Contrasting Views on Worldliness From Ancient Texts and Schopenhauer
The quote recalls I Timothy urging contentment and godliness with gain. It contrasts a man who finds the world barren with one who sees it rich and meaningful, reflecting Schopenhauer's probing of perception and value.
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I Timothy
Arthur Schopenhauer
FBI's New Priority Fight Against Organized Crime
Washington dispatch notes acting director L Patrick Gray III moving toward a major stepup in the FBI drive against organized crime. The piece cautions that the report offers little solid support for the claim and urges a sustained, prioritized effort to curb a persistent national threat with roots older than recent gang wars.
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L. Patrick Gray III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gray
FBI
Underworld
al Capone
DDT ban widens as EPA moves toward full restriction
The 1969 US ban on most DDT uses gains momentum through a broad EPA order. EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus calls for stronger action while manufacturers appeal the ruling and environmentalists seek elimination of exceptions. The debate cites health and food security risks versus disease control benefits.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Agriculture Department
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Tax Loopholes Debate Stirs Bow Tax Review Findings
Rep Frank Bow cites Treasury data showing 106 households with incomes over 200000 paid no federal income tax in 1970. He highlights foreign taxes, state and local taxes, charitable gifts, and other deductions that reduce liability, arguing reforms must preserve core tax structure and fairness.
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Congress
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Treasury Department
Bow
U. S
Tweedledee and Tweedledum in American Politics
A columnist argues Americans seek a clear center choice in elections. He notes 1964 favored moderation over hard lines in Vietnam and explores how political gravity pulls parties toward the center. The piece weighs McGovern’s radical proposals against Nixon’s moderation and predicts centrism will dominate both parties in 1972.
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Tweedledee
Tweedledum
Vietnam
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Ambassadors and closer US Japan ties urged by senior Japanese officials
Senior Japanese officials privately urge the United States to appoint a trusted intermediary close to President Nixon to represent U.S. interests in Tokyo. They favor a less formal, more personal cooperation that bypasses rigid bureaucratic niceties and emphasizes frank, human understanding. They advocate joint efforts in political, trade, investment, and aid relations, including potential cooperation with China and the Soviet Union to avoid pitfalls of separate approaches.
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United States
Tokyo
Nixon
U.S
Japan
U. S
Far East
Pacific Basin
China
Soviet Union
Useless But Interesting Sports Comeback Note
A playful reflection on comebacks in sports and the aging athlete. The piece notes people in other fields never reaching such peaks, hints at shifting taxes on departing travelers, and ends with a bus rider’s humorous gripe about morning routines.
Nixon Campaign Operators Entertain In Lavish Style
The Nixon campaign's operators reported April and May expenses totaling 34531 dollars for commercial flights 6318 for charters and 3714 for government planes. In New York they stayed at the Waldorf Astoria and the Boca Raton Club stood out in Florida. The White House hosted a April 19 reception funded by the Republican Finance Committee.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Florida
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Bay Hill Club
Orlando
Fla
Canyon Hotel
Palm Springs
Calif
Century Plaza
Los Angeles
del Webb Townhouse
Phoenix
Ambassadors Hotel
Miami
Washington
Gramercy Inn
Avignone Freres
New Orleans
la Ruth’s
White House
Republican Finance Committee
Illinois
O’brien
New York
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Chicago
Vietnam War Returnees Face Deadly Diseases Warned
The Medical Letter warns 2.5 million Americans stationed in Southeast Asia since 1965 may bring home infectious diseases such as malaria gonorrhea and drug resistant TB. Doctors urged extensive screening on return and civilian physicians to beware endemic illnesses.
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Medical Letter
Vietnam
United States
U. S. Public Health Service
South Vietnam
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