Vindication claimed by Chicago Seven in riot conspiracy appeal
The Seventh Circuit upheld the riot conspiracy act as constitutional and found enough evidence for conviction, while noting Judge Julius Hoffman’s errors and a tense courtroom atmosphere. The defendants and supporters frame the ruling as vindication, but critics warn it could be seen as validating protest tactics and courtroom theatrics.
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7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Torial
Julius Hoffman
Chicago
Direct Mail Advertising Becomes Art Form Debate
Friendly strangers mail ads surge in tone and color prompting ire and humor. The Mail Preference Service by Direct Mail Advertising Association offers name removals and lists to tailor mail, though politicians and charities often stay outside the group. Some readers dream of separating real mail from cheerful strangers’ offers delivered globally for subscriptions over years.
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Direct Mail Advertising Association
Park Avene
New York
Mall
Berlin Wall Persists Despite West German Breakthrough Treaty
The Bonn East Berlin pact is hailed as a Cold War milestone yet the Berlin wall and border remain, with skepticism over Brandt's victory and the treaty’s real impact on German unity and European security. The broader Cold War endgame and UN entry for both Germanies loom amid unresolved Berlin status and postwar peace talks.
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Bonn
East Berlin
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Enge
West Germany
Moscow
Social Democrats
Soviet Union
Europe
Red Square
Berlin Wall
East Germany
Berlin
United Nations
U.N
Hag
Horn
Savings create jobs and taxes destroy seed corn
The piece argues consumption does not create jobs and that taxing capital reduces savings. It holds that production requires capital from savings, which funds job creation. High consumption drains capital, lowering future production and job creation, describing taxes as destroying the seed corn that feeds growth.
Washington drug heatings and the pot question
Washington week sees hearings on over the counter drugs with doctors calling many remedies useless or harmful. A critic argues drug lobbies block action while discussing how big companies might have shaped marijuana policy and the potential impact on youth and markets. The dialogue touches on cannabis, middlemen, and corporate approaches to drug distribution.
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Washington
Malcom Ruddemaker
United States
Relax-A-Lot and the Marijuana Market Debate
A discussion frames marijuana as a consumer product with a fictional drug Relax-A-Lot marketed by big firms. Ruddemaker predicts government support for major drug companies and lobby influence, suggesting kids transfer pot rights to oil interests to steer public opinion toward rapid relief in stores.
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Ruddemaker
Forment
Hag Friexls
Senate
Tlouse
White House
Telegram Opinion Page Promotes Freedom and Self Control
A 1972 Telegram column from Columbus Nebraska advocates individual freedom as a divine gift and links liberty to self control. The issue features an Ask the Doctor dialogue where Dr. Lamb explains that a diverticulum of the esophagus is only one possible cause of a reader’s swallowing symptoms and outlines alternative explanations.
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Meither
Esophagus Health Advice From a Medical Letter
A reader is advised to seek medical evaluation for swallowing difficulties to distinguish esophageal spasm from tumors or cancer. A doctor may perform a barium swallow to observe esophageal movement and identify tumors, with early treatment improving outcomes. If spasm or valve opening issues are found, medicines or non surgical care may help. Early diagnosis is urged for any unexplained swallowing difficulty.
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Alon
Nixon domestic planning and the Camp David reorg drive
The piece analyzes Nixon era planning, detailing five year federal projections, expanded Budget Bureau functions, and a shift toward centralized yet balanced power. It notes increased local options, planned reforms of Great Society programs, and judiciary reshaping to align with Nixon’s base, while implying ongoing reorganization at Camp David.
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Camp David
Hazlest
Hallmar
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Council On International and Economic Policy
National Security Council
Council of Economic Advisors
Congress
Nixon
Ravenng
Vietnam
Russia
Supreme Court
GOP must watch the governorships in 1974
In a preview from the GOP Governors Conference, nine of ten top governorships in play for 1973 74 could shape control. Veterans Sargent Milliken Rockefeller Cahill Reagan Grant are eyed for possible fourth terms or long bids.
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Washington
Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Florida
Richard Ogilvie
Illinois
Massachusetts
Francis Sargent
Willian Milliken
Michigan
Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
U.S
Asayer
Sen
Charles Percy
GOP
Rocky
California
Ronald Reagan
Sione
New Jersey
William Cahill
Efe
Rockefeller
Sargent
Milliked
Cahill
Demorralie
William Shapp
John Gilligan
Heuben Askew
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