Offshore Oil Question Deserves Explanation
The May 13 1971 editorial questions if American lives in Indochina are sacrificed to serve offshore oil interests. It notes Vietnamese coast leases open to high bidders, ties war prolongation to keeping Thieu in power, and suggests oil company shareholders face risk if Communists prevail.
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Indochina
South
Vietnam
Ramparts
American Friends Service Committee
George Ball
Fortune
Forbes
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Pham Kim Ngoc
Thieu
Standard Oil
United States
Oil Concessions Sought in South Vietnam Offshore
The THEU-KY regime opens talks with Western oil majors to secure offshore concessions before South Vietnamese elections. Seismic work by Ampex suggests Southeast Asian reserves may rival Middle East levels, with Standard Oil New Jersey among key players.
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Ee Theu-Ky
South
Vietnam
Ampex Corporation
Middle East
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Handgun as Symbol in Gun Lobby Debate
Los Angeles Times interview with Wallaby Hornblower discusses handgun registration and licensing, Nixon administration opposition, and the gun lobby's assertion that the handgun is a sex symbol. The piece argues owners fear registration as a threat to manhood, suggesting crime may be tolerated to protect rights.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Nixon
National Commission On the Reform of Criminal Laws
Wallaby Hornblower
National Cheap Handgun Assn
Wallaby
America
United States
Readers' Forum voices on strip mining and Kerry critique
A Gazette readers' forum letter praises older voters' skepticism toward antistrippers in West Virginia while criticizing youth influence and strip mining, questioning reclamation, and noting a political write-in about John Kerry in Vietnam era context. The letter from Alden Marks in Minnora comments on Kerry and current U.S. Vietnam views.
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the Gazette
West Virginia
Auger
Huntington
Kerry
John Kerry
Vietnam
Alden Marks
Minnora
Lockheed loan debates hinge on facts not ideologies
Senate and House hearings probe the administration plan to guarantee 250 million in bank loans to Lockheed. Questions target loan terms, collateral, control rights, and whether government aid is warranted. Critics urge full public scrutiny before action in 30 to 40 days, warning against a snow job.
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Washington
Congress
Lockheed
Tristar
Sovens
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Reserve
House
Senate
Dcio
McDonnell-Douglas Co
McDonell-Douglas
McDonnell-Douglas
Los Angeles
Fear of Burned Hands Reflects Split U S Response to Pakistan Crisis
Anthony Lewis argues that Britain mobilizes relief for East Pakistan while the United States responds with limited public concern. He cites Vietnam war attitudes shaping coverage, compares South Vietnam and independent India, and criticizes Washington for hesitating to press Yahya Khan. He notes US aid totals about half daily Vietnam spending and calls for balanced action.
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United States
India
Nixon
East Pakistan
Britain
Vietnam
Pakistan
South Vietnam
John Foster Dulles
E. M. Forster
Washington
Hart
Yahya Khan
East
Yahya
State Department
Public disclosure plea from Stevenson letter
June 14, 1971 letter from George Adlai E Stevenson to Adlai E Stevenson urges full disclosure by the state government. The note, signed TT, Cash Balancer, Springfield, Tl, appears as a brief syndicated scrap on page one.
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Adlai
Adlai E. Stevenson
Springfield
Those ums Can Find Work Case For Welfare Reform
A Washington Post analysis argues that skilled white collar workers with long expertise lose jobs and struggle to find new roles. It contrasts harsh judgments on the unemployed with sympathy for affluent job seekers, noting persistent assumptions that the poor are lazy and that plenty of jobs exist but are rejected by those without opportunity.
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The
Washington Post
Washington
State Department
Foreign Service
Brade
Buddy
Jiffy Johns
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Mother For Peace
Donna Reed
Hollywood
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Etty
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United
Rbi
Zine
Southeast Asia
Art Buchwald
Antistrippers
Aes
China
Joseph Kraft
Chrysler
Pan American
Penn Central
Defense Department
Defense
Packard
Rolls Royce
Rolls
Edward Heath
General Electric
Anthony Lewis
New York Times
London
England
House of Commons
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Saigon
British Broadcasting Corp
Alan Hart
Yours
George
William Raspberry
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