Telegram opinion calls for Nixon to tell truth on Vietnam
A telegram style opinion urges President Nixon to reveal the truth about Vietnam War progress. It argues the public’s faith has waned after Paris news and peace promises faded, asking for candor on whether missteps or Viet Cong actions led to the current crisis. It presses for direct answers to citizens in Columbus and New York alike.
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Paris
Jappy
Ike
Ase
Nixon
America
Hom
Columbus
New York
Rith
Birth rate decline prompts business and government planning
The piece argues that a falling birth rate will reshape markets for baby goods and affect long term investments. It contrasts free enterprise adaptability with government planning, urging leaders to act through private foresight rather than political schemes to avoid regional economic disruption.
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Sirporta
Topless go go dancing ruled as symbolic speech by judge
Seattle Superior Court Judge Robert W. Vinson declared topless go go dancing a form of symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment. He said the act communicates even if some people dislike the message and referenced it as a form of expression.
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Seattle
Superior Court
Robert W. Vinson
Questions and Answers Unit Recaps Facts and Trivia
A mixed Q and A item covers topics from US Civil War conscription and substitute payments to Suez Canal locks. It also asks about earthworms eyes, state name length, and star colors, presenting brief factual answers for each prompt.
Kissinger to Mediate Super Bowl Clash With Dolphins
President Nixon backs Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl and sends Henry Kissinger to Miami to negotiate with Dolphins coach Don Shula. Kissinger cites a plan to deter Dolphin scoring, insists Redskins be led by George Allen, and proposes an international refereeing panel. He describes a near agreement with Shula, save for a stubborn 1 percent over the Dolphins wanting to win.
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Washington
Nixon
Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins
Henry Kissinger
Miami
Don Shula
Dolphins
Kissinger
Yardine
Redskin
George Allen
Hedskins
Shula
Redskins
Allen
Congress
Gulf of Rezelle
Vorth
Telegram declares pledge to freedom and moral guidance
A 1979 Columbus Nebraska Telegram quotes a mission to finish information for readers, promote freedom, and follow moral guides. It cites the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence while urging consistency with truth amid political prank concerns.
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Oir
Mary Wherman
Capitol Hill forecasts face reality of fiscal discipline
National forecasts expect strong 1973 and 1974 growth but warn Congress and the Nixon administration must curb spending. Harvard economist Otto Eckstein cautions that fiscal discipline hinges on both the President and Congress. Senate leaders and GOP voices indicate unease with budget cuts and pork-barrel prerogatives, challenging any swift reform.
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Otto Eckstein
Harvard
Congress
Nixon
Capitol Mill
Sam Ervin Jr
North Carolina
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Sen
Edmund Muskie
New York Daily
GOP House
Mr. Nixon
al Ullman
Oregas
Wilbur Mill
Ways and Means
Jauneh
Tkal
Stevenson
Ulinois
Mathia
Maryland
Media war over network bias in White House clash
The piece notes Whitehead proposes penalties for bias by local network TV stations, provoking a power struggle between the Nixon administration and liberal networks. It contrasts panel views on CBS The Selling of the Pentagon and The Watergate Affair, labeling CBS journalism as propaganda by some and as investigative by others.
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Indianapolis
Clay T. Whitehead
Nixon
Congress
White House
Ingatwor
Paniel
Harold Isaacs
Columbia School of Journalism
ABC
CBS
Pentagon
Prof. Isaacs
Walter Cronkite
CBS Jind
CSS
New York Ines
TV Petworks
FCC
Telecommunications Policy
Whitehead
Park
Welfare crossroads in a tightening aid system discussion
A House Senate subcommittee study critiques welfare rules that reduce benefits when earnings rise. It cites examples where modest jobs lift net income little or not at all, prompting questions on where to draw the line between public subsidy and private self reliance while avoiding incentives that push beneficiaries toward unemployment.
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House-Senate
New Jersey
Chicago
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
BARES by Phil Pastorel
An optimistic quip collection notes humor in everyday folly and social misreads. The writer uses playful aphorisms about confidence love and missteps highlighting human foibles with a clever punch.
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Bares By
Phil Pastorel
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