Democrats and Nixon echoed in Nation's Business interview
The current Nation's Business issue surveys six Democrats and one third party figure who might challenge Richard Nixon. Fred Harris Hubert Humphrey Henry Jackson George McGovern Wilbur Mills Edmund Muskie and George Wallace share similar platforms on unemployment inflation and war withdrawal. They favor reduced spending or lower taxes amid deficits while criticizing Vietnam. The piece decries their lack of action toward promised cures, noting inflation stems from overspending. In Washington Army hair rules spark a court martial over Parks hair length as Sp4 Harry DuVal faces enforcement and a crackdown led by General Westmoreland.
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Nation
Richard Nixon
Fred Harris
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Jackson
George McGovern
Wilbur Mills
Edmund Muskie
George Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
Haircut troubles and a pending court martial in the US Army
The article depicts GI DuVal facing a court martial after resisting a regulation haircut, with Colonel Conrad dismissing prior charges and a reprimand issued. It also reports on Teamsters influence rumors around Nixon era transportation legislation, and internal White House discussions about the bill with Flanigan and Fitzsimmons.
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Caddell
Conrad
Teamsters
White House
Congress
Pete Flanigan
Bresnahan
Frank Fitzsimmons
Flanigan
Fitzsimmons
Nixon
Grass roots letter on politics and oil drilling debate
A reader letters page from North Vernon Indiana debates legislative process and local control issues. It notes bills on pensions and drilling beneath Lake Erie, voting outcomes, and concerns about regional water management and eminent domain while praising some measures and criticizing others.
Assemblyman Hopkins pollution abatement and library aid debated
The piece notes Assemblyman Forest Hopkins backing pollution abatement funding for local areas, support for statewide library aid, and several minor penalty changes including a 300 dollar fine for writing a worthless check. It covers a literacy measure, a capital budget vote, a new state property inventory bill, a shifting party affiliation for Rep Raphael Muste, and a tour through parliamentary and provincial scenes with vivid, era-tinged imagery.
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House
Raphael Muste
James Muste
Muste
Democrats
People’s Party
Raphael
Ways and Means
Waiting in the Wings and the Quiet End of a Star
A narration on a man who hides inner danger while a household serves him. Servants maintain a pristine home as children obey, yet the man’s past glories fade with age. Maurice Chevalier, once a lively performer, is depicted as resigned to retirement and memory, while romantic memories of Mistinguett linger.
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Maurice Chevalier
Corry recounts 1951 local happenings and rate hikes
In Corry on November 17 1951 utility firms warn of a 100 percent rise in postal card costs effective January 1 raising prices from one cent to two cents. A Friday Club 15 meeting honored Mrs Lawrence McCray with a purse from 11 members as Mrs Flossie Fosburgh hosted. Salvation Army indoor fair at the citadel yielded 49 for kitchen improvements. Powell Motor installed a new neon Ford sign visible for blocks adding metropolitan appeal. City Council argued against a 1932 tax millage rise citing 17 538 27 in outstanding 1931 taxes to fund unemployment relief and city improvements.
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Club 15
Lawrence McCray
Flossie Fosburgh
East Washington Street
Powell Motor Company
Ford
Maurice Chevalier and the aging heart of fame
A portrait of Maurice Chevalier anchors a meditation on memory and time. The article chronicles his legendary career, loves, and aging with intimate detail, noting his lifelong devotion to a vanished past as he confronts the clock.
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Maurice Chevalier
Gigi
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