Lodge Calls For One Week Break In Paris Talks
Ambassador Lodge abruptly proposes a one week recess to shake up stalled Paris negotiations. Both Hanoi and Viet Cong criticize the move as U S fault or lack of sincerity while Lodge insists all proposals remain on the table and hints at further punctuations if talks do not progress.
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Paris
Ambassador Lodge
U.S
Lodge
Hanoi
Mister Big
Pinkertons
Rome
IRS to publish zip code income data may fuel junk mail
Congressman James O Hara argues the IRS plans to release income data by zip code risking invasions of privacy and junk-mail burdens. The piece criticizes federal agencies Census Bureau and Postal Service for privacy risks and service burdens in a Cedar Rapids context.
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Michigan
James O'Hara
Internal Revenue Service
Cedar Rapids
Census Bureau
Post Office Department
IRS
Sunlight Theory Sparks Time Debate and Mixed Reactions
A Texas reader argues that daylight saving time disrupts daily life and fuels social ills, proposing four years of Standard time to restore balance. The letter notes many Americans do not experience sun time at noon yet reports show no clear behavioral changes from time-zone differences.
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NCE
Texas
Dreamland
Long Wait for Mr Big Induces Wrath, Russell Baker
A 1960s view of American government as a distant machine provoking public rage. The piece describes checks and balances as insulation from mass passions, leading to institutional ossification. It notes riots, protests, and the Vietnam Moratorium as signs of breakdown in governance and public trust.
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Mr. Big
Washington
Chicago
America
The People's Forum Must Curb Population Growth
A letter argues population growth threatens resources and advocates focusing more on population control. It critiques sex education funded by moral decline concerns and warns civic decay risks, urging active opposition to perceived societal erosion.
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People's Forum
Paul Ehrlich
Stanford University
Ehrlich
Postal veto ties raise to reform in Nixon push
President Nixon told GOP leaders he would veto the postal pay raise unless paired with postal reform. Rep H Allen Smith urged including reform to keep the package alive. Humphrey pressed for faster troop withdrawals and a cease fire while Les Arends warned of postal worker influence. Ford urged advance warning of a veto. Allott criticized Democratic inaction on arm reform.
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Humphrey
Nixon
Illinois
Les Arends
House
G.O.P
Jerry Ford
Colorado
Gordon Allott
Senate
Republican Conference
Flags and Patriotism Split Public View in Harris Poll
Louis Harris surveys show 25 percent of U S households display flag decals on cars or homes with small regional differences. The study finds patriotism decline blamed on draft unrest war and racial turmoil but also notes one quarter hold strong patriotic feelings while public sentiment remains pragmatic and varied.
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Harris
New Left
U.S.A
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Cedar Rapids Gasette
By Russell Baker
Ashington
Downers
Supreme Court
Vietnam
David Broder
Pinkerton
New York Times Service
Russell Baker
Gazette
State Department
By Jack Anderson
Hhh
Bell McClure Syndicate
Arends
FORD
Louis Harris
Harris Survey
SDS
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