Peace at last after long Indochina conflict noted
A reflective piece recalls the Vietnam War era from Geneva to 1968, detailing MAAG growth under Kennedy and Johnson, costs, and casualties. It argues Congress overstepped presidential powers, halting air bombing and war actions, and warns against future entanglements while urging prudent peace.
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Father Divine
Indochina
Vietnam
United States
U. S. Military Assistance Advisory Group
MAAG
U. S
South Vietnam
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Africa
Northern Ireland
South America
Congress
Cambodia
U.S
Republic
Earning Penalty Debated In Social Security Retirement Test
A Senate aging committee weighs raising or removing the retirement earnings limit. Current rules let $2106 yearly earnings with penalties rising to $2400 and $2 of earnings cutting benefits, encouraging some to delay claiming benefits. Retirement groups urge raising the limit to $3600 to reduce penalties and support continued work.
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Plue
Senate Special Committee On
National Retired Teachers Association
The
American Association of Retired Persons
Muskie Clean Air Act Critics Warn of Waste and Oil Loss
John Chamberlain argues Senator Edmund Muskie drew up the Clean Air Act without chemist or economist input. He contends the law applies Los Angeles standards nationwide, wastes oil by forcing costly exhaust control gadgets, risks nuclear plant reliance, and could raise imports while increasing sulfur issues with sour crude.
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Edmund Muskie
Maine
Los Angeles
Muskie
Middle East
Venezuela
Colorado Mountains
Plains
North Dakota
Nature
Senator Muskie
Detroit
Montana
California
Nixon Defends Public Funding Of Private Homes
Holmes Alexander argues President Nixon rightly released figures on housing costs and protections for San Clemente and Key Biscayne. He asserts federal spending has not boosted home values and notes items like bulletproof glass and guardhouses belong to the government and will revert after the presidency.
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Washington, D. C
Nixon
Washington
Nixons
General Services Administration
Defense Department
Secret Service
Kennedys
Johnsons
San Clemente
Key Biscayne
Arthur Sampson
GSA
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
California
White House
Russia
Japan
South Vietnam
Lesshan
Florida
Robert Abplanalp
Grand Cay
Arizona Warning To Educationists Sparks Parental Control Debate
The piece analyzes rising parental control tensions in U S education, noting proposed Arizona bill S B 1312 requiring boards to disclose all programs and materials and to secure parental consent for experiments. It discusses opposition from educators groups and the potential for broader reforms as demographics shift and alternative schooling grows.
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National Education Assn
American Federation of Teachers
Robert M. Strother
Arizona
Strother
Desolate travels and small town wisdom mix in remarks
A senator laments wasteful trips to ruins while hometown inner cities offer similar desolation. The piece hints editors and orators must be retrained as discussions on climate and locality surface. Uncle Ed credits serenity to avoiding oversized towns and late meals at lunch.
Higher Taxes Likely If Fiscal Irresponsibility Persists
Sen. Pete V Domenici of New Mexico denounces Congress for fiscal irresponsibility and warns the public will face higher taxes and more inflation if budget reform is not pursued. He questions lawmakers who campaigned on inflation or tax positions during elections and urges principled action for economic stability.
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West Europe
Japan
U.S
Rotterdam Docks
Senate Public Works Committee
John K. McKinley
Texaco
McKinley
Detroit
California
James Buckley
New York
United States
Arizona
Congress
Pete V. Domenici
New Mexico
Modern political myths and their stubborn staying power
The piece critiques widespread beliefs in wartime myths such as the Guernica bombing and dike attacks in Vietnam and questions the veracity of reports like the Wiriyatu massacre. It cites National Review, Francis Russell, and Father Adrian Hastings to argue that myths arise from rapid communications and mass audiences, shaping emotion over precise facts.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Guernica
Herman Goering
Nuremberg
National Review
Goering
Francis Russell
Nicola Sacco
Charlestown State Prison
Mass
Vanzetti
Sacco
London Times
Adrian Hastings
Mozambique
Wiriyatu
James Burnham
Father Hastings
Hastings
Marcello Cadtana
England
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