Editorial realism urged at home amid Nixon era tone
The piece argues for realism over rhetoric in U S policy both domestically and abroad. It ties Nixon's hardline military stance to Eisenhower's warned military industrial complex and to Lyndon B Johnson's administration, noting Johnson's dismissive attitude toward critics. The editorial critiques leaders for extended hardline defense policies.
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Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Southeast Asia
White House
U. S. Air Force Academy
Congress
Vietnam
Thieu
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wise
Soviet Union
James 8. Pearson
Kansas
Madison Avenue
Burnham calls for 1000 inspectors to police Soviet arms
James Burnham argues that only a reciprocal introduction of each side’s strategic experts into the other nation’s system could verify any arms agreement. He envisions a thousand Americans with total access to Soviet nuclear data, paired with a similar Russian presence in the United States, to deter cheating and restore stability.
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Wiliam F. Buckley
Naional Review
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Soviet Union
Burnham
Moscow
Washington
Kremlin
U.S
Congress
Old Gap Trick for City Pools Budget Fight
Washington plans a defense style overrun plea to Congress to fund 15 municipal pools. Aged argument suggests Moscow playground parity could pressure lawmakers, if Mayor pitches inflation and overruns with a defiant stance.
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Washington Post
Washington
District of Columbia
Recreation
Walter Washington
Congress
Doyle
Moscow
Reader Letter Warns of Decline and One-World Church
Mae Luddy of 1218 Lee St writes in a Readers Forum lamenting modern secularism and loss of faith. She criticizes political and religious leaders, warns of a coming one-world government, and predicts a tribulation before Christ's reign.
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Jesus
Rap Brown
Christ
Mae Luddy
Lee St
City
Nixon plan to privatize the U S Postal Service
Washington for the centurys benefit experts see potential for efficient next day mail if Congress adopts the Nixon plan to convert the U S Postal Department into a private corporation. Opponents warn of risks and political entanglements amid a growing mail volume and a $1.2 billion annual deficit.
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Congress
U. S. Postal Department
Lawrence O’brien
Winton Blount
Chicago
U.S
Nixon
O’brien
Johnson Commission On Postal Organization
Post Office
Blount
O'Brien
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
House Post Office Committee
Udall
Post Office Department
US Postal Service
Lwans
Johnson
George Mean
Unrest Grows Over Moore July Special Session Edict
West Virginia lawmakers show unease as Governor Moore plans a July 21 special session with little draft work or disclosed bills. Critics warn it risks hurried, poorly drawn measures and could waste time without vital data from ongoing tax and government studies.
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Moore
Senate
Lloyd Jackson
West Virginia University Bureau of Business Research
West Virginia
Charleston
Sen Jennings Randolph Honest Washington DC
Senator Jennings Randolph of Washington DC is highlighted in a feature on page 26 detailing his career and public service. The piece profiles his tenure in the U.S. Senate and his role in regional and national politics.
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Jennings Randolph
Honest
Washington, D.C
Nixon Thieu Midway talks weigh troop withdrawals in Vietnam
Nixon and Thieu prepare to discuss American troop withdrawals at Midway with focus on mutual withdrawal and troop replacement as means to ease antiwar pressure. Officials warn of risks of prolonged war and potential public backlash if troops remain.
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Washington
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Midway
Vietnam
State Department
South Korea
Taiwan
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Paris
Thien
United States
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