Editorial Page Assessing Ho Chi Minh’s lasting influence
The piece argues that Ho Chi Minh will not fade quickly from influence and that Hanoi may rely on a team beyond a single leader. It suggests outsiders cannot know inner communist deliberations, but warns against assuming Hanoi will abandon Ho’s intransigence soon. It urges openness to peace if Hanoi negotiators show flexibility.
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Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Kremlin
Stalin
United States
South Vietnam
Paris
Haynsworth nomination earns Nixon praise from conservative picks
Paul Harvey argues Haynsworth is a conservative choice for the Supreme Court and defends Nixon’s record on judicial appointments. He notes Haynsworth’s long circuit-court tenure, Republican alignment, and that critics focus on race or isolated decisions while overall temperament leans liberal senators will scrutinize. He frames the nomination as shaping the nation’s legal future and cites support for law and order.
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White House
Nixon
Haynsworth
High Court
Our
Tion
U.S
Richmond
John Mitchell
Eaynsworth
Greenville, S.C
Three Minutes A Day on Rights and the Common Good
Princeton professor Richard A. Fa warns that individual rights clash with the common good, urging a central framework to define and impose community interests. He argues moral and political solutions, not technical fixes, guide humanity toward shared welfare amid environmental and social pressures. He cites everyday folly and human behavior as proof that actions matter for all and calls for reflection on how choices affect future generations.
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Richard A. Fa
Princeton University
Washington Merry-Go-Round and Ho Chi Minh mystery
Washington column surveys Vietnam policy uncertainty after Ho Chi Minh death, noting CIA limits on North Vietnamese insight. The piece traces Ho’s many aliases across France, China, Russia, and Vietnam, and shifts to Navy training flights to Las Vegas and a Coke hearing with Sen. Talmadge.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Central Intelligence Agency
Hanoi
CIA
North Vietnam
Nguyen Sinh Cung
Nguyen Tat Thanh
Nguyen Ai Quoc
France
Nguyen the Patriot
China
Russia
Holy Minh
Ho the Enlighten
Mac's World Establishment devotion and Macy's middle name
Washington columnist recounts Stanley Arnold renaming himself Macy's after a Macy's client, then financing White House book purchases and American flag decals. He details Arnold's bold publicity stunts, including front-page ads, donations, and ventures with Yale, the White House ceremony, and Reader's Digest. Rumors mix in about Weather Bureau plans and a sinking Kennedy Culture Center.
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Don Maclean
Washington
Stanley Arnold
New York
Macy's
Macy
Arnold
America
Stanley
Norman
Macy’s
Rt York Times
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Cardinal Spellman
Jim Farley
John F. Kennedy
White House
Yale Library
Lyndon Johnson
Weather Bureau
Lady Bird
Pat
Nizon
California
Rayburn
Nader syndrome blamed for social ills shifts focus from individuals
Washington News columnist argues that blaming impersonal forces alone for highway deaths pollution poverty and discrimination ignores personal responsibility. He contends most problems arise from individual choices behind the wheel and in daily conduct, urging readers to own actions rather than a systemic copout.
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Bruce Biossatea
Washington
Ralph Nader
Detroit
Alph Nader
Nixon takes bold step in managing inflation
President Nixon moves to curb inflation by a 75 percent cutback in federal construction contracts, signaling a possible shift toward economic controls. The move sparks GOP and local official opposition while underscoring the dollar’s shrinking real value and rising prices. The piece argues the administration shows courage and the need for strong financial oversight amid a glut of public projects and investor unease.
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William S. White
Washington
Vietnam
Nixon
Wall Street
House
Price Administration
Nixon Moves White House On The Move
Washington residents relish the idea that President Nixon may base the White House in a mobile setup. The Summer and Winter houses shift from California to Florida, as discussions continue about making 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue an off season base. The notion mirrors his campaign pledge to keep the country on the move, with Dick considering a mobile executive mansion.
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Nixon
White House
California
Florida
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pat Nixon
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