Burlington Plants to Close Amid Trade War Struggle
Burlington Industries president Ely Callaway testifies before a Senate subcommittee about the impact of imports on the textile sector. Three worsted plants in Virginia and North Carolina will close, reducing U.S. capacity from 120 to 117 plants as the company battles imports and global competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Rk. Callaway, Jr
Burlington Industries, Inc
Senate Finance Committee
Subcommittee On International Trade
Burlington
Callaway
U.S
Canada
Mexico
South America
Europe
Japan
Mitsubishi Rayon Company
Virginia
Drakes Branch
Brookneal
Lexington
N.C
Harry S. Stern, Jr
Burlington Worsted Division
Dan River Inc
Japanese Textile Federation
United States
Congress
Nixon
White House
Peacemakers Rise as War Leaders Step Aside in Vietnam
A historical review notes Lyndon Johnson appointing Clark Clifford in 1968 to fill McNamara’s shadow and manage Vietnam policy. It traces troop levels from 486,600 in 1967 to 585,500 in 1968, Clifford’s denial of peaking commitments, and Nixon’s later troop reductions as the war nears conclusion.
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God
Clark Clifford
Lyndon Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Vietnam
McNamara
Kennedy
U.S
Papa
Johnson
Clifford
Nixon
News Editorial on Vietnam War Peace Talks
The piece criticizes calls for a fixed date to end U.S. forces in Vietnam and for peace talks led by unofficial figures. It cites Clifford, the Washington Post, and others pressuring Washington, while Rogers notes diplomacy via Ambassador Bruce in Paris. The writer urges official channels and direct Hanoi talks for any real progress.
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Clifford
North Vietnam
U.S
Washington Post
Hanoi
McNamara
Johnson
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
David Bruce
Paris
Mulberry Bush
Bruce
Skyjacker leverage and a campus commencement critique
Bucrkley reflects on how flow technology and skyjacker leverage threaten society. He cites a Washington area college incident where a diploma was taken, then profiles a valedictorian who plays two saxophones during his speech, illustrating dull performance versus danger. The piece ends with a call to focus on self control.
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Nan
Dan Boorstin
Washington, D.C
Sirhan Sirhan
Tere
Nixon
Academy
Everage
The Pyramid In Austin Not A Democratic Pile
Jeffrey Hart argues that the White House shows modest, republican symbolism while the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin displays monumental, Texas style architecture. He contrasts the Oval Office's restraint with LBJ era excess, including a six story hall, replicas of the Oval Office, and displays of LBJ memorabilia.
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Austin
White House
Kennedy
California University
Nixon
Versailles
Windsor Castle
Thames
Eton
Kremlin
Europe
Pedernales
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Lbj
Lbs
Oval Office
Eastern Asia
LRI
Miniature pigs aid medical research and meat industry
The article traces the mini pig development weighing about 40 pounds at five months, enabling heart disease studies, and notes pigs as efficient meat producers storing 35 percent of energy from food. It also recalls ancient uses of pigs and the woods hogs that migrated with settlers, highlighting pigs as a reliable farm income source.
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Louis XV
Reading for a Free Society Stirs Educational Fight
A columnist highlights the importance of teaching children to read, arguing reading instruction shapes cultural freedom. He cites a DC reading mobilization attempt led by Kenneth Clark that collapsed due to teacher union resistance and lack of district support, noting DC’s schools lag nationally. The piece endorses phonics and promotes the Council for Basic Education as a vehicle for reform, urging support and membership.
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Ilam
Philp Ardery Jr
Mr. Ardery
District of Columbia
Kenneth Clark
Clark
The
Council For Basic Education
New York City
William Rasberry
the Washing Post
Ardery
Fifteenth St
N.W
Washington, D.C
Ringe
Council For
Mortimer Smith
CBE
Jacques Barzun
Arthur Bestor
Clifton Fadirean
Nixon and Machiavelli Realism in Political Discourse
Holmes Alexander argues that Nixon mirrors Machiavelli in political realism citing the president’s defense of police action against demonstrators. The piece contrasts constitutional ideals with state power, noting Hamilton Jefferson and Aristotle while warning of racial and ideological conflicts. Nixon’s stance is described as necessary to preserve government function.
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Washington, D.C
Francis Bacon
Shakespeare
Niccolo Machiavelli
Nixon
Georgetown
Machiavelli
Christian Sauss
Mephistopheles
Lord Macaulay
Satan
Nick
Republican Party
Hamilton
Linco
Richard Nixon
Gauss
Jefferson
Aristotle
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Denville
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Branhan Company
San Francisco
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Miami
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Kansas City
Dallas
St. Louis
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Chicago
New York
Atlanta
Detroit
William F. Bucrkley, Jr
Jeffrey Hart
Geographic
Egypt
New Forest
England
France
Columbus
Isabella
New World
Cuba
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Holmes Alexander
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