Hughes Realist Iowa Senator Quits Presidential Run
Harold Hughes, longtime Iowa governor and U.S. senator, withdraws from the 1972 Democratic presidential race. He cites lack of enthusiasm and support, noting his focus remains on national issues like drug and alcohol policy and social problems.
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Gree
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Hughes
State Commerce Commission
Washington
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Midwest
Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
United States
Tax relief for seasonal workers via W-4E easing withholding
Officials note federal and state guides let seasonal workers with low previous year income avoid tax withholding using Form W-4E. Many employers still withhold, forcing refund claims. Awareness could cut payroll work next summer and save IRS time.
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Federal Internal Revenue Service
Donald Briggs
Iowa Revenue Department
Wanting Out Soviet Jews Chase
Buckley argues that Jewish refugees criticize Soviet persecution and urge world action. Letters from Levi Latzman and a Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry organizer press for Nixon statements, VOA broadcasts in Hebrew and Yiddish, and 30,000 emergency visas for Soviet Jews, amid U S and Israel immigration tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Levi Latzman
Israel
Latzman
Soviet Union
Kishinev
Voice of America
U.S
America
State Department
VOA
Shaky Through Corruption Thieu Totters on Drug Trade
An analysis of Nguyen Van Thieu’s shaky hold on power in Saigon notes his dependence on a network of generals and political operators. Maj. Gen. Ngo Dzu is named as a heroin trafficker, with assertions of military involvement in the drug trade and corruption tied to American oversight and intelligence. The piece discusses opium and heroin profits across Southeast Asia and the risk of a cover-up as elections approach.
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Ngo Dzu
II Corps
Robert H. Steele
R-Conn
House
Dzu
Southeast Asia
Ellsworth
Steele
Vietnam
CIA
Thieu
Nguyen Cao
Dru
Laos
Burma
Thailand
Hanoi Play Trying To Fool ALL BA
C L Sulzberger reports Hanoi aims to sway American opinion by arguing the public can be misled about Indo China policy. The piece notes Le Duc Tho and Madame Binh press diplomacy in Paris, claiming withdrawal guarantees and prisoner release with Thieu replaced, while denying alliances.
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Aris
Abraham Lincoln
Hanoi
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Paris
le Duc Tho
Madame Binh
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
North
South Vietnam
Secret Pentagon studies reveal near nuclear danger in crises
A dozen or more reports from the Pentagon’s Weapons System Evaluation Group, buried in vaults, reveal minute by minute analyses of U S operations from Laos to Suez and Cuba crises. The Tonkin study links to the Vietnam affair and shows attempts to bar McNamara from access. Officials warn of strict secrecy to protect senior officers.
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Ashington
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
China
Defense Department
Secretary’s Office
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tary
Defense
Joint Chiefs
Brit Hume
Laos
Berlin
Congo
Lebanon
Congress
Gulf of Tonkin
Capitol Hill
Daniel Ellsberg
Tonkin
Robert McNamara
Military
Bell-McClure Syndicate
Advisory referendum on war withdrawal urged by Cedar Rapids group
Ronald J. Phillips of Concerned Citizens for Peace argues Cedar Rapids voters should be asked in a nonbinding advisory referendum to support full withdrawal from Indo-China by 1971 and prisoner exchange negotiations. He contends city council control, low per capita cost, and potential influence on national leaders justify holding the vote.
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Cedar Rapids
Indo-China
Citizens For Peace
Pacific
United States
Middle America
Congress
Library of Congress
U.S
Hanoi sets stage for winner take all settlement
The United States faces a deteriorating public opinion climate as Hanoi presses for a demand driven settlement. Communists argue they have won the political battle, seeking to force U S withdrawal from Vietnam and isolate Saigon from Washington while blocking any conditions in talks.
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U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Algeria
National Liberation Front
de Gaulle
Washington
Saigon
New York Times
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William F. Buckley, Jr
Student Struggle For
Washington Star Syndicate
William F
Buckley
Marquis Childs
United Feature Syndicate
By C. L. Sulzberger
U.S.A
Ge Sulzberger
Secre
France
Jack Anderson
the People's Forum
Ronald J. Phillips
Concerned Citizens For Peace
Regent Street NE
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