Mansfield Effort Gallant Yet Failures in Senate Plan
Editorial notes Sen. Mansfield proposed halving U S forces in Western Europe by year end prompting debate over NATO Warsaw Pact troop reductions. Though defeated, the move spurred Soviet interest in talks and NATO ministers urged focus on Russia’s willingness to negotiate. The piece lauds Mansfield as gallant despite criticism from Nixon administration and hawks.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Europe
Mansfield
U.S
Leonid Brezhnev
Sen
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Lisbon
Russia
France
United States
Soviet Union
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Nixon
Sen. Mansfield
Smiles and Scowls Highlight Local Civic Notices
Citizens recognize contributions from the Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission the Governor’s office Adj Gen Jack Blair the National Guard the 53rd MP Bn St Albans Army recruiters Hugh Bosely and stage hands at Municipal Auditorium and others to a recent Army Field Band and Soldiers Chorus concert. A state water board notice awards pollution permits to Linan Smokeless Coal Co for three Shavers Fork mines amid objections over trout stream pollution. Local praise for Bill Painter of a Thayer Street fried chicken place and blooming perimeter plants. Officials blamed for highway and bridge hazards receive mentions as do Quakers appealing to President Nixon over military police links. The Governor’s Office is noted for spending 90 dollars on an electric wastebasket while the city street department fixes a pothole on the South Side Bridge approach.
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Kanawha County
West Virginia Water Resources Board
Linan Smokeless Coal Co
Shavers Fork
Monongahela National Forest
Couldn't Money Have Been Saved on Quarrier Street
The piece discusses the Quarrier Street widening from Capitol to Summers in Charleston. It notes the city began alone last fall with a $22,000 bid, then a state plan under a federal program raised costs to $43,000 with the city's share $22,800. The result adds sidewalk relocation and park landscaping, prompting concern over taxpayer value and wasteful rebuilding.
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Summers
Charleston
State Department of Highways
Student Fares to Europe Upset Family Travel Economics
The piece argues Pan American and Sabena cut student airfares to Europe, making trips home cheaper for students while raising costs for nonstudents. It humorously suggests a parents fare instead, noting the real economic impact on families and airline revenue.
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New York Times
Washington
Pan American
Sabena
Europe
United States
Mao & Trotsky
Pentagon
Chartres
Venice
Delphi
Brussels
Copenhagen
Airlines
Readers' Forum Highlights Race Prejudice and Aging Challenges
Letters discuss prejudice against black soldiers in Korea and the aging population's income crisis. Contributors note low Social Security benefits, insufficient private pensions, and the 1971 White House Conference addressing income, employment, health, housing, and training. A second writer commends Meals on Wheels volunteers from Temple Israel, praising ecumenical spirit and senior support.
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White House
Bob Grubbs
MacCorkle City
Reform vs Politics in Nixon Revenue Sharing Debate
The piece surveys White House and Congress views on Nixon's revenue sharing, noting Murray L. Weidenbaum's open minded stance, Mills vs Muskie tensions, and Panetta's call for a mixed approach. It weighs political pressures, potential compromises, and the aim of a more efficient federal role in welfare and state finance.
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New York Times Service
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the Treasury
Murray L. Weidenbaum
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
John Byrnes
Wisconsin
Mills
Senate
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
New York City
Leon Panetta
Office of Civil Rights
Panetta
High Ceremony Sparks Do It Yourself Divorce Obsession
Harvard theologian Harvey Cox critiques the Love Story film as corny, condemns a Mary McDermott Shideler liturgy for an amicable divorce of a couple named Matthew and Anne Surrey. The satirical ceremony mocks sacral language, ends with ironic blessings and a plea for a burial office for embryos.
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Harvard
Harvey Cox
Dr. Cox
Christian Century Magazine
Intercepted Message Question on For Whom Hamburger
A June 5 1971 letter to Liz from Elizabeth Ross a St Albans college graduate asks which pronoun fits before hamburger Who is the hamburger for or whom is the hamburger for The note hints at a page 1 feature titled Intercepted Message and preserves names and place in a concise readers letter style
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Liz
Nixon Signals New Era in Foreign Policy Strategy
The Washington Post reports President Nixon seeks a new era in foreign policy. He promotes a peace candidate image tied to Vietnam troop withdrawals and growing US ties with the Soviet Union China Europe and the Middle East. Analysts caution on real progress and upcoming NATO SALT and Middle East talks.
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Nixon
Birmingham
Ala
West Point
Vietnam
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Soviet Union
China
Europe
Middle East
Indochina
Cambodia
Laos
Nguyen van Thieu
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Suez Canal
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