Editorial distress signals in Nixon administration
The piece argues Secretary Finch faces repeated setbacks from the President and AMA allies. It contends political pressure shapes desegregation enforcement, health post nominations, and voting rights policy. It cites Dirksen Javits Goodell and Thurmond as forces in a self serving alliance that undermines the public interest.
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Robert H. Finch
Richard M. Nixon
Finch
Nixon
South
John H. Knowles
American Medical Assi
AMA
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
American Hospital Assn
Charles Goodell
R-N
Jacob K. Javits
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Justice Department
Dixie
The
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Supreme Court
End the Fight Over Cora Street in Charleston
In Charleston a long running dispute over Cora Street has reached a call for settlement with Ben Harrison. Harrison has defied City Hall by barricading his property and the city now offers 250 to purchase the right of way, which fails to reflect fair market value or compensate for ongoing obstruction. The editorial urges the city to buy Harrison's entire property at fair value and use any excess to create a neighborhood park.
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Charleston
Ben Harrison
Cora Street
Harrison
Corn Street
Vietnam
Nixon
Beadle College
South Dakota
Agnew
Ohio State
Moore
Marshall University
Jennings Randolph
Hurlington
Marshall
Lights Warning System For Car Heads Up On Lights
A West German inventor has perfected a simple inexpensive mechanism to detect exterior car lights. A glass fiber optical cable carries light from each exterior light to two dial indicators on the dash. If a headlight or braking light fails, the driver is instantly warned, preventing a dangerous driving condition and suggesting standard equipment for new cars.
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Ralph Nader
Beating the Cigarette by Russell Baker
The piece advises smokers to avoid conditioned triggers, quit work, and resist urges. It mockingly prescribes extreme, unsafe methods like beating oneself, suffocating with ice cold towels, and drastic actions to deter smoking, while urging lavish rewards and bizarre steps for nicotine abstinence.
Provisional Revolutionary Government Formed in Vietnam
The piece details the transformation of the Viet Cong National Liberation Front into a Provisional Revolutionary Government amid a Moscow conference. It notes leaders like Tran Buu Kiem and predicts shifts in international recognition, with Cuba Algeria Syria and Romania among early supporters and Russia weighing hard versus soft lines.
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Paris
Tran Buu Kiem
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Front
Liberation Front
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
China
Russia
Moscow
North Korea
Cuba
Syria
Algeria
Romania
Yugoslavia
The
South
Vietnam
Congress of the Front
Ing
Kraft and Nixon Spark International Political Tension
In a column style critique, Kraft argues United States policy misreads the Provisional Revolutionary Government and warns Nixon’s framing obscures real shifts in Vietnamese leadership. He links campus protests to broader political upheaval and urges officials to curb disruptive forces before damage spreads. William M. Arnold Huffing ton outlines concerns about funding from China via Havana fueling SDS activities.
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Assn
Randolph
SDS
Robert Byrd
Rep
Hechler
Sen
House of Representatives
Senate
China
Havana
William M. Arnold
Seventh Street
Huntington
Wasteful funeral trends prompt organ donation debate
A pivotal church convocation endorses memorial services over caskets and urges organ donation. Dr Fletcher cites kidney and liver shortages, morgue bequests, and moral questions about access to dialysis. The piece contrasts zeal for organ use with mortician opposition and religious concerns across Jewish and Christian communities.
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Convocation of
Canterbury
Church of England
Massachusetts
Joseph Fletcher
Adrian Kantrowitz
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Nixon withdraws Vietnam war momentum grows after initial pullback
James Reston argues President Nixon’s partial withdrawal in Vietnam risks accelerating the war’s momentum. He notes presidents can alter policy but cannot fully control pace, and that early pullbacks pressure broader withdrawals while sacrifices of soldiers’ families weigh on public support.
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New York
Nework
Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Withdrawal Dilemmas Shape Nixon Vietnam Policy
The article argues Nixon may reverse de escalation only if Vietnam conditions change, but antiwar sentiment and Hanoi Viet Cong demands for total troop withdrawal complicate any pullback. It notes weekly casualty lists and public pressure, while suggesting new developments in Washington Hanoi or Saigon could break the stalemate. The piece warns of growing Washington Saigon tensions and possible future clashes as withdrawal accelerates.
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New York
Ian
Fletcher
New York City
U.S
Washington State
Nixon
Johnson
Clark Clifford
Defense
Capitol
Washington
Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Saigon
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Students For 2 Democratic Society
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Provisional Revolutionary Government
United States
Lester Kinsolving
Hugh
George
Hugh A. Latimer
Israel
Knesset
Leo X
Leonardo da Vinei
Rome
Paul
James Reston
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