Public access expands under new information law
In Our Opinion the Public Law 89 487 broadens the right to request government records with reading rooms and photocopying for public use. Nine categories remain exempt, creating debate on its effectiveness and potential lawsuits as Congress monitors its implementation. Representative John Moss says the law aims to clarify access and depends on public exercise of rights.
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Internal Revenue Service
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
House
John Moss
Dcalif
Moss
Reagan Not Tied To Second Place In GOP Ticket Talk
Observers at the Western Governors Conference weigh Reagan as a top national asset and speculate on tickets. Rockefeller and Reagan draw attention while party strategists warn against forcing a too cautious balance and a Johnson Democrat on any lineup.
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Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Scranton
Romney
Ren Reagan
Nixon
Rocketeer
Oregon
McCall
Montana
Babcock
Rockefeller
U.S. News and World Report
Poten
Kennedy Johnson
Goldwater
Lyndon Johnson's Grandchild Patrick Lyndon Nugent News Update
The piece describes Patrick Lyndon Nugent’s interaction with President Lyndon Johnson at the LBJ Ranch during the Fourth of July week. Luci Nugent, Patrick’s mother, reflects on family life, Johnson’s travel habits, and the cottage setting near the main ranch house. The article touches on NBC’s Khrushchev story, an intelligence report on Egypt Israel arms, welfare statistics, and Jim Ramey’s nuclear power concerns.
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Washington
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Lyn
United States
Patrick Lyndon
Lyndon I
Soviet Union
Austin
Congress
Luci
Pat
Texas
Lbj
Youki
U.S
Russia
Egypt
Israel
Podgorny
Cairo
Nasser
Johnson
Atomic Energy
Jim Ramey
New Year Predictions From Washington Columnist
Don MacLean offers a satirical forecast touching Vietnam, the economy, political figures including Rockefeller and McNamara, upcoming draft changes, and oddball notes on the Kennedys and Congress. The piece blends humor about government wit and timing with mock dates and policy shifts.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Vietnam
Nelson A. Rockefeller
LBJ
Texas Bank
Congress
Mao's Purges Challenge Red China for Vietnam War Role
Mao Tse tung faces a fractured Red Chinese military after sweeping purges from October to June. Half of the top generals vanished or were sidelined, creating internal turmoil that limits any large scale deployment to South Vietnam. Mao warns Hanoi not to rely on Chinese troops.
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Mao Tse Tung
Mao
Commie
Ray Cromley
Washington
Lin
Red China
Army
Navy
National Defense Ministry
Red Army General Staff
Army General Staff
General Logistics Department
Air Force
Army Engineers
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Freedom Now for Mackinac Island Independence Push
Russell Kirk advocates Mackinac Island secession from Michigan in Anglophone fashion. He imagines UN membership, international aid, and a fortified, duty free port with a new constitution drafted by him, aided by Canada and major powers.
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Russell Kirk
Caribbean
Anguilla
St. Kitt’s
United States
Mexico
United Nations
General Assembly
Soviet Russia
Malta
Seychelles
Mackinac Island
Straits of
Mackinac
Mici
Ckinac Island
George Romney
Machinac
Washington
New York
Guinea
Lanzania
Sierra Leone
Levant
U Thant
Nasser
Johnson
Russia
China
Canada
Straits of Mackinac
Suez
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Great Society
Fort Mackinac
Gibraltar
Commonwealth of Mackinac
Beaver Island
Lake Michigan
Mackinac Liberation Army
Freedom Now
Three Minutes A Day Met Deeds Turn To Minor Mishap In Tucson
A car owner dodges a $1 overparking ticket by dropping a nickel in the meter before a patrolman reaches the car. The same officer then issues a $15 jaywalking ticket, leaving the man with a lesson on attention to detail and personal growth.
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Tucson
Ariz
Hapy
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Herbert Spencer
Paul Harvey News
Harold Coffin
Albania
Kosygin
Lyndons
Drew Pearson
and Jack Anderson
Patrick Nugent
NBC
Khrushchev
Jess Gorkin
Parade
Parade Magazine
Gorkin
South Vietnam
Mac's
Bobby Kennedy
Beriberi
Kennedy
Arctic Circle
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Adam Clayton Powell
Capitolisms
Defense Department
Maginot Line
Orville Freeman
Washington News
Viet
Hong Kong
Island of
James Keller
Biddeford
Saco Journal
Adams Street
Maine
W. Pauli Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
AP Wee
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