Taxpayer lobbyists face uphill battle in single-issue approach
Opinion notes taxpayers are scattered across roles from mothers to farmers, pursuing varied goals. A single-minded farm lobbyist can win through focused demands, while taxpayers’ loosely organized, multi-faceted interests lose ground. Advice urges concentrating on one objective before moving to the next. Washington Bureau. Marijuana draft warning targets potential harms and links to illegal activity. Some see policy aims counter to National Institute of Mental Health findings, sparking debate over motive and tone.
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Multi-topic U S News Patch on Drugs War and Military Shortages
The piece surveys a spectrum of issues including marijuana policy criticism and the risk of harsher penalties, calls for moving focus to hard drugs, and critiques of pharmaceutical influence. It also reports on military supply shortages at bases like Fort Bragg and Fort Dix, plus probes a congressman’s conflicts of interest tied to auto and oil stocks.
Hope at West Point Lights Up Holiday Tour
Old reliable Bob Hope entertained about 8 000 cadets and guests at the U S Military Academy West Point rehearsing for his 20th annual Christmas tour. He discussed the tour at a hotel news conference and noted plans to perform until they find Howard Hughes. A fuse blew and lights failed briefly but he improvised a dance as the crowd enjoyed the show. The TV edit will present essentially the same material in a 90 minute program geared to servicemen overseas.
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Enduring male affection and self destruction in letters and life
A biographical fragment recalls Mark Hellinger and Ernest Hemingway, tracing male affection and self-destructive excess. It cites Hellinger’s death by suicide and Hemingway’s later tragedy, weaving in raw letters and the dangers of overwork, drink, and fame. The tone mirrors a nostalgic Broadway-era portrait.
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Cuba
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Nixon faces 1972 election with new economic strategy
New York dispatch analyzes a likely shift in Nixon’s approach from defensive to growth oriented policy. The Council of Economic Advisers aims for about 8 percent real growth with increased government spending and looser monetary policy, risking inflation and dollar pressures while unemployment could drop toward 5 percent by election day.
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