Draft and freedom in Congress clash over conscription
Telegram opinion argues against extending the draft, urging total volunteers by 1973. It cites Nixon's two year extension request and $1.5 billion pay rise as first steps, notes opposition from House and Senate defense leaders, and quotes Daniel Webster on liberty and despotism.
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Congress
Nixon
Brmecd
Southeast Asia
Tina
Washington
Daniel Webster
Iran
Ukeuestion
Youth Voice and Criticism in a Critical Culture
The piece argues that criticism fuels progress in many spheres and notes underground student papers in Leland schools candidly express grievances. It cites a student lament about overemphasis on tests and grades masking true understanding, recalling Aristotle on youth and idealism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Leland
Letter From Where A tows Iter We Saw Recently
A reminiscence on postmarks and the joy of receiving letters with distant city origins. The writer recalls Aunt Georgia and the thrill of matching postmarks to places like Muskogee and Walla Walla. The piece critiques a new speedy cancellation system and its dehumanizing effects on geography and identity in mail delivery.
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P.O
UWS
Muskogee
Walla Walla
Wetumpka
Georgia
Diamond rush begins after young prospector finds South African crystal
Seven year old Pieter Swarepool unearthed a 48.12 ceral stone in Transvaal South Africa and sold it for 42000. The find sparks a new diamond boom as tent camps arise around Swartland field. Elders lament frontier dreamers while warning of tax scrutiny and rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pieter Swarepool
South Africa
Transvaal
Swartland
SwandKel
Fragmented musings mix politics sports and questions
Disjointed quotes touch on Reps Morton Hickel Nixon 1972 plans. Calvin Murphy and Alex Hannum discuss height and jumping. Questions cover deciduous and coniferous trees and patron saint of physicians Saint Luke with symbolic ox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin
San Diego
Luke
Itig
Mecharius
Dota the Baptist
Fragmented Puzzle Clues Mix With Garbled Text
A messy OCR style puzzle list includes scattered clues and stray letters across numbers 35 to 82, with incomplete words and misspellings. It reads like a garbled dictionary of terms across languages, professions, plants, foods, and descriptors, lacking coherent context or clear solutions.
Nations press high cost of UN documentation
A United Nations memo highlights the vast cost of UN documentation with 160,425 million pages printed, about half in Geneva, equating to two million 290 page books. It notes one seventh of the UN budget goes to documentation, translations, and storage, while 43 member states seek more committees and meetings despite the burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Againston Churchill
United Nations
Freadquarters
New York
Geneva
Richard Walton
Vista
United Nations Association of
U.S.A
Walton
Vowe of America
U.N
Fragmented Local Slang Rants From A Motley Page
A garbled column riffs on banking rates and daily life with quirky misprints. It references selery, alleume, and a joke about Wile children, then veers into odd scenes about package picking and alms on a metal desk. The piece is a jittery, disjointed snapshot with mis-spellings and odd imagery throughout.
Hunger as Political Theater in the Nixon Era
The piece critiques hunger activism during Nixon's Presidency, arguing hunger politics focus on dramatizing concern and energizing constituencies rather than practical solutions. It notes food aid increases and cites McGovern, hunger advocates, and the administration's expanded meal programs as evidence of the era's rhetoric and shifting priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGoverns
Mvon
Tie Woral
Nixon
Shorter officers seek equals by lifting height rule
Vincente Ximenes of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission campaigns to abolish Michigan's 3-2 minimum height for state police. He argues the rule discriminates against Mexican Americans and other groups, citing anthropological averages and calling the policy a form of bigotry. Critics say shorter officers face more challenges in duty and enforcement.
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Behlind
United States
Washington
Vincente
Ximenes
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Michigan
William G. Milliken
Nixon
Lyndon
Jolson
Lee
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Women's Liberation
EEOC
Michigan State Police
Forrest Jacob
Zimenes
Embargoed Column Raises Security and War-Time Plans
A Washington embargo blocks a columnist from revealing a Southeast Asia themed piece. Officials state the topic touched on Nixon era policy, Vietnam, Laos, and potential use of air power, with sources citing safety and credibility concerns.
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Washington
Jose
Southeast Asia
Nixon
South Vietnam
Feagon 1
Laos
Ixon Ia
Radaera
Henry Kissinger
Rogers
Kissinger
Cust
U.S
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Ralph Nader
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Het Porte
the Telegram
Columbus, Nebraska
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Eatables
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Calli
By Phil Pastoret
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IDM
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George McGovern
New York City
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Jeffrey
Hart
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Mueller
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Phaye
Mogera
Phil Pastorat
Buchwald
Los Angeles Times
Indochina
Amadean
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