Editorial View: Puerto Rico Keeps Commonwealth Status
The article notes a national election outcome that shores up Puerto Rico’s commonwealth status. Voters rejected independence and re elected Gov Luis A Ferre’s successor Rafael Colon, a pro commonwealth advocate, signaling preference for continued ties with the United States.
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Puerto Rico
West Indies
United States
Prostatehood
Luis A. Ferre
Rafael Colon
Johns Hopkins University
Luis Marin
Black migration reverses as southerners return home
Paul Harvey notes Northern Blacks moving back south amid renewed opportunity and cheaper living. Interviews from Harold Jones in Memphis to Lawrence Wade in Chicago reveal optimism about industrial growth and stability, while census data show education and income gains in the region. A Chicago bar patron warns of rising black on black trouble back home.
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South
The
Wall Street Journal
Harold Jones
Ohio
Memphis
Josh Conely
Postal Service
Greenville
Miss
Lawrence Wade
Chicago
Joe Arrington
Syracuse
N.Y
Georgia
Dan Lane
Boston
Nashville
Vanderbilt
John Forte Jr
Homestead
Forest
Los Angeles
Greene County
Ala
Census Bureau
Alabama
Three Minutes A Day Carson McCullers Life Of Pain And Faith
A critical reflection on the life and work of Carson McCullers, noting strokes that paralyzed her, a later comeback by daily writing, and the impact of illness on her career. It mentions her husband’s death by suicide, her faith, and her resilient spirit amid suffering.
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Carson McCullers
Biddeford Space Journal Staff and Address Line
Piddeford Snace Journal lists Wm. E. Foster Alta W. Foster B F C Whitehouse and others with publisher editor and officers. It notes 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine 04005 and press details plus subscription and AP membership.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Associated Press
Wal Aas AP
Mathhews-Shannon
Military civilians flood federal ranks with brass in government posts
Washington reports that senior military officers retire to civilian posts, boosting the Pentagon vibe in agencies like the National Credit Union Administration led by Lt. Gen. Herman Nickerson. Spokesmen cite authorized furnishings but critics flag lavishness and potential conflicts of interest. Concurrent junkets by lawmakers Richard Hanna and Dante Fascell highlight ongoing overseas travel and energy focus.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Enlis
Pentagon
Herman Nickerson
Marine Corps
National Credit Nion Administration
Nickerson
NCUA
General Services Administration
GSA
Congressional
America
Congress
Richard Hanna
D-Calif
Boot Trotter
Cairo
Madrid
Tokyo
State Department
Hanna
Jordan
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Beirut
Tom Lankard
Mideast
Lankard
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Guatemala
Fascell
Inter American Congress
Mac's World Reindeer Business
Satirical column by Don MacLean mulls a million-dollar plan to breed reindeer for meat and dairy. Claims rapid growth in Alaska and Antarctica, notes low feed needs, year-round weather resilience, and market potential amid rising beef and pork prices. Also jabs at government schemes, middlemen, and TV nerdism.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Alaska
Scandinavia
Antarctic
Norway
Scotland
Canada
Nixon to weed out disloyal executives in government
Washington report says a small group of holdovers from the Kennedy era sabotaged Nixon programs. The piece notes some insiders are outside the civil service or in high ranks and can be moved or fired only with big changes. It highlights slow progress on a Kite House task force and contrasts Nixon’s weaker initial purge with Kennedy’s broader deck-clearing.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Nixon
White House
Kite House
Kennedy
Johnson
Democratic Party Faces Crippling Split After McGovern Defeat
Washington analysis argues the party remains torn beyond the committee chairmanship as McGovernite leadership and a hard core of his backers keep the party divided. The piece predicts Strauss or another moderate may lead, but a lasting remedy requires broader reconciliation by 1976.
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William S. White
Washington
Democratic Party
George McGovern
McGovernite
Jean Westwood
Robert Strauss
Texas
Strauss
McGovern
Miami
Beac
Left
Not a Man of Housekeeping Nixon Delays Cleaning
A cartoonish critique of President Nixon delaying housecleaning as his term nears renewal. The line contrasts a new broom with an old rake and hints at ongoing political maneuvering. The piece uses sharp humor to comment on leadership and timing.
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Nixon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Cabinet reshuffle seen as shifting old hands
The article argues a cabinet reshuffle will only move existing officials rather than dismiss them. Bureaucrats react with resignation, preferring to relocate incumbents rather than purge the ranks.
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E. P. Ingalls
Gladys M. Whitehouse
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Reindeer Business
Johnny Carson
NBC
Don Rickles
Japan
Washington News
Senate
South Dakota
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Franklin Roosevelt
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