Meir Wins Premier Post as Dayan Yields in Israel
Golda Meir secures the prime ministership after a Labor Party showdown with Defense Minister Moshe Dayan. Dayan agrees to stay, while the National Religious Party joins Labor to form a solid coalition. The move enables Israel to pursue peace talks with room for concessions and aims to stabilize Middle East tensions.
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Middle East
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Dayan
Likud
Mrs. Meir
National Religious Party
NRP
Labor
Israel
Dollar under siege by inflation fear says columnist
Inflation press drives talk of converting greenbacks to metal as rumors swirl about big silver futures and high yielding deposits. The piece argues cash loses value, Gresham’s law will punish paper money, and high interest rates reflect a shifting economy with limits on future buying power.
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Tax Deductions at Nixon Spotlight Stirring Voter Anger
A Letter from an upstate New York mail carrier illustrates broad voter dissatisfaction with Richard Nixon over Watergate and his large tax deductions. Readers argue Nixon should pay more taxes. else, the GOP faces a political burden as inflation and unemployment rise and gasoline costs stay high. The piece cites campaign strategists linking the tax issue to Republican defeats and calls for accountability amid a widening economic Morass.
Impeachment by general principles debated in law talk
A professor notes a student suggestion to impeach a president for offenses framed as general principles rather than criminal acts. He warns such a shift risks political manipulation, audit trails, and potential Supreme Court review, while contrasting views of Berger and Ford.
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Harvard Law School
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Gerald Ford
Douglas
House
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Nixon
Andrew Johnson
Chase
Senate
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Connecticut insurers win first energy conservation award
Good Citizens New Englanders, long frugal, are honored as Connecticut insurance firms receive the first energy conservation award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Insurers led voluntary programs cutting motoring speeds to 50 mph, heating to 68 degrees, and forming car pools. Governors and lawmakers backed the campaign. Some companies supplied hot dots reflectors to thousands of schoolchildren to boost morning visibility. The award affirms Connecticut’s view that local insurers excel in good citizenship and public service.
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Insurance Association
U.S. Department of Commerce
Connecticut
Hypocrisy in Inflation Talks on Defense Costs
Washington critics overinflate inflation's role in defense budgeting and claim war-time costs were comparable to today. The piece notes WWII and WWI force sizes, naval power, and nuclear futures, arguing current outlays reflect real price rises and program complexity rather than scapegoats for inflation.
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