Iowa Editorial Urges Team-Ticket Governor-Lieutenant Governor Plan
An Iowa editorial discusses William Harbor and Arthur Neu in the lieutenant governor race. It argues for a team-ticket system with separate nominating paths, calls for clarifying lieutenant governor duties, and proposes removing presiding duties over the senate to create a full-time No. 2 executive.
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Peaker Wiliam Harbor
Iowa House
Cedar Rapids
Vienam
Harbor
Senate
Arthur Neu
Legislative
Hey That's Crummy EARS AGO Giants Star Ott to Mets Trade Probed
Historic era review notes Mel Ott's 22 year Giants career and his later managership while lamenting modern baseball's money driven shifts. It contrasts Ott's loyalty with Willie Mays's sale to the Mets and the Giants' slide toward cellar depth as old loyalties fade.
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Melvin T. Ott
New York Giants
Ott
Mel
Giant
Giants
Milwaukee
San Diego
Chattanooga
Spokane
Willie Mays
Willie
Mets
Mays
Bobby Thompson
Monte Irvin
Gotham
Flatbush
News as a Weapon Pentagon Misfires From the New York Times
The editorial argues newspapers must inform, not serve as censors. It condemns U S pressure to suppress North Vietnamese statements and to accept U S claims as truth. It warns censorship harms journalism and stresses American press independence.
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New York Times
Haiphong
United States
Editorial Defends Highway Commission Pay Policy
The letter argues the Iowa State Highway Commission is not obligated to cover all city maintenance costs for primary extensions. It notes state law allows voluntary cost sharing and that the commission reimburses routine rural-style maintenance while urban tasks remain municipal responsibility. The piece urges accountability and cautions against political scapegoating amid wartime sentiment.
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The
Highway Commission
Code of
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Exile for Nixon in China and the Soviet Union
The columnist questions President Nixon's overseas diplomacy and spending, doubting its value while U S troops die in Vietnam. It references Mrs Nixon favoring Russian youth, and warns against a leader who signs treaties abroad and drinks vodka while Americans suffer casualties at home.
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Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Editorial Forum Letters Policy Summary
The Gazette welcomes reader opinions on issues or events and limits letters to about 400 words. One letter per writer per month. anonymity is not allowed. Include name, address, signature, and telephone number for authenticity. Submissions may be shortened before publication.
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Gazette
Energy Use and Conservation in 20th Century Power Strains
A PA media summary argues that rising heat season demands push electric use higher while reserves lag. It notes oil and gas provide about 75 percent of energy, with losses in conversion and only 60 percent reliability of plants. It highlights need for storage, transmission advances and environmental considerations.
Zero Reproduction Specter Haunts Kids of the Sixties
New York Times Service columns wonders if the 60s generation, once rallying for antiwar and music, will stop reproducing and thus reshape society. The piece blends satire and paranoia, imagining the kids aging into power and Training their few offspring to keep their status, while lamenting lost youth culture.
Dove in Perfect Flight Misleads on Southeast Asia
A columnist likens Clifford to a dove performing in public view while critiquing his Vietnam war stance. The piece accuses him of shifting positions, presenting a swift, misleading narrative about communism and US force withdrawal. It highlights his assertions on Vietnam threats and prisoner returns.
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Ashington
Clark Clifford
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Evening TV News
Blue Ridge Mountains
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon’s Southeast Asia policy sparks debate over Thieu regime
The piece contrasts Nixon’s actions in Vietnam with Clifford’s view that U S aims should be to preserve a Thieu led Saigon while warning that the war’s outcome may hinge on Nixon’s denial measures. It notes Clifford’s call for an overall settlement surrendering Southeast Asia to communists and questions his credibility. Washington Star Syndicate
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Clifford
Mr. Nixon
Thieu
Nixon
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Defense
United States
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
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the People's Forum
Russia
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Ummer
Humen
Newspaper Enterprise Association
By Russell Baker
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Clifford Veers
Indo-China
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