wallace Law Firm
Nothing occurs until noon in late 60s misfit diary
Washington columnist Don MacLean riffs on late risers and 9 to 5 minds. He laments mornings bright glare and traffic, jokes about Gen Effington Horsey and a delayed war easing McGovern, Muskies draft talk, and Eagleton quips.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Effington Horsey
Kissinger
Republicans Face 1972 Challenge to Reclaim Majority
Miami Beach analysis shows influential Republicans see potential to regain the majority if Nixon wins big in 1972, aided by disenchanted Democrats. Yet fear a long-term minority status without broad labor outreach and a stronger, more inclusive 1976 strategy targeting workers, youths, and minorities.
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TFA
Miami Beach
Nixon
George McGovern
Edward Kennedy
GOP
Nixon baiting fails to shake Nixon in 1972 race
Washington analysis argues McGovern and Shriver seek a national clash to unsettle the Nixon tactic though the president remains cool and wary of elevating the contest. It notes Agnew shifting to issue focus while McGovern’s rhetoric aims to lure Nixon into extreme language, risking backlash and a further hardening of the race.
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George
Gerald
Gerald Wallace
Deep South
General Doster
Jimmy Faulkner
Faulkner
Interior Department
Southern Pacific Isroad
Nevada
Southern Pacific
Department
National Coalition For Land Reform
California Coalition of
Interior
Rogers Morton
Bureau For Land Management
Fof
Larry
Mac's
Muskie
Eagleton
Washington News
Republican Party
Florida
Cutts
United States
South Vietnam
McGovernites
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Biddeford
Saco Journal
Mt Adams Street
Maine
Ingalls Mann
Associated Press
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