Rightists Against Nixon Rally Against China Trip
A news analysis notes growing conservative opposition to Nixon over his China trip and perceived leftward shift at home. Rep John G Schmitz denounces White House policy while ex aides back a Reagan drive. Buckley and YAF mobilize critics as Buckley hosts editors. Nixon expects loyal support from rank and file.
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Nixon
Communist
China
John G. Schmitz
Orange County
California
Schmitz
House
White House
Young Americans For Freedom
Houston
Ronald F. Docksal
YAF
A Poor People's Caucus at NWRO Convention
The fifth annual National Welfare Rights Organization convention drew 1,000 delegates to oppose Nixon's Family Assistance Plan. George Wiley urged building common cause with working poor and many groups to gain political clout. Senator George McGovern backed a populist platform, while critics doubted its appeal to taxpayers.
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National Welfare Rights Organization
Nixon
NWRO
George Wiley
America
George McGovern
Why Deficit Is Not A Deficit
The Nixon administration reports a 1971 deficit of 23.3 billion, but officials insist it is a surplus under a full employment budget concept. If unemployment stayed at four percent, there would be a 2.5 billion surplus. with six percent unemployment the apparent deficit is not inflationary, and Treasury borrowing will occur. Early 1972 estimates project about a 25 billion deficit, totaling roughly 48 billion over two years, but officials urge readers not to overinterpret the figures.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Schultz
Office of Management and Budget
Nixon
Treasury Department
Aerospace and Defense Industrries
Curtis
United States
Congress
William Brock
Russia
Buckley
Defense Department
America
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Barry Goldwater
Ost
Ronald Reagan
Goldwater
Jim Buckley
Bill
Jackson
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Suez Canal
Indian Ocean
West Europe
China
Far East
17 000 Jobs Won in Lockheed Loan Vote
Senators from multiple states backed a $250 million loan guarantee for Lockheed, narrowly passing by one vote. The measure preserves tens of thousands of jobs in the Northwest and abroad, including 25 000 to 30 000 UK Rolls engine jobs, with support from banks and airlines. Senator Cook broke the tie, praising it as protecting jobs without immediate outlay.
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Lee Metcalf
Montana
Lockheed Aircraft
Northwest
Washington
Texas
Alaska
Hawaii
Lockheed
American Airlines
Eastern
Delta
TWA
Marlow W. Cook
Kentucky
Soviet Union
United States
Dominick
Caribbean
Cuba
South America
Panama Canal
Byrd
Senators Warn U S Survival Hinges On Defense Strength
A group of senators on the Senate floor warn that without reversing trends the U S cannot defend its shores soon. They criticize appeasement in Congress and press, urge rapid advancement of the B 1 bomber, cite Soviet ICBM growth, and urge renewed defense emphasis amid low defense spending.
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U.S
Senate
United States
Congress
Washington Press Corps
Carl Curtis
Nebraska
William Brock
Tennessee
James Buckley
New York
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
Peter Dominick
Colorado
Strom ‘Thurmond
South Carolina
Saigon Eyes 1972 Pullout With U S Aid Backing?
Sources close to the Thieu regime say Saigon favors a faster U S withdrawal by 1972 if Washington continues arms and economic support. They warn public clarification of the plan is essential to avoid a sense of desertion and possible political instability, while noting barriers like training, tech shortages, and reform needs in South Vietnam.
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Thei Thieu
Saigon
U. S
Defense
Laird
Thailand
Pacific
United States
Vietnam
Conservatism Fractures Over Nixon China Policy
A Washington dossier describes conservatives seeking an anti-Nixon option amid uproar over Nixon administration China policy. It highlights disillusioned groups and a Belfast engineer George Watt who survived Red China prison, urging Nixon to defend Taiwan in a possible Peking summit context. The piece notes the risk to allies like Israel and Britain if Taiwan is abandoned.
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Washington, D.C
Theauking
Watt
Mocral
John Down
Richard Nixon
New Britain
Conn
Richard
al Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Philip Smith
National Review
Human Events
American Conservative Union
Young Americans For
Freedom
New York Conservative
Southern States Industrial Council
Conservative Book Club
Wixon
China
George Watt
Belfast
Londow
Red China
Washington
New York
Senate
Nixon
People’s Republic
Mao
Hisenhower
Peking
Taiwan
Chou
USA
Israel
Britain
Buckley joins conservative critics shaping Nixon stance
The conservative coalition grows uneasy with Nixon over missile parity with the Soviet Union and the Family Assistance Plan. Key figures from Human Events, the American Conservative Union, and Young Americans for Freedom align with Buckley and three editors to press for change. Potential impact on 1972 candidacy noted as Buckley’s move signals a wider intellectual shift.
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Richard Nixon
American Conservative Union
American Security Council
Washington Weekly
Young Americans For Freedom
William F. Buckley
National Review
William Rusher
Frank Meyer
Nixon
Bill Buckley
Tom Winter
Alan Ruskind
Jeffrey Bell
John Jones
Dan Mahoney
New York Conservative Party
Randall Teague
Anthony Harrigan
Southern States Executive Council
Neil McCaffery
Arlington House
Bill
Buckley
Gaslight Era Returns to Charm Suburbs Across Nation
National Geographic notes a renewed fondness for gaslights as 3.755 million lamps burn nationwide by 1971. Restored posts, lanterns, and burners reappear in Philadelphia, Boston, and new subdivisions as homeowners seek antique city ambiance and curb appeal.
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Washington
Jthe
National Geographic Society
Florida
Boston
Beacon Hill
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Republican Party
William F. Buckley Jr
Poor People’s Caucus
Danville
Associated Press
Nationel
Acage
Adnan
Detroit
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Oricon
Risers Iy
Dalle
le St. Louis
Characte
Grisea
Pentagon Papers
Ralph de Toledano
Ray Cromley
Holmes Alexander
John Chamberlain
Liticians
National Geographic
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