Economy as Campaign Issue Prevails in 1973 Outlook
MIT economist Paul Samuelson predicts 1973 will be solid despite tax increases and continued wage and price controls. He argues inflation eases but food prices remain a concern, tax loopholes and shelters spark debate, and both parties share responsibility for them as the Cost of Living Council tightens on producers.
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Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Samuelson
Boston
Nixon
MIT
Cost of Living Council
Danville Schools Open Under Court Order Amid Delays
Danville public schools plan to open Monday on last week’s plan but a federal court order caused a postponement. Judge H Emory Widener Jr granted a delay for orderly start while NIACP seeks to overturn rulings to enforce a 70 30 racial split. The case may go to the Fourth Circuit with possible related busing mandates and Senate action on anti busing legislation.
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Danville
U.S. District Court
H. Emory Widener, Jr
Widener
NAACP
U.S
Dann River
Nixon
Senate
House of Representatives
Ronald Wiliams
Bangladesh Blocked as UN Security Council Votes Split
China vetoed a UN Security Council bid to admit Bangladesh, leaving the new nation waiting outside. The debate highlighted China’s veto power and Soviet criticism of Beijing while noting Bangladesh’s treatment of Western Pakistanis and prisoner repatriation issues.
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Bangladesh
United Nations
China
Security Council
Peking
Pakistan
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Russia
Ussr
Peoples Republic of China
Rat Pack fall from Camelot to liberal media ire
In a 1960 campaign era reflection, Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr and others once welcomed at the White House faced backlash from The Washington Post. Commentary likened Sammy to an uncomfortable Republican and mocked the group as time shifted from favored Knights of the Round Table to a contentious political footprint.
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Frank Sinatra
Sammy Davis, Jr
Peter Lawford
Camelot
Rat Pack
Jek
White House
Knights of King John
Washington Post
Miami Beach
Knights of the Round Table
Sally Quinn
Algodis
Sammy
Nicholas von Hoffman
Sinatra
Wayne
Davis
Als
Busing in Danville Reveals Local Idolatry and Racism
A reader laments Danville busing exposing idolatries of education class and security. He argues prejudice is idolatry, notes a deep-seated racism exposed, and suggests busing will reveal brothers, offering an education in unity despite five minute one-way trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Responsibility Over Drugs and Self Change
Chaplain L D Johnson argues that a college dropout story reflects a broader human issue. The core problem lies in personal choice and discipline rather than institutions or drugs, with marijuana cited as a cheap escape from responsibility and a catalyst for declining performance. The piece urges individuals to exercise the power to respond rather than merely react, referencing Fosdick and Emerson on self-determination and warning that self-imposed limits are the main obstacle to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Emerson Fosdick
United States
Munich
Henry N. Wieman
Overkill at GOP Convention Sparks Debate on 1976 Race
Holmes Alexander critiques the Republican convention highlighting aggressive attacks on McGovern, praise for Nixon and Agnew, and the party’s overconfident tone. He notes Republican strategists warn against overdoing the clash while eyeing a potential 1976 field led by Agnew and Nixon.
Nixon Strategy Shapes McGovern Fight In Miami
Miami Beach dispatch details Republican campaign tactics from the Coral Hotel as Nixon aides press a confidence strategy. It notes polling leads in multiple states, Agnew's dismissive reply to McGovern critics, and the aim to avoid debates. The piece also discusses McGovern's gaffes and the GOP view of Vietnam and Watergate as minor issues.
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Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
Barry Goldwater
Ramsey Clark
Arthur Schlessinger
Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Ted Kennedy
Sargent Shriver
McGovern Gvern
Coral Beach
Maximunt
Tie
Gurney
Florida
Foxe
Nixon
Goldwater
KFL
Yale
Harvard
Coral Hotel
Ho Chi Minh
George Washington
Europe
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Peking
Moscow
Doral Hotel
Republicans eye lasting gains as Nixon era broadens base
The piece argues that since 1952 the GOP failed to widen its base, but under Nixon prospects rise for a national shift. It cites expected Senate gains in North Carolina, new registrations in the South, and Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York shifting toward Republicans, aided by Rizzo and Connally movements and strong GOP leadership.
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Dwight Exenhower
Old Confederacy
Nixon
South
North Carolina
McGovern
Senate
Everett Jordan
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Frank Rizzo
Philadelphia
Ming
Rizzo
Frenk
Charles Percy
Illinois
John Connally
Texas
Michigan
William Milliken
Robert Griffin
New York
Parting Shots and Party Lines in a Fractured Era
A satirical column notes security at hotels for politicians and writers about misquotation and public perception. It lampoons quotas for conventions, memory of speeches, and the media’s framing while mocking education, athletics spending, and party divisions with a playful tone.
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L. D. Johnson
Furman University
Holmes Alexander
Sec
Agnew
Ag- Now
Virginia
Jefferson
Jeffrey Hart
Connecticut
New Jersey
Shriver
Sen. McGovern
The
Doral
Adolf Hitler
Amerika
Binh Dinh
South Vietnam
George
Republican Party
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