Admiral Rickover Warns of Polaris Vulnerability
Editorial notes Adm Rickover warns that Soviet progress in nuclear submarines could erode U S Polaris superiority by the mid 1970s. He cites a large Russian submarine yard, faster hunter killer boats, and a 65 nuclear craft fleet amid a 375 submarine total. He urges building technical talent and facilities to avoid invulnerability.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Henry Jackson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Adm
Hyman Rickover
Rickover
Navy Department
U. S
Fighting our wars should be left to the military, Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey argues that civilian leaders have pushed soldiers into unwinnable wars, citing Korea and Vietnam. He says decisions to fight must stay with the president and Congress, while military leaders plan how to win. He warns against nuclear risks and urges decisive, technology-driven aims to deter future conflicts.
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Paul Harvey
Korea
South Korea
Vietnam
Asia
Defense
Melvin Laird
America
Congress
United States
Three Minutes A Day Blandes Program Sparks Mixed Reactions
A Maryland junior high hosted a Brotherhood Week experiment in which light haired students chose to use separate rest rooms doors stairways water fountains and sit at segregated tables. Parents opposed the program and it ended as volunteers felt it had begun to matter.
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Blandes
Maryland
Burger real estate ties spur Senate scrutiny of confirmation
Washington column outlines alleged real estate ties between Chief Justice Warren Burger and lobbyist Rowland Kirks connected to the National Automobile Dealers Association. It cites a 1964 East Capitol Street deal for 47 000 and questions whether FBI checks were sufficient, urging fuller Senate inquiry into Burger’s finances and potential conflicts.
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Drew Kane
Jack Anderson
Washington
Warren E. Burger
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Burger
Earl Warren
Abe Fortas
Court of Appeals
National Automobile Dealers Association
East Capitol Street
Rowland Kirks
Justice Burger
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dirksen
Illinois
Supreme Court
Sen
Mansfield
William Fulbright
Arkansas
FBI
D. C
Dr.ug Drapen
Ainnesota Bank
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Kirks
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Kenneth Strawberry
State Department
District of Columbia
Burger and
Strawberry
David Bazelon
Shelly Wright
William
Judge Burger
Myron Drapen
U.S. Court of Appeals
Defense
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Lyndon Johnson
New York
Sen. Wotheigh
Sim
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Tabecae Cifford
LBJ
Hawk
Pentagon
Vietnam
Sunlight Clock Oddities From Helsinki Nightfall
Don MacLean reports on Helsinki daylight quirks as summers bring endless sun and winters endless dusk. He recalls friends hosting porch sunsets at 7 p.m. and tourists misreading daybreak, noting pigeons struggling with perpetual light and the city’s near-polar daylight swing.
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Don Maclean
Helsinki
United
Petes
Sibelius
John L Lewis A Common Sense Labor Leader Perspective
Washington correspondent recallsJohn L Lewis famed for embracing automation to boost profits and wages. Lewis argued modernized industries lift living standards, noting make work practices hurt labor costs and efficiency. His stance helped modernize sectors and shape postwar prosperity amid rising living costs and burdensome building codes.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Indus
United States
Capital Scene Troop Withdrawal a Risky Concession
Washington report analyzes President Nixon’s plan to withdraw 25,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam without requiring a counter withdrawal by the Communists. The piece argues the move serves home front opinion and propaganda, offers little military effect, and could invite future concessions. It notes dove critics call it tokenism and warns the long-term peace effort may suffer.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
United States
Senate
Lene McGovern
South
Midway Island
Thieu
South Vietnam
Receptionists Face Scrutiny Over Truthful Hiring
A sharp critique notes that individuals unable to tell a lie may struggle in reception roles. The column argues for honesty as a job requisite and questions the fit of candid truth-tellers in customer-facing positions.
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