Editorial on UN peacekeeping and stalled member contributions
In Our Opinion argues past UN peacekeeping failures were worsened by nonpaying members. It notes the Soviet bloc and Western states often refused funding, while the United States bore excess costs. It questions if current nonpayers like Red China, Portugal, Albania, and Libya will finally meet their Charter obligations.
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France
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China
Portugal
Albania
Libya
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Nixon Impeachment Fear Shapes Ford Era Politics
Analysis notes Ford’s elevation as Vice President shifts GOP strategy amid Watergate. Republicans foresee risks of Nixon impeachment battles affecting 1974 elections, with estimates of senate and house losses if Nixon remains president. Public confidence contrasts with private worries about party futures and political backlash.
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Gerald R. Ford
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Nixon
Ford
House of Representatives
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Senate
Carl Albert
Journal Letters Policy Encourages Signed Opinions
The policy requires all letters to the Journal to be signed and include a street address and city or town. Letters should not exceed 300 words and are preferably typed on one side of the paper. The Journal supports free expression and welcomes letters to this department. Views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the Journal.
Biddeford Saco Journal Arrives In City History Notes
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists staff and office details with publisher Wm. E. Foster and editor Charles C. Sutton. It notes associated press membership and Maine address 04005 with second class postage and rates in advance.
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
B. F
Mathews-Shannon
Ard Ave
Ork City
Diaries show Drew Pearson warned Nixon era echoes today
Washington column notes Drew Pearson diaries warn about Nixon oil money, Middle East tensions, and FBI pressure. Excerpts describe oil influence, Feisal and Wadsworth tensions, Truman Middle East talk, and early U.S. stance on Vietnam plus reflections on FBI power and public opinion shaping.
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Washington
Rew Pearson
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Middle East
Prince Feisal
United States
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Tyler Abell
Nixon
Sam Rayburn
Texas
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National Bank
Harry Truman
Independence
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Rockefeller Plans National Commission to Define Critical Choices
Washington columnist William Safire critiques Nelson Rockefeller's plan to fund a National Commission on Critical Choices with up to 20 million dollars. He questions campaign financing, potential tax money use, and the lack of fiscal oversight, warning against using the panel as a political device while urging independent, low cost expert study.
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J. Edgar) Hoover
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Russia
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The
Homer Cummings
Bob Allen
William Safire
Washington
All the People
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National Commission
Lawrence
Nelson Rockefeller
Churchill
Bernstein On Words And Language Crises
A column discusses grammar quirks and style in 1970s prose including using like as if and were, punctuation choices with parentheses and dashes, and the folk etymology of horse sense. It quotes Bernard Bernstein on linguistic sensitivities and the writer Mencken.
Shortages and Price Pressures Then and Now
A letter from John Richard of Old Orchard Beach argues that shortages trigger price rises and profit gouging. The author laments inequity, noncompetitive wages, and exploitation of those struggling to meet decency standards, urging awareness of rising costs.
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John Richard Page
Melvin Ave
Old Orchard Beach
The Tale of King Metro and the Commercial Kingdom
A fairy tale recounts King Metropolis dictator-like rule over a city of castles. A stranger sells prefabricated castles at high cost and introduces the term commercial to deny waste collection, increasing taxes and sowing disillusion among subjects.
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King Metro
Metro
Good King Metro
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