Nixon and the Presidency in War and Re election Focus
The piece argues that Nixon seeks re election while bearing the Vietnam burden, noting critics' charges of political motivation but defending his sincerity and crisis leadership. It portrays presidents as ambitious yet capable of hard choices, and it questions labeling Nixon a puppet to self interest.
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Hensel
Saigon
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Texas
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South Vietnam
Hanoi
Nixon Faces Vietnam Dilemma Over Possible Pause Talks
President Nixon weighs options if Hanoi and the Front halt the Hue invasion and seek a deal as North Vietnamese gains alarmingly progress. He vows to act as needed, short of atomic action or redeploying ground troops, amid ongoing fighting and Saigon’s uneasy stance. The piece blends editorial conjecture with historical context and references Pheidippides and Marathon.
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York
Nixon
Vietnam
Hue
Hanoi
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Washington
National Liberation Front
Thieu
Saigon
South Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Trates
Dmz
Weather and War Echo in Iowa Style
Humorist Baker jokes about fitting February to March while Iowa endures damp weekends and spring delays. The piece contrasts New York smog with Iowa seasons and warns Mother Nature remains unpredictable amid wartime tensions in Vietnam.
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A. Baker
Baker
New York City
Iowa
Russ Baker
Sticks
Mother Nature
Cedar Rapids Iowa City airport funding debate heats up
Letters urge regional approach to airport financing arguing for shared per capita costs and a Cedar Rapids Iowa City joint authority amid a $5 million quick vote and a $20 million near-term plan. A separate note laments Harold Hensel's resignation from the Council on Aging and praises its service to seniors.
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Iowa City
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O'Hare
W. D. Popek
Forest Drive
Fear Diplomatic Military Disasters
Washington authorities fear the Nixon Moscow summit could be undermined by the expanding Vietnam crisis. Evidence grows that U S intelligence underestimated Hanoi resources and aims in the South Vietnam invasion, with possible enemy gains within weeks that could weaken the president's bargaining position.
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South Vietnam
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May 1972 peril in Vietnam and global risk warned
U.S. officials warn Hanoi may seek full scale conquest of Saigon. Intelligence revised from weeks to months as North Vietnamese supply and reinforcements prove underestimated. May 1972 deemed most dangerous time in world politics since 1939, with risk to Nixon's detente and US Soviet diplomacy.
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West Germany
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Hanoi
Saigon
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Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Hitler
Poland
Nixon Charisma Lacking Yet Election Looks Safe
Harris Survey shows Nixon leads Democrats through 1972 with broad policy support and decisive actions such as the wage price freeze and China trip. Public doubts his personal warmth and inspirational appeal persist, though most see him as experienced and capable in foreign affairs.
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White House
Harris
House
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