Telegram Opinion on Vietnam War Peace and Military Restraint
A reader argues that while a peace process nears, credit belongs to the military effort despite civilian oversight. The piece cites Nixon’s 1969 harbor mining comment, notes restricted U S actions, and claims allied forces fought effectively with limbs tied, urging recognition of soldiers’ courage amid civilian policy controls.
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Hag
United States
North Vietnam
Indochtiia
North Vietnamese
Nixon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Washington
Paris
Vietnent
Nome
Accuracy In Media and media truth in reporting
A group called Accuracy In Media criticizes the press for misstatements and biased depictions. The author cites a radio broadcast about big houses and Halloween treats to illustrate how portrayed anecdotes can inflame attitudes without solid facts.
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East
Accuracy In Média
AIM
New York Times
Talloween
Twick
T Weet
Big House
Oklahoma dry history resurfaces in bumper bottle tale
A historical note recalls Oklahoma’s long dry era before statehood and lingering bans, where alcohol sale was illegal except when bottled. A lone observer quips that prohibition persists in spirit, as towns resist selling drinks in glasses while bottles slip past, to waves of controversy.
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Oklahoma
U.S
Bible Hell
Soonerland
Pittsburgh Mayors Push Tax Relief Amid Revenue Sharing
The Pittsburgh mayor touts a $12 million budget surplus and proposes dropping the 1 percent wage tax in 1973. He urges refund of roughly SL million expected from federal revenue sharing to taxpayers, while other big city leaders call for relief as distance from spenders grows.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Big City
Congress
Winherty
Mel Mol
Gastonia
N.C
Intelligence Gap Faces White House Policy Conundrum
Washington reports show the State Department unable to discern U S policy aims and Kissinger plans. An emergency meeting of senior officials reveals tension and jokes about planting spies, with concerns over defectors and limited success against rivals in Peking Havana and Cairo.
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Washington
U.S
United States
State Department
Fopey Hottom
Hanoi
Kissinger
White House
Nixon
Mio
Defense Department
Peking
Havana
Cairo
Embassy in Washington Plot Revealed in CIA Debate
An Intelligence officer suggests a bold plan to counter rivals by establishing an American embassy in Washington with a U.S. ambassador to feed Kissinger and the White House. Officials discuss briefing gaps and the value of quick reporting to detect foreign policy patterns.
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CIA
White House
Somyone
Kissinger
Voice of America
State Department
United States
Washington
Nixon
No unemployment problem, expert says private agencies claim
Robert O. Snelling, head of the nation's largest private employment firm, argues there is no unemployment problem. He cites a 5 million job estimate from newspaper ads versus 4.5 million officially unemployed, contending many jobs exist beyond government figures and urging private agencies to place workers with government support.
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United States
Robert O. Snelling
U.S. News and World Report
Snelling
U.S. Department of Labor
Snetling
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Federal Housing Administration
U.S. Employment Service
Jos
Robert Snelling
Telegram Your Freedom Newspaper Prospectus
Telegram ad for a freedom focused newspaper from Columbus Nebraska dated Tuesday November 21 1972 promotes self control and responsible liberty. It advocates moral guides like the Golden Rule and Declaration of Independence and emphasizes peace beginning with the individual.
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Your Freedom
Columbus
Nebraska
Ask the Doctor on stillbirth and toxemia in pregnancy
Lawrence Lamb MD explains that toxemia of pregnancy is the likely cause of high blood pressure and premature stillbirths. He notes weight gain and salt retention as risk factors, and that blood pressure often normalizes after delivery. He also clarifies meal spacing and digestion related to medical tests and stomach emptying.
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Ay Lawrence Lamb
M.D
Lama
Dr. Lamb
Democratic Party and 1964 72 Realignment Reflections
The piece argues the 1964 72 elections reshaped party dynamics. It notes Republican drift to the South and West altered electoral math, while Democrats faced losses in those regions. It highlights new party energies, money, and talent flowing to Republicans and warns Democrats must seek new power sources and bridge internal contradictions across regions and factions.
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Republic
Democratic Party
Drasyn
TVA
Ssureler
Measured view of Democrats 1972 prospects in post New Deal era
The piece outlines a strategic lane for Democrats facing a Nixon era landscape. It notes limited headway in the South, cites new energy and money from figures like McGovern, and points to a talent pool in Democratic tacticians and media influence. It also highlights potential weaknesses from minority activism, the youth wave, and generational divides shaping the challenge for 1972.
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South
Geroge McGovern
Nixon
Gard
Denise
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