Agnew’s Resignation Brings No Taxpayer Breaks
A critical editorial denounces Spiro T. Agnew’s continued Secret Service protection and emoluments after his resignation. It argues a discredited vice president remains undeserving of taxpayer funds, calls on readers to write to representatives, and questions White House actions amid ongoing alleged abuse of funds.
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Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Agnew
White House
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Farewell from Hal Ends 30 Year Column Run
Hal writer announces slowdown after 30 years and about 7,680 columns. He cites desire to slow pace, reduce output, and his ALS diagnosis as key reasons, noting the disease cripples voluntary muscles and has no cure, with a prognosis of two to five years.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Iron Horse
New York Yankees
Antarctic
William Shakespeare
Associated Press
Riyadh Rise Shapes World Oil Power Says Boyle
Hal Boyle notes the Saudi capital Riyadh has surged from a small desert town to the globe’s dominant oil power. King Faisal’s decisions, the oil embargo, and oil minister Yamani’s guidance could sway Western capital, markets, and prices amid the crisis. Abdul Aziz ibn Saud’s 1902 ascent marked a turning point in regional power.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
Descent into Riyadh and the rise of Faisal ibn Saud
A dramatic account of a raid on the Riyadh emir, the fortress and gate scenes, and the ensuing slaughter. It describes Faisal ibn Saud’s rise, his rule as a stern Moslem monarch, anti Communist stance, careful oil policy, and modernization of Riyadh with new glass and concrete buildings alongside mud walls. It notes oil wealth, low fuel prices, and continued religious police practices shaping daily life.
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Riyadh
Mercedes
Bring them home to pay for desertion and debt to war
Jim Bishop argues against amnesty for Vietnam deserters. He insists patriots must fight, warns 40,000 to 53,000 deserters and dead reshape national resolve, and urges no amnesty, citing dedication from Concord and Lexington and the need to fund defense to keep the country invincible. He criticizes Safe Return and calls for accountability and civic duty.
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U.S
Pattle
America
Concord
Lexington
Minutemen
Mutual funds turn net buyers as resources rally in October
Stock traders paused Ford while mutual funds, after two years of redemptions and cash hoarding, began buying again. In October funds and other institutions poured into natural resource stocks as analysts noted strong 1973 performers despite a 17.4 percent S P 500 drop. Argus Research warned of a catatonic market with uncertainties ahead.
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