Washington Notebook Administration Expands White House Power
Washington observers say Nixon’s creation of the Office of Management and Budget shifts power from the cabinet to the White House. The plan concentrates policy in the White House, strengthens Ehrlichman and Haldeman, and risks reducing cabinet influence while expanding the Budget Bureau’s reach.
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Nea
White House
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Office of Management and Budget
George Shultz
Plicy
Ash Commission
John Ehrlichman
Robert Haldeman
Haldeman
Rlichman
Budget Bureau
Ehrlichman
Is the Draft Really Necessary
The author questions broadening conscientious objection to atheists and nonbelievers, arguing draft burdens are overstated and the draft is an exception not a rule. He suggests the government should justify conscription to youths and notes potential benefits of a smaller professional force for selective conflicts.
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Don Oakley
Supreme Court
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Dean E. McHenry
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Santa Clara
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
United States
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Doctor Q and A on chronic sore throat to prostatitis cures
A medical Q and A column addresses chronic sore throat possible causes from allergy and smoking to tuberculosis or leukemia. Other questions cover achalasia treatment, syringomyelia management, Serc dizziness use, prostatitis noninfectious risk, and a note clarifying Parabid habit forming status.
Dear Abby Advice Column Reader Letters Highlight Family Strife
A reader seeks guidance on a husband bringing a girlfriend to her son’s Little League games and considers pulling the child from the league. Abby urges considering the boy’s upset and asks the father to stop bringing her, or face the consequences. The page also includes letters correcting Bible verses and praising parental guidance, with a note about a fifth grader being urged to read.
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Abby
League
Morality Questions Stir Debate In Ohio Church Letter
A reader reports a class dispute over whether Christians should obey laws they deem unjust. The piece lists laws class members felt free to break, from draft and tax laws to perjury and zoning, prompting questions about church authority versus civil duty.
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Ohio
Perjorm
Christ
Jesus
Quick Quiz: Earth Weight and U S Russia Proximity
Scientists estimate Earth's mass at 6.6 sextillion tons. At the closest points Alaska and Russia are near. mainland Alaska to Russia is 51 miles at the closest, with Little Diomede about 22 miles from Big Diomede in the Bering Strait.
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Russia
Alaska
Little Diomede Island
Bering Strait
Big Diomede Island
North America
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