Editorial Page In Our Opinion On predicting the next ten months
The piece reflects on past U S involvement in World War II and the long costs of Korea and Vietnam. It notes economic progress and higher living standards since the war, and questions the ability to forecast the decade ahead. It contrasts optimistic and pessimistic views of the mid 1970s.
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North
Vietnam
Cuba
Algeria
Peru
Ecuador
Paul Harvey on youth vote power in 1972 race
The piece notes both parties court young voters yet registration lags. In 1960 Illinois decided the election by 8,858 votes. New 18 to 20 year olds exceed 600,000 but turnout remains uncertain. Surveys show about 50 percent Democrat, 20 percent Republican, 30 percent nonpartisan among youth.
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Nixon
New York City
Paul Giblin
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United Auto
Census Bureau
California
Voung
Three Minutes A Day Students Lead Local Work Programs
Denver Manual High School students run a gasoline station, lay sidewalks, and design miniparks under their own corporations as part of a Head Start program in the world of work. Two construction projects total $50,000, giving disadvantaged teens real job experience and insight into budgeting and decimals.
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Denver Manual
Manual
Nixon Seeks Another Term With Presidential Car Jibe
The piece notes Nixon’s gag about selling the presidential limousine while hinting he aims to stay in office for four more years. The line contrasts the car’s size and fuel use with political ambitions.
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Richard Nixon
Watergate links Mitchell to espionage witness Baldwin says
Washington dossier details Alfred Baldwin's claim that Alfred Baldwin joined the Mission Impossible crew spying on the Democratic Party. It notes McCord's role, a gunpoint arrest, and memos sent to Mitchell. It also accuses Justice Department officials of misrepresenting bank record subpoenas and cites Senate questioning of William Lynch.
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Washington
Atty
John Mitchell
Alfred Baldwin
Mission Impossible
Democratic Party
Mitchell
Baldwin
James McCord, Jr
Nixon
McCord
Democratic
White House
Campaign Committee
Reeves and Harrison
George McGovern
FBI
Martha Mitchell
Connecticut
Justice Department
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
Organized Crime
William Lynch
Senate
John Tunney
D-Calif
Lynch
U.S
Jane Fonda
Bennjamin Spock
Floyd McKissick
Tunney
Mac's World Leash too short for him
Opinion columnist laments U S weakness in foreign disputes. Puts current actions and hesitations beside historic shows of resolve, cites tuna wars with Peru and Ecuador and the Iceland England clash as examples. Calls for firmer stance and asserts image harms national will. Notes McGovern recount chatter and poll optimism.
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Russia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
England
Iceland
U.S
Peru
Ecuador
Royal Navy
Finder's
Finder’s
Nuclear power delays threaten U.S. energy plans says NEA
Washington argues that growing demand for electric power and fuel, plus delays in licensing and vague standards, jeopardize future energy supply. AEC officials cite 80 urgent regulatory topics and 81 approved standards needing guides, hindering plant planning and project start.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
United States
Federal Power Commission
Iine
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Capital Scene Dems Face Tight November in Complex Battle
Washington report frames the 1972 election as a three-way effort among Republicans for Nixon, Connally’s neutrality group, and Democratic House seats, with Democrats aiming to limit losses while McGovern lingers as a distant nominee. Republicans need 41 House seats and five Senate seats, but face a challenging map amid a Nixon landslide focus. A skeptical quip about truth closes the piece.
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William S. White
Washington
Congress
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
White House
Democrats For Nixon
John Connally
Connally
Connally People
National Committee
Republican House
Senate
Pina
Congressional Republicans
House
G.O.P
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