Editorial urges broadening government priorities for jobs bill
The piece critiques Congress for sending a 5.5 billion economic development bill to President Nixon, who reportedly plans a veto. It argues the public works provisions would create jobs and fund facilities, while noting inflation concerns and past support for defense programs. The editors urge enactment of the full bill to aid unemployed citizens and improve public services.
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White House
Nixon
William H. Harsha
Ohio
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House Public Works Committee
Boeing Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Gung Ho
Republican Party
Bre
West Virginia Jay tees honored for 21 months of service
Smiles and scowls greet West Virginia Jay efforts that have ranked the group first nationwide over the past 21 months. The New York Times is praised for its Vietnam administration expose while the Nixor or Mitchell administration is urged to allow press freedom. Michael Victorson, Stonewall Jackson student council member, named congressional page by Rep. Slack. Herschel Foundation donates $30,000 to Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission capital fund.
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New York Times
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Atty
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Michael Victorson
Stonewall Jackson
John Slack
Herschel Foundation
Kanawha County
NEASO
Kilpatrick Nod Hard to Justify in Hutchinson Appointment
Kilpatrick's induction to a key Hutchinson post draws criticism because he is indicted. Officials argue awaiting court resolution undermines public trust, though his housing and zoning expertise could aid a federal plan. Charleston's long quest for a compliant comprehensive plan lingers unresolved.
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Norman L. Kilpatrick
Hutchinson
Kilpatrick
Charleston
Hearn Misses The Great TV Cassette Revolution
Russell Baker portrays a man named Hearn as he confronts a society buzzing with political, cultural, and sex revolutions. He lags behind peers in fashion and ideas while ordering a TV cassette and wearing a hammer and sickle tie, triggering mockery at home.
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Hearn
Readers' Forum Letter on POWs and editorials
A letter to the Gazette criticizes President Nixon's Vietnam policy and an editorial on withdrawal deadlines. The writer argues French POW releases in 1954 were incomplete and compares potential American POW outcomes to those figures, questioning press biases and quoting names from Charleston society.
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Final Irony in McNamara Papers Showdown Over Secrecy
James Reston weighs the legal clash as the U S attorney general seeks court injunctions to suppress disclosure of the McNamara Pentagon study. He argues the documents expose deceptions and pose a test of the press free of national security fears, with courts and history to judge the outcome.
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Pentagon
United States
Mitchell
Republic
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Clark Clifford
Robert McNamara
Vietnam
Tenant unions grow amid housing decline and law changes
The piece surveys rising tenant organizations across the United States as housing quality worsens and rents rise. It notes New York City's push to organize renters, Californias CHC proposal package to empower tenants, and broad legal shifts aimed at equity between renters and owners, amid opposition from real estate interests.
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Los Angeles Times
United States
America
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Chicago
New Jersey
Maine
Nebraska
Wisconsin
New York City
Benjamin Atman
Altman
National Housing and Economic Development Act Project
Berkeley
California Housing Coalition
Assembly
Senate
Ronald Reagan
CHC
Stoke
Philadelphia
Detroit
Beverly Hills
Intercepted Message From 1971 In Frametown
A June 17 1971 note from George Gordon to Gordon warns against actions that expose a handicap. The message appears in the Frametown column On the Go and references a story on page 29.
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Frametown
Hard Lessons Taught in NEA Fight
Washington reports a bitter clash between the National Education Association and its staff union NEASO. The dispute features a strike, demands for sweeping pay scales, travel, benefits, leave, sabbatical, and agency shop provisions, signaling a shift in teaching labor dynamics.
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National Education Assn
Aflcio
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James Reston
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