Editorials On Saving Research Fosters Economic Crime Charge
Mrs. Donald Josephson of Grand Rapids argues federal budget cuts harm medical research while funding SST and space programs. An accompanying Grand Rapids Press editorial notes Nixon seeks 662 million over five years for SST with initial 95.9 million approved, while medical research suffers under budget juggling labeled as economy. The Wall Street Journal reports Roswell Park Memorial Institute as a case example.
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Donald Josephson
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hiw Aanity
Josephson
Grand Rapids Press
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Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Pentagon
The
Wall Street Journal
New York
Roswell Park Memorial
Roswell
Stanley W. Olson
Health, Education and Welfare
Sidney Farber
American Cancer Society
Josepsen
Marijuana harvest spans Kansas and nation in 1960s era
The New York Times survey notes a large marijuana crop across the United States, with Kansas fields stretching over 50 000 acres and wild growth along tracks and riverbanks. The piece discusses farmer protests, quail habitat concerns, state law change proposals, and a broader critique of federal medical research funding.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York Times
United States
Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
Docking
Marlboro
Vermont
Post-Dispatch
Washington
Media debate over Haynsworth defeat exposes split in press
In 1969 the liberal Eastern Establishment and three networks argued how to report Judge Clement Haynsworth’s failed Supreme Court bid. A vote followed: 55 supported breaking the news while 45 refused, revealing media tensions with the Nixon administration.
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Washington Post
Haynsworth
Supreme Court
Agnew
Averell Harriman
Washington, D.C
Nixon
John Mitchell
Gen. Mitchell
Clement, Heynsworth
Abe Fortaus
United States Supreme Court
Readers' Forum Editorials Spark Broadsides on Police and Civil War
The letter by S Charleston readers defends police integrity against a Gazette critique and praises radar as a speeding deterrent. It cites court records and traffic deaths to argue for professional policing and warns against editorial slant. Alden Marks counters Anderson on Confederate reverence as historical truth. Dope legalization critics fault federal education policies and tax money debunking.
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South Charleston
South Charleston Police Department
Gazette
R. J. Williamson Police Department
South
Charleston
Woitie
Mr. Anderson
Alden Marks
Minnera
What Is War Doing
James Reston argues that U S investigations into military and political wrongs are flawed. He cites Song My and other cases, presses for a presidential commission to review the evidence, and urges accountability beyond the Pentagon to show war does not define the nation.
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Congress
Saigon
Green Berets
Song My
Green Beret
Johnson
Defense
Clark Clifford
Gerald Ford
Michigan
U. S
Bang My
Pentagon
Nixon
Kennedy
Vietnam
Armed Services
Arms control shifts reduce West German and U.S. military vetoes
Washington commentary argues that renouncing germ warfare and ratifying the Nonproliferation Treaty reflect waning opposition from key centers like the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Bonn’s Christian Democrats. With Brandt’s SDP government in place, U.S.-Soviet talks in Helsinki gain momentum toward genuine arms reductions and LIMITS on nuclear spread.
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Washington
Powers of Light
Moscow
Atlantic Alliance
Helsinki
Soviet Union
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Pentagon
White House
Joint Chiefs
Vietnam
Johnson
Nixon
Liles Shei
West Germany
NPT
Bonn
Christian Democrats
Willy Brandt
Herr Brandt
Russia
Miners Clash Over Pot and Kettle Metaphor
A December 1 1969 note from Boyle Yablonski and Enemies in Washington D C to Tony and Jack raises a blunt question about who is the pot and who is the kettle as miners face a dispute. Page 1 reports.
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Tony
Jack
Fortas explores juvenile crime and reform at Mayflower talk
Former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas told the Juvenile Court Practice Institute at the Mayflower Hotel that juvenile crime is a national crisis. He warned the system fails to curb recidivism and urged major investments in counseling and neighborhood custodial care to replace punitive models.
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Abe Fortas
Mayflower
High Court
Juvenile Court Practice Institute
Foertas
Sorlas
Supreme Court
Fortas
Jnvenie
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Joseph Kraft
Yours
James Kilpatrick
America
Eas
Portas
Gault
Arizona
Gerald Gault
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