Kennedy preps own program to challenge Nixon in 1972 race
Senator Edward M. Kennedy declares an upcoming legislative program to rival Nixon’s. He aims to unite liberal Democrats around tax incentives for industry housing and jobs for the poor, draft reform, and expanded health care, signaling a bid for the Democratic nomination in 1972. He challenges Senate leadership and signals other Democrats to stay clear.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Nixon
Congress
Kennedy
Senate
Congressional
Kennepy
Democratic Party
Mixe Manstretp
Hustat H. Humphrey
Ted
Muskrs
Huntphrey
A Kennedy
Nixon Budget Begins Frugal Reform For New Nixon Program
President Nixon plans to use the six months left in the current fiscal year to refine the budget while directing department heads to identify cuts. Budget Director Mayo says frugality will create room in fiscal 1971 and beyond for Nixon initiatives, aiming to present a revised budget mid year to challenge Congress and contrast Johnson era commitments with Nixon priorities.
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Nixon
Rogert P. Mayo
Mayo
Congress
Johnson
Language divides peace talks in Vietnam stalemate
The article notes two languages at the negotiating table beyond Vietnamese English and French the language of substance. It cites statements by Ambassador Lance North Vietnam leader Xuan Tho and Vietcong head Tran Buu Kiem and South Vietnamese Puansi Dane Lam. It warns Nixon must breach the impasse with a decisive move to push toward concrete peace terms.
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Vietnam
Nixon
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Henry Conor Lance
Dmz
Xuan Thu
U. S
Tran Buu Kiem
Puansi Dane Lam
Eisenhower
What Do Sideburns Signify In Police Policy
The piece questions Police Chief Harry Whiddon’s ban on long sideburns and recalls Durkin’s era when mustaches indicated masculinity. It notes modern officers say sideburns make them look younger, contradicting the older view that facial hair marked maturity, and ends with a light nod to Whiddon’s rule.
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John Durkin
Harry Whiddon
Durkin
Joe Namath
Smothers Brothers
Danville Daily Subscription Rates and Mailing Notice
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with in city carrier 50 cents per week and mail rates of 20 dollars per year. Notices remind renewal attention and include AP copyright terms and republication rights.
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Danville
Talk About a China Lobby and Its Bias in the Nations
A columnist critiques a broad China lobby across Europe and North America. It assails the National Committee for U S China Relations and its March 20 21 New York conference at the New York Hilton Hotel for biased speakers and for masking tax supported favors to Red China while praising Taiwan.
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China
Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Rome
Ottawa
Candaians
Mao
U. S
Bob Hutchins
Center For the Study of Democratics
Santa Barbara
California
Tokyo
National Committee For
New York City
New York Hilton
Teddy Kennedy
Doak Barnett
Edwin Reischauer
Jacob Javits
Edmund Muskie
James Gavin
Richard Walker
Fulbright
Barnett
Red China
New York
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Albert Shanker
Hugh Scott
Pierce
Peter Dominick
Ernest Hollings
Paul Douglas
UN Congress
Winter War lessons in Pueblo case parallels Navy concerns
The piece argues Russia’s Winter War shows how political meddling can weaken a superior force, drawing a parallel to the Pueblo incident and its Congressional probes. It cites Liddell Hart, Werth, Zhukov, and Shaposhnikov, notes shifts in Russian leadership, and recalls McNamara and Kennedy critiques while praising MacArthur, West Point ideals, and Navy traditions amid wartime officer education.
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Washington, D.C
Stalin
Defense
McNamara
Russia
Finland
Navy
Ito
Mannerheim Line
Hitler
Red Army
B. H. Liddell Hart
Zhukov
Alexander Werth
Marshall Kwik
Marshall
Pueblo
Nixon
U.S. Navy
Armed Services
Admiral Anderson
Naval Operations
Walker
Mississippi
Texas
Robert Kennedy
Joint Chiefs-of-Staff
General MacArthur
West Point
Annapolis
Lloyd Bucher
Unions and Farm Workers Bill Criticized as Threat to Freedom
Ralph de Toledano argues S.8 and HR 1004 would force all new farm and construction workers into union hiring halls, strip representation elections, and compel joining the union within seven days. He contends such measures erode individual freedoms, empower union officials, and could lead to peonage-like control over employment.
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AFL
CIO
Afl-Cio
Edward Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
George
McGovern
Edmund
Muskie
Jacob Javits
Thej
Senate
Soaper on diplomacy and politics in a Paris frame
A column jabs at foreign policy views and U.S. political figures. It critiques Nixon time pressures, Johnson photo limits, tax loopholes, Senate filibusters, and military leadership. The piece notes post Pueblo Navy strength and contemplates relocating the capital for a sports franchise tone and humor.
The Typical American and the Quest for Immortality
A United Press survey paints the Typical American of 1968 as young, educated, and financially modest, focused on football and small pleasures. It contrasts modern indifference to heaven with Tocqueville’s concern that materialism could erode civilization, urging readers to seek higher meaning despite secular busy lives.
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United Press
Alexis de Tocqueville
Marks
Twain
United States
Hell
Jesus of
Tocqueville
Nazareth
Spicadus
America
Church
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Judd
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Old China Authority
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Holmes Alexander
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